The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

There is something quite obvious going on in the body politic in The Bahamas which is not in the national interest.   When we conduct the analysis of the quality of our democracy and how Bahamians assess the performance of the government, it is sometimes difficult to get a good reading.  This is so because the […]

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Economic indicators in The Bahamas and elsewhere in our part of the world are blinking red.  This is because some six weeks into his new administration U.S. President Donald Trump, despite being warned by most Economists insists on imposing high tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China. Whether you are a housewife or a […]

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The world has been changed in the last month.  We now live in a global environment where the President of the United States of America is rogue, is embracing an adversary Russia, and is abandoning European allies.  This is sad news for freedom loving people and those who support democracy in the western hemisphere. The […]

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The ongoing de-construction of many aspects of the Federal Government of the United States is bound to have some impact on Bahamians ranging from matters of immigration to the cost of living.  Members of the Bahamian diaspora who live and work in America are witnessing changing times which will no doubt impact how they live. […]

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The attentive public in The Bahamas must be aware that the political directorate in The United States is issuing Executive Orders and announcing changes that would negatively impact our economy. Over the last several days there were many protest marches in several U.S. cities with Americans expressing their displeasure on presidential over-reach on several issues. […]

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There are a number of immigrants in the United States of America who are undercrushing fear. They have been thrust in the shadows and are nervously awaiting theknock on the door from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The ICE officers have been targeting undocumented immigrants in the homes andworkplaces since the return  to office of President […]

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THE RIGHT DIRECTION The year 2024 has been a good year for The Bahamas in despite of all the negative around us. It is our considered and dispassionate opinion that the positives in our national development efforts far outweigh the negatives. Before we list the positives, we state without equivocation that in the main, many […]

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In one of his recent essays, the noted writer Fareed Zakaria provided an assessment of disparate events around the world that have a common underlying theme: a crisis of democratic institutions.  In our own Bahamas, we have seen the instances of this, including the misbehavior of members of the Free National Movement when they had […]

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The violence and antics of the gangster movement which has developed among young men in heartland communities in New Providence was taken to the Parliament on Wednesday by members of the opposition Free National Movement. In a copycatish move and mimicking the performance of the real freedom fighters of The Bahamas, Lynden O. Pindling and […]

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There are people in The Bahamas who must know that corruption exists in every law enforcement agency in the Caribbean and The Americas. This will be so until the end of the world. The challenge is always what must be done when it is uncovered. Far too many Bahamians have over-reacted to yet another shock […]

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