The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union (BCPOU) President Bernard Evans said last night that claims of The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) plans to outsource hundreds of jobs are untrue and noted that he had lengthy conversations with BTC executives on Tuesday who have confirmed the same. However, the BCPOU president told The Bahama Journal that […]

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With the number of smaller web shop enterprises entering the market steadily increasing, there is concern from larger operators about the adverse impact of this apparent saturation, the attorney for several of the leading web shop operators told the Bahama Journal. Wayne Munroe said yesterday that the issue of the number of web shops in […]

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Member of Parliament for MICAL V. Alfred Gray will attempt to allay the concerns of Acklins residents stemming from the government donating nearly 400 of the island’s cascarilla bark plants to the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Sciences Institute (BAMSI) in North Andros when he visits that island tomorrow, the minister said yesterday. The agriculture and […]

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In light of recent layoffs and even more reports of job outsourcing, Labour Minister Shane Gibson has called for laws to be put in place to ensure that the benefits of employees are always protected. While speaking to reporters yesterday, Minister Gibson said it upsetting to read about companies moving towards, restructuring and laying off […]

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An early morning home invasion, armed robbery and shooting in Grand Bahama left a Caucasian man dead Tuesday morning. It is reported that the victim is a businessman on that island. Reports are on Tuesday around 9:30 a.m., police received information that a male was fatally shot at a residence in the area. “Around 7:00 […]

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Even though fire officials have contained the three day bush fire in the Berry Islands, Member of Parliament for that island Dr. Perry Gomez said the flames from those in opposition are still raging from those who are seeking to use the issue to gain political mileage. On Tuesday Dr. Gomez set the record straight […]

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Executives of Baha Mar, the $3.5 billion integrated destination resort project, met with China’s ambassador to The Bahamas to discuss the potential for increased tourism between The Bahamas and China, which is now ranked as the world’s biggest-spending nation on international travel. Baha Mar’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sarkis Izmirlian, Tom Dunlap, the resort’s […]

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The Caribbean region has a wealth of information and expertise available within, so much so that Prime Minister Perry Christie is urging regional leaders to look no further when recruiting skilled workers. The prime minister was delivering a speech on the role of The Bahamas in Caricom at a Distinguished Open Lecture Series at the […]

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Focol Holdings Limited (FOCOL) has elected a new board of directors. Franklyn Wilson, Alfred B. Coakley, Anthony Robinson, Deborah Archer, Rosel Moxey, Russell Miller, John Bethell and Walter Wells have all been elected to serve. Mr. Wilson was also reappointed FOCOL director – a position he has held for more than three decades. Four directors […]

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The government has yet to reveal the introductory rate or date for implementing Value Added Tax (VAT), but an Opposition politician is convinced The Bahamas will not be ready by the initial proposed timeline of July 1. In fact, Free National Movement (FNM) Senator Kwasi Thompson said this is “highly unlikely.” “The government has not […]

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