23 May 2013
Hours of heavy rain throughout the night continued into the early morning leaving many Bahamians with no electricity and sweeping residual flood water out of their homes. Children diving into rain water lakes, residents walking the streets barefoot and cars submerged were just a few of the sites the Bahama Journal saw yesterday. Marva Knowles, […]
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23 May 2013
Another police officer has found himself on the wrong side of the law and was charged before the courts Wednesday. Police Constable Derek Gittens, 28, of Lake View Road, Bozine Town was charged with two counts of causing grievous harm before Chief Magistrate Roger Gomez. The officer, who works in the Fire Department of the […]
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23 May 2013
The Department of Meteorology is being heavily criticised for not doing enough to warn New Providence residents that a powerful storm was about to blow into town. Thousands of homes sustained extensive flood damage Tuesday and Wednesday following that unstable weather system. A record-shattering 15.29 inches of rain poured down in an area in the […]
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23 May 2013
Lawmakers in the lower chamber yesterday began debate on the Homeowners Protection Bill, which is designed to assist struggling homeowners facing “extraordinary” circumstances to keep their homes. Moving the Bill in the House of Assembly was State Minister for Finance Michael Halkitis. “This Bill represents a modernisation of the lending framework in The Bahamas and […]
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23 May 2013
A former building contractor, who was recently convicted of murdering his lover two years ago, will have to wait another week to learn his sentence. Supreme Court Justice Indra Charles was supposed to sentence Prince Hepburn yesterday. However, that did not happen. Hepburn’s attorney, Murrio Ducille, told reporters outside of court that he had another […]
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23 May 2013
MACAU, China – Even as Baha Mar tackles major business deals and other high end concerns, company officials said the service aspect of the $3.5 billion resort will also be of paramount importance and an experience for tourists. At a press conference to announce Global Gaming Asset Management (GGAM) as the resort’s new casino partner, […]
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23 May 2013
The government will have to shell out an additional $3.3 million to $3.8 million to repair a number of pipes that have sprung leaks in New Providence. Works Minister Philip Davis made the announcement in the House of Assembly yesterday. Minister Davis said this “unfortunate and expensive” discovery was following “bad decision” made some three […]
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21 May 2013
Nurses working in the Trauma Room at the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) are being commended for their quick response to a small electrical fire that was isolated to an electrical socket in the hospital’s trauma room on Friday. According to a press release sent out by the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA), the fire, which occurred […]
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21 May 2013
There are over 4,000 mortgages in arrears over 90 days in the banking system, according to Chairman of the Clearing Banks Association (CBA), Nathaniel Beneby. Mr. Beneby told The Bahama Journal that as of March 31, those arrears totaled over $500 million across all of the CBA banks, including the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), […]
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21 May 2013
Four men were on Friday charged with murdering an American tourist. Jamaal Dorfevil, 28; Anton Bastian,19; Craig Johnson, 20 and Marcellus Williams, 21, were escorted to court shackle bound. They stood side by side stood before Chief Magistrate Roger Gomez and were charged collectively on three counts – the first was the murder of American […]
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