The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

A Hospital Lane man was charged in court yesterday with shooting a man to death at the Westridge Shopping Plaza. Twenty-six-year-old Benson Ismy is accused of murdering 22-year-old Jerome Davis on July 7. Davis was the country’s 71st murder victim. He was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Roger Gomez. Ismy was not required to enter a […]

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With nearly 200 illegal Haitian migrants apprehended in Bahamian waters in the past 48 hours the government says finding ways to curb the influx of illegal immigrants remains a top priority. Minister of Immigration Fred Mitchell told the Bahama Journal yesterday that officials are continuing to “brainstorm” ways to stop Haitians from migrating to The […]

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Now that the multibillion dollar Baha Mar resort has reached the 100-foot mark on its casino tower, the government must now live up to its end of the bargain and pay the hotel owners some $45 million. According to Prime Minister Perry Christie, the payment is part and parcel of its agreement for road works […]

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Despite not yet finding a casino partner, Prime Minister Perry Christie says he expects that Baha Mar will find one soon. It was back in 2008 when Caesar’s Entertainment Corporation, formerly Harrah’s Entertainment, pulled out as the resort’s key casino brand. Officials have been seeking to secure a new casino partner since then and according […]

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Prime Minister Perry Christie announced yesterday that his government intends to beef-up the police force’s crime fighting resources.
 The announcement came during the commissioning ceremony of the Urban Renewal 2.0 programme. Mr. Christie said he is serious about fighting crime and expects the re-launch of the multi agency programme to not only fight crime, but […]

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The government has spent nearly $450,000 repatriating illegal immigrants during the first part of the year. According to statistics from the Department of Immigration obtained by the Bahama Journal, a total of $446,249.01 has been spent up to June 2012. Last year, the government spent a total of $929,005.47. For the first six months of […]

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Even though there are hundreds of Bahamian teachers in the public school system, there is still a need for more of them to become specialised teachers. According to the Director of Education Lionel Sands, the ministry has to continue recruiting outside of the country for specialist teachers because there are not enough Bahamian specialist teachers, […]

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An American teenager, who was on vacation in Bimini, has committed suicide. According to police sources close to the investigations, 16-year-old Logan Daniel Herr was vacationing with his family at the Bimini Sands Hotel when he went missing on Saturday. Hotel staff found the California teen early Sunday morning. Police sources said they received a […]

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Police have identified two of the country’s latest homicide victims. Grand Bahama’s sixth homicide victim has been identified as 33-year-old Kirklyn Swendel Lightbourne. Lightbourne was shot to death Saturday afternoon in the Yeoman Wood area. His body was found on the northern side of East Indianman Road. Lightbourne’s death pushed the country’s total homicide count […]

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A trio was on Monday charged in court separately for two murders. In the first case, East Street resident Charles Babbs, 39, was charged with murdering 40-year-old Kelsey Johnson last Friday. Johnson, who was also a resident of East Street, died after being struck to the head with an object during an alleged fight with […]

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