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OPTIMISM IN HAITI Govt. defends NIA 2024 amendment bill
 
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OPTIMISM IN HAITI

There is new hope for security in Haiti as countries around the world are pledging more support and funding to bring about peace and security in that Caribbean country.  The new Council there claims that the Haitian people are optimistic about the future.   The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged another $160 million in […]

Prime Minister Hon. Philip Davis

Govt. defends NIA 2024 amendment bill

By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer The Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe said the NationalIntelligence Agency (NIA) Amendment Bill 2024 by the Davisadministration has breathed new life into the agency which is animportant arm of national security.Some of the major changes to the Bill include a change in name fromthe National Crime Intelligence Agency […]

Gov’t Regrets Rubis Report Delay

05 May 2015

Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson expressed sincere regret to the public yesterday on behalf of the government for the delayed release of the Black and Veatch report, which assessed Rubis’ and the government’s response to the oil spill. “As a government, we understand we should have released the report sooner,” Maynard-Gibson said during a press conference. […]

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Atlanta Consul Returns to Duty

05 May 2015

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Consul General to Atlanta Randy Rolle returned to his duty yesterday following a period of intensive review, reflection and consultations. Last month, Rolle was recalled as a result of his recent arrest in Bimini and yesterday the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed that the matter was thoroughly investigated […]

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All Roads Lead To New Providence

05 May 2015

With only one day left before The Bahamas stages yet another inaugural world class event, ‘The Grand Life’ team based in Freeport, Grand Bahama, has already begun making its way into New Providence where all roads now lead for the highly anticipated Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival. The momentum has been building for months to what is […]

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U.S. Embassy Applauds New BEC Management

04 May 2015

Following Deputy Prime Minister Philip Davis’ announcement of PowerSecure International’s selection as the preferred bidder to manage the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC), U.S. Charge d’Affaires Lisa Johnson said she and the embassy are in agreement. “The U.S. Embassy in The Bahamas applauds Deputy Prime Minister Davis’ announcement that the government has agreed to engage in […]

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Rumors of RBDF Marine Involved in Woman’s Death “False”

04 May 2015

Police said rumors circulating on social media that a Royal Bahamas Defence Force marine seaman is being sought in connection with the death of a woman found dead on Saturday are false. Police added that there is no identifiable basis for such rumors. Police would like to remind citizens that social media has become a […]

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Archdeacon Warns of Posting Crime Scenes to Social Media

04 May 2015

Archdeacon James Palacious warned about the posting and sharing of gruesome crime scenes via social media. Archdeacon Palacious was the guest on Love 97’s radio talk show Jones and Co. yesterday, where he spoke about the need to alleviate corruption and disorder in the Bahamian society and called for citizens to show more responsibility and […]

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Mitchell to address the UN

04 May 2015

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Fred Mitchell went to New York yesterday to address to the United Nations as part of a high level thematic debate on the relationship between the United Nations and the CARICOM region. Mitchell will be filling in for Prime Minister Perry Christie and he will deliver an address to […]

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Woman Found Hanging from Tree

04 May 2015

A young woman believed to be a mother of two, was found Saturday morning hanging from a tree. According to police reports, around 6:30 a.m., police received a report that a woman was found dead in the Skyline Drive area. When police arrived at the scene, they met the lifeless body of the woman roped […]

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Bolt Says Back to the Drawing Board After World Relays Upset

04 May 2015

The world’s fastest man Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt simply said “it’s back to the drawing board” after he and his teammates lost in shocking defeat to the United States in the Men’s 4x100m relay at the IAAF/BTC World Relays Bahamas 2015. The energy of spectators totally engulfed the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium on Saturday, […]

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Cash Calls PowerSecure Selection An “Insult”

04 May 2015

The government’s decision to select PowerSecure International as the preferred bidder to manage the Bahamas Electricity Corporation is a “disgraceful” act of insult and betrayal to Bahamians, according to former Free National Movement Chairman Darron Cash. “On the face of it, this decision to bring in a foreign management team for BEC is an insult […]

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