07 May 2013
About 17 countries are in New Providence for the next two weeks to participate in an International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) conference that police officials hope will bring about a clear roadmap to thwart organised crime and drug trafficking. The conference is being held under the theme “Capacity Building Training in the Fight against Drugs […]
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07 May 2013
Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Leader Branville McCartney has given the Christie administration a ‘D’ grade for its first year in office claiming the government performance thus far has been “disastrous.” Mr. McCartney delivered a scathing review of the government during a press conference at his Halsbury Chambers office Monday. He noted that the Progressive Liberal […]
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29 April 2013
West Indian Anglican Bishops have officially taken a firm stance against same-sex marriage. During a meeting this past Thursday, the House of Bishops and Standing Committee of the Church in the Province of the West Indies released a draft provincial statement urging Caribbean governments to turn a deaf ear to the international community that encourages […]
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29 April 2013
Technology consultant C. Allen Johnson believes that with the country seeking to gain status in several international organisations, online gaming through web shops may be legal by next year. While appearing on the JCN/Love 97 programme Jones & Company with host Wendall Jones, the CEO of Bahamas Digital Solutions suspects that if a new law […]
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29 April 2013
The murder trial of Kofthe Goodman is expected to continue today after a delay due to his illness. The trial, which was expected to continue on Friday, never did as his attorney, Geoffrey Farquharson, indicated to the court that his client was still experiencing a level of discomfort. The trial adjourned for the same reason […]
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29 April 2013
Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts said Opposition Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis has misled Bahamians on the availability of the asthma drug Albuterol. Last week, Dr. Minnis raised concern about the drug being available, but the Public Hospital Authority (PHA) refuted his claims. “Dr. Minnis knows full well that as the shadow minister for […]
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29 April 2013
It took less than three hours to convince a group of boys from Eleuthera that Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) is not the place to spend the rest of their lives. The Central Eleuthera High School students were in New Providence on Friday to tour the Fox Hill facility and get a glimpse at life behind […]
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29 April 2013
Police have had major success taking drugs off the streets throughout the country in the first quarter of the year. According to drug statistics released exclusively to the Bahama Journal, police took 774.95 pounds of cocaine off the streets for the first quarter of 2013 when compared to 122 pounds during this same point last […]
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29 April 2013
After coming under heavy scrutiny from members of the public and the business community the Minister of Immigration Fred Mitchell has placed his full support behind immigration officers. Minister Mitchell, in a press statement yesterday, said immigration officers have a difficult and dangerous job and that moral has been low and neglected in the department […]
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29 April 2013
Police are looking for three men in connection to a murder that occurred Sunday evening. According to police reports, a 29-year-old man was in his driveway at Munnings Drive, Southern Heights around 6:00 p.m. when he was approached and shot multiple times by three males, who were the occupants of a blue Honda Inspire. Police […]
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