The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Police in Abaco need the public’s assistance in finding the culprits who robbed a business establishment in Spanish Cay.  According to Police reports,  on Sunday shortly after 10:00pm, two men, both reportedly armed with firearms, entered a business establishment, approached two employees  and stole and undetermined amount of cash before escaping.  Police are actively investigating […]

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New Providence Police are investigating yet another homicide.  The  body of a male  was found in a grey Hyundai car on Montgomery Avenue, off Carmichael Road  with apparent gunshot wounds to the head and upper body.  There was also damage to the right passenger’s door at the rear of the vehicle.   While police  did […]

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Irate Trade Unionists say after being around for some 150 years, Morton salt slaps its employees and the labou r board in  the face with wage packages that do not  even put a dent in a quarter of the company’s  resources. Jennifer Brown, President of Bahamas Industrial Manufacturer and Workers Allied Union says the rates […]

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Minister of National Security Marvin Dames, said that “every time an officer pulls a trigger, he or she has to account for their actions and there will be no cover ups.” Mr. Dames was responding to the recent police involved shooting off Sandy Lane on Sunday.  He said  that “if those officers acted in good […]

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“The moral and social fiber of the Bahamian society is coming apart at the seams”.  This is the view of the Reverend Doctor William Thompson, President of the Bahamas National Baptist Missionary and  Educational Convention. He also  said that a “cloud of apathy” engulfs the Bahamian society.  During his address at the 83rd Annual Session […]

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Tribute was paid to fallen comrades at a Memorial Day Ceremony held at the Clifton Pier Memorial with a wreath laying ceremony yesterday.  Special recognition was given to U.S. Patrol Squadron 23 sailors, who died off the coast of Nassau on May 7, 1954. During the ceremony, Charge d’ Affaires, of the U S Embassy Nassau, […]

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A 23-year-old was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday for the alleged murder of a 38-year-old resident of Market Street.  Leander Bell spent his first night on remand at the Bahamas Department of Corrections after being charged with one of count murder in the shooting death of Jason “Lyrics” Edgecombe.  Bell, of Rosebud Road was charged […]

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The leader of the Opposition Progressive Liberal Party, Philip Davis says “even in opposition, the work of the PLP is having a more positive impact on the lives of Bahamians than the policies of the governing Free National Movement.” Addressing the installation of stalwart councilors of the PLP on Sunday at the Lorana Thompson auditorium […]

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The outspoken President of The Bahamas Electrical Workers Union Paul Maynard says Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) needs to be retooled in the national interest. Appearing as a guest on the Love 97 Radio  evening show “On Point” yesterday, Mr. Maynard said “the poor performance at BLP over the years is not the fault of […]

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A day in the life of The Royal Bahamas Defence Force, is what media officials experienced yesterday, onboard the RBDF’s P45 Vessel, as it conducted its regular patrol. Lieutenant Commander, Carlon Bethell, took the time to share the hardships and challenges the force faces on a day to day basis.  One such challenge was  patrolling […]

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