The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

The  Minister of  Education  Jeffrey Lloyd is encouraging the public to report any instance of a child being denied admission to a public school.  He  is responding to claims from Right Bahamas that schools are demanding proof of status from students. Mr. Lloyd told reporters ahead of his weekly Cabinet meeting that both the law […]

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Reacting to suggestions in recent days for the government to purchase The Grand Bahama Port Authority, controversial  Queens Counsel Fred Smith is calling  for the nationalization and immediate privatization  of the entity.  Speaking on the Love 97  Radio Show “On Point”, Mr. Smith a Senior partner in the law  firm Callenders and Company said, “we […]

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A  former Director General in the Ministry of Tourism, David Johnson passed away  last evening in the Princess Margaret Hospital at the age of 67.   Mr. Johnson who has been ailing for a few months, died after having complications due to Colon Cancer. He has served in many other capacities in the tourism industry […]

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The  Minister of Tourism Dionisio  D’Aguilar  says,  the government’s decision to purchase The Grand Lucayan Resort in Freeport, Grand Bahama “is not a good decision, but  we have to make a decision. Governments have to act to make an attempt to save the economy of Freeport.” The decision however  is criticized by a cross-section of […]

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The Cabinet of the Bahamas has fired the Board of Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) for making  a decision that is not in the national interest. The  Journal  has confirmed that the termination of the Board came about as a result of a complaint that there was an attempt to  purchase technology for the use […]

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The Water and Sewerage Corporation(WSC), distancing itself from all assertions that its Malcolm Park improvement works is related to the recent conch poisoning cases in New Providence. The WSC said it’s been deliberate in its efforts to ensure the availability of clean, potable water at Arawak Cay, Potter’s Cay Dock and the  Montagu Ramp Several […]

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One New Providence straw vendor is calling on the government to conduct an internal audit of the Straw Market’s accounts department.   Sharon Carey, who has been a straw vendor since 2001, claims she has been locked out of her stall from March 29th of this year, for alleged back payments.   The only thing is, […]

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Amid the brewing unrest between the Bahamas Nurses Union (BNU) and the Ministry of Labour, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis said this past Saturday that he plans to review the matter and meet with them shortly. He said, “I have asked the nurses if they can commence relevant communication with the relevant Ministry authority and […]

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The Cabinet has approved a medical marijuana committee, although the names of the individuals have not been announced. Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis said, “we now have to write the various different entities – Chamber of Commerce, University of The Bahamas, COBUS (SGA), business leagues. There are different entities so that they can send their […]

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Local activist group, Rights Bahamas plans to take legal action over children reportedly denied schooling. In a statement, Rights Bahamas Education Committee Chairman, Dawrin Thompson argued that despite Education Minister, Jeffery Lloyd’s decree that no child in The Bahamas shall be denied the right to an education, certain public schools continue to demand proof of […]

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