09 October 2026
The Bahamas Ambassador to The United States of America His Excellency Wendall K. Jones this week presented a copy of Jones Communications Network’s newest publication, “250 Years of Friendship” to United States Ambassador to The Bahamas His Excellency Herschel Walker. The coffee table book was produced in commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Independence of […]
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09 October 2026
Prime Minister the Hon. Philip Davis, pioneer of the Bahamas National Breakfast Program recently joined Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Science and Technology the Hon. I. Chester Cooper, Englerston Member of Parliament the Hon. Glenys Hanna Martin, and Parliamentary Secretary the Hon. Keenan Johnson at C.H. Reeves Junior High School for the pilot […]
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09 October 2026
By Makeira Tucker Journal Staff Writer The government knows that young people will be the ones to take The Bahamas forward, so several initiatives have been launched to allow them to succeed. The Young Innovators Club is one of those initiatives and the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in collaboration with the Ministry for […]
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09 October 2026
By Makeira Tucker Journal Staff Writer Minister of Labour, Public Service and National Insurance Hon. Pia Glover-Rolle is calling skilled Bahamians working abroad to return home after recent statistics show underemployment is on the rise. “Where there are Bahamians skilled at the highest levels we’re asking them to come back home,” said Glover-Rolle outside this […]
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09 October 2026
By Tynia Brown Journal Staff Writer Minister of Works and Family Island Affairs Hon. Clay Sweeting has provided updates on several major infrastructure projects across The Bahamas, including airport, bridge and road works. Sweeting said temporary repairs to the North Eleuthera Airport runway are moving ahead after concerns over its condition affected airline operations. He […]
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09 October 2026
By Tynia Brown Journal Staff Writer Members of Parliament on Wednesday passed the Older Persons Rights, Protection, Care and Support Bill 2026 to ensure that senior citizens get the care that they deserve. Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Michael Darville said the legislation is intended to move The Bahamas toward a more comprehensive system […]
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09 October 2026
While it was criticized for what many said was excess spending and doubt was cast on its viability, the government’s Golden Yolk Project is now a veritable success having produced 200,000 eggs, 10,000 laying hens in production and approximately 8,000 pullets (female chicks under a year) Prime Minister Philip Davis KC visited the facility this […]
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09 October 2026
By Tynia Brown Journal Staff Writer Two people lost their lives in separate traffic accidents in New Providence since Monday, October 5, raising fresh concerns about road safety across the island. The first fatality occurred on Monday, October 5, when 37-year-old Tyrone Paul was killed in a motorcycle collision along Gladstone Road, just south of […]
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09 October 2026
By: Makeira Tucker Journal Staff Writer Police are working to solve yet another murder in the country. On Monday, a shooting incident took place in the Wilson Tract area where 22-year- old male was killed and two other males, ages 17 and 20, were hospitalized. In a Royal Bahamas Police Force press release, sometime around […]
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19 December 2025
BY ARIANNA NEELY BAHAMA JOURNAL STAFF WRITER The Bahamas is on track to have its lowest annual murder count since the COVID-19 Pandemic, an achievement that observers and analysts believe is due to government anti-crime initiatives like Clear, Hold, Build. Up to press time, there were 81 murders in The Bahamas for 2025. The last […]
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