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MIXED VIEWS ON TRUMP’S NOMINEE Ms. Shanta Knowles Named JCN Person of The Year
 
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MIXED VIEWS ON TRUMP’S NOMINEE

By Gerrino Saunders Bahama Journal News Editor While Bahamians have long complained that The Bahamas has not had a United States Ambassador since the Obama administration appointed Nicole Avant who demitted office in November 2011, the nomination of Herschel Walker is receiving mixed reactions in The Bahamas. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump issued a statement on […]

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Ms. Shanta Knowles Named JCN Person of The Year

The Management of the Jones Communications Network (JCN) and a special Committee of The Civil Society and Person of The Year Awards are pleased to announce that Ms. Shanta Knowles, the next Commissioner of Police is the JCN Person of the Year for 2024. Every year for over two decades JCN gives the award to […]

‘Turf War Fuels Fox Hill Crime’

07 October 2019

Former Fox Hill Member of Parliament Fred Mitchell revealed on Friday that the recent murders in the area stem from a turf war. Mitchell spoke to Bahama Journal about the two separate shootings in the community, which occurred two hours apart and insisted that Fox Hill is not a hotbed for crime. “It seems that […]

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47 Poisoned Students Recover – Two Remain in Hospital

07 October 2019

The Ministry of Health announced yesterday that 47 of the 49 students who were affected by carbon monoxide poisoning are doing well and returned to Fresh Creek, Andros. The ministry added that two students, with improving conditions, remain at the Princess Margaret Hospital for further monitoring. The bus driver and the accompanying parents and guardians […]

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Man Charged with Four Counts of Murder

07 October 2019

Travis Davis, 25, was charged in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday with four counts of murder and seven counts of attempted murder. During the arraignment, Davis claimed his innocence by shouting he didn’t do it and said he was railroaded while exiting the Nassau Street Police Station.  Waiting outside court, were the families of some […]

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Davis Calls Curfew ‘Knee Jerk’ Reaction

07 October 2019

Opposition Leader Philip Davis said Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis’ call for a curfew in Abaco seems like a “knee jerk reaction” and his sudden concern for the island’s security demonstrates that he is once again “late to the table.” “For weeks since the storm passed, the PLP has warned the prime minister about the […]

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Knight Quizzes Ash Over ‘Shingles’

07 October 2019

Lead defense attorney Keith Knight, QC, suggested to key witness Jonathan Ash that he was not telling the truth when he testified on Wednesday that when former Cabinet Minister Shane Gibson asked “if there are any shingles today,” he was referring to money. Referencing a WhatsApp message where Gibson asked if there were “any shingles […]

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PM Explains Hurricane Funds

03 October 2019

Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis announced in the House of Assembly yesterday that the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) received $5 million in relief funds from various international communities in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian. Dr. Minnis, speaking for the first time in Parliament following Hurricane Dorian, updated legislators to what has been collected and […]

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Four Survive Crooked Island Plane Crash

03 October 2019

A plane with four passengers onboard crashed on Tuesday at Pitts Town Airport in Crooked Island. According to police, shortly after 3 p.m., a PA32 Cherokee 6 aircraft, registration N38677, left Deadman’s Cay, Long Island enroute to Pitts Town Airport, with four passengers onboard.  Police added that as the aircraft began its final approach to […]

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Five More GB Residents Missing

03 October 2019

While 424 persons remain missing following Hurricane Dorian, police in Grand Bahama are searching for five missing persons who haven’t been located since the storm. The missing persons are from Emmanuel Way, High Rock, Grand Bahama.  Among the missing is 29-year-old Donlock Donny Munnings Jr.   Police said Munnings stands between five feet, seven inches […]

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House Speaker Rejects Opposition’s Request

03 October 2019

The opposition had hoped to have an open and frank discussion on Hurricane Dorian in the House of Assembly yesterday, however that did not happen, as House Speaker Halson Moultrie rejected the request. Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Leader Philip Davis, outlined in a letter, prior to House of Assembly resuming yesterday after its summer break, […]

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Gov’t to Ban Cell Phone Use While Driving

03 October 2019

Minister of Transport Renward Wells announced in the House of Assembly on Wednesday new amendments to the Road Traffic Regulations, which includes the prohibition of hand-held communication devices, like cell phones, while driving. Wells said the changes will “require a driver to pay outstanding fines for traffic offences before he is permitted to renew his […]

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