The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Fred Mitchell said former Attorney General Alfred Sears and Party Leader Philip Davis met last week to discuss the judicial review concerning the resolution to lease the Town Centre Mall for the General Post Office’s relocation. Mr. Sears, he said, is currently considering the next step and will advise the […]

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The mother of Blair John, one of the Bahamian men pulled from the Po River in Italy last month, returned from Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Canada where she discovered her son’s valuable impact on the student body.  During her stay, Cathleen Rahming said the campus was rocked by her son’s passing.  She said, “We […]

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Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Fred Mitchell yesterday announced the party’s 54th National General Convention set to kick off this coming Thursday until July 27 at Melia Nassau Beach Resort.  This year’s theme is ‘Renewal: A Call to Action’.  Mr. Mitchell made the announcement during a press conference at the PLP headquarters where he indicated […]

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Minister of Social Services and Urban Development Frankie Campbell yesterday labeled comments making rounds on social media surrounding the government’s intention to cut assistance for Bahamians receiving social assistance for 10 years or more, as “erroneous and absolute misinformation, intended only to create mischief”.  In a statement issued yesterday, he said, “The misinformation that has […]

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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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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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Police are investigating an alleged drowning of a woman that occurred on Wednesday.  According to police, shortly before 2 p.m., an American female, a home owner in Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, while swimming with her two grandsons in waters on Gilliam Bay Beach, Green Turtle Cay, was reportedly caught in a rip current.  Police said […]

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The new Gaming Amendment Bill 2019 seeks to impose a tax on the winnings of number games for domestic players, according to Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar yesterday in the House of Assembly.  D’Aguilar, who is also the minister responsible for gaming, made this comment after the original amendment bill was withdrawn this past Tuesday. […]

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The 2019 midyear preliminary crime report indicates that crime across The Bahamas is down 17 per cent compared to 2018. Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson yesterday indicated as much however, what was noticeably absent from the commissioner’s report were police involved shootings – two of which occurred just 17 hours apart this week. When pressed […]

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Thirty-nine -year-old D’Javon Johnson appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyanne Ferguson-Pratt on one count of murder.  It is alleged that on July 10 Johnson, by means of unlawful harm, did intentionally caused the death of Nicartha Murphy, also known as Twin.  The chief magistrate informed Johnson that he was not required to enter a plea and […]

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