09 March 2015
Forty-three persons were arrested and two were ceased following an operation conducted last Saturday at a local nightclub. Police reported that shortly after 1a.m., a team of officers from the Central Detective Unit (CDU) acting on intelligence, executed a search warrant at a nightclub located on Wulff Road, where they discovered two illegal handguns. A […]
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09 March 2015
Following a critical statement by members of the DNA Women’s Alliance blasting the Department of Social Services, the department has responded denying that DNA members chased away from its property. Instead the department said they were not properly authorized to be there. Just last week, President of the DNA Women’s Alliance Prodesta Moore and other […]
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09 March 2015
To ensure the successful implementation of National Health Insurance (NHI), cardiovascular surgeon Dr. Duane Sands is calling for the government to privatize the healthcare system. Dr. Sands, who was a guest on Love 97’s Jones and Co. talk show yesterday, suggested that local unions should buy shares in the health care system. He pointed out […]
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09 March 2015
Although many publicly oppose the implementation of National Health Insurance (NHI), cardiovascular surgeon Dr. Duane Sands said despite the opinion of others, the government should not postpone the implementation. Dr. Sands was the guest on Love 97’s Jones and Co. talk show yesterday where he expressed his full support of universal health care and believes […]
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09 March 2015
To add a cultural facet to its 40th anniversary celebration, the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) navigated to New Providence as a part of its Region III Conference Cruise aboard the Carnival “Sensation” cruise line. The Ministry of Tourism hosted the organization with a journalistic meet and greet at Poop Deck, Sandy Port, designed […]
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09 March 2015
Leader of the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Branville McCartney says “now is not the time to raise taxes” because National Health Insurance (NHI) will result in over taxation which will hinder economic expansion. After DNA Deputy Leader Chris Mortimer clearly stated that both he and members of the DNA are against NHI, the party’s leader […]
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09 March 2015
A community is on edge and a family is shattered with grief following a brazen daytime shooting that has left one man dead and another clinging to life in hospital last Friday. This latest slaying happened in Nassau Village where The Bahama Journal covered an emotional scene on Alexandria Boulevard as the victim’s mother and […]
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09 March 2015
Free National Movement (FNM) Senator Michael Pintard is accusing the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) of victimization after claiming that two employees were terminated at the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI). According to Pintard in a statement released yesterday, the Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources V. Alfred Gray consented to the termination of […]
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09 March 2015
The young Bahamian engineers, web developers and professionals of Bahamas Engineering and Technology Advancement (BETA) Group are aiming bigger and better as they seek to bring back their immensely successful engineering and technology summer camp for high school students. Partnering with The Ministry of Education this year, the group plans for BETA Camp 2015 to […]
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09 March 2015
Weeks before Baha Mar resort opens its doors, hundreds of Bahamians were welcomed to Fort Charlotte on Sunday for an event sponsored by the luxury hotel development to thank the community for their support and to give a taste of the new experiences that the resorts will showcase. Exciting musical performances, free culinary delights and […]
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