The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

A murder suspect broke down in court Monday claiming he had no involvement in last December’s mass shooting in Fox Hill which killed four people and wounded several others. Justin Williams, 22, now the third man to be arraigned in connection with the December 27, 2013 incident, appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt in Court […]

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Fox Hill MP Fred Mitchell spoke out against illegal dumping in the wake of a fire in his constituency that has been smouldering for days. “People should stop this indiscriminate dumping because this has now caused thousands of dollars to the public purse for something that is unavoidable,” Mr. Mitchell said. According to Mr. Mitchell, […]

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Airports Council International (ACI) recently announced the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) as the recipient of the 2013 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Award for Best Improvement by Region in the Latin America-Caribbean category. The award recognises extensive improvements made to the airport during a three-phased, $409 million redevelopment at LPIA. President and CEO at Nassau […]

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The government is hoping to develop a stem cell clinic in New Providence. Health Minister Dr. Perry Gomez pushed the idea during the country’s very first international Stem Cell Society Global Conference held in Grand Bahama last Friday. The Stem Cell Society is a member-based, international, non-profit trade association for the purpose of promoting interests […]

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The Valley Boys will remain the victors of the 2013 Boxing Day and the 2014 New Year’s Day junkanoo parades as according to the official 2013/2014 junkanoo results. After protests by four A-category groups, the official results were released yesterday morning by Parade Management Team Chairman Douglas Hanna. In the Boxing Day parade, the Valley […]

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Abaco police have released an all points bulletin for the pilot who they believe attempted to fly a group of illegal immigrants out of the country. Officers said they are actively looking for 30-year-old Owen George Johnson. Police said officers were acting on information when they headed to the Sandy Point Airport and spotted an […]

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More than 300 retired police officers are preparing to sue the government for over $100 million in owed gratuity. In fact, attorney Glendon Rolle said a writ will be filed in the Supreme Court sometime this week. He explained that gratuity is paid to police officers as compensation for their “due diligence” over the years. […]

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Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man whose body was found on a jitney Monday afternoon, Assistant Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson said last evening. ACP Ferguson said the driver of a route No. 1 jitney alerted officers at the Southern Police Station on Quakoo Street sometime after 6:00 p.m. about […]

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The war of words between a local bishop and the chief magistrate has now been forwarded to the Attorney General’s Office and the chief justice after the bishop lodged a formal complaint against the judge. Earlier this month Bishop Walter Hanchell and Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt got into a bitter spat after she arraigned youth […]

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Five years after insurance company CLICO went belly-up leaving more than 30,000 customers in limbo, Pastor Emeritus of New Covenant Baptist Church Bishop Simeon Hall who initially went to bat for the policyholders is now calling on the government to offer financial assistance. In fact, Bishop Hall warned that if the Christie Administration wants to […]

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