The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

The Coroner’s Inquest into the death of Rev. Dr. Kendall Stubbs was adjourned last week to July. The matter was expected to continue on April 8 and 9. When the matter continues it is expected that a scenes of crime officer and the pathologist will testify. Stubbs’ wife, Carolyn has already testified in the matter. […]

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A 59-year-old man died in a house fire that occurred Friday night, police confirmed Saturday. The Bahama Journal spoke with the brother of the deceased who was identified by the name “Kevin.” “When I came home I saw the place was on fire but I didn’t know he was inside the house,” Kevin’s brother Herbert […]

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Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman whose partially decomposed body was found in bushes in the Dignity Gardens area yesterday morning, said CDU chief Paul Rolle. Superintendent Rolle said a young girl walking in the area noticed a strong stench emanating from nearby bushes. The girl checked the area and […]

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A reformed criminal who once wreaked havoc on the streets of New Providence believes members of the government and the police have failed to address the root causes of crime. Valentino Brown, 39, in his ‘gang-banging’ days, said did everything from robbing and stealing to attempting to take another person’s life. However, the former gangster […]

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A failure to curb the scourge of child abuse in The Bahamas could have dire consequences for abused persons and the Bahamian society as a whole over the short, medium and long term, Minister of Social Services and Community Development, Melanie S. Griffin said. Mrs. Griffin said a key component of ending or reducing child […]

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Another multi-million dollar marijuana field was discovered in Grand Bahama last week, according to police. Intelligence led Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) Officers along with their U.S. counterparts to a two and half mile undeveloped area in east Grand Bahama where they found a number of marijuana plants ranging between one foot to five feet tall, […]

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There will be layoffs at the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), according to RBC’s Managing Director, Nathaniel Beneby Jr. While he could not confirm exactly how many jobs have been made redundant as the bank’s “holistic” review of costs continues, Mr Beneby said he was confident that net reductions would be “favourable”. The Bahama Journal […]

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Chinese Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has engaged the expertise of local engineering firm Caribbean Coastal Services Ltd. (CCS), as the $39 million North Abaco Port project moves one step closer to breaking ground. The Bahamian Engineering firm will review, comment, stamp and seal CHEC’s designs for the Abaco port to make sure all the drawings […]

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OLD BIGHT, Cat Island – About 30 residents graduated from a Safer Building Code Course held in Cat Island where most of the homes were severely damaged during the passage of Hurricane Sandy in 2012. The three-week course was held by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in conjunction with the Caribbean Disaster Management Agency […]

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It took Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade less than a month to investigate and recommend that charges be brought against an assistant superintendent of police for the role he played in allowing a man in custody for drug possession to be married behind bars and now a Grand Bahama family is asking why they have had […]

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