The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Value Added Tax consultants brought in by the Christie administration say that aside from Real Property Tax, Value Added Tax (VAT) is the best form of taxation a government could introduce. According to Don Brash, one of the VAT consultants who helped introduced the tax to New Zealand in 1986; just as is happening in […]

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Prime Minister Perry Christie gave a charge to the executive governing body of the University of West Indies (UWI) explaining to them that he should not have to seek advice on projects such as The Bahamas Agricultural and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) from universities outside the region. “The University of the West Indies as the […]

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As part of ongoing efforts to increase the number of qualified workers in the industry, The Air Conditioning Depot (commonly known as AC Depot), along with its sister company Total Comfort Air Conditioning, have teamed up with The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) to give hands-on training and guidance to the students of their […]

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Police in the capital were kept busy Wednesday after two men were killed in separate shooting incidents 13 hours apart. The most recent murder happened through Dunmore Street, just 30 minutes after police officials said they conducted routine patrols in the area. Police officials said it was around 12:20 p.m. when they got the call […]

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Senior Supreme Court Justice Jon Isaacs will sum up the Douglas Pratt murder trial this morning at 10 after more than two weeks of testimony. It is expected that the jury will be sent into deliberation just after. Pratt is on trial for the November 22, 2010 murder of Shande Cartwright, the mother of his […]

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Fort Charlotte Member of Parliament (MP) Dr. Andre Rollins said the new medical bill, tabled in the House of Assembly yesterday is discriminatory in some parts. During his contribution to the debate Dr. Rollins referred to the portion that would not allow Bahamian doctors to advertise their practice. He compared it to the current gambling […]

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In light of recent comments made by Opposition Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis comparing the Malaysian Air flight 370 to the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), calling them both “lost,” Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell said the government was forced to send a message to that country reinforcing The Bahamas’ sensitivity to the situation. Recently it was […]

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Two men ages 20 and 24 were arrested yesterday morning in connection with a $1.5 million marijuana bust in waters off Long Island. According to Superintendent of Police and Commander of the Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) Samuel Butler the suspects were pursued and arrested on board a go-fast vessel. “In the very early hours of […]

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After repeated delays the multi-million dollar Critical Care Block at the Princess Margaret Hospital will be handed over to the government next week. Health Minister Dr. Perry Gomez yesterday announced that the handover will take place on May 3, seven months after this was last slated to take place. Dr. Gomez has however made it […]

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Once bustling with playful children, a local orphanage is now a ghost town. Eight children along with the staff members of the Bilney Lane Home for Children had to be relocated to another care facility after the children’s home was closed down. The Bahama Journal spoke with Minister of Social Services Melanie Griffin who said […]

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