The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

House Members on Wednesday paused for a moment of silence to honour the life of former parliamentarian Frank Edgecombe, who died at his Fox Hill home Tuesday night. He was 85-years-old. Mr. Edgecombe served as the MP for the Fox Hill constituency from 1977 to 1987 and as the vice president of the Senate until […]

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The National Parenting Programme (NPP) is reportedly reaping some positive results. According to Social Services and Community Development Minister, Melanie Griffin, the progamme is helping to reduce parental abuse, a growing concern in The Bahamas. “Often times, the mistreatment or abuse of children results from parents and guardians not being fully aware of their responsibilities […]

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Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell has called on regional heads to encourage, empower and support young Bahamians as well as those throughout the Caribbean and the Commonwealth. Minister Mitchell made the request yesterday while addressing Commonwealth ministers attending the pre-Caribbean Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Exhibition Centre (SBMEC) in Colombo, […]

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The two major political parties are locking horns over the proposed Value Added Tax (VAT) system with the Opposition Leader painting a dismal picture of want would happen if the government proceeds with its plan. Free National Movement (FNM) Leader, Dr. Hubert Minnis insists implementing the VAT will seriously impair the country’s already weak, uncompetitive, […]

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A former female police officer arrested on suspicion of trying to export drugs earlier this year was yesterday denied bail for a third time. Former Police Constable Toni Sweeting was arrested back in April after she and two others – her brother, 33-year-old Delano Sweeting and Jamaican national Conrad Campbell – were found with more […]

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The Bahamas ranks among the top 20 countries in the world in terms of the number of women with breast cancer. Officials from The Bahamas Breast Cancer Initiative (BBCI) revealed the alarming statistics at a press conference last evening, adding that nine per cent of Bahamian women have the potentially deadly disease. The average age […]

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Judicial and law enforcement officers and witnesses in trials will have greater protection against threats of harm through provisions the government has laid out in a number of crime bills. Leading debate in the House of Assembly yesterday, State Minister for Legal Affairs Damian Gomez outlined a number of amendments to the compendium of crime […]

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The Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) kick started its positive youth engagement exercises yesterday by educating students of the dangers of firearms and reminding them of their important role in the fight against crime. Officers attached to the Firearms Tracing Investigative Unit visited students from Aquinas College and R.M. Bailey Secondary schools and engaged them […]

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Despite current financial challenges, countries have continued to pledge a significant amount of resources at the United Nations Pledging Conference. But while commending such efforts, Permanent Representative of The Bahamas to the United Nations, Dr. Elliston Rahming said such commitments remain well below current needs. “I would thus like to encourage all countries to renew […]

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The government has set the stage to possibly jumpstart Grand Bahama’s still bruised economy. Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Perry Christie yesterday met with Grand Bahama’s largest investors, the principals of Hutchinson Whampoa. During a meeting in London, the two sides discussed future investment prospects in the northern island, which has for years struggled […]

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