The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Authorities are trying to piece together the circumstances surrounding an early morning fire that claimed the lives of six people including a toddler yesterday as speculation from relatives and neighbours over the incident intensifies. The fire started just before 2:00 a.m. at the family’s home off Homestead Avenue. “At this stage we are not in […]

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Climate change and coastal erosion are devastating issues for The Bahamas. This is why private and public stakeholders from around the country have convened to develop a national plan to prepare for the worse. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) are holding a five-day workshop under the […]

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Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) President Belinda Wilson said she’s ready to take her disputes to the international arena if Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald does not budge. The union has been at odds with education officials over what they call poor working conditions, which include non-functioning air-condition units as well as rodents. The union president […]

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Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) President Belinda Wilson has placed all public school teachers from Grand Bahama to Inagua on alert. The union leader made the announcement through a press statement this weekend. The announcement hints that more severe industrial action may be on the way. Last week teachers at Charlton E. Francis Primary staged […]

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The search for the College of The Bahamas’ (COB) new president has now entered the recruitment phase with a Bahamian successor expected to assume the office during the latter half of 2014. During a news conference Sunday, Chairman of COB’s Council Alfred Sears announced that the recruitment, evaluation and decision processes are expected to extend […]

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Police arrested two men and seized $1.7 million worth of marijuana near Ragged Island last Wednesday. Two New Providence men – 51 and 48 – are in custody. Authorities in Exuma, the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s (RBPF) Marine Support Unit and United States officials went to Rick Cay in the Ragged Island area, where they […]

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Even though Cuban protesters in Miami have intensified their demonstrations against The Bahamas a top Cabinet minister says the protests have had no impact on the country and there has been no fallout. Miami-based Cuban exile group, Democracy Movement has been protesting against The Bahamas for months after allegations surfaced that Defence Force officers had […]

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Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell and a Bahamian delegation are in New York today for the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. The delegation left yesterday. Minister Mitchell will head the delegation until Prime Minister Perry Christie arrives in New York on Friday. This year, Mr. Christie will deliver the country’s national statement […]

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The Ministry of Education will soon conduct two nationwide surveys on thousands of school aged kids to obtain an accurate picture of the state of children’s health and to gauge the prevalence of tobacco use among youngsters in the country. On Friday, Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald announced that his ministry had teamed up with the […]

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Bahamian candidates considered for the position of president of The College of The Bahamas (COB) will be offered remuneration packages competitive to opportunities elsewhere, COB Council Chairman Alfred Sears told The Bahama Journal yesterday. The college’s Advisory Search Committee, appointed to spearhead the recruitment of a new president for the institution, is now in the […]

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