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Bahamas Signs $4.6 Million Contract to Install "Comprehensive" CCTV Network

Above: downtown Nassau (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Seeking to step up the fight against crime, Bahamian officials signed a $4.6 million contract Wednesday to install a “comprehensive” Closed Circuit Television network. The agreement means 243 cameras will […]

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Bahamian Election Heats Up in Bimini
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Rum Journal: Toasting Bacardi's Birthday

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In the Bahamas, a Brotherhood in Art
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In Miami’s Backyard, Developers Position Bimini as International Destination
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Bahamas Calls Elections for May 7; Opposition PLP, DNA Step Up Rhetoric
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Bahamas Signs Contract on Road Works Projects in San Salvador, Inagua
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Dominica Receives US-Funded Donation of Firearm Marking Machine

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Bahamas Launching Five-Year Plan to Address Drugs, Transnational Crime
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Bahamas Pushes Agro-Processing Training, With Help From Jamaica
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Jamaica to Acquire Two Firearm Marking Machines from OAS
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Bahamas Gets Advice from Former New York Police Commissioner William Bratton
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Bahamas and Austria Strengthen Ties
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Bahamas Moves Forward on Gun Point Base, Planning More Security Outposts

Above: Gun Point Island By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas’ new Gun Point base, which is currently under development, should be operational this year, according to National Security Minister Tommy Turnquest. The base, which will be located on Ragged […]

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Bahamas Court Case Sees Country's First Use of Video-Linked Testimony

By the Caribbean Journal staff The use of live, video-linked testimony in a criminal case in the Bahamian Supreme Court was the first in the country’s history, and judges and security officials are calling it a “landmark way of fighting […]

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Jamaica Aids Bahamas' Coconut Push

Above: coconuts slated for distribution (BIS Photo/Gladstone Thurston) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation is continuing its push to cultivate the coconut industry in the country, distributing 6,000 coconuts resistant to lethal yellowing to farmers […]

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Grenada's James Suffers Upset; Costa Rica's Brenes Wins World Indoor Gold

Above: Costa Rica’s Nery Brenes By Michael Bascombe Kirani James suffered a major upset in the IAAF World Indoor Championships finishing sixth in the last position in the Men’s 400 metres in Istanbul on Saturday. James could not meet the […]

Prince Harry: "The Bahamas Holds a Special Place" in Queen's Heart

Above: Prince Harry in his Bahamas visit (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Prince Harry unveiled the new exhibition depicting the reign of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, in his visit to Nassau this weekend. The exhibition celebrates the […]

In the Bahamas, Nassau's Montagu Gets a Brand-New Beach

Above: the new beach at Montagu (BIS Photo/Letisha Henderson) The redevelopment of Nassau’s Montagu area is nearing completion. The Montagu Foreshore Redevelopment Project, a joint initiative of the Bahamian government and Kerzner International, includes beach replenishment aimed at expanding the […]

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Bahamas Opens New National Stadium

Above: the opening ceremony of the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium (BIS Photo/Derek Smith and Patrick Hanna) The Bahamas has officially opened its new 15,000-seat national stadium. The Thomas A Robinson National Stadium is the culmination of a two-year project […]

St Vincent Working to Revive Cocoa Fields

Above: a cocoa tree By the Caribbean Journal staff Farmers in St Vincent and the Grenadines are working to rehabilitate their old cocoa fields with plans to re-introduce the crop, according to the country’s Ministry of Agriculture. The Ministry intends […]

Bahamas Making Progress on Abaco International Airport Project

Above: Works Minister Neko Grant in front of the airport (BIS Photo/Letisha Henderson) By the Caribbean Journal staff The new $27.3 million international airport project on the island of Abaco in the Bahamas is making progress. The Marsh Harbour Airport […]

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In the Bahamas, Antonius Roberts Builds a New Home for Art

Above: Hillside House in Nassau (CJ Photo) NASSAU — A CORAL-HUED PROPERTY on Cumberland Street could be a significant driver in the development of downtown Nassau, if celebrated Bahamian artist and sculptor Antonius Roberts has his way. Roberts has brought […]

Bolivia, Bahamas Talk Environment

Above: Bolivian Ambassador to the Bahamas Diego Pary Rodriguez and Bahamian Foreign Minister Brent Symonette (BIS Photo/Kris Ingraham) By the Caribbean Journal staff Bolivian Ambassador to the Bahamas Diego Pary Rodriguez met this week with Bahamian Governor General Sir Arthur […]

Bahamas Lowering Carbon Footprint

Above: downtown Nassau (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff In 2010, the Bahamas imported more than 7.8 million barrels of oil and other petroleum products, spending nearly $700 million in the process. Now, the country is beginning to lower […]