The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Police on New Providence are seeking the public’s assistance in solving two armed robberies which occurred on Sunday. In the first incident, according to reports, shortly after 9:00pm, two armed men entered a gaming establishment on Market Street and Bahama Avenue, held an employee at bay and robbed the establishment of cash before escaping into […]

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The Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) is standing by its decision to implement a new shift system for Nurses and is seeking to set the record straight in response to yesterday’s demonstrations. In a release, the PHA said that it confirmed the demonstration staged by the Bahamas Nurses Union (BNU) on the grounds of the Princess […]

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Letter To The Editor: Dear Sir/ Madam: I AM JUST SICK AND TIRED! I am just sick and tired of the foolishness that is allowed to go on in The Bahamas. Why is it that we are always so eager to bring so called experts into this country to tell us what to do and […]

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         Some 500 nurses across the Bahamas  yesterday walked out over a shift change which they said lacks any input from or agreement of the Bahamas Nurses Union (BNU). “Today it’s a walk out, it’s not a strike. Today the nurses have taken their lunch hour to come to express to the public their concerns with […]

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The  Chief  Financial Officer of Fidelity Bank Gowon Bowe says the economy  of the Bahamas is on an upward trajectory.  However,  he does not want to see the government either blindly or intentionally damaging this upward movement. Appearing on the JCN Radio and Television show Jones and Company  this past Sunday, Mr. Bowe  noted that there […]

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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. While the 2018 […]

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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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Unemployment among the youth – those ages 15 to 24 – continues to be considerably higher than any other age group. In May, preliminary results of the Labour Force Survey showed that this group’s unemployment rate increased from 22.1 per cent to 24.1 per cent. Labour Minister, Dion Foulkes, said it’s something the government is still working on improving. […]

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The passing of  former Cabinet Minister Bradley B. Roberts  is  deemed a great lost to Sunshine Holdings Limited .  Mr. Roberts was a founding shareholder of the company  and the first Chairman of its Board. A release from the  Board said he was “a  man from humble beginnings who  began his career as a businessman […]

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Bains and Grants Town Member of Parliament, Travis Robinson, is an official One Young World Ambassador – one of four to win the prestigious award, the only person from the western hemisphere. With 5,000 applications from around the world, that number was shortlisted to 18, then again to the final five – Robinson one of them. […]

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