The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Grand Bahama has recorded its first homicide of the year. According to reports, around 6:20 p.m. Saturday police received information of a shooting in the Deadman Reef area. Officers responded where it was reported that around 6:15p.m., a man and a woman were at their home at Deadman Reef when they were approached by a […]

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The Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) has until the end of the month to call an election, bringing an end to a longstanding rift between the current executive team and the one ultimately hoping to unseat it. Chief Justice Sir Michael Barnett on Friday ruled that the BHCAWU must call elections by […]

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Chairman of the Vote Yes Campaign Philip Galanis announced last week that the campaign team is prepared to fight for each of the Family Islands. According to Mr. Galanis, residents in almost all the Family Islands have contacted him about bringing the campaign outside of New Providence and now the Vote Yes campaign is ready […]

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Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Leader Branville McCartney has joined the chorus of many Bahamians who believe the upcoming referendum should be postponed. In a press statement sent out yesterday, Mr. McCartney said the government “has put forward to the Bahamian people a process that is legally flawed and has no binding effect.” “It is a […]

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Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts said Sunday that the party is urging Bahamians to vote yes in the upcoming gaming referendum – a move that makes the upcoming vote a political battlefield. In his initial communication on the referendum on web shop gaming last year, Prime Minister Perry Christie assured the Bahamian people […]

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We suspect that there are people out there whether in the middle classes, the serried ranks of the so-called working poor or for that matter, among people living and working in so-called ‘Haitian’ villages, who are battling their way through these hard times. There are all those other people who cling to the now worn-out […]

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Some of the nation’s top performers were honoured yesterday for their outstanding achievements in last year’s national examinations. The Ministry of Education held a ceremony at the Church of God Auditorium to recognise the students who excelled in their Bahamas Junior Certificate (BJC) and Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) Examinations. Queen’s College student […]

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The government and the College of the Bahamas (COB are taking steps to establish a school of agriculture in North Andros. Situated on the site of the former agriculture research centre in San Andros, the project seeks to train Bahamians to take advantage of a nearly $1 billion industry. Seven Cuban technicians with various specialties, […]

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Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Leader Branville McCartney says Prime Minister Perry Christie is “out of order” for stating that he would not “dare” tell Bahamians not to work for number houses, even though they are illegal. On Tuesday, shortly before heading into his weekly Cabinet meeting, Mr. Christie defended those Bahamians who are employed with […]

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Minister of Financial Services Ryan Pinder said former State Minister for Finance Zhivargo should be ashamed of himself for making careless comments about his government’s stewardship of the nation’s finances. He was responding to Mr. Laing’s comments Wednesday that the Christie administration’s $700 million deficit is a result of reckless management. Minister Pinder said it […]

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