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OPTIMISM IN HAITI

There is new hope for security in Haiti as countries around the world are pledging more support and funding to bring about peace and security in that Caribbean country.  The new Council there claims that the Haitian people are optimistic about the future.   The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged another $160 million in […]

Prime Minister Hon. Philip Davis

Govt. defends NIA 2024 amendment bill

By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer The Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe said the NationalIntelligence Agency (NIA) Amendment Bill 2024 by the Davisadministration has breathed new life into the agency which is animportant arm of national security.Some of the major changes to the Bill include a change in name fromthe National Crime Intelligence Agency […]

BCIAWU Vice President Confident on Strike Poll

17 March 2014

The union is expected to find out as early as today whether it has secured sufficient votes to request a strike certificate, a move that would pave the way for strike action. On Friday Vice President of The Bahamas Customs Immigration and Allied Workers Union (BCISWU) Sloane Smith told the Bahama Journal he was confident […]

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Another Bloody Weekend–Two killed and two others injured

17 March 2014

Homicide detectives were busy over the weekend after two fatal shootings occurred just hours apart. In the most recent incident, police said it was just after 1:30 a.m. yesterday when a man was sitting in his Nissan Sunny in front of a residence located at East Storr Court in Yellow Elder Gardens, when a man […]

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Palm Cay Construction Creates 100 Jobs

17 March 2014

Construction at Palm Cay has created nearly 100 jobs as a result of the project’s executives seeing the need for an expansion in the beachfront and marina property. The jobs created are either directly for the development or for contractors and subcontractors on the job. Having already quadrupled its full time local team in sales, […]

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Bahamas and Brazil To Foster Ties in Trade

17 March 2014

The Bahamas and the Federative Republic of Brazil are seeking to forge closer ties in the areas of trade and investments. Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes said as much during the Occasion of the Presentation of Letters of Credence by His Excellency Carlos Eduardo Sette Camara Da Fonseca Costa, Ambassador of the Federative Republic of […]

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VAT 15 Per Cent Scrapped

14 March 2014

While the government is determined to push ahead with implementing Value Added Tax (VAT), the introductory proposed rate will not be as high as 15 per cent. Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Perry Christie assured as much in the House of Assembly last evening, adding that while the actual rate has not yet been […]

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Prosecution Closes in Birbal Trial

14 March 2014

The prosecution in the trial of former Eight Mile Rock High School teacher Andre Birbal closed its case yesterday. The former art teacher is on trial for having unnatural sex with a former male student from 2002 to 2007. The final two witnesses took the stand yesterday morning, one of whom was the victim’s mother […]

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Nottage Calls For Restrictions on Tracking System

14 March 2014

The national security minister has called for restrictions on the electronic monitoring system after several offenders out on bail have gone on to commit additional crimes, some even turning up dead. Contributing to debate on the mid-year budget in the House of Assembly yesterday, Dr. Bernard Nottage yesterday lamented the fact that the system has […]

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MP Donates $1,000 to Crisis Centre–Apologised for Abuse Statement

14 March 2014

Tall Pines Member of Parliament (MP) Leslie Miller who was recently accused of glorifying domestic abuse, made a $1,000 donation to The Bahamas Crisis Centre yesterday to help in the fight against domestic violence. The MP was blasted last week after Free National Movement (FNM) Deputy Leader Loretta Butler-Turner slammed him for making a joke […]

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Mitchell Denies Protesting Munroe’s House Visit

14 March 2014

Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell said the fact that he walked out of the House of Assembly when Bahamas Faith Ministries International (BFMI) President Dr. Myles Munroe showed up did not signal a continuation of their weeks’ long argument, nor was it in any way a protest of the respected religious leader’s presence. Minister Mitchell […]

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Man Charged with Missing Woman’s Murder

14 March 2014

The man accused of murdering a 24-year-old woman who had been missing for weeks before her decomposed body was found was on Thursday formally arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court while angry family and friends of the victim had to be restrained behind barricades. According to court dockets, between Feb 22and March 8, 33-year-old Hospital Lane […]

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