The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

CARICOM Chairman and Prime Minister Perry Christie is in Grenada for a special high level meeting on the future of the West Indies Cricket Board and West Indies Cricket generally, which are both at a crossroad. Prime Minister Christie will attend in the capacity as chair of CARICOM at the invitation of the Prime Minister […]

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Minister of National Security Dr. Bernard Nottage addressed a joint meeting with the Trafficking Persons Inter-Ministry Committee and the National Trafficking in Persons Task Force on human trafficking issues in The Bahamas yesterday. During the meeting, Dr. Nottage stressed the importance of combating human trafficking. This year, both the Trafficking Persons Inter-Ministry Committee and National […]

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The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MOEST) has responded to allegations of sexual misconduct involving a primary school student and three males. “We do not condone this kind of behavior,” said officials at the ministry in a statement responding to the allegations that surfaced last week Thursday. The ministry and the Royal Bahamas Police […]

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Two days following the closure of the opening segment of Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival 2015, residents on Grand Bahama and in fact many visitors to the island were talking about the success of the event. Thousands of residents and visitors flocked to Taino Beach for the two-day festivity this past Friday and Saturday as the island […]

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Heather Hunt, former Free National Movement candidate for the Marathon constituency, is demanding an apology from the government for not acting immediately to inform the residents of Marathon about the report concerning the gasoline leak at the nearby Rubis gas station. In a statement released yesterday, Hunt said the environmental report from Black and Veatch […]

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Police responded to a fatal shooting on Ida Street in the Englerston constituency yesterday evening. Police confirmed that one person is dead and another has been taken to hospital to be treated for gunshot injuries to the arm. Investigations are ongoing. Body Found Near Baillou Hills Sporting Complex Police are investigating the shooting death of […]

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The Grand Bahama Regional Branch of the Bahamas National Trust (BNT) has been spending this year educating Bahamians about their natural environment and ways to protect it with a series of public lectures. The day before Earth Day, the BNT Grand Bahama branch will host a special lecture under this year’s Earth Day theme ‘It’s […]

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Noted as a “red letter day” in Bahamian history, Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson along with other justice administrators bid farewell to longtime attorney Arthur Dion Hanna Jr. yesterday at a special meeting held at the Attorney General’s Office. Mr. Hanna, who served as former Director of the Legal Aid Clinic, was pleased to pass the […]

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Investigations are underway regarding employee claims of sexual misconduct at the Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (BAIC). Workers staged a protest nearly two weeks ago over claims of two separate incidents of sexual misbehavior, according to President of the Bahamas Public Services Union John Pinder. “The members there at the BAIC have walked out in […]

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Two Bahamians are literally sitting on top of the world and they took The Bahamas’ flag with them. Earlier this week, Mark Roberts and Shaune Adderley made the journey to the North Pole – the first Bahamians to ever to take on the courageous challenge. “I was invited by a friend who has lived in […]

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