04 November 2014
Two Brazilian men were taken into police custody Sunday for questioning in reference to fraud. Police said they arrested the 44-year-old and 30-year-old at a Paradise Island resort on Sunday. According to reports, shortly after 5:00 p.m., police acting on intelligence went to that resort where they arrested the two suspects after they found them […]
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30 October 2014
Nearly 600 Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) officers advanced within the ranks of that organisation after the force’s promotion exercise was made final on Tuesday. The Journal obtained a copy of the 19-page document which specifies the 593 officers who were approved by the Police Service Commission for promotions with effect from October 1, 2014. […]
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30 October 2014
Co-chairs of the Urban Renewal Commission, Dr. Cynthia ‘Mother’ Pratt and Algernon Allen introduced this year’s Urban Renewal Week which will commence on November 1st through the 8th. At the press release yesterday morning, Dr. Cynthia ‘Mother’ Pratt addressed exactly what she feels is the cause for the rapidly increasing problem of crime in our […]
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30 October 2014
A press statement was released yesterday by the Member of Parliament for St. Anne’s, Hubert Chipman and the Member of Parliament for Montagu, Richard Lightbourn on two of the latest murders in the country. With the murder of 44-year-old Andre Cartwright during an early morning home invasion on Tuesday of this week and the murder […]
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30 October 2014
The country’s readiness to deal with the scare of the deadly Ebola virus was put to the test yesterday as Ministry of Health officials confirmed that there was concern that a traveler to The Bahamas may have been inflicted with the disease. In a statement released yesterday, the Ministry said a traveler who was being […]
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30 October 2014
Bahamian girl bosses are on the rise and with the help of some local female entrepreneurs some 100 young female Bahamian aspiring entrepreneurs are on their way becoming equally as successful. The ladies, who are a part of the Inspire Her programme, attended the first session in a series of seminars geared towards getting more […]
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30 October 2014
On October 19 the New Providence Martial Arts and Fitness Centre, led by instructors Sensei Chin and Sensei Evans traveled with a team of 13 young Bahamians to compete in the Miami Taikai Karate Tournament where they placed in the top three. The NPMAFC was invited by Sensei Luis Sanchez, director of Miami Taikai to […]
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30 October 2014
The Fox Hill community was again the scene of deadly bloodshed Tuesday night as 38-year-old Alton John Davis was gunned down on Step Street last night. This killing did not happen that late nor did it happen in an area unfamiliar with this kind of violence. In fact, just over the weekend, a man was […]
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17 October 2014
It’s not a sight we see every day, but it will grab a lot of attention. And that’s precisely what officials at Bahamas Waste Management are hoping for by painting one of their garbage collection trucks pink. The goal is to raise awareness about cancer – especially among men. The truck has been decked out […]
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17 October 2014
Police are seeking the public’s help in solving a two shooting incidents that left two men detained in hospital Wednesday night. In the first incident, shortly after 7:00 p.m., a man was involved in an altercation with another man known to him who shot him to the right leg with a handgun and fled on […]
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