The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

The Organization for Responsible Governance (ORG) Executive Director Matthew Albury says  the implementation of an Integrity Commission Bill and Ombudsman Bill could provide minimal impact and opportunity for corruption.  These two bills were tabled in the House of Assembly in November 2017 and have not made any further movement since. The bills,  he said,  will […]

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 The Ministry of Health  has advised the public of  an ongoing investigation by the public health team into a case involving a four-year-old child tourist, suspected of having measles. The Bahamas had its first case of measles back in 1997, according  Minister of Health, Dr. Duane Sands.  A release from the ministry indicated that on […]

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With the air of a salute befitting royalty, members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force paid  special tribute to Sir Sidney Poitier in recognition of his ninety-second birthday on  yesterday  with a unique video collaboration that was released to the media. Through this production of love, members of the Defence Force–The Bahamas’ military service–salute the […]

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Utility companies are  to be held accountable for their laxed approach in properly restoring roads. This will  come through  an amendment to the Road Act  with  hefty fines  imposed to the offending companies. This was foreshadowed by  Minister of Works, Desmond Bannister, leading off debate on the proposed bill in the House of Assembly yesterday […]

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Labour Minister Dion Foulkes shared some words of advice to the 73 workers Commonwealth Brewery Limited’s made redundant. The group was laid off  in what the company says is a restructuring exercise – it’s first such decision since going public. CBL Director of Retail, Ron Hepburn chalks it up to increased operational costs, coupled with […]

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Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) is  moving  ahead with its deal with Shell North America. The two signed a memorandum of understanding last November for an integrated LNG gas-to power project that is expected to lead to not only lower energy bills, but provide a cleaner power generation. It is a major move that BPL […]

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The President  of the Bahamas Christian  Council Bishop Delton Fernander is of the opinion that the  arrest and subsequent arraignment of four Grand Bahamians on fraud and money laundering charges give the appearance of tit for tat. He  said the situation raises serious questions. “That is becoming more and more clear in the manner in […]

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Police in Grand Bahama are investigating a stabbing that has left three males with injuries, two of them still detained in hospital.  Assistant Superintendent of Police, in Grand Bahama, Terecita Pinder, reports that on Sunday, shortly before 2:00am, police received reports of an altercation at a night club on Wimpole Street, involving a group of […]

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Rights Bahamas, a  local human rights organization, has  applauded  the Bahamas Government for temporarily halting the deportation of individuals to Haiti.  A statement from the organization said, “ In light of the unrest and violence happening in  that country, the safety of those in our custody must always come first. Closing the Bahamas Embassy and […]

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Queen’s Counsel  Fred Smith recently expressed concerns surrounding the country’s law enforcement agencies and their treatment of Bahamians citizens over the years.  Mr. Smith said that the behavior of officers from Immigration and the Royal Bahamas Defense Force (RBDF), in particular, have been most regrettable.  He added that there have been many officers from these […]

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