The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

The Bahamas Artist Movement (BAM) has been elected the regional coordinators for the 9th annual Silicon Valley African Film Festival held under the theme Africa through the African lens.  BAM is owned and ran by Rowena and Ronald Sutherland and aims to give Bahamian youth the opportunity to cultivate their love, passion and talents for performing arts through coaching and training of its drama studio program. […]

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Law enforcement agencies are looking to tighten up their image as National Security Minister Marvin Dames expressed a need for physical fitness standards across the board.  While the Royal Bahamas Defense Force already has a standard, Mr. Dames said that the commissioner of police is looking to introduce the same after releasing the 105 recruits […]

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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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 A 17-year-old male of Periwinkle Avenue, off Kemp Road stood before magistrate Koschina Marshall yesterday at 2pm. He was charged with unlawful harm and the intentional cause of death of Michael Johnson  on Homestead Street on June 4th  this year.   Johnson was shot shortly  while standing outside his home, when a dark coloured jeep […]

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The topic of the increase in  Value Added Tax (VAT)  has been  discussed throughout the country  since the day the  2018/2019 national  budget was first introduced to the Bahamian public. Members of the public  interviewed by this Journal  have given  mixed  reactions  to the increase.  While  everyone  offered different views,  some people were expecting the […]

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The Bahamas Premium Cigar Association says  the government should embrace rather than stifle significant economic opportunity. In a statement released yesterday  BPCA President Michael Maragh said it came to their attention that the government is considering the imposition of both a sin tax and a new tobacco control bill.  The BPCA President said  while they […]

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The firings of three Free National Movement  members of parliament  was in keeping with parliamentary rules. This  was expressed by a  Attorney General, Carl Bethel before kicking off debate on the 2018/2019 budget in the Senate yesterday. Two parliamentary secretaries and a board chairman being stripped of their duties after voting against the government’s decision […]

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Prime Minister Doctor Hubert Minnis  says “Grand Bahama is the ideal location within The Bahamas that can support the establishment and growth of a technology cluster and block chain and other software companies that can jumpstart the technology industry in The Bahamas.”   Dr. Minnis  was giving  the keynote address yesterday at the first ever block […]

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There is a  sincere attempt for the government to rise to meet the challenges which confront our young nation. Those were the words Attorney General, Carl Bethel, in the senate yesterday as he defended what is being called  the 2018/2019 People’s Budget. The Attorney General  added that the budget is an enormous exercise in fiscal […]

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The Leader of the Official Opposition Philip Davis says that Prime Minister Minnis was confused in his firing of  Members of his party for voting against the increase of Value Added Tax in the House of Assembly. In a press statement  Mr. Davis  said, “The Prime Minister was confused in the House  by calling the […]

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