The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

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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Condolences have been received from a wide cross-section of the public by  the family of former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament, Phenton Neymour, who died yesterday. Mr. Neymour, had been battling colon cancer since 2014. Yesterday, The Journal spoke with one of Neymour’s former cabinet colleagues, Attorney General, Carl Bethel, who remembered him as […]

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There are 25 confirmed clinical cases of conch poisoning with 15 fitting the description and awaiting laboratory data, according to Health Minister Dr. Duane Sands. ​Dr. Sands also clarified that some individuals may have had a milder version of the condition which would not require them to visit the hospital. ​He said, “I continue to […]

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Attorney General Carl Bethel  has  accepted that shanty town dwellers with legal rights can push the issue in court. ​This given that Rights Bahamas President Stephanie St. Fleur pointed out last week that the law enables anyone squatting on a property for more than 12 years to lay claim to that land. ​This, she said, […]

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Officials clearing up some recent misinformation about valsartan, a drug used to treat high blood pressure. Novartis (the original manufacturer of valsartan) issued a letter stating that the recall did not affect all brands of the drug. In several countries batches of Valsartan and Valsartan HCT film-coated tablets that do not meet with international quality […]

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Straight out of a movie – Police in Grand Bahama confirmed yesterday that just after 10:00am, two people entered John Bull’s Port Lucaya location, smashed the showcase glass and grabbed several pieces of expensive jewelry of an undetermined amount. According to reports, the perpetrators, were men dressed as women. Surveillance videos circulating on social media, […]

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Bahamian Entertainer K.B (Kirkland Bodie) says he is still waiting for the forensic report to be tabled in the House Of Assembly concerning the fiasco of a ‘carnival’ for the past three years of 2015, 2016 and 2017. He said another year has gone by and he is baffled that “not one word is being […]

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  Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Hubert A. Minnis said that his vision and mission is to provide opportunities for residents to experience a better Bahamas.   He was addressing the 36th Annual Convention of Calvary Deliverance Church on Sunday, July 22, 2018.   The church celebrated under the theme: “The Year of New Beginnings, […]

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The Chairman of the Progressive Liberal  Party Senator Fred Mitchell  says  the party is simply astounded that the Government has announced through its Attorney General  that it has decided to refer the matter of the information alleged on a social media voice note to the Director of Public Prosecutions.  The Party was responding to an […]

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Minister of Environment and Housing RomauldFerreira yesterday spoke of the need to cease the use of plastic in the country with a target date set for some time in the year 2020.   Mr. Ferreira told attendees of a town meeting that it is estimated by 2050 that there will be more plastic in the […]

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