IDB-WSC AGREEMENT TO BRING WATER TO 200,000. By Shenia RobertsJournal Staff Writer More than 200,000 people in 65,000 households will benefit from a newly-signed agreementbetween the Water and Sewerage Company and the International DevelopmentBank.The agreement signed on Monday at the end of the bank’s XIII AnnualConsultation with the governors of IDB Caribbean member countries provided ...

Dec 20, 2024 · THE RIGHT DIRECTION. The year 2024 has been a good year for The Bahamas in despite of all the negative around us. It is our considered and dispassionate opinion that the positives in our national development efforts far outweigh the negatives.

21-year old French Canadian drowns in Exuma. 20 December 2024. By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer The search for the 21 -year- old French national who was a resident ofQuebec, Canada and was reported missing at sea on Monday endedtragically on Tuesday.Police in Exuma confirming late Tuesday afternoon that shortly after2pm officers from the marine support unit discovered the lifeless ...

IMF PRAISES GOV’T. 22 November 2024. By Gerrino J. Saunders Journal Staff Writer While the International Monetary Fund (IMF) points out The Bahamas’ “remarkable recovery” in moving from crisis to growth following Hurricane Dorian and the Covid-19 Pandemic, it is also recommending some very specific actions the government should take to help meet its debt target of …

JCNP and MOYSC Decide as Valley Boys Factions Unable To Reach Compromise. 13 September 2024. By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer After riding high for several weeks and seemingly having the upper hand in theinternal but public battle for the rights to the Valley Boys name, being first toregistered the name and recently laying claim to the Claridge Road shack, TheWay Forward Valley Boys ...

PM Hopeful Following Successful UN Resolution on Tax. By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer At the beginning of the week, Prime Minister Philip Davis, in a written statement, applaudedthe recent passage of a United Nations (UN) resolution that calls for the creation of anintergovernmental committee open to all United Nations member states with a bureau ofapproximately 20 members, elected ...

2 days ago · By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer The Court of Appeal has rejected a bid by Darion Smith, 37, who wasconvicted in the murder of his live-in girlfriend’s four-year-olddaughter D’onya Bella Walker.Smith was found guilty of beating Baby Bella to death on November 5 thin 2021.He was sentenced to 25-years in …

RBPF Commissioner Knowles Named JCN Person of The Year 2024. By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer This week the management and staff of the Jones Communications Network (JCN)and a special committee of the civil society and person of the year awards honorednewly appointed Commissioner of Police Shanta Knowles, as the JCN Person ofThe Year for 2024 during a celebration at JCN’s ...

Jan 31, 2025 · Sometime ago, the Bahamian people heard a lot about carbon credits and how the country can benefit from the sale of it. Prime Minister Philip Davis took the advocacy on the global stage for increased reductions of emissions and for multilateral banks to make changes that can leverage private investments and create fair and win-win […]

Govt. defends NIA 2024 amendment bill. By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer The Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe said the NationalIntelligence Agency (NIA) Amendment Bill 2024 by the Davisadministration has breathed new life into the agency which is animportant arm of national security.Some of the major changes to the Bill include a change in name fromthe National Crime ...