The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

The young Bahamian engineers, web developers and professionals of Bahamas Engineering and Technology Advancement (BETA) Group are aiming bigger and better as they seek to bring back their immensely successful engineering and technology summer camp for high school students. Partnering with The Ministry of Education this year, the group plans for BETA Camp 2015 to […]

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Weeks before Baha Mar resort opens its doors, hundreds of Bahamians were welcomed to Fort Charlotte on Sunday for an event sponsored by the luxury hotel development to thank the community for their support and to give a taste of the new experiences that the resorts will showcase. Exciting musical performances, free culinary delights and […]

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A move towards enhancing labour relations in the country came to fruition with the signing of the National Tripartite Council Bill 2014 into law by Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling. Dame Marguerite signed the much-anticipated piece of legislation during a courtesy call at Government House by delegates of the 9th International Labour Organization Meeting of […]

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Prime Minister Perry Christie once again defended his administration’s plans to implement National Health Insurance (NHI), he lamented that many Bahamians have died from their inability to afford health care and he stressed that it is the government’s obligation to intervene and protect the poor. In the midst of widespread outcry to a proposed tax […]

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Prime Minister Perry Christie said further investigations will have to be launched into finding out why the male dormitory at the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) was uninsured at the time of the fire that destroyed the building. Mr. Christie said this investigation will aid in the government’s response to the issue. His […]

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Social Services Minister Melanie Griffin began celebrations for the upcoming International Women’s Day yesterday morning with a roundtable discussion focusing on a number of issues impacting women. Students from schools across the capital gathered at the BCPOU Hall eager to start their discussions with the panel consisting of four speakers from various government agencies. Minister […]

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Deputy Chair of the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Ethric Bowe has called for some of the country’s leaders to step down because he believes it’s time for a change in the nation, starting with a change in leadership. “No leadership is better than bad leadership,” Mr. Bowe said on Wednesday as he addressed the high […]

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After recent talks of the implementation of National Health Insurance (NHI), Deputy Leader of the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Chris Mortimer said while some form of Universal Health Care is needed, NHI makes no sense. During the DNA’s press conference on Wednesday, Mr. Mortimer addressed a few matters that he and DNA Leader Branville McCartney […]

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A $16.5 million loan agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank and the government has led to improvements in the operational efficiency of the Customs and Excise Department, Customs Comptroller Charles Turner announced yesterday. According to Mr. Turner, the department’s new addition of portable communications equipment sparked by the loan agreement signed two years ago, will […]

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Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday announced the appointment of a six-member committee to review the Hawksbill Creek Agreement. In august of this year, certain provisions of the more than half century old Hawksbill Creek Agreement are due to expire, namely exemptions on business licence fees and real property tax. Mr. Christie said the expiration of […]

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