The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Following the fallout over the firing of Bahamas Power and Light CEO Pamela Hill yesterday, BPL board executives continue to remain mum on when the Managerial Service Agreement (MSA) signed with PowerSecure will be released to the public. Powersecure’s five-year management services agreement, reportedly worth as much as $25 million, was promoted by the former […]

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Three young Bahamians have been selected to participate in a five-week entrepreneurial program to take place in the United States of America. Constentina Hamilton, Kerel Pinder and Xavier Knowles were selected from among 3,000 applicants to attend this year’s Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Professional Fellows Program. Hamilton is the founder and president […]

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Opposition Senator Fred Mitchell has suggested that raising the cost of permanent residency in the country could be a possible economic stimulus. His comments came while addressing supporters in Exuma after constituency elections were held there. “What is the cost of permanent residency if you’re the managing director of a hotel down here? The cost […]

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Bahamasair announced on Tuesday the commencement of direct flights from Nassau to George Bush International Airport (IAH) in Houston, Texas. The service will commence in November of this year and customers can expect to pay an introductory rate of $575 per person round trip. The flights from Houston to Nassau will be every Sunday and […]

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The Clifton Review The Clifton Review is a bi-weekly column that examines the question of the Clifton project along with the evolution of the war between two billionaires, the links to unsavory characters, the use of the courts for personal agendas, the involvement of a political party, and the attacks on the Government of The […]

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University of The Bahamas (UB) is scheduled to commence their 2017 fall school term with incoming freshman and returning students and today is the first day of classes. UB anticipates close to 1,700 freshman students, hopefully more, be enrolled this year. Typically, UB’s freshman acceptance has been estimated to be between 1,500 and 1,600 students, […]

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Two men are being held by police after the seizure of a high-powered weapon and dangerous drugs on Saturday. According to reports, shortly before 10 p.m., a team of officers from the Drug Enforcement Unit acting on intelligence executed a search warrant at a home on Moncur Alley, off Kemp Road where they uncovered an […]

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Former Ministry of Finance employee James Anwar Johnson was charged in Magistrate’s Court on Friday for stealing more than $400,000 in cash from the ministry. Appearing before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt, 27-year-old Johnson, of St. Andrew’s Beach Estates, was formally charged with 11 counts of falsification of accounts, another 10 counts of stealing by reason […]

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With the country nearing 90 murders for the year, Minister of National Security Marvin Dames said effective immediately, a new crime fighting strategy will be implemented. During a press conference at the Police Headquarters on Saturday evening, the minister said news of an early morning murder prompted him to convene an urgent meeting with Commissioner of Police […]

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Despite several calls from opposition voices in light of the arrests and firings of several Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Cabinet ministers as well as supporters, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis yesterday asserted that the practice of victimization ended with the Free National Movement’s (FNM) victory in the 1992 election. His comments came during a church […]

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