The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) head into a meeting today with the Bahamas Hotel and Restaurant Employers Association (BHREA) in hopes of bringing some resolution to outstanding issues.  Darren Woods, BHCAWU president, gave The Bahama Journal little information on the meeting as he said a gag order has been placed on the […]

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A National Insurance Board (NIB) Taskforce has been established as NIB goes after employers who are still non-compliant with bringing their employees contributions up-to-date. Nicola Virgil-Rolle, NIB director, told The Bahama Journal that NIB inspectors are seeking out those employers who are still in arrears. “Over the process, what we’re doing now is making contact […]

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The Democratic National Alliance (DNA) is demanding opposition members and backbenchers to team up and put forward a vote of no confidence in the government at the next sitting of the House of Assembly. The DNA’s demands follow the controversy surrounding the government’s decision to relocate the General Post Office to the Town Centre Mall. […]

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Police are investigating an alleged drowning in Eleuthera that left a man dead on Tuesday.  According to police, shortly before 6 p.m., a group of young men were walking along the water’s edge in Hatchet Bay, Eleuthera, when they decided to jump into the water.  Police said one of the men, when he surfaced, called […]

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Parliamentary Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister Pakesia Parker-Edgecombe said she is “deeply disappointed and disturbed by the distasteful and insulting comments” made by Liberty Latin America CEO Balan Nair, which are also unacceptable.  Liberty Latin America is the parent company of Bahamas Telecommunication Company (BTC) and according to Parker-Edgecombe, Nair’s comments contained […]

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Following what he called “derogatory and derisory” comments made by Liberty Latin America CEO Balan Nair about Bahamians employed at the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and their work ethic, Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Fred Mitchell wants Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis to stand up and tell Nair to leave The Bahamas. BTC is a subsidiary […]

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Minister of Works Desmond Bannister has ordered an investigation into Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) Director Bennet Minnis’ viral voice note, which circulated on social media, spewing racial and homophobic slurs at members of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP). Yesterday, Mr. Bannister confirmed that the matter has been brought to his attention after there were […]

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The Bahamas National Commission on Marijuana may not meet its August deadline, according to co-chair Quinn McCartney yesterday.  Mr. McCartney said the deadline wasn’t really set in stone and while the commission is working towards that deadline, there is no guarantee it will be finished.  Last month, Mr. McCartney indicated that the commission planned to […]

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Kingdom Life Church Senior Pastor Cedric Moss, as he’s done in the past concerning, Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival, is now urging the government to think long and hard about facilitating any immoral conduct in public.  Pastor Moss’ comments came after the LGBTI community in The Bahamas, has advocated for a pride week.  Just recently, the LGBTI […]

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Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) President Belinda Wilson clarified alleged rumors circulating on social media that she said indicates public servants are receiving monies.  However, she added that teachers are not a part of it as negotiations on finances has yet to be discussed.  “All these WhatsApps flying around about money, that [isn’t] us,” Mrs. […]

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