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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 […]

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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 […]

Vehicles Under $40,000 Duty Free

20 September 2019

Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest announced on Wednesday that vehicles under $40,000 can be imported to Grand Bahama and Abaco duty free.  During Wednesday’s National Prayer Service in Grand Bahama at St. John’s Jubilee Cathedral, Turnquest added that the government will provide assistance and incentives such as packages to assist those who have been affected by Hurricane Dorian to help residents rebuild their lives and communities. Even though there […]

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NEMA to Setup Distribution Center at GB Airport

20 September 2019

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is expected to setup a distribution center at the Grand Bahama International Airport.  According to a statement issued by NEMA, the distribution center will allow the agency “to collect relief items coming in by air”.  “Those items will be unpacked, checked and repackaged into care packages to be distributed to residents,” the statement said. “The distribution center at the airport […]

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Another Body Found Increases Death Toll

20 September 2019

Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson announced yesterday that police have recovered another dead body from Abaco, bringing the Hurricane Dorian death toll to 52.  Ferguson said the body was found on Wednesday. However, 1,300 people still remain missing following the deadly storm.  Although people are missing, Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands told The Bahama Journal earlier this […]

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Man Shot While Sitting in Vehicle Dies

20 September 2019

A man was shot while sitting in his vehicle on Wednesday evening, according to police. Police said shortly before 11 p.m., a man was sitting in his vehicle on Bimini Avenue, off Market Street, when he was approached by an armed man who opened fire in his direction, injuring him before running away.  The injured man was transported […]

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Gov’t to Access $100 Million Loan

20 September 2019

The United States administration has encouraged the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to line the release of relief funds through multilateral institutions for The Bahamas which will allow the government to obtain its $100 million emergency credit. Lining up the release of funds through multilateral institutions was done to expedite funding more quickly as a result of the massive devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian. […]

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Court Adjourns BDU Matter Over Affidavit

20 September 2019

Another adjournment date has been set in the standoff between the Bahamas Doctors Union (BDU) and the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA). The BDU and PHA are sparring over holiday pay, an issue before Supreme Court Justice Ian Winder. The Crown, on Thursday morning, sought to submit an affidavit from PHA Managing Director Catherine Weech. Affidavits were to be submitted by September 16. Lead attorney for […]

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ALIV Introduces ‘Together App’

19 September 2019

ALIV announced on Tuesday its new “Together App” for local charities and organizations to raise thousands of dollars. The cellular company has partnered with REV and FCIBC to create a platform that uses technology to bring financial resources and communities together in a very simple and transparent way. ALIV Chief Commercial Officer Gravette Brown said […]

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Surinamese Woman Objects to Drug Charge

19 September 2019

The arraignment of 55-year-old Ifna Magda Pinas has been pushed back again after she appeared in the Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.  Accompanied with an interpreter, Magistrate Andrew Forbes read the second charge, possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply, to Pinas. That’s when she objected to the charge and said she didn’t intend to […]

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Ministry of Education to File Trade Dispute

19 September 2019

The Ministry of Education plans to file a trade dispute following failed attempts to resolve the issue at Carlton Francis Primary School. Minister of Education Jeffrey Lloyd said yesterday that there is a process to address grievances that he’s asking the union to follow. Since that hasn’t happened, the ministry is forced to take the […]

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Teachers Demand Principal’s Removal

19 September 2019

Irate Carlton Francis Primary School teachers are calling for the removal of the school’s principal after they showed up to work on Wednesday morning and met more than 15 police officers at the gate restricting them from entering the Baillou Hill Road campus.  Teachers and union executives have been locked in an ongoing issue with […]

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