18 July 2019
The Bahamas is hosting Caribbean nations as they gather for the 12th Meeting of the Caribbean Plant Health Directors (CPHD) Forum. Bahamas Agricultural Health and Food Safety (BAHFSA) Chairman Mark Humes, in his address to the delegates, spoke to the importance of such a forum, particularly in countries where plants are a foundation of life. […]
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18 July 2019
In a formal letter of apology to Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis and Bahamians, Liberty Latin America CEO Balan Nair said he is sorry for the remarks he made and the unintended consequences that resulted. The letter was issued yesterday and Nair said the messages he tried to convey, in the video that went viral, […]
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18 July 2019
Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union (BCPOU) President Dino Rolle did not accept Liberty Latin America CEO Balan Nair’s apology and has called for his resignation. Nair apologized to Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis and Bahamians following his insulting comments about Bahamians employed at the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and their work ethic. The comments […]
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18 July 2019
Bahamian music legend Sly Roker was shot at his home in Blue Hills, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Island on Wednesday morning. According to TCI police, officers of the Serious Crime Unit are actively investigating the early morning shooting incident. Police said at 3:05 a.m., Central received reports that an armed assailant entered the Bay Road, […]
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18 July 2019
Police in Grand Bahama are investigating the discovery of a female body found in a vehicle. According to police, on Wednesday shortly after 8 a.m., police were called to a business establishment on East Beach Drive where the body of a female with stab wounds was discovered in the trunk of a vehicle. Emergency medical […]
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17 July 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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17 July 2019
The charred remains of a man were pulled from the rear of a Sunlight Village home engulfed in flames on Tuesday morning. “Three minutes after receiving this information, units had arrived and met heavy flames coming from the top rear section of this single story structure,” Fire Director Chief Superintendent Walter Evans said. “Officers […]
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17 July 2019
Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) head into a meeting today with the Bahamas Hotel and Restaurant Employers Association (BHREA) in hopes of bringing some resolution to outstanding issues. Darren Woods, BHCAWU president, gave The Bahama Journal little information on the meeting as he said a gag order has been placed on the […]
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17 July 2019
A National Insurance Board (NIB) Taskforce has been established as NIB goes after employers who are still non-compliant with bringing their employees contributions up-to-date. Nicola Virgil-Rolle, NIB director, told The Bahama Journal that NIB inspectors are seeking out those employers who are still in arrears. “Over the process, what we’re doing now is making contact […]
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17 July 2019
The Democratic National Alliance (DNA) is demanding opposition members and backbenchers to team up and put forward a vote of no confidence in the government at the next sitting of the House of Assembly. The DNA’s demands follow the controversy surrounding the government’s decision to relocate the General Post Office to the Town Centre Mall. […]
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