07 August 2014
Prime Minister Perry Christie on Wednesday vehemently denied media claims that he instructed Ministry of Works Parliamentary Secretary Renward Wells to sign a letter of intent (LOI) to build a $650 million waste-to-energy plant at the New Providence landfill and revealed that he is seeking legal action against a local daily in the face of […]
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07 August 2014
While education officials have refused to give the overall national average for national examinations over the last two years, Minister of Education Jerome Fitzgerald said that “nothing much has changed.” The last time a national letter grade was released that average grade stood at a “D.” “I don’t think it’s changed much,” Minister Fitzgerald said […]
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07 August 2014
A 30-year-old male resident of South Beach maintained his innocence during his murder arraignment yesterday at the Magistrate’s Court Complex on South and Nassau Streets. Terez Bethel is accused of the May 23, 2014 murder of Andrew Woods. Woods was gunned down in front of a convenience store on Lightbourne Avenue of Farrington Road. Although […]
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07 August 2014
The much anticipated debate on amendments to the Constitution that seek to institute full equality between men and women in matters of citizenship and also eliminate discrimination based on sex got underway in the House of Assembly Wednesday with bi-partisan support to the amendment bills. Transport and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna-Martin moved the debate and […]
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07 August 2014
Parliamentary Secretary Reward Wells has created a “financial nightmare” for hard working Bahamian taxpayers and the government; this according to Opposition Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis who charged that the Letter of Intent (LOI) signed to Stellar and Waste Energy binds the government to financial penalties that would exceed $40 million. Dr. Minnis issued a purported […]
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07 August 2014
Free National Movement (FNM) leaders said they will not go the route of seeking revenge on the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) and urging their members to vote against the upcoming constitutional referendum and said doing so will only be an insult and an assault to Bahamian women everywhere. Despite Prime Minister Perry Christie, while he […]
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07 August 2014
Five men were arrested Tuesday night after police officials were forced to shut down a block party in the Englerston constituency. Responding to numerous reports of residents being disturbed by loud music and gunshots, officers headed to the Montel Heights area where a street party was taking place. However, the festivities were quickly shut down […]
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07 August 2014
In an effort to reinforce training, networking, sharing information and addressing the injustices affecting fire fighters, more specifically those in the United States, the International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters (IABPFF) hosted its convention here in The Bahamas at the Melia Cable Beach Resort. The Bahama Journal met with the association’s President James Hill […]
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07 August 2014
The National Insurance Fund pumped nearly $7.5 million into the National Prescription Drug Plan back in 2012, throwing into question the continued success of the programme to provide quality drugs and supplies as well as future expansions. Based on the fund’s most recent audited report tabled in the House of Assembly on Wednesday, there was […]
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06 August 2014
Two men – ages 21 and 20 – are being held in connection with the murder of a high school student which occurred on Saturday in the Bains Town and Grants Town constituency. The 16-year-old C.R. Walker Senior High School student was shot to death just after midnight Saturday. He has been identified as Carlos […]
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