20 December 2024
BY: Latonya RobertsJournal Staff Writer The Chief Labour Consultant of the Labour Resource Unit Bernard Evans saidBelinda Wilson, President of Bahamas National Trade Union Congress was invitedto a meeting to discuss the Ministry of Labour and Public service’s implementationof bi-weekly payments for public servants, however she never showed.“There are three congresses in this country, as […]
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20 December 2024
BY: Latonya RobertsJournal Staff Writer Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Social Services, Information andBroadcasting, Phedra Rahming-Turnquest said that the minister is working on areview of a legislation that protects elderly persons from abuse and exploitation.Mrs. Rahming-Turnquest’s comments came at a “Holiday Social” the Ministryheld for the elderly.“The Residential Care Authority does fall within the […]
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20 December 2024
BY: Latonya RobertsJournal Staff Writer Prime Minister Philip Davis sent wishes of safety and happiness for the holidayseason in a video released on Monday.He said, “Christmas is a season of reflection and renewal. We celebrate the birth ofa baby who brought light into a world longing for hope. We thank God for ourmany blessings and […]
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16 December 2024
By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writing According to the Ministry of Finance third quarter budget performance report forthe fiscal year 2023-2024 the Bahamian economy continued its stable growthmomentum during the initial quarter of FY2024/25, against the backdrop of slowedglobal growth and moderated inflationary pressures.During the first quarter of FY2024/25, the Bahamian economy continued to benefitfrom […]
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16 December 2024
In one of his recent essays, the noted writer Fareed Zakaria provided an assessment of disparate events around the world that have a common underlying theme: a crisis of democratic institutions. In our own Bahamas, we have seen the instances of this, including the misbehavior of members of the Free National Movement when they had […]
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16 December 2024
By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer After the Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander was compelled toresign last Wednesday following a number of events that saw senior andjunior police officers involved in criminal and corrupt activities withsome abusing their authority resulting in fatal shootings, the focus thenturned to Commodore of the Royal Bahamas Defense Force (RBDF)Dr. […]
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16 December 2024
By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer While he may support the recent United States Supreme Court indictments of 11Bahamians including high ranking police and defense force officers alleged to beinvolved in a large scale drug trafficking ring, Prime Minister Philip Davis hasexpressed concern over the way the U.S. is going about the indictment and thenegative […]
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16 December 2024
Tynia BrownJournal Staff Writer Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Dr. Duane Sands is scolding the Progressive LiberalParty (PLP) government for what he described as “corrupt, scandalous behavior” and an ongoingassault on the nation’s democracy.Dr Sands, who has been a consistent and vocal critic of the PLP, outlined a series of allegationsand frustrations that have dominated […]
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16 December 2024
By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer Six opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) have been barred from Houseproceedings for two sittings following the chaos that occurred in the House ofAssembly on December 4 th when the Member for St. Barnabas and Free NationalMovement Deputy Leader Shanendon Cartwright charged the Speaker’s desk,snatched the Mace and quickly threw […]
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16 December 2024
BY SHENIA ROBERTSJournal Staff Writer Former Prime Minister and Member Of Parliament for Killarney, Dr. Hubert Minnis commentedon the state of governmental affairs in the country during an interview with press outside TheHouse Of Assembly on Wednesday. Minnis suggested that the lack of communication betweenthe United States government and the Davis administration suggests a lack […]
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