The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is conducting an internal investigation over what officials believe was sabotage of its network. The investigation comes after the company experienced a total systems failure on Monday. Prime Minister Perry Christie said this week that he, too, was launching a probe into the utilities meltdown. He also told reporters that […]

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Former State Minister for Finance and current Opposition Senator Zhivargo Laing accused the government of attempting to trick and defraud the Bahamian people with the budget during his contribution to the 2012/2013 Budget debate in the senate yesterday. Mr. Laing said the Christie government’s budget lacked a concrete plan and he accused the current government […]

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Despite its campaign promise to implement National Health Insurance (NHI) within the first year of assuming office, the Christie administration will not be able to deliver on that vow if the economy doesn’t recover, according to a top cabinet minister. When asked when the health insurance scheme would come on stream Health Minister Dr. Perry […]

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A local striping company is calling for an inquiry into foreign workers currently working on the New Providence Road Improvement Project (NPRIP). Bahamas Striping, which started more than two years ago and has trained several Bahamians in striping, is questioning how foreigners are allowed work permits to work on jobs that Bahamians are capable of […]

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Work on the multi-million dollar Robert Smith Child and Adolescent Complex and Special Education Unit (RSCAC) at the Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre is progressing smoothly and health officials say the facility should be open in a matter of weeks. The 35,000 square foot complex features dormitory units of varying sizes and will house three to six […]

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Former Education Minister Desmond Bannister said the monies allocated to that ministry in the proposed 2012/2013 Budget is “woefully inadequate” to bring about any real improvements in the education sector. The Free National Movement (FNM) senator, who is also the Opposition’s shadow minister for Education, Science and Technology, was delivering his contribution to the debate […]

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Just as they did following the devastating Haiti earthquake in 2010 and the April 2008 boating tragedy, the local Haitian community is banding together once again to ensure that the 11 victims of last week’s boating tragedy get a decent burial. Twenty-eight people were said to be on board the vessel “Glory Time” en route […]

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The government withdrew its appeal against veteran prosecutor, Cheryl Grant-Bethel yesterday paving the way for her to receive 90 per cent legal costs. According to well-placed legal sources, Mrs. Grant-Bethel could receive between $1.2 million and $2 million. “I was very pleased with the decision taken in court to withdraw the appeal,” the veteran prosecutor […]

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Local anti-crime organisation Bahamas Against Crime (BAC) is commending the government for “putting the right focus on the problem of crime.” After years of lobbying for the government to reengage retired senior police officers, BAC said yesterday that it is happy the new Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Government has considered its recommendation, which organisers feel […]

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The government’s huge budget blunder, where it allocated higher salaries for state ministers than they should have gotten, “smacks of carelessness,” according to a former cabinet minister. The government recently admitted that it made “an error” by allocating a $6,000 annual salary increase for ministers of state in the 2012/2013 budget. In fact, Minister of […]

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