The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is hoping to lower its carbon footprint and looking to resort to alternative sources of energy in the future, this according to BTC’s Chief Executive Officer Leon Williams who announced recently that the company is going green. “BTC at present as part of its cost out and for the environment, […]

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Three business owners have recently found themselves on the wrong side of the law after police officers discovered that they were in breach of the Business License Act. Upon inspecting businesses, reports indicate that many were found in breach and the owners were reported. Those businesses included service stations, liquor stores, hardware stores and electronic […]

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A number of Bahamians skipped the sweltering heat and flocked to Dairy Queen (DQ) on Thursday in an effort to fill their cravings for ice cream while saving the lives of thousands of sick children in The Bahamas. Two dollars from every blizzard, the popular ice cream treat, sold went towards helping a sick child […]

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Two juveniles were yesterday arraigned on armed robbery charges stemming from an incident in Grand Bahama last Saturday. The suspects – ages 17 and 13 years – appeared before the Juvenile Panel in Magistrate Court #2 on the single armed robbery count. They were not required to enter a plea to the armed robbery charge […]

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Three days after he was brutally attacked at the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) by a group of men who burst into the Accident and Emergency Department demanding that doctors save their loved one’s life, an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) on Thursday shared his horror story of how a routine night on the job, turned violent […]

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Team Restoration has promised to revitalise, rebuild and restore The Bahamas Public Services Union (BPSU) by defeating BPSU President John Pinder and members of the current executive team when elections are held next month, Restoration’s Leader Alexander Burrows said Thursday. During a press conference yesterday, Mr. Burrows attacked Mr. Pinder’s leadership record which he claims […]

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Bahamas Customs Immigration and Allied Workers Union (BCIAWU) Vice President Sloane Smith on Thursday blasted the recent industrial agreement signed between the government and The Bahamas Public Services Union (BPSU) which bumped the salaries of minimum wage workers to $800 per year, and noted that it does not guarantee anything for those employees. Mr. Smith […]

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The Sandyport Beaches Resort and Hotel is reportedly “doing well” following its record breaking year that saw weekend occupancy levels often at 100 per cent for the sea-side and Sandyport Marina Village hotel. According to General Manager of the West Nassau Sandyport Beaches Resort and Hotel Vernon Moss, year over year, occupancy levels are higher […]

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Cable Bahamas has invested more than $3 million over the last year in a new Metaswitch phone switch and software that will enable new features for the more than 26,000 REVOICE subscribers and pave the way for cellular services. “We’ve seen tremendous success with REVOICE,” Cable Bahamas Head of Marketing David Burrows said in a […]

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China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has awarded six engineering scholarships to students in Jamaica as it completes a $730 highway project— with similar plans underway to impact the North Abaco community. Regional Director of CHEC Americas, Mr. Zhongdong Tang said his company wanted to show, in a concrete way, just how much faith CHEC has […]

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