The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

The Clifton Review The Clifton Review is a tri-weekly column that examines the question of the Clifton project along with the evolution of the war between two billionaires. We covered the start of this war with articles describing the battle over easement rights, the mysterious burning of a home, the blocks to rebuilding, and countless […]

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The Clifton Review The Clifton Review is a tri-weekly column that examines the question of the Clifton project along with the evolution of the war between two billionaires. We covered the start of this war with articles describing the battle over easement rights, the mysterious burning of a home, the blocks to rebuilding, and countless […]

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Acting  Chief Justice Stephen Isaacs  says  the judiciary is at the heart of a “vexing” social problem that is plaguing The Bahamas, the rise of violent crime. “It’s genesis is not a single factor, but a combination of factors, which, when taken together, paint a picture of the way that our society has evolved in […]

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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Progressive Liberal Party Chairman, Fred Mitchell says a U.S. Government travel advisory on the Bahamas is counter productive. “We note the latest travel advisory issued by the US Government to its citizens travelling to The Bahamas. “We thought that the FNM promised that all these advisories would stop once […]

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Two male juveniles were arraigned before Magistrate’s Court in Grand Bahama on murder charges. The two males, both residents of Freeport,  were charged  before Magistrate Renkin Johnson. The 15-year-old was arraigned on a  murder that occurred on January 4th, 2018, that left a young man dead outside a night club on West Mall Drive. The […]

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‘Creating A World-Class Bahamas’ is the theme for this year’s 27th Annual Bahamas Business Outlook to be held at The Baha Mar Cable Beach Resort Thursday, January 18th. Headlining the symposium will be Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis who will deliver the keynote speech focusing on the nation’s economic challenges and opportunities. At a press […]

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A Celebration of all things Bahamian is the theme for this year’s upcoming increasingly  popular ‘Tru Tru’ Bahamian Festival. At a press conference yesterday  at John Watlings Distillery, Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) President Carlton Russell informed the public of the all Bahamian theme. For its third year, organizers will be stretching the festival […]

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The Bahamian Contractors Association (BCA), president, Leonard Sands, suggests  that the construction industry is a multi-million dollar industry,  but lacks the enforcement of the legislation or the Contractors Construction Act that was passed in 2016. Speaking at the Rotary Club of West Nassau weekly meeting, Mr. Sands said that a number of investors want to […]

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Attorney General Carl Bethel says  his office saw a 70 per cent conviction rate in 2017. Speaking at the opening of the legal year yesterday,  the AG said of the 78 murder and related cases prosecuted in 2017 by his office, 54 ended in a guilty verdict. The office boasted a 67 per cent  conviction rate […]

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A new strain of the flu virus in the air in the Bahamas  is deadly and   the  Minister of Health is  warning persons to take the vaccinations seriously. The H3N2 flu strain is thought to be the worst of its kind in years, claiming victims in Australia and Ireland and leading to a surge […]

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