The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Police arraigned a suspect on murder charges yesterday after two months.  Jahamaro Edgecombe, 21, of Water Street was arraigned before Chief Magistrate for the murder of Kenyari Lightbourne.  According to court dockets, Edgecombe is charged with the June 21st killing of Lighbourne which occurred during the early morning hours.  Police said on arrival they met […]

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A derogatory song which has been making its rounds on social media was lambasted by two Parliamentarians yesterday during the afternoon session of the House of Assembly. MP for Tall Pines Leslie Miller and MP for West Grand Bahama and Bimini Obie Wilchcombe condemned the song as not only “disgusting” but also adding that all […]

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Being a physician and having some medical expertise Opposition leader Dr. Hubert Minnis yesterday made a case to why the government should scratch the idea of rolling out national health insurance with primary care and instead focus on catastrophic illnesses. “The government’s own consultant on NHI has advised us that there are over 6,100 individuals […]

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The Bahamas Marine Engineering and Management Company without any assistance from the government have decided to clean up Nassau Harbors from Montague Beach to Arawak Cay all in an effort to aid tourism and positively affect the country’s environment. Some 68,000 people visited the Islands of The Bahamas aboard private vessels registered to the United […]

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The ongoing feud between Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort and the Bahamas Hotel Maintenance and Allied Workers Union, does not seem to be coming to an end anytime soon, and after 600 employees were laid off from the resort yesterday, Labour Minister Shane Gibson said it is reasons like this why he is advocating for a […]

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About 417 High school students received $5,000 per year in scholarship monies, in total, $2.85 million to attend The College of The Bahamas (COB) this past Saturday. According to Prime Minister Perry Christie the rationale behind the bursary is to not only assist families and individuals in having access to a proper education at tertiary […]

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Members of the Save the Bays (STB) are applauding House Speaker Dr. Kendal Major after he revealed that he shouldn’t have let MP for Marathon Jerome Fitzgerald read the private emails of members of the environmental group in Parliament. Recently, Dr. Major told members of the media that he should have let Mr. Fitzgerald reveal […]

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Chief Superintendent Clayton Fernander says the suspects they had in custody in relation to a song have been released.  On Friday, the chief superintendent said they had two suspects in custody in relation to a derogatory song filled with explicit language which speaks negatively about Prime Minister Perry Christie, his family and the Royal Bahamas […]

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Party Leader hopeful Alfred Sears says while he does not personally advocate for the death penalty since the law is already on the books, he would uphold it if he becomes the next prime minister. Mr. Sears, while a guest on “Q&A” with host Quincy Parker on Guardian Radio, expressed the fact that he believes […]

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Fort Charlotte MP Dr. André Rollins recently sounded off on the government for trying to implement universal health care when there are a large number of medical officials who are leaving the country. “In our Family Islands throughout this country, we now have a problem where nurses can’t get paid, nurses who are leaving this […]

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