The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Barack Obama was last night re-elected as the president of the United States of America and will serve a second consecutive term after beating out Republican candidate Mitt Romney. Just after 11:00 p.m. Tuesday President Obama was declared the winner after capturing 274 electoral votes and becoming that country’s 44th president. Only 270 electoral votes […]

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A veteran trade unionist is crying shame on the Wyndham Nassau Resort following reports that nearly 100 of its employees may lose their jobs if the Cable Beach resort follows through with its plan to make those initially temporary layoffs, permanent. Past President of The Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU), Thomas Bastian […]

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Bahamian cancer researchers are stepping up their research efforts to determine why Prostate Cancer is so much more prevalent and aggressive in black males than their Caucasian counterparts. The heightened local research is part of ongoing regional and global search to determine the facts relative to the disease and men of African descent. It also […]

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Environment and government officials are gearing up for a meeting in Grand Bahama later this week to determine how the government could create protected areas for the country’s coastlines. The second annual Senior Officers meeting is part of the Caribbean Challenge – a region-wide campaign to protect the health of the Caribbean lands and waters. […]

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A police cyclist is lucky to be alive after being injured in accident yesterday. Authorities said the officer was travelling south on West Mall Drive and the driver of a 1991 white BMW, north, when the two collided. The cyclist was injured as a result. At last report, he was in stable condition in hospital. […]

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A popular web shop owner has urged Bahamians to vote no in next month’s referendum, noting that with only five web shop operators set to get licences, players’ winnings will be affected. Chima Johnson, owner of The Daily Ticket web shop, warns that the Over-the-Hill and poorer communities are the ones that will suffer as […]

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Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Chairman Mark Humes said the December 3 gambling referendum is nothing more than a payback for those “numbers men” who have been behind the scene rendering services to Prime Minister Perry Christie. In a press release sent Tuesday, Mr. Humes said the proposed referendum is the clearest indication and saddest reminder […]

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A gaming advocate says while next month’s gambling referendum is a “step in the right direction,” it is “not sufficient” and he expressed disappointment that the Christie administration did not include other forms of gaming in next month’s poll. “I am very disappointed [that] casino gaming [was] omitted. We have worked very hard to liberate […]

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A 24-year-old Green Castle Cay, Eleuthera man drowned Sunday while swimming in waters at Musha Cay, Exuma, police have confirmed. Police said the man drowned at 10:40 a.m. Police at Georgetown, Exuma were notified of the incident and retrieved the man’s body. Meantime, a 25-year-old Bimini Avenue man and a 24-year-old Rock Crusher woman were […]

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A 35-year-old woman was yesterday forced to come up with thousands of dollars in bail after being charged with both bigamy and fraud. According to authorities, Mount Tabor Estates resident Shianne Rolle married her first husband eight years ago. The prosecution alleged that using her first married title, Rolle attempted to get a $240,000 mortgage […]

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