The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis has  assured that a company has been chosen to investigate the circumstances surrounding the removal of the former Bahamas Power and Light board led by former Chairwoman Darnell Osborne. According to Dr. Minnis , he and his office are staying out of the investigation. “I know that the company has […]

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 Prime Minister Doctor Hubert Minnis has  responded  to the Opposition’s criticism that the  2019/2020  budget  is  a budget of special interest. Dr. Minnis maintains that his government is for young people adding that he will address that in his contribution to the budget on Wednesday. “I will define what special interest is and I will […]

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Education Minister, Jeffery Lloyd revealed during his contribution to the 2019/2020 Budget Debate that less than 50 percent of students in high school across the country leave school with a high school diploma.  In 2017, the first set of high school students graduated out of the  Bahamas High School Diploma program (BHSD). Mr. Lloyd says  […]

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There was standing room only at Government House yesterday as scores of family, Attorneys and friends  looked on as Mr. Brian Moree was sworn in as the new Chief Justice. He was sworn in by Deputy to the Governor General C.A. Smith  some  nine months after former Chief  Justice Stephen Isaacs past away.  On current […]

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Education Minister Jeffrey Lloyd yesterday announced in parliament the government’s implementation of a tertiary grant program and in the face of the University of The Bahamas announcing its hike in tuition this coming fall. This program will provide tuition and mandatory course fees for qualified, present and incoming, full-time students at the university.   “The existing […]

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Twenty-four hard working students from various primary government schools, including those from family island schools were presented with laptops by Paul Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer  of Electro Telecom Ltd. The presentation took place   at the Paul H. Farquharson Conference Center yesterday. Minister of National Security, Marvin Dames said, “ when we all […]

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Bahamas Industrial Manufacturers and Allied Workers Union, (BIMAWU) has rejected Morton Bahamas Company’s proposals in the new Collective Bargaining Agreement.   Union President Jennifer Brown  in a statement released yesterday said the offer presented by the company was egregious.  “After waiting months to get back  to the table,  the company’s position has not changed. “They […]

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The Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) outfitted its Dialysis Unit with twenty (20) new dialysis reclining chairs as part of its phased improvement works. The Champion 54 Series Dialysis Recliners were purchased by the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) at a cost of  $31,707.71. The chairs offer patients durable support, around-the-clock comfort during treatment, and contain key […]

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The  Prime Minister Doctor Hubert Minnis says  that the matter of the  premature announcement of  a new Governor General is to be taken up by  Buckingham Palace.  Dr. Minnis  commented  yesterday on the  social media video of Deputy Governor General C.A Smith announcing that he would be stepping down as a Non Resident Ambassador and […]

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Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis has expressed  confidence in Italian authorities to conduct investigations into the deaths of the two Bahamian males whose bodies were found in a lake in Turin,  Italy. His comments came after the families of the young men asserted otherwise, saying that they  have no  confidence  in Italian officials. Speaking on […]

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