The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Authorities apprehended 94 Haitian nationals during a joint operation between the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) and the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) off the Exuma Cays Monday. The group, which included 79 men, 14 women and one child, was found on board a blue sailing sloop some 10 nautical miles off Darby Island, just […]

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Sandyport Beaches Resort and Hotel in the Sandyport Marina has given a chic Bahamian-style upgrade to their 72 rooms and suites. Following a year of record-breaking high occupancy, the RCI Gold Crown-winning resort has incorporated Bahama Hand Print linens and increased local artwork to highlight the Island feel and ambiance of the resort. The project […]

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A corporate entity is collaborating with The Bahamas Society of Engineers (BSE) to help stimulate the participation of more Bahamians in a critical sector in the Bahamian economy. BHM Co. Ltd., formerly Bahamas Hot Mix Co. Ltd., and the BSE have established a scholarship fund at The College of The Bahamas for civil engineering technology […]

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Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday expressed in disappointment in Fort Charlotte MP Dr. Andre Rollins who has publicly blasted the government over the Gaming Legislation that was passed in the House of Assembly yesterday. Dr. Rollins, who was fired earlier this month as Chairman of the Gaming Board, has repeatedly accused his party of drafting […]

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Members of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) minced no words as they slammed religious leaders who publically opposed the Gaming Bill, Member of Parliament for Bain and Grants Town Dr. Bernard Nottage accused church leaders of launching a political campaign against the PLP and taking a non-Christian approach to the issue. These comments from Dr. […]

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Officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said they are now involved in the matter concerning those two Bahamian men who were arrested in Belize last Friday in connection to a $500 million fraud scheme. In a statement issued Monday afternoon, officials acknowledged that there has been considerable public interest in the arrests of 29-year-old […]

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Police officials reported another Family Island traffic fatality, the second in as many days. The accident reportedly occurred around 10:30 a.m. on Queen’s Highway, Salt Pond, Long Island between a dump truck and a small pickup truck. Officials said the driver of that small pickup truck who was a resident from Thompson Bay, Long Island […]

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The controversial Gaming Bill passed in the House of Assembly yesterday with the vote split across party lines moving the historic piece of legislation one step closer to becoming law. There were 27 government members who voted yes to the bill while the six Opposition members present all voted against its passage. Five members were […]

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A 25-year-old Fox Hill man was murdered Sunday night after police said he was shot to the head. According to reports it was sometime around 11:30 p.m. when the Romer Street resident was sitting outside a home on Old Cedar Street in Yellow Elder Gardens when he was accosted by a man, who pulled out […]

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The trial of former Free National Movement (FNM) Senator John Bostwick who was charged back in May for illegal possession of ammunition was yesterday postponed to December. Mr. Bostwick, 42, was arrested on May 17 ahead of boarding a flight at the Grand Bahama International Airport after authorities reportedly found 10 live rounds of .22 […]

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