20 November 2013
Officials at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) have expressed major concerns with the administration of justice in The Bahamas, particularly as it relates to the low conviction rate and the fact that more than 300 accused murderers are out on bail. In fact, the IDB is so concerned with the dismal statistics that the organisation […]
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20 November 2013
A day after prominent businessman Franklyn Wilson bashed the former Free National Movement (FNM) Government for overspending and the country’s poor economic state, the party’s chairman Darron Cash has jumped to its defence saying that the FNM’s spending was an attempt to save the country from the “brink of disaster.” Mr. Cash said Mr. Wilson’s […]
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20 November 2013
Police found what appeared to be an unexploded hand grenade at The Punch’s Farrington Road office, which was vandalised Monday. Police Superintendent Stephen Dean said vandals struck the Punch Publications Limited building late Monday night. No one was in the tabloid’s office at the time. At 11:45 p.m. police received a report that the alarm […]
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20 November 2013
The Bahamas and other United Nations (UN) member states are today observing Universal Children’s Day. Minister of Social Services and Community Development, Melanie Griffin is now urging all parents and guardians to recommit themselves to ensuring the care, protection and well being of their children. On December 14, 1954 the UN passed a resolution recommending […]
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18 November 2013
Police now have a murder investigation on their hands and the prime suspect is one of their own. The 39-year-old mother who was stabbed multiple times Wednesday night succumbed to her injuries in hospital. A police press statement sent out after 2:00 p.m. Friday confirmed that her death marks another murder for the country, the […]
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18 November 2013
A man wanted by police for murder is now detained in hospital under heavy police guard after being shot on Friday. Twenty-three-year-old Cornelius Roberts was wanted by police in connection with that Whit Monday double murder in Kemp Road back in May. According to police, around 11:15p.m. Friday, they received a report that two men […]
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18 November 2013
Financial Secretary John Rolle is remaining tight-lipped on the components of the value added tax (VAT) legislation. On Thursday, he was hesitant to speak to reporters about the legislation calling for a VAT commissioner to oversee the entire process. “There will be something of that sort,” he told reporters. “There will be people who will […]
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18 November 2013
Former Chairman of the Water and Sewage Corporation, Bradley Roberts said he’s still concerned about operations at the state-run water company. Mr. Roberts resigned effective immediately from the company on November 5. However, he told the Bahama Journal recently that he has many concerns about the corporation, one of them being how it is funded. […]
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18 November 2013
Prime Minister Perry Christie reaffirmed the region’s commitment to upholding values and strengthening ties between countries as he addressed the Caribbean Heads of Government Meeting this past Friday in Sri Lanka. The prime minister is heading the country’s delegation which includes Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell. “We meet at a special time in the life […]
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18 November 2013
The homicide count climbed over the weekend to just three shy of 100 when police found a man with gunshot wounds through a dirt road in southern New Providence. According to reports, around 9:40 p.m. Saturday, police received a report that a man found dead through a dirt road at the rear of Hollywood Subdivision […]
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