The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Effective January 1, 2020, the government will implement its nationwide plastic ban on single-use plastics and styrofoam food containers. The Ministry of Environment and Housing is also placing this ban on the distribution, manufacture, possession, sale, and use of plastic and styrofoam food and non-biodegradable plastic carryout bags and the release of balloons into the […]

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Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the sudden death of a woman who died in hospital on Saturday after injuring her arm.  According to police, shortly after 8 p.m., a woman was at a residence on Butterfly Close, off Soldier Road, when she allegedly smashed the glass window to a home causing serious injuries to […]

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Bahamas Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA) Director General Charles Beneby said the authority will not be “coerced, bullied or strong-armed” into granting an Air Operators Certificate (AOC) to SkyBahamas. Captain Beneby’s statement yesterday was a direct response to the ongoing controversy with SkyBahamas and the BCAA’s decision to ground the airline, citing that it does not […]

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Exuma and Ragged Island Member of Parliament Chester Cooper welcomed Bahamas Power and Light’s (BPL) selection of a firm to construct a solar generation facility in Ragged Island.  “I am pleased that after watching the people of Ragged Island suffer for the past two years, this government has decided to move on addressing some of […]

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Bahamas Electrical Workers Union President Paul Maynard yesterday contended that Bahamas Power and Light’s new 132 megawatt Wartsila plant may not be the answer to load shedding.  His comments followed a press conference held by the power company’s executives this past Sunday seeking to clear the air on constant blackouts.  Mr. Maynard said, “We are […]

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Former Free National Movement Member of Parliament Lester Turnquest called for “heads to roll” while expressing his frustration over Bahamas Power and Light’s (BPL) miserable load shedding crisis. Turnquest was one of many callers yesterday on Love 97’s Issues of the Day radio talk show, who expressed disappoint in BPL following its press conference on […]

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Bahamian-owned airline SkyBahamas has been booted out of the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA).  Bahamas Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA) Director General Captain Charles Beneby revealed as much during a press conference yesterday. According to Captain Beneby, there has been a lot of talk, publicly, regarding SkyBahamas, “particularly a court order – an injunction that was granted […]

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Bahamian environmentalist Sam Duncombe defended Compass Point Owner Leigh Rodney this past Sunday in an op-ed charging that the government did not label Disney Cruise Lines as a “bully”.  She said 30 years of advocating for this country’s long-term welfare has taught her “one abiding, unalterable truth” and that is “Bahamian satire writes itself”.  She was referring to […]

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Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Fred Mitchell said the government should not be “popping the champagne corks just yet” after revealing that unemployment is down. Mitchell told The Bahama Journal on Monday that statistics showing youth unemployment is still far too high and women continue to suffer in employment.  “There’s a huge problem across the […]

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In addition to Bahamas Power and Light’s (BPL) increased load shedding, there was a fire at the corporation’s Clifton Pier power plant on Friday. BPL Public Relations Director Quincy Parker told The Bahama Journal yesterday that the fire was extinguished and affected one of the generator units. However, Parker said the generator was returned to […]

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