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Government Eases High Food Prices With Reduction of VAT on Unprepared Foods Anti Gang Laws Begin To Work In Tandem With Clear-Hold-Build Strategy
 
Prime Minister Hon. Philip Davis

Government Eases High Food Prices With Reduction of VAT on Unprepared Foods

By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer With food items becoming more and more expensive the Davis Administration hastaken another major step in their effort to make food more affordable for Bahamianfamilies.While making the mid-year budget communication this week Prime MinisterPhilip Davis announced plans to reduce value added tax (VAT) on a certaincategory of food items.He […]

Police Commissioner Shanta Knowles

Anti Gang Laws Begin To Work In Tandem With Clear-Hold-Build Strategy

By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer In April 2024 the Davis Administration introduced a suite of new anti-ganglegislation aimed at dismantling existing gangs, and preventing gangs recruitingnew members in an effort to eradicate them. Police intelligence has shown thatmany of the murders and associated crimes like attempted murders and car-jackings are the result of gang […]

Opposition Leader Hon. Michael Pintard

Pintard Says National Security Minister Partially to Blame for FNM House Suspension

16 December 2024

Kaitlyn BabbJournal Staff Writer Following the suspension of opposition members from Wednesday’s House ofAssembly proceedings, Leader of the Free National Movement (FNM) Michael Pintardcalled for the resignation of National Security Minister Wayne Munroe.The FNM leader made the comments at a press conference held in the opposition roomjust after he and five other members of his […]

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Government Announces $1.5 Million Food Grant to Support Sustainable Agriculture and Fishing

16 December 2024

By Tynia Brown Journal Staff Writer  The Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources launched its largest-ever food grant program, aiming to bolster food production and reduce the country’s dependence on food imports. The $1.5 million initiative will support farmers, fishers, and cooperatives across The Bahamas, with a focus on sustainable practices that align with the […]

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PLP Renewed Focus on Cartwright’s St. Barnabas Constituency

16 December 2024

By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer There is no denying the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) has beenprovoked by the Free National Movement and especially by theOpposition leader Michael Pintard and deputy leader ShanendonCartwright following their actions in the House of Assembly onWednesday December 4 th when Cartwright threw the Speakers Mace, thesymbol of authority out […]

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NEW ECO-FRIENDLY HURRICANE RESISTANT CEMENT AND REBAR COMPANY

16 December 2024

BY: LATONYA ROBERTSJournal Staff Writer Certified Testing Laboratory has partnered with MEDA Engineering and TechnicalServices to introduce a new eco-friendly concrete and rebar that can withstandnatural disasters like; earthquakes, flooding, forest fires, and hurricanes.President of Certified Testing Labs Whittington Brown explained to the BahamaJournal that this new material is cost efficient. “With regard to beingenvironmentally […]

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ZONTA’S WEBINAR ON GENDER BASED VIOLENCE

16 December 2024

BY: Latonya RobertsJournal Staff Writer The Zonta Club of Nassau recently hosted a webinar to address gender basedviolence in The Bahamas shortly after the tragic rape and murder of 12-year-oldAdriel Moxey and 72-year-old Vernencha Butler which took place days apart inthe capital New Porvidence.The country was left in a state of shock, anger and sorrow, […]

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EDITORIAL – Mayhem In The House

16 December 2024

The violence and antics of the gangster movement which has developed among young men in heartland communities in New Providence was taken to the Parliament on Wednesday by members of the opposition Free National Movement. In a copycatish move and mimicking the performance of the real freedom fighters of The Bahamas, Lynden O. Pindling and […]

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EDITORIAL – Corruption Is Not New

16 December 2024

There are people in The Bahamas who must know that corruption exists in every law enforcement agency in the Caribbean and The Americas. This will be so until the end of the world. The challenge is always what must be done when it is uncovered. Far too many Bahamians have over-reacted to yet another shock […]

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IMF PRAISES GOV’T.

22 November 2024

By Gerrino J. Saunders Journal Staff Writer  While the International Monetary Fund (IMF) points out The Bahamas’ “remarkable recovery” in moving from crisis to growth following Hurricane Dorian and the Covid-19 Pandemic, it is also recommending some very specific actions the government should take to help meet its debt target of 50 percent of GDP […]

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EDITORIAL – THE ENEMY WITHIN

22 November 2024

The number of homicides in New Providence over the last several years is disheartening and is a sad indictment on the moralizing institutions of our country.  The reality is that it is not going to stop anytime soon.  The reason for this is that the entire society has failed to invest properly for the socialization […]

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Police officials informed members of the press yesterday that a 32-year old man has been taken into custody regarding the murder of 12-year-old Adriel Moxey whose body was found on Wednesday evening through a track road off Faith Avenue south. Police Press Liaison Officer, Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings along with other police officials are photographed updating members of the media.  (Bahama Journal photo by Justin Kemp)

SUSPECT IN CUSTODY IN CONNECTION WITH YOUNG GIRL’S DEATH

22 November 2024

Police say they have a 32-year-old man in their custody forquestioning in connection with the killing of 12-year-old AdrielMoxey. He was found in the Faith Gardens area and taken intocustody around 10 a.m. Thursday.The capture comes after community support and surveillanceefforts on a track road in the Faith Avenue area where herpartially nude body was […]

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