The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

The government will spend $3 million to $5 million to host the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) World Relays next year and an additional $3 million to $5 million the following year, according to Youth, Sports & Culture Minister Dr. Daniel Johnson. According to the minister, 700 of the best athletes from around the […]

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Despite warnings from the education minister that any form of industrial action would be met with suitable consequences, Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) President Belinda Wilson led her members on a march to the Office of the Prime Minister to demand an intervention. Late Sunday, Minister Jerome Fitzgerald made it known that he was aware […]

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It was a homecoming of sorts for a South Carolina couple Wednesday as the Ministry of Tourism’s “People To People” Programme, in conjunction with the Cancer Society of The Bahamas, surprised them with a special day to mark the couple’s 34th wedding anniversary. Dave and Cindy Bozenski first visited The Bahamas in 1976. Since then […]

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Queen’s College is expanding. Last month, the school broke ground on a new two-story classroom block for its high school. The new building is the first in a series of additions that the school will undertake in the coming years. “Over the last three years, Queen’s College purchased all of the available land bordering its […]

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RUBIS Bahamas officials are eying a year-end opening for its Robinson Road location, which has been plagued with a gas leak that saw the contamination of residents’ underground water and the closure of Cable Bahamas’ New Providence payment centre. The gas leak was discovered earlier this year and so far the company has spent millions […]

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A man eager to get on the 2017 election register was arrested yesterday after a police officer spotted him waiting in line to register and realised he was known to police. Police Superintendent Stephen Dean confirmed that the man was arrested at the Parliamentary Registration Department on Farrington Road on Wednesday. According to Acting Parliamentary […]

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Public Relations Officer for the Music Makers Junkanoo group Alphonso “Chicken” Albury said the mere fact that the group’s home base is located in a crime hotspot does not mean the group is breeding gang bangers or is in any way connected to them. The murder of 17-year-old Aaron Turnquest took place through Fowler Street, […]

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Twenty deserving students received full scholarships from the Island Luck Web Café to attend Success Training College. The students – 18 females and two males – collectively received $250,000 worth of scholarships during an awards ceremony on Wednesday. President of Success Carlton Neymour said the donation will go a long way in helping the students […]

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Former State Minister for Immigration, Branville McCartney says the government can do a lot more in its fight to rid the country of shanty towns. On Tuesday, Environment Minister Kenred Dorsett said the government would now summons landlords who allow squatters to live on their land to appear before court. However, during a news conference […]

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U.S. Embassy officials donated four new, custom-made sport utility vehicles (SUVs) to the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s (RBPF) Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) yesterday. U.S. Chargé d’Affaires John Dinkelman, accompanied by senior U.S. Embassy officials, made a special visit to the police headquarters to participate in the formal handover ceremony. The vehicles are valued at over […]

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