22 August 2025
By Gerrino J. SaundersBahama Journal News Editor In recent times there have been physical altercations at the Lynden PindlingInternational Airport (LPIA) between taxi and livery drivers as individuals fromthe two groups from the same sector battle for clients.Taxi drivers are saying the luxury car drivers are encroaching on their clientelewhich is having a negative impact […]
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22 August 2025
By Gerrino J. SaundersBahama Journal News Editor Improving grades and safe working and student environments are among thepriorities for public school administrators from more than 160 schools when theyreturn for the 2025-2026 academic school year beginning 10 days from todayopening on Monday, September 1st for students while teachers officially return onAugust 25th .This week the […]
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22 August 2025
By Maliyah ConnollyJournal Staff Writer Back in July, Commissioner of Police, Shanta Knowles mentioned that there is alarge shortage of police officers across the nation. It was stated that at thebeginning of the year, roughly 2,656 officers were on the Royal Bahamas PoliceForce but the number got smaller throughout the year due to retirement andresignations. […]
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22 August 2025
By Gerrino J. SaundersBahama Journal News Editor The Bahamas continues to be part of the Kenyan-led multi-national UN-sanctionedpeacekeeping force battling Haitian gangs that have been wreaking havoc in thatnation since 2021 including murder, rape, and kidnapping displacing thousandsfrom their homes.And while, Royal Bahamas Defence Force officers thus far have only playedsupporting roles, according to the […]
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22 August 2025
BY: ARIANNA NEELYBAHAMA JOURNAL STAFF WRITER Free National Movement Leader Michael Pintard has sounded the alarm over what he describesas a full-blown electricity crisis, hitting households across the country with unprecedented billsand unreliable service.Speaking outside the Grand Bahama Power Company, Pintard said Bahamians are facing billsthat in some cases have topped one thousand dollars, forcing […]
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22 August 2025
Haitians in the Bahamas who want a return to peace and stability in their native land are expressing their delight that U.S. authorities have offered a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Haitian gang leader Jimmy “Barbecue “ Cherizier. After the announcement of this bounty, Cherizier recorded a statement for […]
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22 August 2025
The response to sporadic violence and even homicides in The Bahamas is mostly reactionary. Every now and then, there have been public prayer meetings, vigils and a rash of comments in the media when multiple people are killed. This happened again last Saturday when a few thugs created mayhem on Robinson Road in New Providence, […]
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22 August 2025
By Tynia BrownJournal Staff Writer “Today we face a new fight for the soul of our country” Prime Minister Philip Davis saidduring the traditional church crawl, visiting four churches in the historic former slavevillage to commemorate and celebrate Fox Hill Emancipation Day.“Every week,” he lamented, “I have to face one of the most painful parts […]
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22 August 2025
By Maliyah ConnollyJournal Staff Writer The Bahamas has seen a notable decrease in murders so far in 2025,with 46 homicides recorded as of mid-July, a 38 percent reductioncompared to the 74 murders reported during the same period in 2024.However, the violence has not come to a halt. Over the weekend, a manin his thirties was […]
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22 August 2025
By Gerrino J. SaundersBahama Journal News Editor A day after businessman Laurent Saint-Cyr was appointed as President of theTransitional Presidential Council of the Republic of Haiti the Government of TheBahamas extended congratulations.The statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said “The Bahamas reaffirms itscommitment to working with Mr. Saint-Cyr who built his wealth in the […]
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