The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Police officials have for many years being careless with some crime statistics, mixing major crimes with minor offences – a disturbing trend Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade hopes to change later this month when a cumulative assessment of crime stats is expected to be released. Those figures will show a decrease in murders up to this […]

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A local politician and community activist is calling on the government to not only revoke the appointment of Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) Chairman Randol Dorsett, but ultimately dismantle the regulatory body, which has been embroiled in a number of controversies over the years. URCA was once again thrust into the spotlight after it […]

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Authorities have launched an intensive investigation after discovering a fetus in a dumpster Sunday evening, police confirmed yesterday. Police made the discovery around 4:00 pm on Sunday at Golden Isles Road. Police are investigating and appealing to members of the public who may have any information regarding this incident to contact police.

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A man recently convicted of the botched armed robbery of a popular fast food franchise has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison. Twenty-five-year-old Jeremy Kemp was convicted back in July for the failed attempted armed robbery of Kentucky Fried Chicken’s (KFC) Oakes Field location. But, on Monday a Supreme Court judge sentenced Kemp […]

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A Rotary club, R.E.A.C.H. and the Ministry of Education teamed up to reach out to the littlest students in The Bahamas, opening the region’s first pre-school classroom specially equipped to meet the needs of children with autism. With fanfare that included a concert by preschoolers barely tall enough to reach a desk or old enough […]

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Unemployment figures have decreased slightly to 14.7 per cent overall, down from 15.9 percent, according to the most recent latest labour force statistics. “The results of the survey, which covered a six months period, indicate that there was a slight increase, less than one per cent, in the size of the labour force, which now […]

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A bicyclist was struck by a car on Tonique Williams Darling Highway Saturday and later died in hospital, police have confirmed. Police said the victim was on his bike around 4:25 a.m. near Workers House when the driver of a Ford Mustang hit him. The victim, who has not yet been identified, was taken to […]

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The Free National Movement (FNM) is taking the credit for the recent decline in unemployment figures released by the Department of Statistics last week. The country’s overall employment rate dropped from 15.9 per cent to 14.7 per cent. “The survey was conducted for the period in which the FNM was in office, and shows a […]

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The government will soon adopt a sustained and disciplined approach to the country’s vexing illegal immigration woes, all in hopes of getting to the bottom of the problem. It is a culture shift that could call for the public knowing their immigration status. “The country has been far too slack with documentation on residency and […]

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The autopsy results for a Haitian man who died suddenly on Andros a week ago are still not ready. Family and friends are still waiting to find out just how Fleridor Almera died in San Andros. Eyewitnesses allege that he was beaten by an immigration officer or sprayed in the face with a substance, which […]

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