The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Former Prime Ministers Hubert Ingraham and Perry Christie are standing in solidarity, stressing that the task of restoring Abaco after the devastation left behind by Hurricane Dorian is too great for one man or one government. In fact, former Prime Minister Christie said he told Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis that he would be overwhelmed […]

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The drastic devastation left by Hurricane Dorian has forced Prime Minister Dr. Hubert to appoint individuals to spearhead relief efforts. During his televised national address yesterday evening, Dr. Minnis announced that Permanent Secretary Jack Thompson and Bahamas Aquatics Federation President Algernon Cargill have been appointed as hurricane relief coordinators for Abaco. In addition, the prime […]

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Department of Labour officials are expected to compile a list of evacuees in hopes of making it easier for hurricane victims to access their unemployment benefits. “All persons who qualified who are in Nassau, either living in the shelters or with friends and family, we’re putting a procedure in place beginning today where they can […]

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Displaced students, teachers, janitors, school administrators and other employees who have been evacuated will be placed in schools in New Providence by the Ministry of Education. National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Spokesperson Carl Smith said at a press conference yesterday that registration will take place on Thursday at the national stadium and transportation will be […]

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A clean-up crew from the petroleum and wind energy company Equinor arrived in Grand Bahama on Tuesday to manage the oil spill at their storage facility in Grand Bahama.  National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) spokesperson Carl Smith said at the agency’s daily press conference yesterday that the Ministry of Environmental Health went to the facility […]

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The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) will payout nearly $11 million to The Bahamas in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian’s widespread destruction and devastation in Abaco and Grand Bahama. According to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest, that figure does not include rainfall insurance. As CCRIF explained on its website, the […]

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Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Leader Philip Davis expressed dissatisfaction in the way the government has handled the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian and called on the government to recall parliament before the October 2 return date. During a special press briefing at the Lynden Pindling Center, the party’s headquarters yesterday, the PLP leader said, “The opposition […]

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Five hundred million dollars is what local insurance companies expect to churn out in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian and that’s a conservative figure, according to Bahamas Insurance Association (BIA). That figure, according to Timothy Ingraham, of Summit Insurance, is just going off of what was paid out after Hurricane Matthew in 2016. During a […]

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Twenty-seven-year- old Hugh Tyler Bowe was arraigned in the Magistrate’s Court on Monday for the murder of Jarvis Butler.  It’s alleged that on August 30, the Higher Drive resident intentionally caused unlawful harm. He was not required to enter a plea. Bowe will be served with a Voluntary Bill of Indictment on November 11, but […]

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Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis admitted last Friday that Nassau can only accommodate a certain amount of people and as a result, the entire island of Abaco cannot be evacuated to the capital. His comments came during his first time on the island since Hurricane Dorian touched down.  It was during this time that the […]

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