The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

More than 20 years later and the results of the second Bahamas National Household Drug Prevalence Survey are out and researchers have found that alcohol, tobacco and marijuana are the leading drugs of choice among people living in The Bahamas between the ages 12 and 65 years. The results were revealed at a dissemination meeting […]

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Another young man is behind bars following his murder arraignment yesterday in the Magistrate’s Court. Appearing before Chief Magistrate Joyanne Ferguson-Pratt, 20-year-old Diano Nixon, stood in court, charged with the recent killing of Khalif Adderley, who was walking along on Third Street, Coconut Grove, when he was allegedly shot by the accused. The Ridgeland Park […]

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Minister of Foreign Affairs Darren Henfield is not too pleased with the rate in which Bahamians are collecting their e-passports from the Passport Office, and although he acknowledged that the location may not be as ideal, he encouraged persons to collect their documents. “I am very happy with the progress of my staff with this […]

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Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance the Hon. Peter Turnquest said the government has a fundamental mandate to improve the lives of citizens and those who live in The Bahamas. “We want to create decent employment opportunities for them.  We want to ensure that they have the opportunity to become owners in their […]

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If the political “witch hunts” continue, Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts wants all PLP supporters to take a stand against this corruption and “abuse of State power.” During the PLP’s National General Council meeting yesterday, Roberts made it clear that he is deeply saddened and extremely concerned about the current political “witch hunts” which […]

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Former Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Senator Frank Smith is expected back in the Magistrate’s Court today following his adjourned arraignment. Mr. Smith appeared in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday afternoon only to find out that he would spend another night behind bars. This was due to the prosecution not being ready to proceed. As part of […]

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Forty-one-year-old Sherran Burrows was yesterday charged in the Magistrate’s Court on 12 counts of child pornography. Appearing before Chief Magistrate Joyanne Ferguson-Pratt, Burrows, who told the magistrate that his attorney was out of town, faced five of possession of video recordings of an underaged girl or what appeared to be an underaged girl and seven […]

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The wails of a distraught mother pierced the air yesterday as her son’s bloodied body laid lifeless at the corner of Commonwealth Boulevard and Malaysia Way after being shot to death by an unknown assailant. The tragedy unfolded just a stone’s throw away from a Police Force Summer Camp in the Elizabeth Estates community. “The […]

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Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis urged the more than 1,300 athletes, coaches and officials attending the Commonwealth Youth Games 2017 to celebrate the games in the ideals and values of the Commonwealth.   These include the values of peace, freedom and common purpose for progress and a better and more just world.   Addressing the official […]

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Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis paid tribute to Former South African President Nelson Mandela during the opening of the Commonwealth Youth Games on Tuesday night. The former president would have celebrated his 99th birthday on Tuesday. He was remembered as pioneer in civil rights movements. President Mandela was incarcerated for 27 years because of his […]

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