The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Fred Mitchell has called out former President of the Chamber of Commerce Dionisio D’Aguilar for false claims about the Ministry of Immigration that was published in a recent article in a local daily. After Mr. D’Aguilar, who is also a local businessman, publicly referred to treatment of immigrants as […]

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The Bahama Journal has been informed that the Bahamian government intends to inject tens of millions of dollars in the Baha Mar project to assist the developer with the resort’s completion. In the most recent memorandum to senior executives of Baha Mar, CEO Sarkis Izmirlian was unable to provide a confirmed opening date for the […]

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Police are investigating a traffic accident that has left a 61-year-old male of Hanna Hill, Eight Mile Rock dead. The incident reportedly occurred shortly before 1 p.m. on Saturday and involved a 2004 Dodge Neon and a 2005 Chevy Malibu. Reports are that both vehicles were travelling on Warren Lavarity Highway when the accident occurred. […]

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Quick action by police on saturation patrol has led to the arrest of two 26-year-old men who abducted a woman early Sunday morning. According to reports, shortly after 1:30 a.m., a woman was walking on Dunmore Street, off Market Street, when two men forced her into a silver Honda vehicle and sped off. A short […]

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Constituents of Fort Charlotte responded to the resignation of their region Member of Parliament (MP), Dr. Andre Rollins last Friday. Chairperson of the Fort Charlotte Branch of the Progressive Liberal Party Donna Moxey said the team was not surprised by Rollins to tender his resignation from the PLP. “We share the view expressed by Prime […]

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Minister of Education, Science and Technology Jerome Fitzgerald, the host minister of the 19th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers opened the first forum of the 19CCEM at the Atlantis Resort on Saturday, June 20. The Civil Society Forum, facilitated by the Commonwealth Foundation focuses on Small States and Small Island Developing States The Civil Society […]

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Pension Funds are going to be used increasingly to finance long term infrastructure development, according to the forecast of a team of international and regional investors attending the third annual CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank Infrastructure Conference in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Addressing the topic “Caribbean Infrastructure as an Asset Class: International and Regional Investors Perspectives,” the […]

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Public Private Partnerships (PPP) have been instrumental in the redevelopment of several airports in the Caribbean, contributing to the economic wellbeing and development of the region. David Pratt, Managing Director, LeighFisher, a major international airport investor, noted at the conference on Thursday that work has been completed in the Caribbean on international airports in Jamaica, […]

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Calling it “an exciting business, a great company with great potential,” Commonwealth Brewery Limited Chairman Julian Francis delivered the news of solid performance, which includes revenue of $124.2 million and plans for growth during the company’s fourth annual general meeting on June 16 at the British Colonial Hilton. “Commonwealth Brewery Limited is a great company […]

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After blasting the Progressive Liberal Party government last night in the House of Assembly, Fort Charlotte Member of Parliament Andre Rollins resigned from the PLP. Rollins’ resignation comes following yesterday’s uproar in the House of Assembly as Members of Parliament made an attempt to block him from making his contribution to the 2015/2016 Budget Debate, […]

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