The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Last Thursday was not a good day in Free Town,  according to area Member of Parliament Dionisio D’Aguilar who gave his condolences to the family of the victims of that double homicide in the White’s Edition area early that morning. Minister D’Aguilar sharing the same sentiments of some Kemp Road residents said that increased  police presence is […]

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Governor General, Dame Marguerite Pindling said the ultimate sacrifice of the four marines and the ongoing dangers encountered by crew and marines today are reminders that members of the RBDF and other security forces protect the nation by placing their lives in harm’s way. “For this they deserve a grateful nation, said the Governor General. […]

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President of the Bahamas Union of Teachers Belinda Wilson said yesterday that she is most certainly running again for President in the upcoming BUT Elections on June 13th, 2019. She said that she was busy campaigning yesterday is on the campaign trail. Mrs.  Wilson said that negotiations for the new industrial agreement will begin on Tuesday, […]

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Senior Officers of The Royal Bahamas Police force along with members of  The Bahamas Christian Council conducted  a walk about in White’s Addition Kemp Road  yesterday following  a  double homicide.  According to Police Commissioner Anthony Ferguson, the RBPF is in control of criminal activity in New Providence. “Members of the public need not fear, there’s only one Royal Bahamas Police Force despite […]

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The Vice Chairman of The Democratic Alliance (DNA) Jayson Braynen says that the Progressive Liberal Party is late on the marijuana issue. In a press statement  yesterday on the Marijuana law reform, he said  that the DNA  was the first Party to indicate support for Marijuana law reform in 2016.  The Free National Movement has been slow to address […]

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Business at the Potter’s Cay dock took another blow following Wednesday night’s double homicide, but vendors there are assuring the public that the dock is just as safe as anywhere else in the capital.  A few vendors expressed to The Journal that they do not want the area’s most recent murder to taint the image […]

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Blood splattered the entry of a popular hangout on Potter’s Cay Dock where two men lay dead this past Wednesday evening. Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police, Paul Rolle told reporters on the scene that officers got the call around 8:00pm. He said, “the officers assigned to the Potter’s Cay Dock area heard the shots and […]

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Grief and anger filled relatives and residents of White’s Addition yesterday morning as two men were shot to death and another seriously wounded.    Police Superintendent Shanta Knowles told the Media,“what we got so far is that two vehicles were in this area and there was an exchange of words  between the occupants of  those two cars, resulting in the […]

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The Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) yesterday opened its doors to a new branch called access accelerator at the Edmund Moxey Youth and Community Centre.  According to Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, the goals are economic development and economic expansion for more Bahamians;the development of more Bahamian small businesses and entrepreneurs; and youth and community […]

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As promised by the Minister of National Security, Marvin Dames, the Review Committee to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) Veteran, Petty Officer Philip Perpall has been given their mandate and will begin their injury with immediate effect. The committee which comprises of four former Law Enforcement Officers include […]

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