The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

The  National Security Minister, Marvin Dames  told students of  his alma mater – The Government High School (GHS) yesterday  that they should be about excellence.  Mr. Dames  was speaking at  Awards Day ceremonies where 60 plus students were awarded as top performers. Pulling from the theme, “Excellence Begins with Me,” Mr. Dames told the students […]

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An American male is the latest traffic fatality in The Bahamas, after he succumbed to his injuries on Saturday following a traffic mishap on Cat Island.  According to Police, the man was driving a 2018 Sonyoung 125cc motor cycle, north along Queens Highway, in the settlement of Smith’s Bay, when he lost control of the […]

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Royal Bahamas Defense Force Commodore Tellis Bethel  says  that officers have to pay closer attention the the vessels crossing our waters as migrants and poachers are changing their means of transpiration.  Commodore Bethel  said “The Defense Force continues to maintain a patrol in the Southern Bahamas, and of course, we would have has several incidents […]

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The government of the Bahamas is  seemingly making a little headway with its bid to get the Grand Lucayan Resort off its hands. According to Minister of Tourism, Dionisio D’Aguilar, it’s hoped that the bids will be closed off by February 15th. “Then there will be an evaluation period pairing down those who have submitted […]

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A number of infrastructural improvements on tap for the family islands this year, starting with Grand Bahama.  Parliament Secretary in The Ministry of Public Works, Iram Lewis says “one of  the flagship projects is the Smith’s Point sea wall,” he said.  “We had to make a strong decision during our first few months in office […]

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Branded as the new downtown Paradise Island, Sterling Hurricane Hole offers a unique live work play lifestyle, as touted by Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, who brought the keynote address at the official ground-breaking ceremony for the project. The project’s expected to provide a $250 million boost to the economy. “It is projected to provide […]

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The Member of Parliament  for  Exuma and Ragged Island, Chester  Cooper says,”It is an outrage that Black Point All-Age School remains in a state of disrepair five months after the school year began.” He has previously raised this issue in the House of Assembly.  In a press statement the MP said, “the fact of the […]

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Commodore of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, Tellis Bethel said the circumstances surrounding the search of missing pilot Byron Ferguson’s six-seater Piper Aztec is a “unique one”, as marines continue to look for any debris in the area of the crash.  The ongoing search for wreckage of young Ferguson’s plane, that crashed in waters just […]

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Following  a rebuke from Shadow Minister of Transport Glennys Hanna-Martin, Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar  claims  that all proposals for the Prince George Wharf  have significant Bahamian involvement, which he said is a huge factor for the Minnis Administration.  He  says,  “we must think that we can be exceptional, and I think that’s what we’re pushing […]

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According to Acting Customs Comptroller Dr. Geannine Moss, the government received every bit of the government’s revenue from the failed Fyre Festival back in 2017.  Her comments come following the release of the jaw dropping Netflix documentary which left everyone wondering if the government got paid. “As is required for any even coming into The […]

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