The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Supreme Court Justice Bernard Turner will decide this morning whether the Kofthe Goodman murder trial will proceed. On Friday, the attorney for the man alleged to have killed 11-year-old Marco Archer was on his feet for just under two hours trying to convince the judge why the trial against his client should not proceed. The […]

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Business mogul and President of Super Wash Limited Dionisio D’Aguilar has made it known that he is in full support of more foreign workers to The Bahamas. During an appearance on the JCN/Love 97 programme Jones and Company Mr. D’Aguilar noted that Bahamians need not feel threatened by the amount of foreigners in the country’s […]

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A 27-year-old man became the nation’s latest traffic fatality yesterday after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a jeep. According to police reports the man, a resident of Step Street, was riding along Bernard Road when he and the 2006 Hyundai Tuscan collided in front of Success Training College, which resulted in the victim […]

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Members of the Bahamas Prison Association (BPA) on Friday applauded the government for appointing Patrick Wright the new prison superintendent, but BPA President Gregory Archer said the association has one major flaw with Thursday’s handover ceremony and it has to do with Don Cleare being promoted to Acting Deputy Superintendent. According to Mr. Archer, Mr. […]

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Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Perry C. Chrisite is picutred speaking with CARIFTA athletes outside the House of Assembly, April 10. The team members sat in the gallery during the morning session.

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A man, who was in custody the same time as Aaron Rolle said yesterday the 20-year-old was in agonising pain and that the inmate “saw death” moments before he died on February 9. Stuart Cove’s employee Quadaro Munroe, who was the first witness to take the stand in the Coroner’s Inquest into Rolle’s death yesterday, […]

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The current administration should be up and doing with bringing to parliament amendments to the statute laws which would guarantee Bahamians rights to gambling, gaming and all other such activities allowed tourists. In this regard, we insist that the so-called ‘debate’ concerning the numbers business had as much to do with righteousness, as it clearly […]

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Effective immediately the Real Property Tax amnesty programme could save taxpaying home owners up to 50 per cent of what they owe the government if they act fast and make arrangements with the assessment team at the Charlotte Street offices. Roger Forbes, the Chief Evaluation Officer and Controller of Inland Revenue at the Ministry of […]

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A police constable found himself on the wrong side of the law yesterday as he appeared in the magistrate’s court to face charges of unlawful harm. Police Constable Trevor Cox appeared before Magistrate Caroline Evans yesterday on one charge of causing harm. It is reported that on Thursday, March 28th at the Grove Police Station, […]

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A week after three people were killed during a runway collision, the Mayaguana airports has been closed to certain aircraft, Minister of Transport and Aviation Glenys Hanna-Martin announced Wednesday as she presented the preliminary report into that tragedy in the House of Assembly. “The Department of Civil Aviation has closed the Mayaguana Airport to all […]

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