The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

This hurricane season, Milo Butler Distributors is teaming up with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to promote hurricane preparedness throughout the country. The partnership coincides with the company’s introduction of Swinger Safety Matches to the local market. “We wanted to come up with a creative way to launch the Swinger Safety Matches line and […]

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A Dominican fishing vessel was intercepted by a Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) patrol craft, P¬129, on Friday on the Great Bahama Bank southwest of Great Exuma. Eighteen Dominicans were found on board the vessel by Defence Force marines. A search is being conducted by RBDF aircraft and patrol craft for four Dominicans aboard two […]

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Despite statement of acrimony, between the government of the Bahamas and the developer of the Baha Mar resort, yesterday both sides were seeking to hammer out a Memorandum of Understanding to move the project forward. The Bahama Journal was reliably informed that Prime Minister Perry Christie and Baha Mar CEO Sarkis Izmirlian were seeking on […]

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According to the Supreme Court’s ruling yesterday, Meliá Nassau Beach resort had no obligation to pay the all inclusive gratuities to its employees because there was no agreement for the gratuity rate. This ruling, handed down by Justice Roy Jones, supports Meliá’s position on the matter and rejects the position of the Bahamas Hotel Catering […]

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Edison Sumner, CEO of The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC), urged the government to take deliberate steps to ensure that young Bahamians have a well maintained and robust environment to develop and enhance their skills and talents. Sumner’s comment came yesterday during the ‘Transformation: Skills for Work’ workshop at the British Colonial […]

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Dozens of priceless art pieces from the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas (NAGB) made it to Santiago de Cuba recently during the city’s Festival de Caribe, which was held July 3-9. Over 60 art pieces were featured as part of a pop-gallery with the theme from “Columbus to Junkanoo.” The work of artists such […]

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Police in Grand Bahama are investigating the death of a 74-year-old male who drowned at a beach on Wednesday. According to police, shortly before 5 p.m., the lifeless body of a male was discovered floating in waters on Xanadu Beach. Police and EMS personnel were called to the scene where they met the lifeless body […]

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Harbour Island, Bahamas was voted “Best Island in the Caribbean” by Travel + Leisure’s most discerning travellers, taking one of the top honours in the publication’s World’s Best Awards 2015. The award was based on travellers’ ratings of their experiences in the annual World’s Best Awards 2015 readers’ survey. This is the second time that […]

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Prime Minister Perry Christie announced last night that the government has decided to bring the Baha Mar project under the control of the Bahamas Supreme Court. During his address to the nation, the prime minister said on the advice of the country’s lawyers in The Bahamas, the United Kingdom and the United States, Attorney General […]

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The Bahamas Telecommunications Company Ltd. (BTC) announced yesterday that after ratification on Wednesday by its membership, the Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union (BCPOU) has agreed to a new Industrial Agreement. As a result, the company is now in a position to release details of its business restructuring plan. According to BTC CEO Leon Williams, […]

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