The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

The marijuana plants that police found in Grand Bahama over the weekend are worth $40 million. Police also said that they found an assortment of ammunition in the fields as well. According to reports, police discovered the 30 marijuana trees on Friday during an early afternoon patrol in east Grand Bahama on the northern side […]

Read the full story

The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) yesterday fired back at the Free National Movement (FNM) following scathing criticisms of its performance in office so far. The PLP says the Opposition needs to get over the fact that it lost the 2012 General Election. On Sunday during a news conference, FNM Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis slammed the […]

Read the full story

As some had expected, the new Christie led team is today facing no end of challenges as it searches to fulfill its One Hundred Day challenge. This new administration should have by now completed filling all the posts that were left vacated in the immediate aftermath of their coming to power. In that blazingly clear […]

Read the full story

Environment officials said a nine-foot surge protection wall erected on the northern Cable Beach shoreline is a temporary measure being used for Baha Mar construction and not to keep Bahamians out. In a press statement issued by Environment Minister Kenred Dorsett, the wall was erected in compliance with insurance requirements in order for Baha Mar […]

Read the full story

Now that school is closed for summer, the government has earmarked some $1 million to ensure that the country’s youth are involved in positive activities over the next two-and-a-half months. Thousands of kids will have a wide variety of activities to choose from this summer, all a part of the Ministry of Youth Sports and […]

Read the full story

Police in Grand Bahama made a huge discovery over the weekend after finding several marijuana trees in a large plot on the island. According to reports, the discovery of the 30 marijuana trees was initially made on Friday during an early afternoon patrol in east Grand Bahama on the northern side of the Grand Bahama […]

Read the full story

More than 300 former employees of the City Market food store chain are still waiting to hear when they will receive their severance packages from the company. 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. “We […]

Read the full story

Increased enrollment in the Nursing Cadet Programme over the past four years has significantly boosted the country’s shoddy nurse count, according to healthcare officials. One hundred and sixty 10th to 12th grade students from the public and private secondary school systems in New Providence, Grand Bahama and Eleuthera, enrolled in the Nursing Cadet Programme during […]

Read the full story

As the Christie administration approaches its mid-way point to its 100 days of governance, Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis is blasting the government saying that it has failed to deliver on its “most important” promises to Bahamians. Some of those promises, Dr. Minnis said, are the National Health Insurance (NHI) plan and […]

Read the full story

While officers of the Central Detective Unit (CDU) are reporting a significant decrease in stolen car cases this year, CDU officers are now on to a new car fraud scheme. It appears some people are setting their cars up to be stolen to cash in on their insurance, according to senior police officers. Second in […]

Read the full story