The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

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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The number of homicides in New Providence over the last several years is disheartening and is a sad indictment on the moralizing institutions of our country.  The reality is that it is not going to stop anytime soon.  The reason for this is that the entire society has failed to invest properly for the socialization […]

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There is no doubt that Bahamians have always had a deep interest in American politics.  After the general elections in the United States where Donald Trump won a second non-consecutive term as President, many Bahamians fell ill and questioned the intelligence of the American people given the criminal convictions of Trump.  After all, it is […]

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Democracy is not the perfect system, but if it is used properly it is said to be the best form of governance until another is found. The system is often abused and misinterpreted by many, especially those who are not educated about it.  It is supposed to be the decision of the majority, even though […]

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On the 24th September 1994, there was a tremendous amount of love  in the air.  The Bahamian people were finally able to enjoy an Adult Contemporary Radio Station which was driven by news and current affairs programming.  The new Free National Movement government back then awarded a Radio  broadcast license for New Providence to Jones […]

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Sometime ago, the Bahamian people heard a lot about carbon credits and how the country can benefit from the sale of it. Prime Minister Philip Davis took the advocacy on the global stage for increased reductions of emissions and for multilateral banks to make changes that can leverage private investments and create fair and win-win […]

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Happiness can be defined as a feeling of contentment emanating from a satisfied and fulfilled life.  It is an intrinsic yet intangible human emotion. The common assumption is that it is not quantifiable, nor easily adapted as a measure of national progress and development.   In The Bahamas where the living is relatively easy for the […]

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