The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Newly appointed Chairman of the Council of the College of The Bahamas (COB) Alfred Sears said since the board has been named, the Christie administration is on a mission to pick up where it left off and resume the process of transforming the college into a university. Mr. Sears said when the Progressive Liberal Party […]

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More than 120 police officers are slated to hit the streets over the next few weeks, according to a top police officer. According to Assistant Commissioner of Police Hulan Hanna, the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) is constantly changing tactics to deal with the vexing crime problem. “The influence of change is in the law […]

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A total of 269 reserve officers have been promoted, Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade has announced. The promotions came after consultation with the Police Promotion Board. Eighty-one corporals were promoted to the rank of sergeant and 188 constables were promoted to the rank of corporal. Additionally, on the advice of the Police Service Commission, Governor General […]

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Unimpressed with the government’s recent board and committee appointments, Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Charles Maynard not only labeled the appointments “late and disappointing,” but went a step further and said the appointees were “not the right fit.” Those comments angered Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts, who quickly fired back. “First Mr. Maynard […]

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A tiny dancer struts her stuff on Bay Street. Junkanooers held a rush out to celebrate the nations 39th Independence.

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A leading pastor is warning Bahamians not to gamble with their future by supporting the legalisation of the numbers business. The highly controversial issue took centre stage during the nation’s 39th Independence Day celebrations as President of the Atlantic Caribbean Union Mission of Seventh-day Adventists (A.C.U.S.D.A) Dr. Leonard Johnson did his best to sway a […]

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That this nation’s Minister of National Security has his hands full is clear to all to see; and [evidently] Dr. Bernard J. Nottage must also know by now that things are never as they seem in today’s crime-ridden Bahamas. Here we today insist that there is a clutch of matters that cry out for the […]

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Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell is hoping to come up with a concrete plan to address the country’s ongoing illegal immigration and human smuggling woes with help from Haitian President Michel Martelly. The two men yesterday discussed the possibility of a joint commission as the ideal solution to both issues. “There is no […]

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A 25-year-old man could soon appear before a magistrate to face a drug charge. The Winton Meadows resident was on Wednesday arrested after he was found with 15 kilos of suspected cocaine. According to police, acting on information from the U.S. Customs & Border Protection personnel, officers from the Airport Police Station searched a commercial […]

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The bargaining unit for 4,000-plus teachers has outlined more than three dozen issues and concerns, which it hopes is addressed within the next five years. According to Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) President, Belinda Wilson, the union has discussed over 35 different concerns and has made a number of recommendations to Minister of Education, Jerome […]

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