The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has announced that it has rolled out new features for thousands of its prepaid customers. According to a press statement released yesterday, the company has launched its a new mobile feature, Star 200 (*200#), allowing pre-paid customers to top up minutes, transfer minutes to another number or view account balances […]

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A man believed to be in his early twenties committed suicide Tuesday night. Assistant Commissioner of Police, Hulan Hanna was on the scene and said police found the man hanging from a tree through an unpaved road off Adderley Street in Fox Hill. Police have identified the deceased as 23-year-old Nakino Hall. The incident took […]

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A major fault in one of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) cables in the East Street South area has caused service disruptions for customers in that area. In fact, landline and internet services were disrupted from early yesterday with disruptions expected to last until late this evening. BTC Senior Manager of Public Relations Jerome Sawyer […]

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Doctors Hospital is pioneering a new security system that officials believe will help allay any fears or concerns about patient and visitor security in light of recent criminal events at another healthcare facility. The new visitation policy, which will change public access to the private health care facility, is aimed at providing not only quality […]

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State Minister for Finance Michael Halkitis said it took significant number crunching and strategising for the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Government to craft the proposed 2012/2013 Budget after having to cope with the “financial mess” left by the former Free National Movement (FNM). Mr. Halkitis led off day one of debate on the 2012/2013 Budget […]

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Widespread power outages were averted Wednesday following a successful meeting between Bahamas Electrical Utilities Managerial Union (BEUMU) executives and Works and Urban Development Minister Phillip ‘Brave’ Davis. Union workers threatened to disconnect electricity services after Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) executives suspended its president Monday morning. However, following an emergency meeting Mr. Dean was reinstated. It […]

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Staunchly defending the Ingraham administration’s borrowing in the face of a global economic crisis, East Grand Bahama MP Peter Turnquest yesterday called the Christie administration’s claim that it was forced into an excessive deficit “hogwash.” Mr. Turnquest said the Christie administration is presenting a budget for 2012/13 with a deficit nearly 10 per cent greater […]

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The Christie administration is moving swiftly to make The Bahamas a leading international arbitration centre in the hopes of creating more jobs and further strengthening the financial services sector, revealed Minister of Financial Services Ryan Pinder during his contribution to the budget debate. Mr. Pinder explained that establishing The Bahamas as an arbitration centre would […]

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Described as the most aggressive and significant assault on crime, the newly relaunched Swift Justice programme is expected to galvanise a cross-section of legal, social and law enforcement entities to root out crime and restore faith in the country’s judicial system. Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson revealed Wednesday that Swift Justice will serve as a significant […]

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A Pinewood Gardens man, who was gunned down alongside his mother Tuesday evening, was a trial witness, who was scheduled to testify at an upcoming murder trial. Twenty-three-year-old Dario Dean and his 53-year-old Noramae Johnson were both killed after armed thugs burst into their Buttonwood Avenue home and opened fire. The Journal understands that Dean […]

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