The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Bahamasair has long been ‘operating in the red’ and former Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe believes the airline should seek a partnership with Baha Mar owner Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited, that’s also in the airlift business. “They’re in the business of leasing planes. We ought to be talking to them about jet aircrafts and […]

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A pilot crash landed an aircraft in Moss Town, Exuma on Monday. According to police, shortly after 8 a.m. a charter flight left Moss Town, Exuma en route to Staniel Cay.  Upon arrival at Staniel Cay, the front landing gear failed to open. Police said the flight returned to Moss Town Airport and the pilot […]

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Leading environmental groups have gotten some serious backing in their continued push to persuade Disney Cruise Line Island Development from pursuing its multi-million dollar plans for Lighthouse Point in South Eleuthera. Standing shoulder to shoulder with them is New York based organization Waterkeeper Alliance, which yesterday launched a new digital campaign – the focus of […]

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Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a juvenile male who was discovered in a home Sunday. According to police, shortly after 5 p.m., they were called to a home on Faith Avenue north, off Carmichael Road, where a male was discovered unconscious, hanging from a rod in a closet.  Paramedics were called […]

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EPolice in Exuma are investigating a boating accident that occurred on Sunday and left an American man hospitalized. According to police, shortly before 5 p.m., a tour boat was sailing in Elizabeth Harbour, George Town, when the captain felt something hit the rear of the boat.  He and others made a check of the water […]

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Outspoken Bishop Simeon Hall is demanding Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) to turn on the lights, as he said the capital’s electricity service has reached “a crisis level and must be made a national priority.” Yesterday, Bishop Hall, who is also pastor emeritus at New Covenant Baptist Church, said electricity to households and businesses has […]

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National Congress of Trade Unions Bahamas President Bernard Evans said there is no truth to the claim that BTC is set to lay off 50 percent of its staff. Mr. Evans told The Bahama Journal last Friday that the telecommunications company is instead preparing to offer some of its employees voluntary separation packages. He said, “For […]

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Sabotage is suspected in the case of an out of commission chiller at the Critical Care Block of the Princess Margret Hospital, according to the Public Hospitals Authority.   The out of commission chiller has forced hospital officials to postpone elective surgeries.  Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands said the matter has been turned over […]

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Police are investigating three armed robberies that took place this past Saturday and have taken an adult male into custody in connection with one of them. In the first incident, according to reports, shortly before 6 a.m., a man was walking on Faith Avenue, south when he was approached by an armed man, who robbed […]

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Royal Bahamas Defence Force officers reportedly apprehended 13 individuals for human and drug trafficking this past Friday.  In a release, the RBDF indicated that the suspects were detained along with a quantity of suspected drugs and are in police custody.  “The apprehension was the result of a joint operation by Bahamas Immigration Department and Royal […]

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