The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Fire Services Director Superintendent Walter Evans yesterday clarified that a fire that occurred on the grounds of the Southern Police Station on Quakoo and Market Streets Tuesday evening was from a transformer owned by the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) and at no time was the station impacted. There were reports that the station was on […]

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The Bahamas has been named the most dangerous cruise destination in the world. According to a list compiled by United States maritime attorney Jim Walker and released earlier this week, The Bahamas tops the list of 10 countries deemed to be the most dangerous countries for cruise ship passengers. On his www.cruiselawnews.com website, Mr. Walker […]

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The government has decided to put an end to more than 10 years of talk and retool the 40-year-old Medical Act; a move that is necessary if The Bahamas is truly serious about better regulating the medical practice, upgrading medical practitioners and ultimately safeguarding the public. It is in this vein that the proposed legislation […]

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The two women accused in the murder of businessman Kurt McCartney appeared in the Supreme Court asking for bail on Friday. However, their bail hearing has been adjourned until April 22 before Senior Justice Jon Isaacs. According to court sources, there were issues that arose with the affidavits of Plantol Street residents Lyndera Curry and […]

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Two Jamaican women pleaded guilty to drug charges Friday and were each sentenced to four years in prison. Ionie Heron, 51, and 29-year-old Kerone Dawkins, both of White Hall West Moreland, Jamaica were charged with two counts each of importation of dangerous drugs and possession of dangerous drug with intent to supply. The women were […]

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Two suspects were taken into custody in connection with an armed robbery of a small hotel property on Paradise Island Saturday, Head of the Central Detective Unit (CDU) Superintendent Paul Rolle told the Journal yesterday. According to Mr. Rolle, a group of men entered the establishment around 8:00p.m., Saturday where they robbed persons of watches […]

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The traffic fatality victim who died early Friday morning has been identified as 36-year-old Quincy Deon Darling. According to police a 58-year-old male driver of a 2002 Chevy S-10 pickup truck was traveling west on Cowpen Road shortly after midnight when he collided with a black and orange Keeway EN200 TX motorcycle -driven by Darling. […]

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Extensive consultation has been undertaken with the tourism industry and across government and industry in both China and the Bahamas to guide the development of a Two Center Tourism Program with the Chinese tourist traveling to both the United States and Canada. According to a release from the Ministry of Tourism, it noted that The […]

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Police have confirmed that a 19-year-old man drowned yesterday while swimming in waters near Sife Cove. Sife Cove is a canal located just off Hanna Road. The man was swimming along with a group of people around 3:15 Sunday afternoon when he went under water and resurfaced. When his group realised that he never returned […]

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The Ministry of Transport and Aviation last week weighed in on the ongoing drama between the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) and the Bahamas Marine Pilots Association (BMPA) who are fighting for safer working conditions, and said the lengthy row could have negative effects on the country’s maritime industry. The drama first unfolded when the […]

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