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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 […]

Shanta Knowles

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 […]

Men Found with Marijuana Charged

03 October 2019

Two men stood before the Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday for two drug related charges. Magistrate Andrew Forbes arraigned 47-year-old Demetrius Woodside and 25-year-old Dominic Woodside for conspiracy to possess dangerous drugs with intent to supply and possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.  It is alleged that the men conspired to possess a quantity of […]

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Ash: ‘I Paid PLP MPs’

03 October 2019

Leading up to the 2017 General Election, former Cabinet Minister Shane Gibson suggested, through a WhatsApp conversation with key prosecution witness Jonathan Ash, that he needed between $50,000 to $100,000 for several Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Members of Parliament. Ash told the court yesterday that during the WhatsApp conversation, which occurred on March 28, he […]

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Credit Rating Worries Gov’t

02 October 2019

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest said he is concerned about the country’s credit rating following the massive devastation Hurricane Dorian left in Abaco and Grand Bahama. “Obviously, in any circumstances like this where you’re losing a significant portion of your GDP, there is concern,” Turnquest told reporters yesterday, before attending his […]

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Four Men Arrested for Marijuana

02 October 2019

Police recovered a large quantity of marijuana from the streets of New Providence on Tuesday.  According to police, shortly before 3 a.m., officers of the South Central Division, acting on intelligence, executed a search warrant on a home at Chou Close, off McKinney Drive and recovered seven sacks of suspected marijuana.  Four men who were […]

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Older Persons Bill Being Drafted

02 October 2019

New legislation is expected to be drafted to ensure that older persons receive equality. The Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development have taken its first steps to drafting the Older Persons Bill, which according to Governor General CA Smith, will codify rights long denied to older persons, thereby bringing The Bahamas in line with […]

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Two More Bodies Found in Abaco – Death Toll Now 60

02 October 2019

Police in Abaco recovered the bodies of an adult male and female from the island’s hurricane affected area on Tuesday. Police said the recovery of the two bodies brings the death toll to 60. However, police ensured that search and recovery efforts continue. This week, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reported that 876 people, […]

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GB Schools to Open This Month

02 October 2019

Minister of Education Jeffrey Lloyd announced on Tuesday that schools in Grand Bahama will be opened before the end of October.  He told The Bahama Journal that classes should up be and running within a few weeks. “We are now on the ground doing our final scopes. We understand from the technical team and engineers […]

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Bahamasair Suffers Million Dollar Loss from Evacuations

02 October 2019

Minister of Tourism and Aviation Dionisio D’Aguilar revealed yesterday that Bahamasair probably suffered a loss of millions of dollars by offering free evacuations to residents of Abaco and Grand Bahama following Hurricane Dorian. “It hasn’t been quantified into a number, but I’m sure for as many days they did it and the number of flights […]

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UNDP to Contribute $1 Million for Hurricane Recovery

01 October 2019

Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis welcomed an announcement by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) that it will contribute $1 million for Hurricane Dorian recovery efforts in The Bahamas. During his address to the United Nations General Assembly last Friday 27, Prime Minister Minnis encouraged the UNDP to expand its network, which is already working […]

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‘No One Owns Pigeon Peas’

01 October 2019

Persons who squatted on land in the Pigeon Peas shantytown may have a hard time fighting the government’s building ban to sell and do business in the area. According to Coldwell Banker Lightbourn Realty President and former South Abaco Member of Parliament Mike Lightbourn no one owns Pigeon Peas. “Pigeon Peas is on a parcel of […]

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