The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

The election of the new Member of Parliament for the West Grand Bahama and Biminiconstituency Kingsley Smith is being likened to a vote of confidence in the administrationof Prime Minister Philip Davis.The by-election was occasioned by the passing of the late Obie Wilchombe. Results of the pollshow that Smith won more votes than Wilchombe did in the general elections in […]

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BY DESTINY JOHNSONJournal Staff Writer Unofficial results indicate that Progressive Liberal Party candidate Kingsley Smith has won theby-election for the West Grand Bahama and Bimini seat, previously held by the late Minister ofSocial Services, Information and Broadcasting Obie Wilchcombe.Mr. Smith won with a total of 2,150 votes, which represents 58.25 percent of the votes. FNMcandidate […]

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By Chloee DeveauxJournal Staff Writer Prime Minister Philip Davis addressed the ongoing negotiations regarding the sale of the GrandBahama Port Authority (GBPA) and said the government is willing to “step to the plate” toacquire the Port Authority.The government has long been searching for a private investor or buyer that would meet itsstandards and is open […]

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By Latonya RobertsJournal Staff Writer Lunch vendors, who work with the Ministry of Education under the NationalSchool Lunch Program, expressed their disappointment with the program.Several lunch vendors came forward to reveal that they are taking money out oftheir own pockets to fund the school lunch program. In addition, the lunch vendorssaid they are not being […]

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By Delvardo EmmanuelJournal Staff Writer Parents of two-year-old Daniel Nixon, who was found dead in bushes in Fox Hillon November 14, were granted $7,000 bail on Wednesday.Douglas Nixon, 40, and Jenny Nixon, 31, were formally charged on Monday,before Senior Magistrate Carolyn Vogt Evans where they pleaded not guilty to onecount of child cruelty.Police reportedly recovered […]

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By Delvardo EmmanuelJournal Staff Writer Grand Bahama is set to receive the needed resources to enforce healthcare on theisland.During the weekly press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister, Acting PressSecretary Keishla Adderley revealed an update from the Ministry of Health andWellness regarding much-needed resources to upgrade the healthcare system inGrand Bahama.“In Grand Bahama, […]

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Just days after the Free National Movement accused the Progressive Liberal Party of buyingvotes in various communities of the West Grand Bahama and Bimini constituency by paying, insome cases, up to $1,000 in PLP t-shirts, police have arrested a Bimini resident Javano Davis forallegedly attempting to buy votes leading up to Wednesday’s by-election.Mr. Davis went […]

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There were lots of political blows thrown over the weekend past as the two major parties, theProgressive Liberal Party (PLP) and the Free National Movement (FNM,) encouragedconstituents to vote for their respective candidate when the West Grand Bahama and Bimini by-election was held on Wednesday.From the weekend, FNM leader Michael Pintard accused the PLP of […]

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BY DESTINY JOHNSONJournal Staff Writer The Free National Movement is considering legal action against Coalition of Independents (COI)Leader Lincoln Bain following comments from him during a Facebook live claiming that FNMLeader Michael Pintard had a history of substance abuse.Mr. Bain also claimed that the FNM has been buying votes.FNM Chairman Dr. Duane Sands, in a […]

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By Chloee DeveauxJournal Staff Writer Making history on Tuesday, Cabinet was convened in Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama.Cabinet ministers gathered in the newly opened Obadiah H. Wilchcombe building to focus on the$1.5 billion in new investments for the island.Cabinet addressed the creation of job opportunities and infrastructure redevelopments, but somepolitical pundits were skeptical of the […]

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