The Bahamas Journal – Jones Communications Network

Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe on Tuesday stopped short of saying The Bahamas benefited from a cruise ship that was forced to dock in Freeport after catching fire. But, he did note that a Grand Bahama hotel, taxi drivers and tour operators were called upon to provide services to distressed cruise ship visitors. The blaze broke [...]

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With more rain on the way and warnings of potential flooding in low lying areas Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Leader Branville McCartney called on the government to stop being so reactive and ensure that flood prone areas have proper drainage. Last Tuesday, parts of New Providence experienced some of the worst flooding it has had [...]

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Residents in east New Providence are making a big stink over growing piles of garbage that they say have not been collected in as much as three weeks. Residents of Saffire Ridge, Quail Roost Ridge, Sunset Ridge, Culbert’s Hill and Dodge Road say they have not seen a garbage truck for quite some time. They [...]

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Widespread flooding has either completely destroyed or damaged thousands of homes in New Providence, according to National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) officials. Eastern New Providence and Pinewood Gardens were just some of the areas hardest hit by the flooding. Residents spent most of the day waist deep in water cleaning up the mess and assessing [...]

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The Department of Meteorology is being heavily criticised for not doing enough to warn New Providence residents that a powerful storm was about to blow into town. Thousands of homes sustained extensive flood damage Tuesday and Wednesday following that unstable weather system. A record-shattering 15.29 inches of rain poured down in an area in the [...]

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A former building contractor, who was recently convicted of murdering his lover two years ago, will have to wait another week to learn his sentence. Supreme Court Justice Indra Charles was supposed to sentence Prince Hepburn yesterday. However, that did not happen. Hepburn’s attorney, Murrio Ducille, told reporters outside of court that he had another [...]

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A businessman and food operator accused of running an illegal enterprise on West Bay Street says not only is he fully licenced to operate, 70 per cent of the area’s residents are his customers. Ever since Haymish Moxey opened his Gone Fish’N Extreme Grill’N operation on Perpall Tract and West Bay Street he’s gotten a [...]

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Algernon Cargill is now the former director of the National Insurance Board (NIB). As reported exclusively by The Bahama Journal yesterday, NIB’s Board decided Wednesday to fire Mr. Cargill from his post and was only waiting on National Insurance Minister Shane Gibson to approve the decision. Mr. Gibson gave his blessing to boot Mr. Cargill [...]

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A second suspect has been taken into custody in connection to an American tourist’s murder. Police have confirmed that they arrested a 19-year-old Abraham Street, Kemp Road man in connection with the shooting death of 34-year-old Kyle Nicholas Bruner, a sailor from Chicago. The West Fletcher Street resident was shot in the neck Sunday on [...]

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A forensic audit has found that it was “inconsistent with best practices” for suspended National Insurance Board (NIB) Director Algernon Cargill to be involved in tailoring a suspended employee’s apology letter to him. Last November, now fired NIB Chairman Gregory Moss and NIB’s Board wrote a letter to Prime Minister Perry Christie explaining that Mr. [...]

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