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TOGETHER WE RISE

By Tynia Brown Journal Staff Writer On July 10, 1973, more than 50,000 Bahamians stood shoulder to shoulder at Clifford Park, watching with pride as the black, gold, and aquamarine flag of an independent Bahamas was hoisted for the first time. The black triangle represents the strength and resilience of the Bahamian people, the gold […]

RBDF Commissions Four New Safe Boats

RBDF Strategically Deploys New Safe Boats

By Gerrino SaundersBahama Journal News Editor Despite recent setbacks with a number of boats being sidelined for eitherroutine servicing or due to running aground and needing repairs theRoyal Bahamas Defence Force is determined to do everything in itspower to properly protect the nations’ borders, fishing grounds andterritorial waters.This week RBDF Commodore Floyd Moxey said four […]

Four Survive Crooked Island Plane Crash

03 October 2019

A plane with four passengers onboard crashed on Tuesday at Pitts Town Airport in Crooked Island. According to police, shortly after 3 p.m., a PA32 Cherokee 6 aircraft, registration N38677, left Deadman’s Cay, Long Island enroute to Pitts Town Airport, with four passengers onboard.  Police added that as the aircraft began its final approach to […]

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Five More GB Residents Missing

03 October 2019

While 424 persons remain missing following Hurricane Dorian, police in Grand Bahama are searching for five missing persons who haven’t been located since the storm. The missing persons are from Emmanuel Way, High Rock, Grand Bahama.  Among the missing is 29-year-old Donlock Donny Munnings Jr.   Police said Munnings stands between five feet, seven inches […]

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House Speaker Rejects Opposition’s Request

03 October 2019

The opposition had hoped to have an open and frank discussion on Hurricane Dorian in the House of Assembly yesterday, however that did not happen, as House Speaker Halson Moultrie rejected the request. Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Leader Philip Davis, outlined in a letter, prior to House of Assembly resuming yesterday after its summer break, […]

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Gov’t to Ban Cell Phone Use While Driving

03 October 2019

Minister of Transport Renward Wells announced in the House of Assembly on Wednesday new amendments to the Road Traffic Regulations, which includes the prohibition of hand-held communication devices, like cell phones, while driving. Wells said the changes will “require a driver to pay outstanding fines for traffic offences before he is permitted to renew his […]

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Men Found with Marijuana Charged

03 October 2019

Two men stood before the Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday for two drug related charges. Magistrate Andrew Forbes arraigned 47-year-old Demetrius Woodside and 25-year-old Dominic Woodside for conspiracy to possess dangerous drugs with intent to supply and possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.  It is alleged that the men conspired to possess a quantity of […]

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Ash: ‘I Paid PLP MPs’

03 October 2019

Leading up to the 2017 General Election, former Cabinet Minister Shane Gibson suggested, through a WhatsApp conversation with key prosecution witness Jonathan Ash, that he needed between $50,000 to $100,000 for several Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Members of Parliament. Ash told the court yesterday that during the WhatsApp conversation, which occurred on March 28, he […]

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Peter-Turnquest

Credit Rating Worries Gov’t

02 October 2019

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest said he is concerned about the country’s credit rating following the massive devastation Hurricane Dorian left in Abaco and Grand Bahama. “Obviously, in any circumstances like this where you’re losing a significant portion of your GDP, there is concern,” Turnquest told reporters yesterday, before attending his […]

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Four Men Arrested for Marijuana

02 October 2019

Police recovered a large quantity of marijuana from the streets of New Providence on Tuesday.  According to police, shortly before 3 a.m., officers of the South Central Division, acting on intelligence, executed a search warrant on a home at Chou Close, off McKinney Drive and recovered seven sacks of suspected marijuana.  Four men who were […]

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Older Persons Bill Being Drafted

02 October 2019

New legislation is expected to be drafted to ensure that older persons receive equality. The Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development have taken its first steps to drafting the Older Persons Bill, which according to Governor General CA Smith, will codify rights long denied to older persons, thereby bringing The Bahamas in line with […]

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Two More Bodies Found in Abaco – Death Toll Now 60

02 October 2019

Police in Abaco recovered the bodies of an adult male and female from the island’s hurricane affected area on Tuesday. Police said the recovery of the two bodies brings the death toll to 60. However, police ensured that search and recovery efforts continue. This week, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reported that 876 people, […]

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