The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

The public will get a sneak peek at the Lynden Pindling International Airport’s (LPIA) newest terminal this Saturday. The terminal will serve domestic and international flights. The general public will be treated to live entertainment and an afternoon of activities at Saturday’s event. “We wanted to give the general public an opportunity to see this […]

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Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is commemorating Mental Health Month by helping to raise awareness about and funding solutions to mental health issues facing children and families. World Mental Health Month is celebrated in The Bahamas during October. World Mental Health Day, which is supported by the United Nations (UN), is celebrated internationally on October […]

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Just days after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) revised The Bahamas’ economic growth forecast down, East Grand Bahama Member of Parliament (MP) Peter Turnquest says he doesn’t expect a lot more jobs to be available to Bahamians. The IMF cut the nation’s projected economic growth to 2.1, a great distance from the 5.5 per cent […]

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There are more than 1,500 Bahamians imprisoned at Her Majesty’s Prisons (HMP) – twice as many as the Fox Hill compound is designed to hold at capacity, according to National Security Minister Dr. Bernard Nottage. That’s one of the reasons why the government is seeking parliamentary approval on the Correctional Services Bill 2013. Dr. Nottage, […]

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Displaced downtown taxi drivers will soon be reallocated their parking spaces, State Minister for Transport and Aviation Hope Strachan announced Tuesday. The minister was responding to concerns made by the drivers who are complaining that their livelihoods are being jeopardised due to a lack of designated taxi parking spaces along the Bay Street corridor. The […]

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Two key pieces of legislation will be brought into force tomorrow during a public ceremony at Government House – the Majority Rule (Public Holiday) Act 2013 and the National Heroes Act 2007, adding one holiday to the country’s calendar and renaming another. Prime Minister Perry Christie made the announcement in the House of Assembly on […]

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Golden Gates MP Shane Gibson is delivering on an election promise he made a year ago. On Wednesday, Mr. Gibson announced the establishment of the Golden Gates Scholarship Fund Committee, which is designed to raise and provide funding for an educational facility that will enable Bahamians to pursue graduate and post-graduate level studies at recognised […]

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National Security Minister Dr. Bernard Nottage kept his word Wednesday and tabled an itemised document that shows how more than $1.2 million were spent on January’s gambling referendum. Dr. Nottage told his House colleagues he felt the need to table the document because Opposition Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis did not believe him when he gave […]

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A 25-year-old Eleuthera resident was arraigned yesterday on a manslaughter charge for the death of his five-month-old daughter. Court dockets indicate that the baby, Berlendia Vedrine died as a result of unlawful harm caused by her father, Blouand Vedrine back on September 6 in Gregory Town, Eleuthera. The Haitian national spoke through an interpreter. He […]

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Four men were arraigned before Magistrate Andrew Forbes yesterday on drug-related charges. Shurland Woodside, 45; Raymond Bain, 39; Dominic Smith, 32 and Neko Ferguson, 24 are charged with conspiracy to possess dangerous drugs with the intent to supply and possession of dangerous drugs with the intent to supply. Smith alone faces an additional possession charge. […]

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