The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

The  leader of the Progressive Liberal Party, Philip Davis  says  the disparaging reference to Sir Lynden Pindling  in the budget address of Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis “nothing short of despicable.” Mr. Davis said, “while Bahamians hoped against hope for a budget presentation by the Prime Minister that would address their disappointment in his government […]

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Prime Minister  Dr. Hubert Minnis announced yesterday  that $8 billion in international investments have been approved as at May 2019. That amount includes the $100 million Carnival Cruise Port for Grand Bahama, and new developments throughout the island chain, he said. The Prime Minister was contributing to the 2019/20 Budget Debate in the House of […]

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed  that the Foreign Service Officer in Turin, Italy,  is now in receipt of the death certificates and passports of Mr. Alrae  Ramsey and Mr. Blair  John.   The two young Bahamians were found dead in a river in Turin some  two weeks ago. The official autopsies on the […]

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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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The Bahamas National Commission on Marijuana’s 23- member committee is heading overseas to Jamaica and Canada  in an effort to gather as much information to continue their study  regarding  all things related to Cannabis (marijuana). Co-chair of the Commission, retired former Deputy Commissioner of Police, Quinn McCartney said the purpose of the mission is to […]

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The deadline has passed for  companies who have failed to pay   up national insurance contributions and the government  is now looking to take action. As National Insurance Minister Brensil Rolle revealed during his contribution to the 2019/2020 budget debate in the House of Assembly on Wednesday, some $17 million is owed in NIB contributions. […]

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New gaming legislation is to be tabled and debated by the end of the month, according to the Minister responsible, Dionisio D’Aguilar. This comes  after weeks of talks between the government and gaming operators on the way forward. The Minister said, “it will outline basically that the gaming tax will go from 11 per cent […]

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The Chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party,  Senator Fred Mitchell has called on the government to rehire a number of  people who he said, “were victimized.”  He  says, “the statements about hiring in the Public Service by the Public Service Minister delivered in the House of Assembly on 17th June 2019 are not credible and […]

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Reconstructing the bloc destroyed by fire at the North Andros High School and repairs to the Anatol Rodgers High School’s Woodwork building that was set on fire on Sunday, will be a challenge in terms of getting it ready for the new academic year, as Education Minister Jeffrey Lloyd admits that the setback has forced […]

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Minister of Public Works, Desmond Bannister revealed yesterday during his contribution to the 2019/2020 Budget Debate that hurricane ravaged Ragged Island is on tap to receive $12 million in repairs to major infrastructures on the island.  However, Mr. Bannister acknowledged that reconstruction on Ragged Island, particularly to government facilities will have to be done “in […]

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