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 […]

Read the full story

The National Health Insurance board has missed its deadline to submit a crucial report that could would suggest various recommendations including the introduction of a new tax to fund the multi-million dollar National Health Insurance. Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands said although the report was supposed to be done last year, he is working […]

Read the full story

A shortage of nurses in the healthcare system has left the industry handicapped. The public sector is losing nurses at a rapid rate and understaffing of nurses in the Public Hospitals Authority is severe to the point that as of this week, four intensive care beds have been shut down. Health Minister Dr. Duane Sands […]

Read the full story

Progressive Liberal Party Senator Fred Mitchell is urging the Free National Movement (FNM) government to derecognize the Queen’s Honours going forward. He made such announcement yesterday during a press conference held at the PLP Headquarters. In January 2016 the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) enacted the National Honours Act which was passed by Parliament. The National […]

Read the full story

Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis says majority rule serves as an important example of what Bahamians can achieve as a people committed to equality, freedom and democracy. Further, he said that the history of Majority Rule should be taught in schools. During a national adresss address, Dr. Minnis recounted the long hard struggle it took […]

Read the full story

Royal Bahamas Police Force Officers foiled a robbery in the capital in the early hours of Wednesday morning when they exchanged gunshots with two men attempting to burglarize a gaming shop on Prince Charles Drive. According to police reports, shortly after 3 a.m Wednesday morning, officers received information that a gaming shop was being broken […]

Read the full story

A Pineapple Air plane crashed landed Tuesday at the airport in Governor’s Harbour, Eleuthera, with one male passenger sustaining minor injuries. According to police officers on that island, sometime around 8pm officers received reports of a had crash landing at the Governor’s Harbour Airport. Officers, upon arrival at the site, found that the Pineapple Air […]

Read the full story

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 […]

Read the full story

Former Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts is taking the Minnis Administration to task over incoming changes to exchange control liberalization. Mr. Roberts is accusing Prime Minister Doctor Hubert Minnis of undermining the independence of the Governor of The Central Bank of the Bahamas. In a statement to the media, Mr. Roberts said “as Bahamians […]

Read the full story

Deputy Director of The Crisis centre, Donna Nichols says she is not accepting the apology from Archdeacon James Palacious after his controversial comments on the attire of women and its link to rape. In a statement released yesterday, Mrs. Nicholls said once again the misogyny of James Palacious has revealed itself in his victim blaming […]

Read the full story