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MIXED VIEWS ON TRUMP’S NOMINEE Ms. Shanta Knowles Named JCN Person of The Year
 
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MIXED VIEWS ON TRUMP’S NOMINEE

By Gerrino Saunders Bahama Journal News Editor While Bahamians have long complained that The Bahamas has not had a United States Ambassador since the Obama administration appointed Nicole Avant who demitted office in November 2011, the nomination of Herschel Walker is receiving mixed reactions in The Bahamas. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump issued a statement on […]

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Ms. Shanta Knowles Named JCN Person of The Year

The Management of the Jones Communications Network (JCN) and a special Committee of The Civil Society and Person of The Year Awards are pleased to announce that Ms. Shanta Knowles, the next Commissioner of Police is the JCN Person of the Year for 2024. Every year for over two decades JCN gives the award to […]

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Coach Charged for Credit Fraud

07 August 2019

Two men were charged with a string of fraud related charges in the Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.  Former track and field athlete and coach 41-year-old Allan Mortimer was arraigned for seven counts of credit card fraud. Between January and July of this year, it’s alleged that Mortimer obtained a credit of more than $2,800 from Fusion […]

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BPL Investigates Weekend Outages

07 August 2019

Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) is investigating the causes of this past weekend’s power outages which resulted in intermittent load shedding throughout New Providence.  Yesterday, BPL Director of Public Relations K. Quincy Parker confirmed information revealed earlier this week by Bahamas Electrical Workers Union (BEWU) President Paul Maynard that three of the corporation’s generation assets […]

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Man Gunned Down by Police

07 August 2019

Police shot a man dead in Fox Hill on Tuesday. According to police, shortly after 2 a.m. on Tuesday they responded to reports of gunshots on Grant Street, Fox Hill where they encountered a male acting in a suspicious manner.  Police said as they approached the suspect, he produced a firearm, pointed it in the […]

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Davis Wants Travel Advisory

07 August 2019

With at least 31 killed in the U.S. this past weekend 1,300 miles apart, 22 in El Paso, Texas and nine in Dayton, Ohio, in mass shootings, the question is now being brought to the fore again, and that’s – is it time for The Bahamas to issue travel advisories to Bahamians traveling to the […]

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No School Repairs Shock Exuma MP

06 August 2019

After touring schools in his constituency, Exuma and Ragged Island Member of Parliament Chester Cooper said he is “shocked and dismayed” that school repairs have yet to begin. This past weekend, Cooper toured public schools in Exuma to determine their readiness for the upcoming school year, but he believes they are being neglected. “I visited […]

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Mangrove Cay Clinic to Relocate

06 August 2019

A less than satisfactory rental facility coupled with long term renovations to its current location has left health officials with little choice but to relocate the clinic in Mangrove Cay, Andros.  According to Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands, the plan is to follow through with that before the end of the year. “We have […]

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Water Pipe Burst at Post Office

06 August 2019

Tests to the fire extinguishers and sprinkler system at the General Post Office at the Town Centre Mall led to what’s known as a water incursion in the mail sorting area on Friday morning.  Minister responsible, Renward Wells explained in a release that prior to the Post Office occupying the premises, the sprinkler system was […]

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Woman Dies in Abaco Traffic Accident

06 August 2019

An early morning drive in Abaco, on Sunday, resulted in the death of an adult female, bringing the total number of traffic fatalities for the country to 23, according to The Journal records.  Police in the Northern Bahamas are investigating the circumstances surrounding a two car collision on Don McKay Boulevard that claimed the life […]

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Two Murders Mar Holiday Weekend

06 August 2019

The Emancipation holiday weekend was marred by two murders in less than 24 hours in the capital.  Police are investigating and looking for the triggermen responsible for the fatal shootings that happened only nine hours a part.  The latest homicide occurred shortly after 1 p.m. on Sunday, when a male was sitting behind his home […]

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‘NCDs Too Serious to be Trivialized’

06 August 2019

Minister of Health Dr. Sands said chronic non-communicable diseases (NCD) in The Bahamas are “too serious of a matter and should not be trivialized by petty political gamesmanship”.  Dr. Sand’s comment was in response to Englerston Member of Parliament Glenys Hanna-Martin’s statement that called for the minster and the Ministry of Health to respond to […]

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