The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

 Progressive Liberal Party Leader Philip Davis yesterday  said the Government is on track to miss its Revenue Target by at least $40 million dollars. “They were wrong to undo  many of the revenue building initiatives that the PLP Government left in place. This elusive deficit target is being pursued at the expense of the social deficit. The […]

Read the full story

Deputy  Prime Minister Peter Turnquest says that  economic growth in the country will be felt within a year.  He was  responding to concerns that despite the touted growth in the economy, this is not being felt by everyday Bahamians. According Mr. Turnquest, this should be the case sometime this year. “You have the construction sector that will feel it before […]

Read the full story

Bahamas Against WTO organizer and member, Fayne Thompson, said yesterday that the World Trade Organization (WTO), Impact Assessment, produced by Oxford Economics, is a scathing review of The Bahamas’ accession to the organization.  Speaking with this Journal, Mr. Thompson suggested that the report indicates that The Bahamas “government is in a quandary” when it comes […]

Read the full story

It has been said that Morton Salt has the government ‘in their back pocket’, as there is still no sign of a resolution between union members in Inagua and the salt company.  President of the Bahamas Industrial Manufacturers and Allied Workers Union (BIMAWU) Jennifer Brown told The Journal that the company has been telling the government that the […]

Read the full story

National Security Minister Marvin Dames yesterday congratulated 16 senior Police officers for completing phase one of his ministry’s Senior Professional Certification in Law Enforcement Leadership.  Mr. Dames, in his address, said that as criminality evolves and becomes more sophisticated, it is important for public safety officials to adapt and make use of cutting edge technology.  […]

Read the full story

The  Minister of Tourism  Dionisio D’Aguilar said he is   confident then that Disney  Cruise Line will not allow the South Eleuthera project to damage its reputation. He said, “there isn’t a company better than Disney, and when we sat down and talked to Disney, it is so much more important to their whole philosophy that they get this project right.  They […]

Read the full story

The Ministry of Tourism and Aviation presented its creative campaign featuring Bahamian-American rock legend Lenny Kravitz to Canadian Media and Travel Industry Partners during a local campaign launch event on May 2ndat the Bisha Hotel.   Set to the lyrics of Kravitz’s hit song Fly Away, the television commercial and supporting marketing campaign captured  his deep personal connection to […]

Read the full story

The two arrested  in connection  with more than  $10,000  worth of drugs were formally charged with the crime in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.   Adam Alexander Johnson, 26 years old and Jermaine Alexander Adderley, 25 years both of 19 Dorchester Street, were arraigned before Deputy Chief Magistrate Subusola Swain on possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.   The two […]

Read the full story

National Security Minister Marvin Dames says there was no miscalculation  surrounding   the appointment of  Paul Rolle as Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police as Deputy Commissioner Emrick Seymour starts his pre retirement leave. His comments comes  after Opposition Leader Phillip Davis asserted that he was not consulted on the appointment by anyone. Minister Dames maintains no consultation with the opposition […]

Read the full story

With two incidents of crime last weekend, which  involved the Tourism Sector, National Security Minister, Marvin Dames said these incidents do not threaten the Tourism Industry.  On Saturday, according to police reports, “shortly after 11am, a woman was at a beach on Paradise Island when she was sexually assaulted by  a 34-year-old Bahamian male, who was […]

Read the full story