The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Rights Bahamas Vice Chairman Joseph Darville yesterday urged the government to move swiftly to enforce Marco’s Law, deploy Marco’s Alert, and create a Sex Offenders Register.  In a statement issued last evening, Mr. Darville suggested that the government take precautions ensuring that the rights of accused individuals are protected. This means that they remain innocent […]

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The Prison Fellowship Bahamas (PFB) is known for its Christian interaction with prison inmates at The Bahamas Department of Corrections (BDOC). But what does the fellowship do outside of the  four walls of the prison? President of the Fellowship, Rev. Anthony Sands, said yesterday in an interview with this Journal, that the ministry goes beyond […]

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Six months after BPL’s Clifton Pier fire, there is  still no word on what led to the blaze that destroyed one of the company’s engines.  BPL Chief Executive Officer  Whitney Heastie on Monday said the board could not give an update as the government had initiated its own investigation. Mr. Heastie also at the time […]

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An overhaul of the Investment Funds industry brings changes to its outdated regulatory framework; which if  left untouched,  poses a risk to the country’s reputation as a leading financial services sector. Moving for  Investment Fund  Bill 2019  in the House of Assembly yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest said the more […]

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Works Minister Desmond Bannister  has allayed the fears  of  Bahamas Electrical Workers Union  that once Wartsila comes in to manage the new BPL  plants that Bahamian workers will be left behind. Minister Bannister said he does not know if that is true. He said, “we have to be able to put that in place and […]

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National Security Minister Marvin Dames  has disputed the Opposition’s claim that a senior police officer is being victimisized. Progressive Liberal Party Leader Philip Davis yesterday charged that a letter from The Office of The Prime Minister has instructed Assistant Commissioner of Police Clarence Reckley to take vacation, after which retirement. In addition to  Reckley, Deputy […]

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The Democratic National Alliance’s (DNA) newly appointed Chairman Omar Smith yesterday urged the government to remove a “blemish” from an FBI probe into potential bribery and corruption with the Bahamas Department of Immigration.  In a release issued yesterday, Mr. Smith said that Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest expressed shock after the […]

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BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – The global call to end the death penalty was made as the 7th World Congress Against the Death Penalty opened its conference in Brussels, Belgium last Wednesday, with hopes of moving closer to the universal abolition of the death penalty. In his address at the opening ceremony, Together Against the Death Penalty […]

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The Opposition’s spokesman on National Security Glenys Hanna-Martin has  expressed concern over the police’s apparent lag in the reporting of apparent kidnappings. This  follows the case reported this past Sunday where  a male abducted a child from a home on Wilton Street. The child was found by a passerby a short time later walking in […]

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The Opposition Progressive Liberal Party  is claiming that a senior Police Officer has been victimized by the government.  Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police Clarence Reckley  has  been  instructed to take vacation following which,  early retirement. According to Opposition Leader, Philip Davis, the instructions were sent from The Office of The Prime Minister. He said, “I […]

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