The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Immigration officers apprehended nearly 40 illegal Haitian immigrants from throughout the Family Islands over the weekend. According to officials from the Immigration Department, officers rounded up 14 Haitians in Mayaguana after being alerted by the island’s police. The 12 men and two women were flown to the capital and later taken to the Carmichael Road […]

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RBC Royal Bank recently provided sponsorship for the installation of 565 Rangers through the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF). In three separate ceremonies held during the past month, the RBDF inducted 380 Rangers in New Providence, 140 in Abaco and 45 in Freeport. “At RBC, one of our top community-giving priorities is to support youth […]

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The upper chamber now has its full complement of senators following the final installment of 10 senators Monday afternoon. Former Senate President and attorney Sharon Wilson, business consultant Joseph Curry and attorney Cheryl Bazard round out the final senator appointments. The newly appointed senators received their instruments of appointment during a brief ceremony at Government […]

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Former Governor General Sir Clifford Darling will be the focus of this year’s Labour Day celebrations as the trade unionists prepare to pay tribute to those who have contributed significantly to the advancement of the movement in the country. Leading up to the grand Labour Day Parade on Friday, June 1, there will be a […]

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Today, the word in the wind is to the effect that, “…The United States Department of State has rated the crime threat level in New Providence in The Bahamas as “critical” and “high” in Grand Bahama…” The Embassy also notes that “…New Providence Island, in particular, has experienced a spike in crime that has adversely […]

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The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) Human Resources and Labour Help desk programme has fallen off a bit since its launch last year, according to one of the chamber’s top executives. CEO Winston Rolle, who spoke to the Bahama Journal recently, said the programme launched back in September, had initially “taken on […]

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Over the last few years, the local construction industry has seen an employment nosedive of over 30 per cent, according to former President of the Bahamas Contractors Association (BCA) Stephen Wrinkle. “The construction industry is in a depressed state,” Mr. Wrinkle said in an interview with Journal Business recently. “The numbers are down a lot […]

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Surrounded by the Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Jerome Fitzgerald, past awardees and family, Genesis Academy School Student, Nadja Simon, was named this year’s Bahamas Primary School Student of the year.

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Several religious leaders warmed the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Sunday to remain committed to the mountain of promises that it made to Bahamians on the campaign trail. During a two-and-a-half hour thanksgiving service held at Zion Yamacraw Baptist Church yesterday, a handful of clergymen urged the government to follow through on its promises and to […]

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The Free National Movement’s (FNM) recent election loss was due to a number of factors, including the economy, leadership and the party being out-strategised by the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) according to former State Minister of Finance Zhivargo Laing. Mr. Laing, while appearing as a guest Sunday on Jones and Company yesterday, said a combination […]

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