The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

The government may be praising their new deal with Oban  Energies but the official opposition is calling that deal over zealous. In an interview with The Journal yesterday Chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party Senator  Fred Mitchell said the government obviously didn’t do their due diligence with this deal. The  Journal understands that the former […]

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Minister of Youth Sports and Culture  Michael Pintard yesterday said he believes his Ministry has a commitment to engage young people in The Bahamas in youth activities by inspiring the youth through arts and culture. Mr. Pintard  made the remarks  as his Ministry is gearing up for its second Culture and Youth in the Park […]

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The tourist industry is growing by double digits, but the President of Baha Mar Graeme Davis says  there is  more the Bahamian community can do to for when tourist arrive. Besides innovative ideas to create a better experience for tourists, Mr. Davis said that businesses should invest more in the upkeep of their establishments. “I […]

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The Ministry of Youth Sports and Culture yesterday announced the 2018 National High School Track and Field Championship to be held at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium during a press conference held at the Ministry. Teams representing 900 athletes from public, private and Family Island schools are expected to compete at the event. The […]

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The air accident investigation department will be travelling to Andros to further investigate new found plane parts from January’s failed Aztec plane crash. On Friday investigators were alerted to a  video that was posted on Facebook showing fishermen in the Andros area diving  in waters  around what  was believed to be the ill-fated aircraft that […]

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Six months into the 2017/2018 budget and the government remains saddled with tens of millions of dollars in debt left by the former Progressive Liberal Party administration. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Peter Turnquest, revealed during his presentation of the mid-year budget that more than $30 million in arrears had to be paid. […]

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Motorists in New Providence can look forward to “smoother” drives. The Ministry of Works has embarked on a road paving project in New Providence which encompasses main arteries and some side streets. The project’s scope of works entails all New Providence streets that have been in a “poor” state for a while and which are […]

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Peter Turnquest is optimistic that the local economy is showing clear signs of recovery following its  protracted underperformance. He says that the finances of The Bahamas is in a better place than they were at the middle of the last financial year. Mr. Turnquest said, “there are clear […]

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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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Minister of Tourism and Aviation Dionsio D’Aguilar said he’s just as eager as family members to find out if a video posted on social media that claims fishermen found the remains of the Aztec plane that went down last month in Andros, is true. At the moment, officials are trying to confirm that the plane […]

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