The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

The Minister of Labour  Dion Foulkes  says  that he anticipates the negotiations on the Oban heads of agreement to be complete in the next two to three weeks.  He added that the government is adamant about changing the terms of agreement for the heads of agreement regarding the Oban deal. Mr. Foulkes  told reporters  outside […]

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Immigration Minister, Brent Symonette, revealed yesterday that an amendment to the Immigration Bill was scheduled to be presented to Cabinet yesterday for input and sent out for discussion.   “On the agenda [yesterday] at Cabinet, we’ll be getting a presentation from Dame Anita Allen from the Law Reform, the amended Immigration Bill, has been presented […]

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Education Minister Jeffrey Lloyd assured  yesterday that the facilities at the C.H. Reeves Junior High School  are  ready for classes this morning.  Last week, the Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) planned to conduct a walkabout of the campus to ensure that everything was in place, however that never happened.  The Minister instead conducted a walkabout […]

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The  President  of The Bahamas Public Services Union, Kimsley  Ferguson says his union does not  think the government is addressing the matter  of relocating  the General Post Office as urgently as it should be. “There are ramifications with regards to health issues, persons are still challenged with respiratory issues in that environment and in my […]

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The country’s educational system is expecting to see some major technological changes this year as the Ministry of Education yesterday joined forces with Cable Bahamas and Sam’s Business Machines to commence the second installment of the  Ministry’s technology upgrades on the islands of Grand Bahama and Eleuthera.  The  Minister of Education Jeffrey Lloyd said that […]

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Former Attorney General Alfred Sears is calling on the  government to remove “the ring-fencing” against  gaming houses  in the  Bahamas as the dispute on gaming taxes continues. Mr. Sears who now represents the Web Shop Owners in litigation in the Supreme Court,  yesterday addressed comments made by current Attorney General  Carl Bethel made recently  on […]

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Last year unions in the country made their voices known, as many of them threatened industrial action and applied for strike certificates due to various pressing concerns. Currently,  both The Bahamas Nurses’ Union (BNU) and The Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT)  are in possession  of their strike certificates. However, Minister of Labour, Dion Foulkes, said […]

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The government says its commitment to reducing the country’s level of unemployment has been strong. With a number of Labour on the Blocks job fairs held throughout 2018, this year will be no different. Confirming as much to The Journal,  was  Minister of Labour, Dion Foulkes, who said since the initiative, hundreds of Bahamians are […]

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The plan to relocate the General Post Office to Town Centre Mall has been delayed once again to February, according to the Minister of Transport, Renward Wells. However, the  former minister responsible for the Post Office during the recent Christie administration, Glenys Hanna-Martin,  said that this came as no surprise to her. She added that […]

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University of  The Bahamas President Doctor  Rodney Smith along with other UB officials sought to bring some relief to the registration process that has been a source of contention for students for quite some time.  Dr. Smith said the University launched a new online registration system called Banner designed to bring efficiencies in the registration […]

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