The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Three American tourists were arraigned in the Magistrate’s Court after making a false declaration at U.S. Border Control, while at the Lynden Pindling International Airport on Monday.  According to police, Ganeth Keisher, Allison Mobley, and Victoria Mars allegedly lied to U.S. custom officers about carrying less than $10,000 when they had $27,136.  The trio pleaded […]

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Father of four Christopher Mortimer was sentenced to 20 months at the Bahamas Department of Corrections after he was charged in the Magistrate’s Court on Monday for possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.  According to the prosecution, the Drug Enforcement Unit found 111 pounds and eight ounces of marijuana. The police got a […]

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The Department of Immigration arrested 24 people over the weekend in two separate incidents.  On Friday, seven male and six female Haitian nationals were apprehended during an operation conducted by the enforcement unit.  The operation occurred around 5:30 p.m. and was carried out in the Central and Eastern districts of New Providence.  The subjects were […]

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Public schools administrators were admonished to be organized and ready to provide the most ideal environment for students to succeed in the 21st century, when they convened yesterday for their annual Administrators Conclave 2019.  Administrators from across the country came together for the three-day conclave, which began with a church service on Sunday evening, under […]

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Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) President Belinda Wilson yesterday said that negotiations with the union and the Ministry of Education are slow, but steadily progressing.  Mrs. Wilson said talks regarding the new industrial agreement for the BUT will continue next month after negotiations were put on hold for the summer break.  “I must say that […]

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Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Senator Fred Mitchell said Bahamas Power and Light crisis is the result of the appointment of a new management team approved by Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, whose “bad decisions led to multiple fires at multiple power plants on multiple islands and a loss of significant power generation capacity”.   In a release yesterday, […]

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Twenty-five year old Andre Spence Jr. was arraigned in the Magistrate’s Court on Monday for allegedly stealing nearly $4,500 from Scotiabank and $40,000 Commonwealth Bank. According to police, Spence had claimed to have taken money from Scotiabank between June 19 – 21 and July 2 – 4 at Commonwealth Bank from Elizabeth Lim’s bank account. […]

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Minister of Education Jeffrey Lloyd, concurring with Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, said the constant load shedding is a crisis and a deep concern, particularly for the ministry when school opens.  The question of whether schools will be ready for the new school year has been a long time focus, but now that it’s been […]

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Voluntary separation packages (VSEPs) for employees at Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) are underway and according to CEO Garfield Sinclair, he hopes to have them finalized by the beginning of September, as the company is giving employees time to take advantage of it. Mr. Sinclair was tight lipped, however, on how many persons applied for the […]

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Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis visited the University of The Bahamas yesterday to observe the progress of the government’s newly implemented Tertiary Grant Program, which assists 95 percent of UB’s new students by offering free tuition.  During his visit, Dr. Minnis was questioned about the government’s decision to drop the qualifying GPA from 4.0 to 2.0.  “Three-point […]

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