09 April 2014
The Caribbean region has a wealth of information and expertise available within, so much so that Prime Minister Perry Christie is urging regional leaders to look no further when recruiting skilled workers. The prime minister was delivering a speech on the role of The Bahamas in Caricom at a Distinguished Open Lecture Series at the […]
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09 April 2014
Focol Holdings Limited (FOCOL) has elected a new board of directors. Franklyn Wilson, Alfred B. Coakley, Anthony Robinson, Deborah Archer, Rosel Moxey, Russell Miller, John Bethell and Walter Wells have all been elected to serve. Mr. Wilson was also reappointed FOCOL director – a position he has held for more than three decades. Four directors […]
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09 April 2014
The government has yet to reveal the introductory rate or date for implementing Value Added Tax (VAT), but an Opposition politician is convinced The Bahamas will not be ready by the initial proposed timeline of July 1. In fact, Free National Movement (FNM) Senator Kwasi Thompson said this is “highly unlikely.” “The government has not […]
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09 April 2014
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) could be forced to shell out an additional $2 million to the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) in fees for that nationwide blackout experienced last month, Journal Business understands. BTC has already announced that the massive network failure caused them $1.7 million as they rolled out their “Back on […]
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08 April 2014
The man who was killed by police on Exuma Sunday night as he attempted to escape custody had a history of mental illness, the Bahama Journal understands. Wesley Mako Pierre, 33, was shot to the upper chest during a struggle with police. According to reports, it was shortly after 11:00 p.m., that Pierre, who was […]
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08 April 2014
Consultations between the government and web shop owners toward regularising the industry have been ongoing, the attorney representing the owners confirmed yesterday while acknowledging that there have been no such talks between bosses and the current Opposition. Wayne Munroe accused the Free National Movement (FNM) of continuously playing “petty politics with the issue. The FNM […]
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08 April 2014
If a Cabinet minister has his way, the government will look at the country’s laws and determine what can be done to prevent the “disturbing” trend of people taking and posting the photos of murdered victims on social media websites. Making the plea in the Upper Chamber yesterday was State Minister for National Security Senator […]
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08 April 2014
Police have formally arraigned three men who they believe are responsible for two murders that occurred in Grand Bahama at the Boom Boom Room nightclub on Weddell Avenue, commonly referred to as “The Ghetto.” Thirty-two year old Steve Derosa of Limewood Lane and 27-year-old Kendrick Colebrook of Frobisher Drive appeared before Magistrate Debbye Ferguson in […]
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08 April 2014
The group that spearheaded the “Freedom March” earlier this year is once again planning to host an anti-crime rally in the wake of the spike in murders in the country in recent weeks. President of the No Bail, Let Capital Punishment Prevail Committee Dr. Margo Seymour said she is “infuriated” by the level of crime, […]
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08 April 2014
Several hundred employees of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company are at risk to lose their jobs, according to Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Darron Cash who said the government worked out a deal to allow Cable and Wireless (CWC) to outsource jobs in exchange for the employment of Leon Williams. Mr. Williams, a former BTC Chief […]
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