The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

The operations  of the Grand  Bahama Shipyard were  back to normal – or as much as they can be – following Monday’s  industrial  incident. According to what authorities have shared, one of the cranes being used to carry out repairs on the Cruise Ship  Oasis of the Seas  collapsed. Eight people were injured – none […]

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Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) Union members are  calling for the removal of the Chairman, Adrian Gibson and General Manager, Elwood Donaldson “post haste” from their respective positions. President, Officers and Union members of the Bahamas Utilities Services and Allied Workers Union (BUSAWU) “withdrew their enthusiasm ” yesterday morning, staging a sit out on the […]

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The weakness of the criminal justice system   has been cited as the greatest challenge to the government tackling drug trafficking here in The Bahamas. The conclusion of the US State Department’s 2019 International Narcotics Control strategy report found  that while the average time between initial arraignment and trial in 2017 was within 90 days […]

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A St. Alban’s Drive resident was fined over $10,000 in Magistrate’s Court yesterday for killing in the course of dangerous driving, but not before he begged the court of leniency.  Twenty- four year-old Hartman Rolle Jr.  pleaded guilty to three counts connected to the traffic accident the happened on February 2, 2019.   According  to the  […]

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The former Chairman of Bahamas Power and Light, (BPL) Darnell Osborne says the resignation of  Christina Alston as Chief Operating Officer of the  company  “ is an opportunity lost by the country to attract and retain one of the country’s best minds and talent.” According to sources  Mrs Alston left BPL last Friday out of […]

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Former President Of The Grand Bahama Chamber Of Commerce Kevin Seymour yesterday expressed his concerns surrounding “not yet disclosed details” of the letter of intent with Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited and the ITM Group’s joint venture to transform and redevelop the Grand Lucayan Resort and the Freeport Harbour.  Mr. Seymour noted in a release that […]

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The work day at The Grand Bahama Shipyard was cut short yesterday following what is being described as  a freak accident on the property.  Superintendent Walter Henderson explained that during police investigations, they discovered that one of the cranes being used to conduct repairs on the Oasis of the Seas cruise ship collapsed.  He said, […]

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Three  persons were arraigned   yesterday on two separation traffic related accidents.   In the first incident, 22-year-old Shawna Smith stood before Magistrate Cara Turnquest- Deveaux on a laundry list of charges, namely one count of killing in the course of dangerous driving, failing to remain stationary on the scene of a traffic accident, driving […]

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Bahamas Chamber of Commerce Chairman, Michael Maura, sees the impending expansion of the Nassau Cruise Port as an opportunity to expand the Bahamas’ economy, particularly Nassau. As he puts it- one of the underlining components of  the port development project in itself must be what economic value will it have to The Bahamas. “What we […]

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An  Request For Proposal (RFP)  has been issued by the  government  for a company to assist in monitoring the country’s airspace.   As Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar puts it – “The Bahamas has no institutional knowledge of how to do so.”   “The RFP closes at the end of this month and then we will […]

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