04 September 2014
Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday said that justice in the country is being challenged as a result of the number of people charged with serious criminal offenses being released on bail and subsequently killed and he outlined what his administration is doing to bring about speedier trials to reduce the incidents of crime and the […]
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04 September 2014
Transport and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna-Martin yesterday called claims from The Bahamas Air Traffic Controllers’ Union (BATCU) which has alleged that the health and safety of its members are being compromised because of unsanitary working conditions and that two of its members are being victimised false and scurrilous. On Tuesday, the BATCU announced that it […]
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04 September 2014
Despite international credit rating agency Moody’s once again downgrading The Bahamas’ standing by one notch, taking the grade from Baa1 to Baa2, which reflects the country’s struggling financial landscape, State Minister for Finance Michael Halkitis said Wednesday that despite the dip, there is hope for the country’s financial future. The report on the country’s fiscal […]
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04 September 2014
Following an exchange of words between the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) chairman and the Opposition Leader who blasted the government for not meeting its September 1 deadline for the opening of The Bahamas Agriculture Marine Science Institute (BAMSI), Agriculture Minister Alfred Grey maintains that the institute will be up and running at the end of […]
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04 September 2014
Bahamians could one day be allowed to gamble in casinos – ending years of discrimination, however Tourism Minister Obie Wilchombe, who has responsibility for gaming, told The Bahama Journal that this will not happen overnight as the process to get there will be a gradual one. At the moment Mr. Wiclchombe said, the government is […]
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04 September 2014
Baha Mar officials yesterday applauded the government for tabling what they call “a sweeping revitalisation of the country’s gaming regulations” after Tourism and Gaming Minister Obie Wilchcombe tabled the long awaited Gaming Bill 2014 in the House of Assembly Wednesday. In a move that marks the first major update since Bahamian casinos were legalised in […]
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04 September 2014
Murder arraignments are all the rage at the Nassau Street Court Complex, oftentimes prompting members of the public and the media, family and friends to gather on the court grounds to get a glimpse of the person accused of the heinous crime, but officials from a local anti-crime advocacy group are calling on police officials […]
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03 September 2014
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), the U.S. Embassy’s International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Section (INL), and the U.S. Department of State’s Antiterrorism and Assistance (ATA) Program teamed up to provide twenty-seven Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) officers advanced training in Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) August 24through August 29 in Nassau. The […]
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03 September 2014
Despite initial reports that they were investigating another homicide, police officials confirmed Tuesday that they will not classify the shooting death of a store robber as a murder. Head of the Central Detective Unit Superintendent Paul Rolle said yesterday that police officials will not bring criminal charges against a store owner who shot and killed […]
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03 September 2014
A man recently released on bail for the April 17, 2013 murder of alleged gang leader Julian “Heads” Collie was shot to death early Tuesday morning after police say the occupants of a gray Honda Inspire went on a shooting spree Monday night, shooting three others, until they found him. Distraught family members on the […]
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