The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Two men in their twenties were charged in court yesterday with raping two women in separate incidents. The arraignment closes the book on a rape spate that has gripped the country for weeks. Washington Street resident 21-year-old Marc Judnor Charles and 27-year-old Claridge Road Resident Oscar Ingraham were arraigned before Chief Magistrate Roger Gomez. The […]

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Hundreds of excited youngsters swarmed the Bethel Baptist Church yesterday morning for the opening of the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s (RBPF) 19th annual Summer Youth Programme under the theme “Empowering Our Youth for a Brighter Tomorrow.” It’s an initiative geared towards fostering positive relationships between the police and young people, while engaging them through academics, […]

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Last month, the country recorded seven homicides, which is a significant decline over the figure recorded in May. In May, there were a record-breaking 19 homicides. On June 3, 47-year-old Owen Rolle was gunned down on Washington Street just off Cordeaux Avenue. Superintendent Paul Rolle told the Journal at the time that Rolle was at […]

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An argument turned deadly on one of the Family Islands yesterday afternoon after a man chopped his relative to death with a machete. The incident, which occurred in Curtis, Exuma, pushes the country’s homicide count to 69. Police told The Bahama Journal that the altercation occurred shortly after 4:00 p.m. According to police reports, the […]

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Convicted former Police Corporal Donovan Gardiner will spend the next decade at Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) after being sentenced for the death of Desmond Key. Supreme Court Justice Vera Watkins handed down the sentence on Friday. In March, Gardiner was convicted of manslaughter for Key’s death in 2008. His sentence will run from his conviction […]

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The country’s traffic fatality count moved up four notches to 24 within the last week after three men and a woman were killed in separate accidents. The most recent accident happened around 11:30 p.m. Saturday. A 19-year-old woman was killed. According to police, two people in a 1999 Honda Odyssey van was traveling east along […]

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Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis is calling for the immediate resignation of both national security ministers after two prisoners managed to escape from the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH). Dr. Minnis said both National Security Minister Dr. Bernard Nottage and State Minister for National Security Keith Bell should resign from their posts in […]

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Hundreds of jobs are now on the horizon for Biminites as resort and gaming giant Resorts World Genting is now brining its world class facilities to The Bahamas to the tune of $24 million. The company, which is now in partnership with Rav Bahamas, announced at the Office of the Prime Minister this past Friday […]

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Outspoken Tribune columnist Larry Smith is a Free National Movement (FNM) hired gun, according to the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP). The PLP yesterday slammed the ‘Tough Call’ columnist for his “about face” regarding the current government’s intention to regain majority ownership of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC).    Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) currently owns a […]

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An accomplished Bahamian educator has been appointed a dean at a prestigious Massachusetts tertiary institution. Former Vice-President for Research, Graduate Programmes and International Relations at The College of The Bahamas (COB), Dr. Linda Davis was recently chosen to become dean at the Center for International Programs and Partnerships, at Wheelock College, Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Davis […]

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