The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

The spike in Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) electricity prices has left quite a number of Bahamians in a bind, and the President of the Bahamas Electrical Workers Union yesterday urged the government and the company to take action.  The electricity company has gone on record saying that this 22 per cent increase is due […]

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The Attorney General’s office and gaming house operators are  at an impasse in a legal dispute over taxes.    Attorney General, Carl Bethel, who spoke to reporters before a Cabinet  meeting on Tuesday said, “we are in discussions with the attorneys for the Gaming house operators. We don’t accept their interpretation of the law, we […]

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The Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union (BCPOU) yesterday filed an industrial trade dispute with the Department of Labour against the Bahamas Telecommunications Company Limited (BTC) as the company continues  downsizing.  In a  press  release issued last night, The BCPOU noted that BTC has failed to bargain in good faith and to  renew the Industrial […]

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Calling it a “fact finding mission,” Opposition Leader Philip Davis, yesterday visited the Downtown Straw Market to speak to vendors about their various concerns. Some of  the issues  include  being without light for over a year, and the seizing and dumping of items from stalls of delinquent stall owners. Mr. Davis argued that the “backbone” […]

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Discussions on the framework and regulatory procedures to encourage and support crypto currency assets and related instruments will be a key talking point at the Grand Bahama Technology Summit, as Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis says steps must be taken to position the country as a technology centre of the region. While presenting the keynote […]

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The family of missing pilot, Byron Ferguson contends that he did file a flight plan, despite conflicting reports that he did not.  Still hoping and while still carrying on searches of their own, young Ferguson’s brother, Bjorn Ferguson said his brother who has at least 20-years of experience flying did file a flight plan, something […]

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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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Attorney General Carl Bethel says that his office will carry out due administration of law  in The Bahamas in regard to recent information surfacing surrounding alleged visa fraud in the Department of Immigration. Speaking with reporters just before the weekly Cabinet meeting, Mr. Bethel said that when he learned of the allegations, he instructed that […]

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President of the Bahamas Communications Public Officers Union (BCPOU), Dino Rolle is urging the government to step up and defend Bahamian workers at the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC). The company is continuing to downsize while employees watch dozens of jobs shipped overseas to regional offices, performed by foreigners.  Mr. Rolle insisted that there is nothing […]

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The Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis hit  back at his political adversary Opposition Leader Philip Davis, following Mr. Davis’ claims that  the Prime Minister  is dodging questions about an  investigation into Bahamas Power and Light (BPL),  hopes everyone will just forget about it and move on. He said, “I made a commitment that we will […]

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