The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Despite the flip-flop by Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis and opposition from several government Members of Parliament during debate on constitutional amendments with regards to equality and gender, Co-Chair of the Public Education and Advocacy Group for the upcoming referendum Theresa Moxey-Ingraham remains confident that the bills will pass in the House […]

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The first Bahamian graduates of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Aerodrome Inspectors Training Programme represent an important step in the development of civil aviation in The Bahamas, according to Minister of Transport and Aviation Glenys Hanna-Martin. “This is an historic new paradigm for the Department of Civil Aviation,” she told the graduates last week. […]

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After nearly a week of arguments and uproar both inside and outside the House of Assembly over the proposed amendments to the Constitution to achieve gender equality, the Commonwealth Of Women Of Parliamentarians (CWP) found it necessary to launch a ground campaign in an effort to combat the growing misconceptions on the proposed amendments. Chairman […]

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The fall 2014 semester at the College of The Bahamas (COB) is set to begin today, but on Sunday students, teachers and faculty members expressed grave concerns that the institution is beginning yet another semester with no president at the helm. In a press release issued yesterday by representatives of the Union of Tertiary Educators […]

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Prime Minister Perry Christie met with members of the Church as well as members of the opposition Free National Movement (FNM) over the weekend to come to a consensus on the four controversial constitutional amendment bills set to tackle gender equality in The Bahamas, the Journal can reveal. According to Journal sources, the meeting took […]

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The government has made it clear – the proposed amendments to the constitution to promote gender equality between men and women will not open the door for same sex marriages, yet concerns continue to flare with those who remain unconvinced with the government’s assurance, therefore prompting the attorney general and others with a bird’s eye […]

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Bahamas Consul General Randy Rolle is urging Bahamians residing in and visiting Missouri to heed cautions and avoid the city of Ferguson during on-going unrest, in the wake of a shooting death of an American teen. Consul General Rolle confirmed that his staff has been put on alert to prioritise calls from Ferguson, Missouri following […]

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Two boats returning from The Bahamas and entering Martin County, West Palm Beach have been confiscated by Florida police after 120 illegal lobster tails and 14 queen conch were found on board, according to international reports. According to WPTV, while on a routine boat patrol Thursday night, Marine Unit Deputy Michael Joseph stopped two boats […]

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REVOICE telephone services offered by Cable Bahamas have performed “extremely well,” according to the company’s head of marketing David Burrows who told Journal Business recently that so far the phone service has already has 27,000 customers with the numbers increasing daily. “Those 27,000 subscribers represent nearly 27 per cent of the market which if we […]

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Three years after the first revival of Bahamas Speed Week re-awakened the nation’s appetite for vintage auto racing, the government announced plans to build a major motorsports complex to be completed by 2016. Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Dr. Daniel Johnson used the first ever meeting of the FIA (Federation Internationale de l’Automobile) in […]

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