The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms and possible language barriers are some of the issues Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) President Belinda Wilson said must be addressed before the government makes good on its promise to welcome Dominican students into local classrooms.   Furthermore, she said the issue of immigration, coupled with housing, healthcare and schooling should […]

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Atlantis, Paradise Island resort announced yesterday that it has chosen a new president and managing director.   This announcement came one week after the resort fired past President Howard Karawan, after only one year of service.   Audrey Oswell is the resort’s new president and managing director, which makes her the first female president of […]

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Davis & Co condemned the Tribune’s headline yesterday which stated that the law firm owed $22,603.33 to the Water and Sewage Corporation.   The firm which is owned by Member of Parliament Philip Davis issued a statement yesterday claiming that there is a dispute between the firm and the Water and Sewage Corporation with regards […]

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A minor mishap at Wesley Methodist Church, Baillou Hill Road, one of two alternate sites used to house Stephen Dillet Primary School students, has been resolved and students and teachers can look forward to returning to their regular school site in the very near future.   Students and teachers were alleged to have functioned in […]

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It is with great optimism regarding the future of Grand Bahama and awareness of the key role each Grand Bahamian will play in the island’s overall growth that the Office of the Prime Minister in Grand Bahama announced the upcoming Grand Bahama Business-to-Business Expo, 2017.   Speaking on behalf of the Minister of State for […]

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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Senator Fred Mitchell said “the devil is in the details” of the government’s proposals to provide hurricane relief for Dominicans.   Mitchell made this comment yesterday in response to the government’s proposals which involves the acceptance of Dominican students to schools in The Bahamas.   On Sunday, Prime […]

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Residents of Salina Point, Acklins were lined up at Bahamasair ticket counter yesterday eager to return home following the devastation of Hurricane Irma. The residents travelled back home after staying in New Providence at the Kendal G.L Isaacs National Gymnasium for three weeks. Nearly 70 Acklins residents were scheduled to travel back home. The island […]

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An eight-year-old boy and a man were shot dead in the Chippingham area yesterday, according to police. Police said shortly after 5 p.m., they received a report that two males were shot in the Rosebud Road area, off Farrington Road. Responding officers arrived on the scene and met an adult who had been shot lying […]

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Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts said he feels in hindsight the former administration’s decision to hire PowerSecure to manage Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) was a good one.   His comments came last Friday, while he appeared as a guest on Love 97’s radio program “On Point.”   “We brought in PowerSecure because of […]

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Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts has taken Minister of Works Desmond Bannister to task for comments he made in the House of Assembly last week which indicated that former Minister of Education Jerome Fitzgerald was guilty of abuse of parliamentary privilege.   In a statement yesterday, Mr. Roberts called Bannister “hypocritical” and questioned why […]

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