The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Members of The College of The Bahamas’ Union of Students (COBUS) are irate over the government’s decision to cut funding to the college, which could possibly result in the hike of tuition cost for students. President of COBUS Ernesto Williams claims that the government, in a letter dated late December 2012, announced that it will […]

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Chairman of the Free National Movement (FNM) Darron Cash has fired back at the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) response to the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) inquiry, calling the PLP’s statement ‘shameless’ and ‘unrepentant’. He claims that Prime Minister Perry Christie and his government only wants an inquiry into the sale of BTC to cover up […]

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A long time nurse and beloved Bahamian died over the weekend. On Saturday the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) mourned the death of Persis Rodgers who family members say was in her 90’s. In a release sent Saturday evening the PLP said it is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Nurse Rodgers. “A long-time […]

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The courts of The Bahamas may soon have to address the issue of same-sex marriages, according to Chief Justice Sir Michael Barnett. Recently, the British and French Parliaments have passed laws to allow same-sex marriages and equal rights to same sex couples adopting children. “I have no doubt that it is only a matter of […]

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Police are looking for a group of men who attacked a 15-year-old boy on Wednesday. According to reports, the teenage boy, who lives on Exuma Street, was on Peter Street when the group attacked him. The teen was taken to hospital via EMS personnel where he is detained in serious, but stable condition.

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The mission was simple: Help Marine Seaman Michael Fox pull off an elaborate marriage proposal at LPIA for his unsuspecting girlfriend, Alexandra Kaufmann. A member of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, the young marine wanted the proposal executed in style and with military precision. He called on the Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD) to assist […]

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A 27-year-old Key West Street man was charged in court yesterday with murdering Rodney Sila. Donovan Brown is accused of killing Sila on January 30. Sila was shot to death. He was the country’s 10th homicide victim. Brown was not allowed to enter a plea to the charge and his case was sent to the […]

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Prime Minister Perry Christie said that the structural work on the High Commissioner’s residence in London, which was delayed for over four-and-a-half years, is being done at a cost of nearly $247,000. “This necessitates the high commissioner living in temporary accommodations until those repairs are done,” the prime minister said at the formal announcement of […]

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By Armstrong Williams Bill Keller was asked recently what role he thought the New York Times played in journalism moving forward in the digital age. “Value added” he replied. Astonishing if you think about it, the world’s number one newspaper for over a century had just been reduced to almost an afterthought in the eyes […]

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A woman’s badly decomposed body was discovered on one of the Family Islands on Wednesday, police have confirmed. Police received reports about human remains in the Turtle Cove, Abaco area. Officers from the Marsh Harbour Police Station found the body, which had already begun to decompose, covered with rocks. An autopsy will be done to […]

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