The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Drug  Enforcement  Unit Officers discovered illegal ammunition and dangerous drugs in Grand Bahama over the weekend in two separate incidents.  In the first incident on Friday, shortly after 11:00am, DEU officers, acting on information, went to Alcester Road and conducted a search of an area where they discovered in a black plastic bag 50 .9mm […]

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Mothers of the Seabreeze Constituency enjoyed an afternoon of entertainment and surprises this Saturday at the annual Mother’s Day Luncheon held by the Ministry Social Services and Urban Development.  The ceremony kicked off at 1pm at the All Saint Anglican Church Parish Hall where Member of Parliament Lanisha Rolle praised “urban mothers” for their tireless […]

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The National Child Protection Council is calling for for a national discussion on discipline versus punishment.  This comes as the  Council responds to a viral video of a young teenage girl being beaten  by her guardians.  In a statement  to the media,  the council said moving forward we must begin to talk about discipline as […]

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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 questionable court filings. […]

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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 questionable court […]

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Thousands of Bahamians around the Bahamas are engaged in exercises to assess the performance of the government of Prime Minister Doctor Hubert Minnis after  one year in office.  There are four more years left in the term.  Callers on the Love 97 Radio Talk show “Issues of the Day” in the main gave the administration […]

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A sixty five year old man held back tears as he  was  charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with the indecent assault of three minors. Garfield Hepburn pleaded  not guilty on all three charges and Magistrate Kara Turnquest-Deveaux set his bail at $7,500.  Hepburn was remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correction and […]

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The Minister of National Security Marvin Dames says last year there were eight leading cyber security threats  which encompassed both fraud and ransom. He  said cybercrime includes damage and destruction of data and stolen money.  It is estimated that cybercrime costs approximately $600 billion worldwide in  a year.” “In 2017 nearly 90 per cent  of […]

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The murder count increased by another one after a shooting victim died in hospital, on Wednesday after being shot outside a home in April.  The victim was reportedly one of four men standing outside a home on Jumbey Street, Pinewood Gardens, after 11:00pm on Saturday, April 28th when a gunman approached them, opened fire, hitting […]

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A $5.3million contract was  signed yesterday  between the Water and Sewerage cooperation and Bahamas Hot Mix Co. LTD. (BHM) The contract seeks to extend  the  water supply  in  Long Island. Lot 1 in the project begins   at Salt Pond North Long   Island, ending at Boat Harbour Drive and will provide service to approximately […]

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