The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

The country continues to make efforts to take over its airspace according to Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar yesterday.  The former PLP administration made the initial plan to claim the airspace which is currently managed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the United States.  Mr. D’Aguilar said,  “As you would know, the Americans  presently […]

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Being ranked number one  in the Caribbean for child obesity and  number 6 worldwide for adult obesity, an organization known as  HALT has made their move in implementing better health in the Bahamas. According to Dr. Karen Conliffe  one  in 10 Bahamian children are hypertensive and there are large numbers of diabetic kids with high […]

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The Bahamas and the Chinese government are no strangers when it comes to negotiations, not when you consider Baha Mar – but that doesn’t mean everyone’s pleased with the two doing business.  Still, Sir Baltron Bethel, the country’s first Director General of Tourism and  more recently, a senior advisor to the government  said China is […]

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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 filings. […]

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The  former Senior Policy Advisor  to the  government, Sir Baltron  Bethel says the Bahamas  must develop a national development plan to ensure the continued success of the Bahamian tourism industry.  He  said, “the reality is that in many  other countries, they have developed national development plans for short term, medium term and long-term goals,” he […]

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Former Attorney General and Minister of Legal  Affairs, Allyson Maynard Gibson says  the successful  outcome of negotiations  of the Baha Mar project is proof that the Christie Administration took the right  steps at the right time for Bahamians and the Bahamas. Responding to a series of questions yesterday, Mrs  Maynard-Gibson boasted  about the positive impact […]

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Booking for The Bahamas has increased by 41 percent  with the Expedia Group. Senior Business Development Manager for the Caribbean Betty Julie Estrada  said that at this time last year, the year over demand in growth from 2016 to 2017 was nearly 10 percent. This year around the same time, they were at 30 percent  […]

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A tragic start to the holiday as police were called to the scene of an apparent homicide near East Street South. On the scene, blood soaked the ground as the victim’s lifeless body lied face up, with apparent gunshot wounds to his head and body.  Officer in charge of the Central Detective Unit, Chief Superintendent, […]

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The Ministry of Public Works in collaboration with The Department of Information Technology is in the process of updating its contractor database, and also its tendering and payment certificate processes. Stemming from the Ministry’s preparation for the New Providence School Repair Programme, Director of Public Works, Melanie Roach, said it was decided that this would […]

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