The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Another political group yesterday lent their support to the over 600 workers that were let go at the Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort last week. The Bahamas National Coalition party held a protest outside the Cable Beach resort. Leader of the party Wesley Campbell said that historically The Bahamas was founded on unions and the strength […]

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Moody’s Investor Services has officially downgraded The Bahamas a single notch from BAA2 to BAA3. Earlier this year, the New York-based credit rating company threatened that the country could face a fresh credit rating downgrade due to two consecutive years of a recession. Moody’s has changed the outlook for The Bahamas to stable; the risk […]

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A number of former Sandals Royal Bahamian employees are outraged and are crying neglect and misuse, even more so from the fact that the government has not yet responded to their adjuration. It is outrageous they [the employees] say, that a company that has received a countless amount of awards because of the service their […]

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Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts is warning Opposition Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis of those six individuals that challenged and questioned his leadership capabilities, advising that trust between both sides moving forward is impractical. Almost a month after the Free National Movement’s (FNM) bitter leadership race , Mr. Roberts suggests the six Members of […]

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With the work permits data being revealed Director of Immigration William Pratt announced that the department has signed an 18.5 million dollar contract with the government in order to acquire a new integrated immigration management system and how it will greatly benefit Bahamians throughout the world. “The new electronic data system will readily provide the […]

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As the Free National Movement (FNM) on Friday commemorated its first win to government 24 years ago, on August 19, 1992, the party’s leader Dr. Hubert Minnis said the party is now seeking the country’s confidence again, as he said the FNM is promising a better Bahamas. Deliverance, transformation and real change is what the […]

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The longest serving Free National Movement (FNM) Member of Parliament for Central Grand Bahama Neko C. Grant has officially announced that he will not run in the 2017 General Election. Amid speculation last week by Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts that he would not run in the upcoming election, Mr. Grant confirmed those reports […]

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As a third time victim of theft, Wentworth Sears, a disabled Bahamian man, said he is tired of being victimized because of his condition, and called on the government to take swifter action in regards to the rights of the disabled. Mr. Sears, known to many as Perry, in a recent interview with The Bahama […]

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Veteran trade unionist Dr. Thomas Bastian has called on Prime Minister Perry Christie to put together a committee which will examine the actions of Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort in the past few weeks. Mr. Bastian while a guest on Love 97’s “Jones and Co” added that the hearing needs to be publicized and Mr. Christie […]

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According to the latest statistics by the Department of Immigration 2015 saw a total of 9,208 work permits being issued in The Bahamas. The statistics were revealed during a press conference at the Department of Statistics on Friday afternoon. Director of Immigration William Pratt suggested that the 2015 immigration statistics are very similar to previous […]

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