The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

In what is being described  as “a curious development”  in  the  ongoing  efforts  of the  government  to avoid the financial sector being blacklisted by the  European Union, Prime Minister, Doctor  Hubert Minnis will travel to Brussels, Belgium today to hold bilateral talks with high-ranking officials of the European Commission.   What is curious is the […]

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President of the Bahamas Bar Association, Kahlil Parker says the  “time for debate has passed and meaningful action is required” for protecting members of the legal fraternity.  In his remarks at the opening of the Legal Year, Mr. Parker addressed a recent attack on a prosecutor  from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions  […]

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The  lead negotiator for the Bahamas for accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Zhivargo Laing has  released the offer The Bahamas will make during an upcoming meeting with the organisation. The offer he explained, contained a breakdown of what The Bahamas proposes regarding goods and services. Mr. Laing outlined the issues as follows: “One, […]

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Pomp and pageantry of the opening of the legal year aside, Acting Chief Justice Vera Watkins, used the occasion to lament that not having a substantive Chief Justice presents a tremendous challenge for the judiciary,  as no long-term plans can be made.  This year’s Opening of the Legal Year was the second time that the […]

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There were 11 fatal and nine non-fatal police involved shootings in 2018, and after each, a community is left resentful, demanding answers from authorities. However, as Commissioner of Police, Anthony Ferguson, candidly put it when questioned on the issue during his annual press briefing Tuesday, in the war on crime, these things are bound to […]

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Over a million dollars in suspected marijuana seized on Wednesday in two separate incidents and as a result two men are in police custody. Police are investigating some 1,200 pounds of suspected marijuana  that was recovered in  southeastern New Providence.  According  police reports,  the first incident of seizure took place shortly after 8:00pm Wednesday  when […]

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In the Police  Crime  statistics for 2018, cold cases – those that have not been fully solved were not included in the report. According to Police Commissioner, Anthony Ferguson, this is  due to the fact that they remain open. “There are any number of cases that are still outstanding. “We refer to them as cold […]

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Minister of Foreign Affairs, Darren Henfield, says unfettered and unchecked immigration is impacting the country on many fronts and that Bahamians have been tolerant so far.   Mr. Henfield made his comments  eight days into the new year as  more than 160 migrants have been apprehended in Bahamian waters.  Speaking with reporters outside  the Cabinet,  the […]

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The Royal Bahamas Police Force  reports  a decrease of 8 per cent in crime   in the country  over the past 12 months.   The information was revealed in a 16-page report released during  Police Commissioner Anthony Ferguson’s Annual Meet the Press  yesterday morning.   Mr. Ferguson said,  “I am happy to report that the […]

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Opposition Leader Phillip Davis yesterday said Bahamas Union of Teachers President Belinda Wilson has the prime minister hypnotized. This comes  after the  success by the B.U.T  in  getting conditions improved at the C. H Reeves Junior High School, an extended Christmas break for teachers,  a newly renovated A. F Adderley Junior High School and  during […]

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