The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Fraud investigators at the National Insurance Board (NIB) said Bahamians are now stooping to extreme lows, like faking deaths and pregnancies, to claim benefits. Fraud Officer at NIB Emmanuel Butler said each year, the organisation pays out more than five per cent of its revenue to fraudulent claimants. At a one-day seminar put on by […]

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With apology to no-one, we yearn to live in a society where victimization is not tolerated. We also long to live in a society where all Bahamians and all others who either reside or who are visiting are treated with respect and with the dignity that should come precisely because this is how human beings […]

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Minister of Social Services and Community Development Melanie Griffin believes creating business opportunities on the World Wide Web can provide many young Bahamians with countless opportunities. “While the government has underscored its commitment to ensure that the greatest number of employment opportunities exists locally, young Bahamians should not dismiss the idea that entrepreneurship, namely new […]

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Five employees who were recently informed that their contracts with the Urban Renewal Programme would not be renewed when they expired at the end of the month demonstrated their dissatisfaction with the government during a peaceful protest outside the Ministry of Works and Urban Development on John F. Kennedy Drive yesterday. The workers claim they […]

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An American family with Bahamian roots recently won a case in the Supreme Court, which declares them the rightful owners of more than 1,200 acres of land spread across The Bahamas. Three of nine grandchildren, who hail from Stone Mountain, Georgia, are the beneficiaries of Elsie Agalla Franks, a Bahamian who migrated to the United […]

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In the last six months a number of women have been raped during home invasions in the western and eastern districts, but police failed to report those incidents to the public, the Bahama Journal has learnt. Officers have been tight-lipped on the specifics and insist they’re trying to protect the interests of those involved. Over […]

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The multi-billion dollar Baha Mar project is one-third complete and officials say all of the buildings, which are coming out of the ground “very quickly,” are expected to be completed before the projected December 2014 opening date. Yesterday, officials had a closed meeting with cabinet ministers and other government officials to update them on the […]

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In the wake of the devastating car crash that killed 16-year-old Jimico Brown, police are investigating to find out if the car owner could be charged with allowing the minor to drive the car. A day after the R M Bailey Senior High School student was killed in the crash that split the car he […]

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The light shone on the abilities, and not the disabilities, of eight students of the Beacon School when they became the first group of special needs students to receive Bronze Awards from the Governor General’s Youth Award programme. “Our students always rise to challenges and supersede our expectations,” said Beacon teacher and GGYA unit leader, […]

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Several truckers at the Arawak Port Development (APD) company were up in arms yesterday morning after they were not allowed to enter the port facility until after 8:00 a.m. The workers claim that 8:00 a.m. is not a good time for truckers to start business as they usually begin work between 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 […]

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