02 July 2019
Paradise Children Foundation, through a public private partnership, renovated a room at the Princess Margaret Hospital, turning the space into a classroom conducive for learning. From a regular Tuesday afternoon event at the Children’s Ward of PMH, the foundation was prompted to put in all it had to create a conducive learning space for children. […]
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02 July 2019
Former Cabinet Minister Brent Symonette said he plans to have a press conference sometime this week to explain the reason behind his resignation as a Cabinet minister. While up to this point, no reason has been given for Mr. Symonette’s resignation, his decision to do so came on the heels of the opposition’s charge in […]
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02 July 2019
Residents of Montel Heights yesterday maintained that the area is just as safe as any other community in the capital following the mass shooting this past Sunday morning. In an interview with The Bahama Journal, Neville Sears, a local television technician living in the inner city for 22 years, shared how the shooting may impact […]
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02 July 2019
A Bahamian fishing vessel with 29 Bahamians on board was apprehended on Sunday afternoon by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force for fisheries violations. While on routine patrol, HMBS Rolly Gray, under the command of Senior Lieutenant William Sturrup, apprehended a fishing vessel named, Sweet Dreams, in the Cay Sal Bank area with a large quantity […]
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02 July 2019
The government may have an issue on its hands in the prime minister’s absence as the Bahamas Taxi Cab Union is preparing to up the ante with a massive shutdown. “What we have to do now is to give the government a final opportunity seeing that it’s just July 1. We’re going to reach out […]
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02 July 2019
The attorney general and the minister of finance confirmed that the government will be renting a home for Governor General C.A. Smith as the home at Government House on Mount Fritzwilliam undergoes “extensive renovations”. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest told The Bahama Journal that following Government House’s facelift, the governor general […]
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02 July 2019
Progressive Liberal Party Deputy Leader Chester Cooper said after securing so many contracts, it was time for former Minister of Financial Services, Trade and Industry and Immigration Brent Symonette to move on and resign. But Cooper wants to know who would be next in line as he believes more Cabinet ministers should resign. “What about […]
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02 July 2019
Ethiopia Black Africa International Congress Honourable Priest Ethelbert Harrison said although the organization filed a lawsuit against the government relating to the use of marijuana, the lawsuit could be avoided if the government would meet with congress members and address the concerns of the Rastafarian community. “We would love to still have a dialogue with […]
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01 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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01 July 2019
Hundreds of participants of the government’s National Job Creation and Skills Enhancement Programme have been re-engaged for the second year of the employment initiative, beginning July 8, 2019, said Minister of Public Service and National Insurance Brensil Rolle. The programme, better known as the 52-week job programme, started in August 2018 and came to an […]
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