The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Leader of the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Arinthia Komolafe yesterday expressed that the recent World Trade Organization (WTO) Impact Assessment reinforced the “widely held” concerns of Bahamians.  She said “In general terms, the Report did not reveal concerns that had not been expressed by the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) in our position paper on the […]

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National Security Minister, Marvin Dames, said with the tremendous pressure on law enforcement officers, the government is looking at ways to continue to provide support, that they’re taken care of and that their interest as a whole is being addressed.  Mr. Dames made the comment, when asked by this Journal, following two violent incidents involving […]

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The  Free National Movement in a  release yesterday said that the Member of Parliament for Englerston Glenys Hanna Martin “ should  grow up.”  “The PLP’s tried and true, go-to-tactic when all else fails is to resort to name calling and misdirection.  Their tactics are as old and tired as their leadership and ideas.  So sadly, it comes as no surprise to […]

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A 17-year-old juvenile male charged today on one count of murder and one count of conspiracy to commit murder along side 32-year-old Natasha Charles who was also charged with one count of conspiracy to commit murder before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson Pratt. It is alleged that on April 22ndthe pair murdered Brian Smith on Forster […]

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Three men were arraigned today before Deputy Magistrate Subusola Swain on one count of possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply, one count of conspiracy to possess dangerous drugs, one count of importation of dangerous drugs, and one count of conspiracy to import dangerous drugs. Fifty year old Howard Rolle of Mangrove Cay, Andros, […]

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Three presentations made at the Office of the Prime Minister yesterday morning – all aimed at helping to fund the Over-The-Hill Initiative. Collectively the donations are valued at $500,000, the first $100,000 – a gift from Mark Holowesko to Geoffrey Andrews from the Small Business Development Centre, which according to Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, […]

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Former Mount Moriah MP Keod Smith’s accused the Progressive Liberal Party’s machinery of being somewhat dead – not really answering the issues that arise. “When you are in opposition politics you need to stick it,  so to speak to whatever the issue points are. “You must necessarily go and get everyone on board and unless […]

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The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) has released the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Impact Assessment, as conducted by Oxford Economics.  And while the consulting group did not give a definitive yes or no to if  The Bahamas should join the WTO, it pointed to more positive than negative implications for the country […]

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The Water and Sewerage Management Union  says that the Executive Chairman of the Water and Sewerage Corporation Adrian Gibson  and the Board lack accountability.  The Union says it reviewed the recent eleven page press release by the Board of Directors of the  Corporation in which the Board  claimed  to be in the process of reviewing new corporate policies guidelines and […]

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Members of the Progressive Liberal Party were totally offended that  former President of the Bahamas Christian Council Reverend Ranford Patterson  would allow Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis to use the church to spew out propaganda and lies about the PLP.  Speaking at a Press Conference yesterday, the  Chairman of the PLP, Senator Fred Mitchell denounced   Reverend Patterson  for allowing  Dr. Minnis to come into his sanctuary, […]

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