The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Very little has been said about CLICO in recent months, but years after the insurance company flopped, thousands of its policyholders are still holding on to hope that there will be some resolution.  The Minnis administration has followed the lead of previous governments in trying to make both policy and annuity holders whole.  However, liquidators […]

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Police are investigating a late night traffic accident that left one man dead and another injured in Grand Bahama Monday night. The incident happened shortly before 11pm on the Warren J. Levarity Highway which involved a group of male pedestrians and a grey Plymouth Voyager.  Quite a number of accidents occur on the Warren J. […]

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A two-day convention  is planned  for farmers to discuss the way ahead, according to Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources, Renward Wells.  This as the government continues to push to reduce the country’s food import bill of $1 plus billion a year.  “We are now going to have a two-day conclave, a convention for farmers […]

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Police are investigating two sexual assaults involving minors.  The incidents which allegedly took place within the Englerston Community on May 5th and May 14th, involves young girls according to the police.  Authorities are asking anyone with information as to the identification of the accused to call 919 or 911 urgently.  These  incidence  come less than […]

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Another family is left without a father as a result of a fatal shooting in the capital Monday evening.  The shooting took place off Robinson Road while a group of men were standing in front of a barber shop on Fourth Street, the Grove  after 10pm.  A white Nissan March pulled up and an occupant […]

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Mount Tabor Senior Pastor Bishop Neil Ellis has formed a new foundation, The Market place Ministry. Bishop Ellis says the idea was established out of the realization that younger people are now using technology to connect with God and the public as opposed to attending church.  Marketplace Ministry comprises 12 different commissions. They are  Arts and […]

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Retired Anglican Archbishop, the Most Reverend Drexel Gomez is calling on the Minnis administration to repeal the heads of agreement with Oban Energies  for a $5.5 billion oil refinery and storage facility  for East Grand Bahama. Speaking on the Love 97 radio show “On Point” yesterday,  Bishop Gomez was reacting to comments made by Minister […]

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Twenty year-old, Charlton Pierre, of Farrington Road was arraigned yesterday before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt  for the murder of 16-year-old Stefan Bowleg.  It is alleged that the accused, by means of unlawful harm, did intentionally cause the death of Bowleg.  Bowleg who was stabbed in an altercation shortly after 8pm on Friday May 11, 2018, […]

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, K Peter Turnquest  yesterday introduced The Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2018, for public consultation. The bill sets guiding principles and rules for the way the government spends and accounts for the people’s money, according to Mr. Turnquest, who emphasized the importance of the legislation.  “Once passed, it will subject […]

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Police in Abaco are investigating a shooting incident that has left a male with non-life threatening injuries.  Reports are that on Sunday, shortly before 12midnight, police received information of gunshots fired in the area of a business establishment on Don McKay Boulevard. Officers responded and further investigation revealed that the victim was shot while in […]

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