The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Minister for Grand Bahama Dr. Michael Darville expressed his appreciation to 12 hospital chaplains of the gospel during a luncheon at the Foster B. Pestaina Auditorium (Pro-Cathedral of Christ the King) on Friday, June 12, 2015. Dr. Darville said it was a humbling experience for him to be able to say a few words of […]

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During his contribution to the 2015/2016 Budget Debate on Monday, Minister of State for Legal Affair Damian Gomez touted the government’s advancement in the administration of justice and made it clear with the latest empirical data that Swift Justice 2.0 is working. In 2015 alone, Mr. Gomez said Swift Justice is positively impacting specifically, the […]

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A 41 yearlong legacy of leadership in the Bahamian community could not have happened for The College of The Bahamas without the talents, sacrifices and perseverance of the faculty, staff, students, administrators and alumni who have walked its halls. So it was more than fitting to honour a cadre of selfless builders of that legacy […]

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CEO of Global Village Group of Companies Dr. Showalter Johnson said The Bahamas is suffering from a major leadership crisis that is hindering the country from evolving. As a guest on the popular talk show Jones and Co. last week, Dr. Johnson told Host Wendall Jones that the Bahamas has not yet experienced leadership that […]

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An American man from Alabama is in police custody for failing to declare and making a false declaration on Monday. According to reports, shortly after 11 a.m., the man was returning to the United States, when US Customs and Border Patrol officials detained him at the US Pre-Clearance Departure Lounge at LPIA for failing to […]

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Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Dr. Daniel Johnson said the ministry’s Fresh Start Programme’s will received a bigger budget in the future. Minister Johnson was speaking at the graduation ceremony for 60 students of the Fresh Start Class of 2015 at the Foster B. Pestina Hall on Friday, June 12, 2015. Fresh Start is […]

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Cable Bahamas Ltd (CBL) announced this week that it would be proposing at its upcoming annual general meeting a three-for-one (3:1) share split of its ordinary shares, providing greater marketability and liquidity in the market and making shares more affordable, especially to potential smaller investors. If approved, the directors of the company will determine the […]

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Prime Minister Perry Christie officially opened of The Bahamas Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office and Other International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland last week. On Friday, the prime minister along with Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell, Minister of Labour Shane Gibson and Minister of Financial Services Hope Strachan, attended the ceremony for the […]

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Aristo Development broke ground on Friday for the $40 million One Cable Beach luxury boutique residences. One Cable Beach is a state-of-the-art all new curve construction project, which anticipates the employment of 200 educated workers with good work ethics, qualified sub-contractors and other professionals in the related field over the life of the project. The […]

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Minister of the Environment and Housing Kenred Dorsett announced in the House of Assembly last week that the government will enter a joint venture partnership for the construction of hundreds of new homes. The new homes will be constructed in the proposed Carmichael Village, which will be a brand new community. Dorsett, who made the […]

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