The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Platinum recording artist, Olivia, has joined forces with the Sandals Foundation to raise awareness for the Providing Access to Continued Education (P.A.C.E.) programme, which provides education and support to teenage mothers, while promoting awareness to help reduce teen pregnancy. The Sandals Foundation aims to make a positive difference in communities existing in Jamaica, Antigua, Saint […]

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The defence attorney for convicted killer Stephen ‘Die’ Stubbs made a final plea to save his client’s life yesterday. The Crown is seeking the death penalty for Stubbs and his two co-accused, Andrew Davis and Clinton Evans. In August, the trio was found guilty of the 1999 murder of police constable Jimmy Ambrose. It was […]

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Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Darron Cash says the increased unemployment rate is “deeply troubling” as it relates to the government’s performance and “tremendously disappointing” as it relates to the thousands of Bahamians who continue to desperately look for gainful employment. On Wednesday, the Department of Statistics reported that the unemployment rate in The Bahamas […]

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The Bahamas does not have the infrastructure to control its airspace, but the government is still looking for a way to get revenue from it, according to Transport and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna Martin. Minister Hanna Martin, during her communication on the proposed amendment to the Airport Authority Act in the House of Assembly, said […]

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Bahamians will soon be able to travel to China without a visa. According to Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell, Cabinet has agreed to sign a visa abolition agreement, a change local tourism officials have long been pushing for, particularly in anticipation of Baha Mar’s grand opening in December 2014. The agreement is reciprocal. […]

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Bahamasair passengers now have more ways to make their travel arrangements now that the airline has partnered with Cash-N-Go in a deal both sides say enhances convenience for customers. Cash-N-Go is a one-stop-shop of sorts where people can go to pay utility bills, send money grams, purchase phone cards and now book airline tickets. Jevon […]

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Tough economic times have forced Sky Bahamas to shut down its operations at its Blake Road offices and relocate to the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA), Sky Bahamas CEO Captain Randy Butler confirmed recently. Sky Bahamas currently rents two units in the Blake Road Plaza, but Captain Butler said the company has decided to relocate […]

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Despite the disagreement over money and medical insurance coverage between non-uniformed customs workers and the government, Vice President of the Bahamas Customs Immigration and Allied Worked Union (BCIAWU) Sloan Smith said the union has no plans for industrial action at the moment. The union VP said industrial action is always the last resort, and he […]

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The man gunned down in the Yamacraw Beach Estates area late Monday night has been identified as Cleophas Clarke and the Bahama Journal has learnt that he was a murder suspect out on bail. Clarke, 20, was found dead outside a residence on Carter Close, Yamacraw Beach Estates with a gunshot wound to the chest. […]

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The countdown is on. With only days to go before the third annual Ft. Lauderdale Film Festival on Location: Grand Bahama Island, organisers and sponsors of the event are tying up the final details, as festivities commence in less than a week. This year’s event will feature a broadened High School Film Competition, which is […]

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