08 October 2014
Police officials said they are on a mission to clamp down on an issue that has plagued the capital for weeks the capital, causing public concern to mount on what seems to be a growing trend –females becoming victims of sexual attacks island wide. In an effort to curb these incidents, police officials reported Tuesday […]
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08 October 2014
After months of public contention between members of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), Member of Parliament for South Beach Cleola Hamilton is calling for the ‘political backstabbing’ to end; Ms. Hamilton revealed that she is convinced that there are members within the PLP who want to see the Christie administration crumble from within. “What is […]
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08 October 2014
A lingering problem with malfunctioning air conditioning units forced officials at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology to leave their stations early Tuesday morning as technicians worked around the clock to fix the vexing issue. The Journal was informed early yesterday morning that workers in the Thompson Boulevard headquarters were forced to leave their […]
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08 October 2014
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma announced Monday that former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham has been bben appointed to head the Commonwealth Observer Group that will observe the National and Provincial Elections in the southeastern African nation of Mozambique next week. This appointment follows an invitation from the National Electoral Commission of Mozambique. Secretary-General Sharma noted that […]
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08 October 2014
A 23-year-old Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) Officer was officially arraigned in the Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday on gun possession charges. According to police, St. Vincent Road resident Philip Adderley and 22-year-old man, Steven Whyms of Blackston Avenue, were found in possession of a black 9mm pistol and five live rounds of ammunition on Monday. […]
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08 October 2014
In an effort to pave the way for international education and exchange opportunities, particularly in Information Technology and cross-cultural engagement, The College of The Bahamas (COB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Taiyuan University of Technology (TUT) on Tuesday. The formal relationship with TUT is aligned with The College’s internationalization strategy. The agreement permits […]
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08 October 2014
The general public and CIBC FirstCaribbean staff, management, customers and corporate partners walked for the cure this past Sunday to join the fight for life at the bank’s 3rd Annual ‘Walk for the Cure’ support initiative. Walk for the Cure is a regional event with local iterations in each of CIBC FirstCaribbean’s 17 locations throughout […]
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08 October 2014
A contingency from Grand Bahama inclusive of representatives from the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism (Grand Bahama), Grand Bahama Island Tourism Board and Immerse Bahama recently met with The Bahamas National Festival Commission (BNFC) to discuss Grand Bahama’s participation in the 2015 Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival scheduled for May 7– 9, 2015. Mega events are proposed for […]
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08 October 2014
The countdown is on to the implementation of Value Added Tax (VAT) and as the government continues with its educational campaign, the private sector is also chiming in to lend a helping hand. On Monday, The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce (BCC) formally introduced the private sector’s VAT educational taskforce. BCC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Edison […]
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07 October 2014
Continuing U.S.-Bahamian partnership on issues of mutual concern, theU.S. Embassy’s International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Section and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) partnered to provide ten Bahamian Police Force, Defense Force, Customs, and Immigration officers with advanced training on port security September 14-20 at the Port of Miami (PortMiami). The Bahamian law […]
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