The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Because young Bahamians accounted for more than 30 per cent of the voters in the May 7 General Election the government has decided to include their suggestions in its decision making process as it charts the way forward. Deputy Prime Minister Philip Davis told the Bahama Journal Sunday that the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) has […]

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Women and young people will form key voting blocs that the Free National Movement (FNM) will need in order to be successful in the 2017 General Elections said party leader Dr. Hubert Minnis as he addressed supporters during a service of thanksgiving yesterday. Dr. Minnis called on supporters to accept the FNM’s bruising election loss […]

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A murder suspect’s escape from police custody at the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) last week Thursday has police stumped and concerned. Four days after 17-year-old Michael Defrend escaped lawful custody while at PMH, police have found themselves with more questions than answers as to how he managed to escape and how he will be recaptured. […]

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On the 50th anniversary of the Women’s Suffrage Movement, the annual Independence Celebrations Committee has decided to highlight the struggle and achievements of the Bahamian woman. Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Dr. Danny Johnson, accompanied by committee members on Sunday revealed a long list of planned cultural events to highlight this year’s independence day. […]

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International credit ratings agency, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) says it is concerned that UK-based telecommunications services provider Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) does not fully own its key assets in several countries, including The Bahamas, which leads to “meaningful leakage” of dividends to minority interests. However, the ratings agency said these weaknesses are “partly offset” […]

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Police have launched a search for five men who they want to question in connection with an abduction and armed robbery. According to police reports, a 46-year-old Bacardi Road male resident was walking on Fire Trail road around 2:35 a.m. Saturday, when a group of men in a Honda vehicle approached him. Police said the […]

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“…Praise God; justice has been served…” There it goes: With these poignant words strewn among very many others quite like this heart-cry a grieving Bahamian grand-mother and obviously a praying woman [Veronica Bastian] thanked God when she heard that Donovan Gardiner who had killed her grandson [Desmond Key] would spend the next decade behind bars. […]

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