The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Two Haitians and three Bahamians were charged in the Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday with conspiracy to commit fraud by false pretense and intent to commit a fraudulent marriage. It is alleged that Bridnay Johnson and Bernard Musgrove, both 19,  Willy Exama and Ansele Nicolas, both 24, and 48-year-old Bradley Smith  tried  to commit fraud to […]

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest delivered good news in the House of Assembly yesterday, regarding The Bahamas’ position with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).  DPM Turnquest, while seconding amendments for a compendium of bills related to the financial services sector, said The Bahamas has passed the assessment of […]

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Royal Bahamas Defence Force officer Javon Seymour, accused of Petty Officer Percival Perpall’s death, was served with a voluntary bill of indictment (VBI) fast tracking his case to the Supreme Court on Wednesday. He was informed by Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt that he cannot provide evidence or call witnesses in support of his alibi in […]

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Legislators passed a compendium of bills related to the financial services sector, upping The Bahamas’ fight to better safeguard the sector. During a brief debate, in the House of Assembly yesterday, Minster of Financial Services, Trade and Industry Ellsworth Johnson said once passed and enacted, the bills will assist The Bahamas in complying with several […]

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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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Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union (BCPOU) President Dino Rolle filed a trade dispute against the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) Limited on Monday. The BCPOU filed a trade dispute with the Ministry of Labour citing BTC’s failure to negotiate in good faith on the proposed voluntary separation packages (VSEP).  According to Rolle, “This action is […]

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WMinister of Transport and Local Government Renward Wells made a valiant attempt to defend the controversial General Post Office deal, which includes its relocation to the Town Centre Mall and a lease agreement with St. Anne’s Member of Parliament Brent Symonette. When pressed on the issue outside Cabinet yesterday morning, Wells gave a terse response […]

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Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Leader Arinthia Komolafe called on the government to improve the country’s healthcare system by providing one year contracts for junior doctors and a better paid workforce. Komolafe made this call during a press conference on Tuesday where she discussed the government’s lack of initiatives to resolve issues such as poor medical […]

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The deadline for the government to address the issues concerning taxi and bus drivers was extended to August, according to Minister of Transport and Local Government Renward Wells. Yesterday, Wells said a cabinet subcommittee is also scheduled to meet this month to address the concerns of public service drivers, which range from a lifting the […]

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The Free National Movement (FNM) attacked the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) 10-year plan describing it as “incompetent”. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the FNM criticized the plan pointing out that it begins with massively increasing spending on party infrastructure, including new headquarters in every constituency. “It appears new leadership could be a very real […]

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