08 August 2019
Centerville Member of Parliament Reece Chipman said the issue of outdoor toilets has turned out a little different than he anticipated as most residents in his constituency have toilets with proper plumbing. Back in March of 2018, Mr. Chipman would have indicated that he intended to rid his constituents of the longstanding practice, but he […]
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08 August 2019
Minister of Foreign Affairs Darren Henfield said he will not issue a travel advisory following the recent mass shootings in the United States that occurred in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. Although Opposition Leader Philip Davis believes a travel advisory against the U.S. is warranted, Henfield told The Bahama Journal that it is not […]
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08 August 2019
A stolen vessel was recovered after being found by members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) Harbour Patrol Unit (HPU) over the weekend. Calls made by Royal Bahamas Police Force (Cable Beach Police Station) indicated that a white 17-foot Boston Whaler named First Knight was stolen from Sandals dock sometime between Saturday evening and […]
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08 August 2019
The newly renovated Rolleville Police Station reopened in Exuma on Wednesday after several years of no police presence. At the station’s opening ceremony, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis said the renovation was a part of the government’s pledge to meet the crime-fighting demands of the 21st century. “My government remains committed to improving infrastructure and […]
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08 August 2019
Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar called the treat made by Compass Point owner Leigh Rodney to leave The Bahamas ‘silly’ and said he is not threatened by it and doesn’t want to meet with Rodney because he has exhausted all of his routes as minister. “I just think the threat is so nonsensical. It’s so […]
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07 August 2019
Nygard’s Golden Jubilee Review It’s not an everyday occurrence to discover an individual who has pulled himself up by his bootstraps to achieve phenomenal success with a business that’s still breaking barriers, still achieving firsts, and still innovating fifty years later. What does it take? How did he achieve it all? And how can we […]
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07 August 2019
We applaud the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for issuing a statement condemning the recent carnage in the United States of America in which some nine persons were killed in a popular nightlife district in Dayton, Ohio and 22 killed in a shopping mall in El Paso, Texas. The level of violence in America should be […]
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07 August 2019
The Free National Movement’s Pineridge Constituency Association’s wants their Member of Parliament Frederick McAlpine to resign and while some may reason it’s a blow that may weaken the governing party’s chances at the polls come 2022, Deputy Prime Minister and fellow Grand Bahama MP Peter Turnquest isn’t at all convinced. “This makes us stronger as […]
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07 August 2019
Progressive Liberal Party Leader Philip Davis maintaining the party’s stance to move a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis despite Deputy Prime Minister Peter Turnquest calling it a “fools errand”, as well as Dr. Minnis himself, welcoming the idea, adding that move will only show the strength of the Free National […]
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07 August 2019
Three homicides and a police involved shooting made quite a bloody holiday weekend in the capital and still there is the assurance from National Security Minister Marvin Dames that police are on top of the fight against crime. “You can’t find any country that can boast about having a zero murder rate and so these […]
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