The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

With just a few months before the 2017 General Elections, Global United Fellowship President Bishop Neil Ellis on Friday expressed deep concern about the low number of individuals registered to vote.   The latest count brought the number to 56,823 out of 150,000 plus eligible voters.   Bishop Ellis said this low number can be […]

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Although the Caribbean Muzik Festival was abruptly cancelled last year, organizers of the festival went on the defensive last night as officials insisted that the $650,000 given to the company was spent on promotions and hosting of the event. Attorney for Caribbean Muzik Festival (2000) Obafemi Pindling said that monies received from the Bahamas Ministry […]

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The country’s leading industry is suffering from anemic growth, according to an industry insider. Atlantis Senior Vice President Ed Fields said that tourism in the country is not growing at the rate it should be growing and is almost shrinking. His comments came while he was a guest on the JCN programme “Jones and Company”. […]

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Opposition Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis yesterday called for the resignation of Agriculture and Fisheries Minister V. Alfred Gray after it was revealed last week that there is a proposed multi-billion dollar Agri-Fisheries deal between The Bahamas and the People’s Republic of China. “The prime minister said that only he, and he alone could sell or […]

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Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts lambasted the Opposition for what he described as its “useless commentary” concerning the proposed $2.1 billion Agri-fisheries deal between The Bahamas and China.   In a press conference held at the PLP headquarters, Mr. Roberts added that the Free National Movement (FNM) has yet to outline a policy […]

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Prime Minister Perry Christie recently hinted to a possible delay of the roll-out of National Health Insurance (NHI), telling reporters that Hurricane Matthew threw quite a curveball at the government. The scheme’s primary care phase was slated to be rolled out sometime in January. However, during a recent tour of the Public Hospital Authority’s new […]

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Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) says it is investigating an island wide power outage that occurred late Wednesday evening and early Thursday morning. BPL Corporate Communications Manager Arnette Ingraham told The Bahama Journal that the entire system shut down before 5:00 a.m. Power was reportedly restored to all BPL customers before 9:00 a.m. “Within 30 […]

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A Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) vessel was attacked yesterday by a fleeing Dominican vessel. HMBS Madeira, under the command of Acting Senior Lieutenant William Sturrup was attacked in waters of the Great Bahama Bank. Reports are that the HMBS Madeira was on routine patrol on Wednesday afternoon when officers attempted to apprehend two Dominican […]

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Mobile apps are software applications designed to run on smartphones, tablet computers and other mobile devices. Last year it was reported that, more than 100 billion mobile apps had been downloaded from online stores around the world. Last weekend the Water and Sewerage Corporation, in wanting to meet consumer demand and growing technology in our market, launched the first […]

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Relief assistance continues to pour in weeks after Hurricane Matthew, this time to residents of Central Andros. The Island Game Foundation, through its CEO Pete Deveaux and brand Ambassador of the Island Game Foundation Miss World Bahamas, Ashley Hamilton brought relief to the Central Andros area, providing residents with food and cleaning supplies A descendant […]

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