The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

The multi-million dollar Airport Gateway Project is 99 per cent complete with officials putting the finishing touches to landscaping, according to Works and Urban Development Minister Philip ‘Brave’ Davis. Construction of the project began in May 2011 with a scheduled completion of August 2013. But the project saw some challenges with one disgruntled worker sabotaging […]

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Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts says Opposition Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis is in no position to call for Prime Minister Perry Christie’s resignation considering he “stood in total silence” and “full support” of millions of dollars of cost overruns while a part of the Ingraham administration. Dr. Minnis recently told the media that […]

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Another parent was charged yesterday with assaulting a school official. Just two weeks ago, a Grand Bahama parent was charged with assault after she allegedly slapped the high school’s principal. Yesterday, Angela Smith pleaded not guilty and denied that she had attacked an Anatol Rodgers teacher last Tuesday. Smith was arraigned on one count of […]

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National Security Minister Dr. Bernard Nottage is backtracking on comments he made last week that January’s gaming referendum cost the government about $ 5 million. Those comments prompted the Opposition to call for an audit into the January 28 referendum. Yesterday in a press statement, the minister said information coming in from the Parliamentary Registration […]

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A new partnership between Western Air airline and Blue Crossings Bahamas Limited (BCBL) is making it easier for Bahamians to hop a flight into Havana, Cuba through a new direct flight between the two countries. At a press conference Monday, officials of both companies announced the direct air service from Nassau to Havana on board […]

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The case of the man accused of the murder of Stephen Sherman is expected to go the jury today now that both the prosecution and defense have made their closing arguments. Janaldo Farrington is accused of the February 17, 2012 murder of Sherman. The banker was gunned down outside his Yamacraw Shores home during an […]

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The Royal Bahamas Police Force now has some explaining to do after a suspect in court revealed that one of his co-accused escaped police custody over the weekend in Bimini. Sean Livingston Solomon, 40, of Grand Bahama, was about to be arraigned when Magistrate Andrew Forbes realised he wasn’t even in the courtroom. According to […]

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A woman who was scheduled to be sentenced on Friday for killing her husband will have to wait a few more months before learning her fate. Supreme Court Justice Vera Watkins adjourned 25-year-old Mikiko Black’s sentencing after her defence attorney Moses Bain told the court he could not proceed. Mr. Bain explained that he did […]

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Seven men were taken into custody following two major drug busts this past weekend, the first in Bimini. According to reports, acting on intelligence, a team of officers went to an area in North Bimini just after 8:00a.m. on Saturday where they found three men with 411 pounds of marijuana. Police said two of the […]

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The parent and teacher involved in a recent attack at the Anatol Rodgers High School are expected to settle the matter outside of court. However, both are slated to be arraigned on assault charges on Friday following the altercation that occurred after school hours this past Tuesday. The Bahama Journal understands that the pair met […]

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