The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Officials from the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) are doing their part to assist in the community by completely renovating and rededicating a park in Cynthia “Mother” Pratt’s honour over the weekend. Back in April, Mrs. Pratt called the media because she noticed some work going on in the park. At that time, she was told […]

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New information coming in from the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization which concern world food prices now show that they rose in September. This information also reveals that, these prices are close to levels reached during the 2008 food crisis. That organization also recounts that, “…The worst drought in more than 50 years in the […]

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Thousands of Bahamians are out of work despite exhausting job searches. With the unemployment rate in the double digits and workers being sent to the unemployment line every day, many Bahamians are strongly considering working for themselves. But, they don’t know where to start. Last night, a respected voice in the financial community, a PR […]

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A new drug will now be made available in The Bahamas that will help prevent strokes and blood clotting. The drug, Xarelto (Rivaroxaban), was officially launched by Bayer Health Care Company in the Imperial Ballroom at the Atlantis Resort yesterday. The Xarelto pack costs $180 and contains 30 tablets. It is the world’s most prescribed […]

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Only a day after a teenager was gunned down, detectives were called to investigate yet another homicide in the capital late Wednesday. According to Assistant Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson, the victim and two other men had just arrived to their car after leaving a Roots Junkanoo practice on Christie Park around 11:30 p.m. when […]

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Despite it being old, Chief Justice Michael Barnett said Thursday, the country’s constitution has worked well, but important changes can and should be made. The chief justice who made proposals to the Constitution Reform Commission as the body prepares to review and make recommendations to the country’s governing document, said among the principles that should […]

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Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts has challenged Free National Movement (FNM) candidate for the North Abaco bye-election Greg Gomez to reveal some intimate details about his stint in the United States to prove its validity. While appearing as a guest on Love 97’s daily talk show Issues of the Day with host Algernon […]

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Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) executives were determined for teachers to have a day off today so much so that they met with labour officials for just over an hour Thursday at the Clarence A. Bain building. The union filed a trade dispute with the Ministry of Labour on Wednesday after Ministry of Education officials […]

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Records from the Dade County Public School System have confirmed that Free National Movement (FNM) candidate in the North Abaco bye-election Greg Gomez has worked at three different schools in the United States in recent years. The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) has long contended that Mr. Gomez is not a suitable candidate to run in […]

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Provisions regarding the appointment of judges to the bench of the Court of Appeal (COA) should be re-examined, hinted Chief Justice Sir Michael Barnett Thursday as he addressed members of the Constitution Reform Commission. The chief justice, who delivered opening remarks to members of the commission ahead of entering in to a closed-door session at […]

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