The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

With nurses returning to work yesterday following a sick out across the country on Monday, Health Minister, Dr. Duane Sands said that using such methods as tools for addressing issues  is something that needs to be addressed.  “Yes, it is so that people get sick. It is also true that numbers of people can get […]

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The Central Bank of The Bahamas in collaboration with the Clearing Banks Association yesterday launched  the “Get Money Smart Bahamas” Campaign.  The idea for this initiative stemmed from a recent survey which revealed that Bahamians do not  understand how to effectively manage their funds.  The Campaign aims to promote financial literacy throughout the nation.  Central […]

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Bahamas Electrical Workers Union (BEWU) President, Paul Maynard, said he is optimistic that they’ll work out their issues in Thursday’s sit down with Bahamas Power and Light  (BPL)  executives. This after Public Works Minister, Desmond Bannister, last week admonished the union and BPL executives to settle their differences.  Angered by management’s decision to reduce BPL […]

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The Ministry of National Security on Monday, officially launched its National Neighbourhood Watch Council (NNWC) at the Paul Farquharson Conference Centre – an initiative to oversee and promote neighbourhood watch activities throughout Bahamian communities.  Prime Minister, Dr. Hubert Minnis, delivered the keynote address and stressed the importance of a relationship between the police and the […]

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Shantytown surveys are completed and the information is now in the hands of the Department of Statistics, according to Chairman of the Shantytown Committee, Labour Minister  Dion Foulkes.  Mr.Foulkes who’s eyeing a possible May 9th deadline to have the report in hand, said he has some preliminary results, however, only about 80 per cent.  He […]

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