The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

The man who was killed on Churchill Drive in Grand Bahama Monday has been identified as Basil Pierre. Pierre, 36, was shot to death. When officers got on the crime scene they found the Brinkhill Road resident on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds to the body. He was taken to the hospital, but died. […]

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As police officer Wilfred Atherley fights for his life in hospital after being ambushed and shot about the body over the weekend, members of the Police Staff Association (PSA) are calling of the government and the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) to allow them to carry their guns when off duty. As it stands, police […]

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A17-year-old boy was yesterday charged with one of the country’s latest murders. The juvenile whose name is being withheld because of his age is accused of the August 15 shooting death of Luc Dupre. Police reports said Dupre was riding his motorcycle in the Sunlight Cottage area when he was killed. As neither his mother […]

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Proponents of National Heroes Month who are flying high after the prime minister’s recent declaration that more will be done to honour the country’s heroes may now be facing a new battle from an organisation wanting to preserve the month of October as Discovery Month. The Bahamas In Prophecy Association is a multidenominational organisation headed […]

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Two people were shot late last night, police have confirmed. Press Liaison Officer, Inspector Chrislyn Skippings told The Journal that the shootings happened on Miami street and Cordeaux Avenue. Details were sketchy up to press time, but The Journal understands that one of the shooting victims was critical. Both were taken to the Princess Margaret […]

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From one perspective, life and how it is to be lived depends in a real way on how life is perceived. When all is said and done, life is grounded in either spirituality or materiality. Some words of Pope Benedict now resonate, “… We are now seeing, in the collapse of major banks, that money […]

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Sadly, some who now lead and very many who would lead in today’s Bahamas are seemingly loath to break with status quo thinking; thus that dread sense of stasis/paralysis at the core of current thinking concerning what is to be done in the circumstances. Instead of the generation of a bold new vision charting the […]

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The Bahamas has the Caribbean’s freest economy, according to the Economic Freedom of the World rankings released by the Fraser Institute. The report examines a series of criteria, including the size of government, a country’s legal system and property rights, sound money, the freedom to trade internationally and regulation. The report, which has been published […]

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A local engineer has submitted recommendations for the government to protect its quarter billion dollar investment in the New Providence Road Improvement Project (NPRIP) by introducing a toll booth system in four major thoroughfares in the capital. Principal of Caribbean Civil Group Ray McKenzie says the government would make close to $40 million if it […]

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The Bahamas will soon be well-positioned to be a destination leader for medical tourism with the introduction of the international patient programme at The Bahamas Medical Centre, according to Doctors Hospital Health System and Centre President Barry Rassin. The programme is among the features included in the newly opened Bahamas Medical Centre facilities on Blake […]

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