08 September 2014
President of The Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) Godfrey Eneas has charged that the recent criticism from executives of the Union of Tertiary Educators Bahamas (UTEB) is being driven by a vendetta from some elements within the College of The Bahamas (COB). Last week, UTEB released a statement raising concern about the institute […]
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08 September 2014
Customers will begin to see a hike in their electricity bills by as early as next month as a result of repeated engine failures that have led to countless power outages, Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) Chairman Leslie Miller said Friday. “The surcharge is going to go up appreciably due to the fact that we had […]
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08 September 2014
Residents in Southern Providence can no longer tolerate it – after suffering in silence as they endured countless power outages throughout the week, these irate Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) customers vented their frustration to the Bahama Journal and called for the immediate removal of BEC’s Executive Chairman Leslie Miller. Golden Gates resident Tanya Cash said […]
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08 September 2014
With financial experts searching for ways to recover from last week’s stunning further downgrading of The Bahamas’ credit rating, a leading real estate broker today said one answer is right in front of our faces and up and down every block. According to Mario Carey, incentives to encourage a flurry of activity in the housing […]
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08 September 2014
The Nassau Container Port (NCP) in now in full operation and the government has reassured its commitment to the port’s further growth and development. Tourism Minister Obie Wilchombe recently toured the Arawak cay facility – one that enables the government as a 40 per cent shareholder in the port to earn $5.3 million annually in […]
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05 September 2014
Executives of The Union of Tertiary Educators of The Bahamas (UTEB) called the relationship between the College of The Bahamas (COB) and The Bahamas Agricultural and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) a charade and expressed concern yesterday about COB officials have remained tight-lipped in the face of what the union says are intentionally misleading public statements […]
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05 September 2014
Gaming Minister Obie Wilchcombe on Thursday said the government owes the Bahamian public “an appreciative apology” for holding the January 2013 gaming referendum and now going against exactly what more than 44,000 Bahamians said they did not want – for web shops to be regulated in the country. While addressing members of the media yesterday, […]
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05 September 2014
Two Callenders law firm partners will head to Shanghai next month for a major offshore financial conference on wealth and asset management expected to attract some 500 advisors and professionals serving China’s fast-growing population of high net worth individuals. Senior attorneys, trust and asset recovery specialist Courtney Pearce and aviation and development specialist Llewellyn Boyer-Cartwright, […]
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05 September 2014
In the midst of widespread debate surrounding the proposed constitutional amendments tackling gender equality, Leader of Government Business in the House of Assembly Dr. Bernard Nottage revealed that the constitutional referendum could possibly be delayed in an effort to ensure that the electorate is fully educated on the four bills that seek to promote equality […]
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05 September 2014
The incidents, victims and perpetrators of violent crime are oftentimes based in over-the-hill communities that have for years gotten a bad rap for the country’s crime woes, but on Thursday The Bahama Journal took to the streets to find out what some citizens in these areas had to say about this vexing issue that seems […]
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