10 November 2014
A U.S. based human rights group over the weekend slammed the country’s recently implemented immigration policies and accused The Bahamas government of discrimination and claimed that the recent raids on immigrants in the country were strictly aimed at those of Haitian descent. However, officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were quick to respond and […]
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10 November 2014
Free National Movement (FNM) Deputy Leader Loretta Butler-Turner and the party’s Chairman Darron Cash blasted the government after 190 employees were fired from the Crystal Palace on Friday, Mrs. Butler-Turner said that the Christie administration failed to defend the employees because of their unresolved payment to Baha Mar for the road works along West Bay […]
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10 November 2014
Four of the recent most wanted murder suspects are now in police custody after they surrendered to authorities over the weekend. The men all turned themselves into police hours after officials revealed their names, photos and addresses. On Wednesday, police officials put out all points bulletins for the wanted murder suspects and just hours later […]
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10 November 2014
Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Leader Branville McCartney last night said The Bahamas lost one of its greatest sons; a devout man of God; author, activist philanthropist, a thinker, preacher, teacher and a nationalist in Dr. Myles Munroe when he was killed in a plane crash Sunday afternoon. “My wife Lisa and I were deeply saddened […]
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10 November 2014
A national tragedy with global reach rocked The Bahamas Sunday evening after President of Bahamas Faith Ministries International (BFMI) and internationally renowned pastor and teacher Dr. Myles Munroe, his wife Ruth Ann, who served as co-senior pastor and seven other people, including a child, were killed after the plane they were on crashed in the […]
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10 November 2014
The spate of traffic fatalities in country has sparked a high level of concern for the Ministry of Transport, in particular with the trend involving young people who continue to lead statistics for those motorists who die as a result of an accident. During an interview with the Bahama Journal on Friday, Minster of State […]
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10 November 2014
Following Scotia Bank’s announcement to slash as many as 1,500 jobs and shut down at least 120 of its branches around the world including many of them in the Caribbean, Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Darron Cash said that this announcement is “very disturbing” and he admitted to the Bahama Journal that both successive governments […]
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10 November 2014
The negotiation process between the government and bidders who seek to become a managing partner for The Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) is expected to get underway soon, this according to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Works Philip Davis. He added that the government hopes to select this managing partner for BEC before the end […]
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07 November 2014
Crime and the fear of crime are on the rise in this country and with 100 murders on the books, scores of armed robberies and several home invasions recorded, it is safe to say that Bahamians are on edge and Democratic National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney said Thursday that he is one of them. At […]
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07 November 2014
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Fred Mitchell urged new immigration officers to avoid being deterred by the ‘idle propaganda’ that seeks to defame the work of the Immigration Department. Mr. Mitchell’s comments came on the heels of the government’s enforcement of those new and controversial immigration policies that seek to crack down on illegal […]
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