02 September 2014
Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD) yesterday announced the appointment of Jan Knowles to the position of Vice President of Marketing and Communications with the airport management company. In her new position, Ms. Knowles will be responsible for all marketing initiatives at NAD including air service development, brand development, stakeholder and community relations and overseeing the […]
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02 September 2014
Activist for the local Lesbian, Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community Erin Greene on Monday said Bahamas Faith Ministries International (BFMI) President Dr. Myles Munroe’s latest “attack” on homosexuals further provokes, incites and encourages violence against homosexuals. After releasing a six-page document over the weekend blasting homosexuality and accusing those in the LGBT community of […]
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01 September 2014
While she was not able to give exact figures, Minister of Social Services Melanie Griffin said uniform assistance leading into the new school year was “relatively the same as last year.” “So far we have been seeing quite the usual influx for this time of year and we have certainly been putting in place all […]
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01 September 2014
Two men are expected to be arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court today at noon for the murder of Bahamas Information Services (BIS) Deputy Director Latore Mackey. Mackey, who also served as Prime Minister Perry Christie’s press secretary, was gunned down last Monday morning as he sat in his government issued vehicle through White Road. The […]
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01 September 2014
Three people – two men and one woman – are in police custody after they were found in possession of dangerous drugs. According to police just after 2:00 Friday morning Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) Officers while on Queens Highway in Grand Bahama, conducted a search of a 1998 Toyota Corolla with the three people and […]
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01 September 2014
Schools throughout the country will open their doors to thousands of students today as the 2014/2015 academic year begins and with the many acts of violence among the country’s youth; Police Superintendent Stephen Dean assured that police officers will do everything they can to promote a safe school year for student and teachers. For this […]
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01 September 2014
A shooting incident has left one man detained in hospital. According to police reports, on Saturday, shortly before 3:00 a.m. a man was walking in the area of Cockburn and Market Streets when he was shot to the back. At last report the victim was listed in stable condition. As investigations continue, officers are appealing […]
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01 September 2014
Prime Minister Perry Christie recently confirmed that he is in the process of reviewing the findings of an investigation launched to find out why and how Ministry of Works Parliamentary Secretary Renward Wells was able to sign off on a $650 million Letter of Intent (LOI) without authorisation. Government officials have long been tight lipped […]
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01 September 2014
President of The Bahamas Faith Ministries International (BFMI) Dr. Myles Munroe said the fact that hundreds of Bahamian and foreign members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community were allowed to host and participate in a gay pride event in Freeport, Grand Bahama over the weekend is nothing more than a “celebration of […]
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01 September 2014
After much consultation, revisions and delays, the long awaited Gaming Bill is expected to be tabled in the House of Assembly on Wednesday, the Journal has learned. According to Journal sources, Prime Minister Perry Christie met with numbers bosses Saturday evening to fine tune the proposed legislation. The new bill seeks to decriminalise the age […]
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