The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

After receiving reports that a number of public servants were not paid for the month of August, Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts warned Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis that the government’s actions can trigger a revolt. In a statement yesterday, Roberts said the government’s delay in paying civil servants last month is “highly […]

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The country’s graduation rate challenges the Ministry of Education and as the new academic school year begins today, Minister of Education Jeffrey Lloyd said his goal is to increase the rate to 85 percent. Lloyd highlighted the ministry’s goals and plans to reform the educational system during his first national Back-to-School Address last night, which […]

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A gruesome scene in Long Island over the weekend as a woman was killed and her mother seriously injured after the woman’s estranged husband attacked both women with a cutlass. While police have not officially released the identity of the victims, The Bahama Journal has come to understand the deceased to be Eleanor Dean and […]

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Bahamas Waste has embarked on a new partnership with University of The Bahamas (UB) that takes the UB Mingoes athletics brand on the road, demonstrating its commitment to higher learning and UB.   A Bahamas Waste truck creatively features the UB brand, taking the message of the university to the community. The official unveiling was […]

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The Bahamas Press Club is saddened over the death of noted journalist Larry Smith, who died Sunday, August 27, 2017. He died at his home from chronic heart failure. He was 67. Anthony Capron, president of The Bahamas Press Club, recalls working with Smith during their employment at The Nassau Guardian. “I remember Larry as […]

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With less than three days left before thousands of students head back to the classrooms, Senator Fred Mitchell assessed schools in the Fox Hill constituency and suggested yesterday that L.W. Young Junior High School be demolished. Mr. Mitchell, who is also the former Fox Hill Member of Parliament, said after conducting a tour of a […]

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Five men were arraigned yesterday before Magistrate Jeanine Weech-Gomez to answer to charges related to a major drug bust in Exuma last Saturday. Forty-two-year-old Jamal Cooper of West Grand Bahama, 23-year-old Everette Burrows of Murphy Town, Abaco, 34-year-old Travis Sears of George Town, Exuma, and 24-year-old Keith Thompson and Randy Williams of Wilson Town, Exuma […]

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Former West End and Bimini MP Obie Wilchcombe declined to comment on his choice for leader of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), but said he believes the move is significant to the party’s history as it the first time a woman is vying for leadership. Englerston MP Glenys Hanna-Martin announced on Monday that she will […]

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Former West End and Bimini MP Obie Wilchcombe said  the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) must return to  its foundational ideals as the party continues to rebuild. During  an interview with The Bahama Journal yesterday, the former minister said he wants to help the party rebuild and prepare for the future and he believes the party  […]

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Heavy police presence will be visible during the upcoming school year as the majority of the nation’s students return to school on Monday, according to Assistant Commissioner of Police Ashton Greenslade. “We will have more patrols, more mobile units making periodic checks on all of the schools throughout New Providence,” Mr. Greenslade said during a […]

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