The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Said to be the quintessential Caribbean woman, attorney, scholar, poet, film-maker, essayist and short story writer, Marion Bethel was honoured in a special ceremony at Government House on Friday after achieving yet another top honour. Ms. Bethel is now in the company of a very prestigious group of women in the region. During a special […]

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In an effort to strengthen trade relations between Haiti and The Bahamas, Agriculture Minister V. Alfred Gray made a trip to Haiti to discuss zoo-phytosanitary standards and quality control with a view to signing a Memorandum of Understanding between the two countries on the marketing of Haitian agricultural products in the country. The meeting follows […]

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Police arrested an American citizen on Harbour Island for drug possession. According to reports, shortly after 5:00 p.m. Saturday, a 20-year-old man of West Palm Beach, Florida was taken into custody for possession of a quantity of marijuana. The suspect is expected to appear in court early this week to be formally charged. Meanwhile, Drug […]

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The Public Education Campaign on Value Added Tax (VAT) held a one day workshop last Friday that was focused on what is to come once the tax is implemented early next year. In what he termed a simple information session, Financial Secretary John Rolle said VAT guidelines will be released as early as sometime this […]

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The process towards buying a new home or car can be overwhelming, for this reason Scotiabank held a Mortgage and Auto Show coupled with educational seminars for members of the public. According to Scotia Bank’s Manager of Sales and Services Coach Cleveland Palacious, the bank saw the need to lend a helping hand. “We are […]

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Two recent close calls between unmanned aerial vehicles and passenger aircraft on the same day – one incident on the approach into New York’s busy LaGuardia airport, the other in California – drew international attention to the increasingly pressing issue about what to do with growing numbers of remotely-controlled drones in crowded airspace. Now, a […]

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Consultants from US based company Power Secure are in The Bahamas meeting with a team of experts from the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) to get to the root of last week’s island wide blackout in New Providence. According to BEC Chairman Leslie Miller, the two sides have been locked in meetings both Monday and Tuesday. […]

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More than 25,000 young people have passed through the training grounds of Junior Achievement since the late 1970s, learning how to run a business by operating one in a club while still in school, but for this year’s crop of teen entrepreneurs there was something extraordinary about the exercise. SPARKS, sponsored and mentored by Commonwealth […]

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The multi-million dollar Baha Mar resort project is scheduled to open on December 8, however Senior Vice President of Government External Affairs Robert Sands admitted Tuesday “technical glitches” have forced the resort to delay any leisure room bookings. Bookings were supposed to begin on July 1 but because of the issue, Mr. Sands this has […]

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Members of the Royal Bahamas Police Force and Defense Force marched into the eastern gate of Government House on Tuesday Morning in salute to a traditional custom that allowed Sir Arthur Foulkes to conduct a final inspection of the guard before officially demitting office. This final inspection of the guard came after Sir Arthur’s farewell […]

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