The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

No one was injured and no damage was reported during the emergency landing of American Eagle flight 1963 at Grand Bahama International Airport on Wednesday, according to police. Police said the emergency landing occurred shortly before 10 a.m.  The flight left Charlotte, North Carolina en route to Punta Tana, Dominican Republic with 109 passengers on […]

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A shark attack on Wednesday has left an American woman dead. According to police, shortly after 2 p.m. a woman was snorkeling in waters near Rose Island when she was attacked by sharks.  The woman was transported to shore and taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead. In a statement issued by the Ministry […]

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The government is sub-funding a disaster relief fund, which it hopes will grow to $200 million in an effort to provide relief in the event of a natural disaster.  Bahamians are also being forewarned to prepare early for natural disasters during this hurricane season, considering that for three years, The Bahamas has experienced three consecutive […]

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Deputy Prime Minister Peter Turnquest weighed in on the recent bout of load-shedding at Bahamas Power and Light and acknowledged that “not having access to electricity has been an unfortunate and regrettable circumstance”. Mr. Turnquest added that the government and BPL are continuing to work on solutions to this vexing issue, particularly with the acquisition […]

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As well-wishers salute Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling for her stellar service to The Bahamas, New Covenant Baptist Church Pastor Emeritus Bishop Simeon Hall lauded her as an exemplary woman who raised the bar of womanhood to another level. Bishop Hall joined many others who praised Dame Marguerite yesterday during a service of Thanksgiving at […]

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Nygard’s Golden Jubilee Review It’s not an everyday occurrence to discover an individual who has pulled himself up by his bootstraps to achieve phenomenal success with a business that’s still breaking barriers, still achieving firsts, and still innovating fifty years later. What does it take? How did he achieve it all? And how can we […]

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Two Bahamians were among the 16 injured in the Eleutheran Adventure tour bus accident on Monday in Rock Sound, Eleuthera.  Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands confirmed outside Cabinet on Tuesday morning that the two Bahamians are in stable condition at the Princess Margaret and Doctors Hospitals. Some of the injured Americans were airlifted to […]

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An alleged armed robber was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Samuel McKinney yesterday.  McKenzie Pierre, 26, of Boyd Road, was charged with four counts of armed robbery. He was not required to enter a plea and was subsequently remanded to the Bahamas Department of Corrections.  It is alleged that on Saturday June 15, Pierre, […]

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The threat to lock Morton Salt employees out of the Inagua Salt Plant has only further infuriated the Bahamas Industrial Manufacturers and Allied Workers Union, whose President Jennifer Brown condemned such a move as doing neither party any good, but rather only frustrates the process and workers. Morton executives threatened as much last week after […]

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Ninety-seven Haitian nationals appeared in the Magistrate’s Court in Inagua before Magistrate Kara Turnquest-Deveaux where they were charged with illegal landingand given an order of early deportation.  According to the Department of Immigration, the group charged included 86 adult males and 11 adult females. They were turned over to Immigration officials and are scheduled to […]

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