17 November 2023
On Monday, Prime Minister Philip Davis suggested that the $26,000 Water and SewerageCorporation (WSC) contract awarded to the daughter of Sylvanus Petty should have beencancelled when the relationship between the father and daughter became known.The prime minister was speaking to reporters outside the House of Assembly after viewing thebody of the late Dr. Perry Gomez […]
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17 November 2023
By Gerrino SaundersJournal Staff Writer Similar to many government and quasi government organizations, The BahamasTelecommunications Company (BTC) has no doubt been saddled with legacy issues when itcomes to poor and inconsistent quality of service, so much so that Deputy Prime MinisterChester Cooper could no longer bite his tongue on how disappointed he is with the […]
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17 November 2023
By Keile CampbellJournal Staff Writer Police have launched an investigation concerning the circumstances surrounding the death of amale toddler found in bushes on Brice Lane in Fox Hill.According to reports, around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, after the discovery of an unresponsive maletoddler in bushes near a residence, the concerned occupants of the home alerted the […]
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17 November 2023
By Latonya Roberts & Destiny JohnsonJournal Staff Writers A 75-year-old American woman, who was visiting The Bahamas, died on Tuesday after a boatshe was onboard sank on its way to Blue Lagoon Island.The Blue Lagoon vessel with crew members and more than 100 passengers took on water andwent down just outside of the Blue Lagoon […]
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17 November 2023
The parent company of Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) Liberty Latin America(LLA), has decided to sell its cell phone towers to a third party that would maintain them for abasic rate.LLA announced in a recent statement that it entered into an agreement with Phoenix TowerInternational (PTI) in a move that would allow the company to generate […]
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17 November 2023
By Delvardo EmmanuelJournal Staff Writer Former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham has come forward to set the record straight regarding anarticle printed by a local daily which suggested that he advised Free National Movement (FNM)Leader Michael Pintard not to participate in the upcoming by-election.“There was a big headline in the Tribune that said I told the […]
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17 November 2023
By Delvardo EmmanuelJournal Staff Writer In response to a recent court ruling that found fashion mogul Peter Nygard guiltyof four counts of sexual assault, Prime Minister Philip Davis commented onMonday morning and emphasized that justice must prevail in any instance wherethere are alleged incidents of assault against women.“I believe in the rule of law. He […]
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17 November 2023
By Keile CampbellJournal Staff Writer Prime Minister Philip Davis, duly dubbed “Brave,” encouraged Progressive LiberalParty (PLP) supporters to follow him in being exactly that and to fight for TheBahamas.Mr. Davis encouraged party supporters during his address on the second day of thePLP’s 55 th National Convention at Baha Mar.“We have to fight some powerful economic […]
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17 November 2023
By Chloee DeveauxJournal Staff Writer Former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham demanded that Minister of Labour and the PublicService Pia Glover- Rolle take back the misleading comments she made concerning the FreeNational Movement (FNM) during the recent Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Convention.Mr. Ingraham took time out of his endorsement of FNM candidate Bishop Ricardo Grant toaddress […]
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17 November 2023
By Keile CampbellJournal Staff Writer Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Fred Mitchell retained his seat as the party’schairman, beating out the sole challenger former Senator and Deputy Chair Robyn Lynes.Mitchell received 845 votes, while Lynes received 630 votes in what the winning PLPchairman has described as a race turned “nasty.” However, the party line has […]
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