The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

A 19 year old female last Friday was stabbed multiple times on Key West Street and succumbed to her injuries while in hospital. A day after Breanna Mackey’s 19th Birthday, while on her way to a friend’s house to give her piece of her birthday cake, she was approached by a vehicle with two males […]

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In a response to the government amending the law for marital rape, Intersectional Human Rights advocate and CAFRA Bahamas representative Erin Green says “ all people vulnerable to violence ought to be protected, not only in domestic disputes.” Attorney General Carl Bethel stated recently that he was pleased to report that he has drafted an […]

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One hundred and seventy persons have been left homeless after a large blaze engulfed several homes in the Haitian shantytown in Marsh Harbour, Abaco, better known as “The Mud” yesterday morning. In an interview with The Journal, Central and South Abaco MP James Albury said nearly 60 homes had been destroyed and the community was […]

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Ten months after the last blaze and just weeks into the New Year, the New Providence landfill had another huge fire this past weekend. Fire fighters were called to fight the blaze around 4pm on Saturday evening. Chief Superintendent of Police Walter Evans, the officer in charge of the Fire Department said, “when we got […]

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Families of the victims of that Aztec plane crash have petitioned the government to help them with closure after such a major tragedy. Bishop Philip Campbell – brother of Ricardo Campbell – said just a few weeks before the crash, their family buried another brother and to have another death is a burden they could […]

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Hundreds of Androsians attended the memorial service on Friday for the victims of the Aztec Jet crash. Piercing wails could be heard coming from family members who could be seen tightly clinching each other for strength and support in the packed cathedral of Mount Olive in Morgan’s Bluff, Andros. Songs, prayers and tributes were given […]

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Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman, Carl Culmer has lambasted South Andros MP Picewell Forbes after he called for special treatment of elected officials. In a statement, Mr. Culmer also took aim at Progressive Liberal Party Leader Phillip Davis who tried to clarify Mr. Forbes’ comments last week during parliament “The PLP will never learn. Not […]

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Financial Expert and former member of parliament Lester Turnquest is calling for the creation of more local banks to help stimulate the country’s economy. This on the heels of the foreign owned banking institution Royal Bank of Canada announcing several branch closures last week. His comments came while appearing as a guest on the Love […]

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Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Fred Mitchell has said there has been little change surrounding immigration since the government’s hardline stance. In an interview with The Journal, Mr. Mitchell said the status quo has remained the same and the problem will continue to exist. “The proof is in the pudding with this, I thought the whole […]

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Two persons became the country’s latest traffic fatalities over the weekend. In the first incident, shortly after 11:00pm on Friday, a woman was walking on Boyd Road when she was struck by a white Nissan Sentra. The driver stopped and was enquiring on her condition, when a second vehicle came from behind, hit the woman […]

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