13 September 2024
By Shenia RobertsJournal Staff Writer The Lyford Cay International School released a statement on Wednesdayfollowing an investigation launched by police into a social media matter betweenninth grade students. This comes after Audrius Barzdukas, head of school at LCIS,received a report of a concerning social media post made by an upper schoolstudent.Several ninth grade students engaged […]
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13 September 2024
By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writers When Members of Parliament return to the House of Assembly on WednesdaySeptember 18 th they will be greeted by a group of frustrated members of theBahamas Petroleum Dealers Association led by their president Raymond Jones andvice president Vasco Bastian who say they are terribly disappointed that thegovernment has yet […]
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13 September 2024
Tynia BrownJournal Staff Writer During a presentation to the people of Cat Island on Monday September 2nd Minister of Healthand Wellness Dr. Michael Darville says that his ministry has plans for a new clinic there in thesettlement of Stevenson.Darville also says that the ministry has plans to break ground with new clinics on various islandssuch […]
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30 August 2024
For the last several months there has been a seemingly unbreakable crime wave in New Providence. Almost every other day Police were called to scenes of homicides were screaming relatives lament while morticians take bodies to the morgue of The Princess Margaret Hospital. Sociologists, Psychologists and Clergymen all agree that crime is, at bottom, a […]
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30 August 2024
The government signed a Heads of Agreement with Carnival Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean International on Thursday. This agreement marks the approval of a long-planned project to expand and revitalize the Grand Bahama Shipyard, with a $600 million investment dedicated to the construction of new drydocks and improvements to the facilities in Freeport. This expansion will position […]
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30 August 2024
We have a major problem in The Bahamas. It is about the low level of integrity of The Royal Bahamas Police Force which is at an all time low. Based on a brewing controversy involving a senior officer who is on “garden leave”, members of the general public are asking a number of questions about […]
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30 August 2024
By Gerrino J. Saunders Journal Staff Writer “Don’t play games with people emotions. If you are serious about solutions, be about it,” said Michael Pintard leader of the Official Opposition Free National Movement (FNM) in reference to the government’s position on the proposed rate increase by the Grand Bahama Power Company (GBPC). Mr. Pintard made […]
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30 August 2024
Police Prosecutors charged Mario Bannister, former ManagingDirector of Clifton Heritage National Park this week for acting as an accessory to themurder of 36-year-old Phillip Adderley, by providing a vehicle to the accusedkillers.Twenty-eight year old Christian Napier and 26-year-old Donte Riley werecharged with killing Adderley whose body was found on August 15th, 2024,stabbed to death in […]
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30 August 2024
By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer The Royal Bahamas Police Force, in particular Commissioner of Police ClaytonFernander has been quiet over the last two weeks in regards to the ongoinginvestigation into the corruption allegations against former head of the CriminalInvestigation Department (CID) Chief Superintendant Michael Johnson.Following the release of several viral voice-recordings of a person […]
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30 August 2024
By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer In the wake of the office of the prime minister announcing thetermination of Mario Bannister as Director of Clifton Heritage Parkand his arraignment for his alleged involvement in the gruesomemurder of Philip Adderley, and other recent incidents involvinggovernment employees, Progressive Liberal Party Chairman andMinister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell […]
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