The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

This year’s national exam results were again disappointing, but officials are hoping to reverse this trend. It’s for this reason public school principals have come together to formulate a plan to maximise their students’ potential. “Your mission is to provide quality leadership, motivation and practical step by step assistance to your school team,” said District […]

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The 18-year-old male who allegedly killed a teen girl last week spent his first night on remand yesterday. Cameron Vincent is accused of intentionally causing the death of 18-year-old Altanika Young on Sunday, August 11. Young’s body was found through a road near St. Augustine’s Monastery. Police believe she had been dead for about five […]

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Over 7,000 law enforcement officers throughout the country announced yesterday that they are on the verge of striking if their medical insurance is not re-instated by the prime minister. During a press conference yesterday, Bahamas Customs, Immigration and Allied Workers Union (BCIAWU) Vice-President Sloan Smith said they have already began making rounds to all union […]

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Family members and friends of a missing diver and Jet Ski operator say they are growing concerned by the hour for his welfare and are hoping a woman who was allegedly riding with him when he disappeared will provide police with some answers. Rufus Storr, 49, was last seen on Sunday at 3:15 p.m. on […]

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In the wake of dismal Bahamas General Certificate for Secondary Education (BGCSE) results, Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) President Belinda Wilson is calling for a change in the national curriculum to achieve more desirable results in the national examinations. Last week, Ministry of Education officials announced that this year’s BGCSE results revealed that the average […]

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Police are looking for three men who allegedly abducted a woman and sexually molested her. According to police reports, the incident occurred around 3:00 a.m. in the area of Bahama Avenue. The woman was in the area in her silver Hyundai when she was approached by three men armed with a handgun. The men ordered […]

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A two-year-old boy died on Friday after being fatally beaten by his stepfather. The police have the 30-year-old resident of Allan Drive in custody and have classified the toddler’s death as a homicide. Head of the Central Detective Unit (CDU), Superintendent Paul Rolle was on the scene and briefed reporters as to what their investigations […]

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When Thomas Rigby appeared in the Supreme Court Friday morning he expected to be sentenced for damaging over $1 million worth of the newly paved John F. Kennedy Drive but his sentencing never happened. On July 18th, Thomas Alexander Rigby pleaded not guilty to the charge of damage, but now he apparently had a change […]

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A young man is dead and his handgun confiscated following a police involved shooting shortly before 2:00 a.m. Saturday. Preliminary reports indicate that police were on patrol, when they heard a barrage of gunshots coming from the area of Allen Drive, off Carmichael Road. The officers responded and observed a young man among group of […]

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Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell yesterday refuted claims from US legislators that The Bahamas acted inhumanely in deporting 24 Cubans to their hometown on Friday. A South Florida newspaper reported on Saturday that US Republican Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen said that it’s “shameful that the Bahamian government would not even consider the humanitarian asylum offer made […]

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