The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

A hit and run left a teen dead, his family grief shaken and authorities on the hunt for the person responsible for the crime. According to Superintendent Merrino Hinds, second officer in charge of traffic, it was shortly after 9:30 yesterday morning when officers of the Carmichael Road Police Station responded to reports of a […]

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Opposition Leader Philip Davis yesterday chided Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis and called for the prime minister to provide an answer for the millions of dollars in government contracts awarded to companies in which former Cabinet minister Brent Symonette or “his children have significant financial interests”. Mr. Davis’ comments came during the Progressive Liberal Party’s […]

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Deputy Prime Minister Peter Turnquest cleared the air on St. Anne’s Member of Parliament Brent Symonette’s resignation from the Cabinet in the face of widespread reports of conflicts of interest. Mr. Turnquest was adamant that never once did his former Cabinet colleague ask for any favorable consideration for contracts being awarded. Mr. Symonette, he said, […]

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Paradise Children Foundation, through a public private partnership, renovated a room at the Princess Margaret Hospital, turning the space into a classroom conducive for learning.  From a regular Tuesday afternoon event at the Children’s Ward of PMH, the foundation was prompted to put in all it had to create a conducive learning space for children.  […]

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Former Cabinet Minister Brent Symonette said he plans to have a press conference sometime this week to explain the reason behind his resignation as a Cabinet minister. While up to this point, no reason has been given for Mr. Symonette’s resignation, his decision to do so came on the heels of the opposition’s charge in […]

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Residents of Montel Heights yesterday maintained that the area is just as safe as any other community in the capital following the mass shooting this past Sunday morning.  In an interview with The Bahama Journal, Neville Sears, a local television technician living in the inner city for 22 years, shared how the shooting may impact […]

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A Bahamian fishing vessel with 29 Bahamians on board was apprehended on Sunday afternoon by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force for fisheries violations. While on routine patrol, HMBS Rolly Gray, under the command of Senior Lieutenant William Sturrup, apprehended a fishing vessel named, Sweet Dreams, in the Cay Sal Bank area with a large quantity […]

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The government may have an issue on its hands in the prime minister’s absence as the Bahamas Taxi Cab Union is preparing to up the ante with a massive shutdown. “What we have to do now is to give the government a final opportunity seeing that it’s just July 1. We’re going to reach out […]

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The attorney general and the minister of finance confirmed that the government will be renting a home for Governor General C.A. Smith as the home at Government House on Mount Fritzwilliam undergoes “extensive renovations”.  Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest told The Bahama Journal that following Government House’s facelift, the governor general […]

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Progressive Liberal Party Deputy Leader Chester Cooper said after securing so many contracts, it was time for former Minister of Financial Services, Trade and Industry and Immigration Brent Symonette to move on and resign. But Cooper wants to know who would be next in line as he believes more Cabinet ministers should resign. “What about […]

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