The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

The transformation of the country’s primary tertiary institution into a university has been a promise of successive governments, but it’s one Minister of Education, Science and Technology Jerome Fitzgerald insists his government is willing and committed to fulfil. Just days into his new role as minister, Mr. Fitzgerald met with officials at the College of […]

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Four newly appointed Opposition senators designate received their instruments of appointment from the Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes during a brief ceremony at Government House yesterday. Former Education Minister Desmond Bannister has been appointed leader of opposition business in the senate. He will represent the opposition in the upper chamber along with former State Minister […]

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A Jet Ski operator has warned that serious accidents could occur at Goodman’s Bay beach soon if the government doesn’t immediately cordon off a swimming area on the beach. Pedro Bannister of Pedro’s Water Sports said over the past three to four years officials who are responsible for cordoning off areas in the water have […]

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Now that MICAL’s MP-elect Alfred Gray is back as minister with responsibility for local government, he said he intends to pick up where he left off 10 years ago, by introducing local government to New Providence. “It is my intention to bring local government to New Providence in the shortest possible time,” Mr. Gray said. […]

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Unsightly and dilapidated conditions have plagued the Goodman’s Bay public restroom facility for quite some time now and a group of concerned workers at the popular beach have requested the government’s assistance in correcting the inhumane conditions. Hundreds of tourists visit Goodman’s Bay beach on a weekly basis, soaking up all it has to offer […]

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Several independent candidates who were defeated in last week’s general election have vowed to continue working in the constituencies they once hoped to represent. Former candidates for Carmichael, Montagu and Englerston Glen Rolle, Graham Weatherford and Alex Morley all explained how they are coping with their losses. Mr. Weatherford said he does not feel defeated […]

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The Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) intent to move ahead with pulling and reviewing the recently implemented package of crime bills proves the newly elected Christie administration is prepared to take a “soft approach to crime,” according to the Free National Movement (FNM). Early this week the new National Security Minister Dr. Bernard Nottage made it […]

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Cable Bahamas completed the last leg of its triple play services by launching its REVTV Video on-demand platform yesterday. The platform allows customers to bring the video store to their homes as they will be able to rent hundreds of movie titles, special on-demand TV programmes and kids and local programming. In addition, customers will […]

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A 17-year-old male resident of First Street, The Grove and 20-year-old Rico Rahming of Sugar Apple Street, were on Wednesday charged with murdering 19-year-old Kevonya Miller. The pair was charged before Chief Magistrate Roger Gomez. According to police, the accused murdered the Florida Court resident between May 9 and May 10. Police found Miller’s body […]

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Hundreds of Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) customers were left in the dark Tuesday evening as the state-run corporation worked through inclement weather to restore power. In a press statement released yesterday, officials said lightning; heavy rains and high winds were responsible for damaging some power lines and transformers on BEC’s distribution network, leaving several communities […]

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