The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Minister of National Security Dr. Bernard Nottage jumped to the police commissioner’s defence, after his failure to produce crime statistics for the first six months of the year, to support his claim that serious crimes are down by six per cent over last year. Since Commissioner Ellison Greenslade made the announcement last week Monday, he […]

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The tourism industry has performed well during the summer months to date, according to Minister of Tourism, Obie Wilchcombe. According to the minister, air and cruise ship arrivals were up slightly compared to numbers from last summer. “The country has been performing well,” he said. “We are doing pretty good. We have to work on […]

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Family members of popular Bahamian singer T’Rez Hepburn are reportedly “in untold grief” after rumours that she had died in hospital began a nationwide circulation. A press release issued by the family’s attorney Obi Pindling noted, however, that on the morning of Thursday July 5, the entertainer did in fact suffer a massive stroke and has […]

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The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved two loans to assist The Bahamas with foreign trade, customs operations and fight poverty and improve student’s health and educational achievements. According to a press release from the bank, a $16.5 million credit will boost international trade by enhancing the ability of customs to collect revenue by strengthening […]

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A deal has been reached between the Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) and Baha Mar over the future of over 200 workers at one of its Cable Beach resorts. Earlier last week union officials were up in arms over Baha Mar’s intention to close its doors at the Wyndham Nassau Resort for […]

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The uniform assistance programme offered by the Ministry of Social Services is “fully operational” and parents have already been in at the various offices to collect vouchers, according to the minister. Melanie Griffin told the Bahama Journal recently that despite several rumours, the programme is still in place to assist parents with preparing children for […]

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Wives of foreign fishermen have called recent charges from a group of local fishermen claiming their livelihoods are being threatened by foreigners and poachers “unfair and dangerous.” The women all married to Dominican men, who are now residents of The Bahamas, claim their families’ well-being is now being put in jeopardy. “These attacks against foreign […]

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A report released by the Grand Bahama Port Authority Limited (GBPA) has revealed that residents on that island have for years been shortchanged and overcharged for their electricity bills due to inaccurate metre readings, unreported leaks and fake electricity bills. In response to concerns voiced by its licencees and residents faced with unusually high electricity […]

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This weekend past, we met and spoke to a number of young men living and working in one of our now-historic heart land communities located in that area of this town known as Over-The-Hill. The cruel fact of the matter is that Over-The-Hill remains scarred and blighted not only by its slave and colonial past; […]

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Former Leader of the Free National Movement (FNM) and Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham yesterday tendered his resignation as the North Abaco MP. He is shown handling over his resignation letter to Speaker of the House Dr. Kendal Major. Mr Ingraham’s resignation comes into effect August 31, 2012.

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