The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

A convicted murderer appeared before Court of Appeal (COA) justices yesterday morning, hoping to have his conviction squashed. Shavargo McPhee was convicted over a year ago for the November 2008 murder of Brendon Dion Strachan in Marsh Harbour, Abaco and sentenced to life in prison. Strachan was employed as a cashier at the family’s M&R […]

Read the full story

A 20-year-old man was arraigned before in a magistrate’s court Tuesday on murder charges connected to a night club bloodbath, which left two persons dead. Elshadae Ferguson of Bellot Road is accused of the shooting 21-year-old Cordero Finley at Baller’s Nightclub on Mackey and East Bay Streets last month. Ferguson was charged with intentionally causing […]

Read the full story

Former State Minister for Finance Zhivargo Laing defended the former administration’s handling of the economy and dismissed charges from the Christie administration that the previous government left the country’s finances in a catastrophic state. During the current debate on the 2012/2013 Budget, the former administration has been the target of attacks from the government over […]

Read the full story

Passengers aboard an ill fated vessel reportedly paid as much as $5,000 each to leave Abaco for Florida, National Security Minister Dr. Bernard Nottage revealed as much Tuesday while updating the public on the latest information regarding the tragedy at sea. During House of Assembly proceedings Tuesday afternoon, Dr. Nottage revealed that an informant who […]

Read the full story

If a senior Cabinet minister has his way, a select committee will be formed to look into censuring the former prime minister in the wake of the country’s dire financial straits. The GFS deficit in 2011/2012 is now projected at $504 million, up by $256 million from the Ingraham administration’s estimate of $248 million while […]

Read the full story

Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe has big plans to wake up the country’s number one industry, which he claims was sleeping for the past five years and missing out on tapping into multibillion dollar markets. Minister Wilchcombe suggested that the country has lost its stronghold as a top player in the tourism industry, with stiff […]

Read the full story

New information coming in suggests that Bahamian police “…may have arrested the captain of the ‘Glory Time’ – the boat which capsized on route to Florida on a “smuggling expedition…”. The captain is thought to be one of five survivors who swam ashore after the boat broke up in Hawksbill Cay as it headed to […]

Read the full story

Police prosecutors stationed at the new Magistrates’ Court Complex are reportedly doing work from their cars, according to the country’s attorney general. Allyson Maynard-Gibson said the conditions at the court are not “the best” and there was no consideration given to a space for prosecutors when the complex was being built. “I think it’s very […]

Read the full story

More than 300 former City Market employees are “upping the ante” against the government for the monies that they say are legally owed to them. The employees were laid off earlier this year after Bahamas Supermarkets Limited – the parent company – said the food store chain was not making any profits. On Monday, a […]

Read the full story

Starting today post-paid cell phone customers will be able to talk more for less. On Monday, the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) unveiled its new post-paid packages. Currently, there are about 47,000 postpaid customers and 249,000 prepaid customers. But, officials are hoping that more customers will be attracted to the post-paid packages. As it now stands, […]

Read the full story