28 June 2013
Members of the media got a stern warning yesterday after officials from the National Child Protection Council in conjunction with Committee on Families and Children sought to warn the media to protect the identity of children who are involved in incest. Just recently, the media reported on the identity of a man who has been […]
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28 June 2013
Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell is urging Bahamians to pray for South Africa’s former President Nelson Mandela. According to current South African President Jacob Zuma, Mr. Mandela’s condition as of yesterday improved but he is still in critical condition. Mr. Mitchell said, “Following his release by the anti apartheid government in South Africa he […]
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28 June 2013
The man police believe was behind that fire at the Bimini police station, two weeks ago was arraigned in the Magistrates Court on Wednesday. Twenty-seven year-old Patrick Brown of Bimini was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court #3, in Freeport for three counts of arson. Back on June 14, a fire occurred at the station that destroyed […]
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28 June 2013
The Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) is set to lose $22 million by the end of the year, according to the corporation’s Chairman Leslie Miller. He was responding to comments made by former Environment State Minister Phenton Neymour who told the Bahama Journal earlier this week that Mr. Miller said BEC will lose $50 million. “Then […]
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28 June 2013
A witness from on the other side of the world testified Thursday in a murder trial involving alleged gang leader Stephen ‘Die’ Stubbs. Stubbs, Clinton Evans and Andrew Davis are all on trial for the March 29th, 1999 murder of Constable Jimmy Ambrose. Dr. Pradeep Kumar appeared in the Supreme Court via a conference call […]
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27 June 2013
The Bahama Journal has learnt that the new Chief Magistrate is going to be Guillemina Archer. Reliable sources informed the Journal that Ms. Archer is “the favorite” to take over the post once Roger Gomez resigns. No word yet on who will assume Carolita Bethel’s post as deputy chief magistrate. Two weeks ago, Attorney General […]
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27 June 2013
Urban Renewal carried out yet another walk about in the Pinewood Constituency area yesterday. Pinewood is known as a crime hot spot in New Providence. Walking with them was Member of Parliament for Pinewood, Khaalis Rolle, Co-chairs of Urban Renewal Cynthia “Mother” Pratt and Algernon Allen and a contingency of police officials. For the last […]
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27 June 2013
Unlike three weeks ago when a slapping match occurred in the House of Assembly, two more Members of Parliament (MP) had it out in the house. Seabreeze MP Hope Strachan expressed her disappointment in East Grand Bahama MP Peter Turnquest yesterday after he read a poem in Parliament yesterday that she felt was ‘denigrating’ to […]
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27 June 2013
The teen who was arraigned last year for the murder of an elderly woman during Hurricane Sandy was in the Supreme Court Wednesday trying to get bail. Nineteen-year old Omar Miller appeared in the Supreme Court Wednesday morning before Justice Bernard Turner all in an attempt to get bail. Miller was arraigned for the murder […]
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27 June 2013
The Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) launched its 20th six-week summer youth programme yesterday. Police officers head the summer camp and a small portion of the Royal Bahamas Police youth band were in attendance. Public Affairs and Communications Officer Chrislyn Skippings said that the camp is focused on staying with the 2013 policing plan which […]
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