The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

By Tynia Brown Journal Staff Writer  A new chapter in Bahamian tourism officially began on Saturday with the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Royal Caribbean’s Beach Club on Paradise Island, a development government leaders say represents a stronger, more inclusive model for tourism growth. Prime Minister Philip Davis says the opening of Royal Beach Club Paradise Island […]

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U.S. Ambassador-Designate Herschel Walker, 63, and his wife Julie arrived in The Bahamas on Wednesday afternoon touching down from Miami at the Jet Nassau Terminal shortly after 2pm on a Falcon 50 aircraft. They were met by officials of the Bahamas Ministry of Foreign Affairs — Director General of Foreign Affairs Jerusa Ali and Acting Chief of Protocol […]

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By Tynia Brown Journal Staff Writer Senator Darron Pickstock was officially sworn in as the Member of Parliament for the Golden Isles constituency in the House of Assembly on Wednesday, following his November 24th  bye-election victory.  His election fills the seat left vacant by the late Honourable Vaughn Miller. During the morning sitting, House Speaker […]

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The bye-election on Monday in the Golden Isles constituency will be amajor test for political parties in The Bahamas. Pundits and Polticosacross the country are watching closely for the outcome to determinethe popularity of the governing Progressive Liberal Party and twoorganizations in opposition, the Free National Movement  and theCoalition of Independent Candidates.   While there was […]

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By Tynia BrownJournal Staff Writer On Thursday, the government signed a landmark $90 million agreement with the Inter-AmericanDevelopment Bank (IDB), paving the way for a major overhaul of Bahamas Power and Light’s(BPL) operations and the introduction of modern digital infrastructure across the country’spower grid.The signing marks the first time BPL has been designated as a […]

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By Gerrino J. SaundersBahama Journal News Editor This week Prime Minister Philip Davis was compelled to give a National Addressto share details about the salary review process after a meeting with labour leaderson National Heroes Day (Monday) ended abruptly reportedly due to disrespect bythe labour leaders toward the Prime Minister. Hours later, Bahamas NationalAlliance of […]

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By: Arianna NeelyBahamas Journal Writer The Bahamas continues to heighten its efforts to combat human smuggling and traffickingwith the latest legislative step coming in the form of the Smuggling of Migrants Bill 2025.In Parliament on Wednesday, Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe introduced thebill for the first time describing it as a landmark piece of […]

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By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal News Editor Abaco’s capital city Marsh Harbour is set to get a much-needed boost as theMinistry of Energy and Transport in conjunction with the United States Embassy(Nassau) and the Port Department announced the revitalization of the harbour port,through a structural upgrade project.Executives at the ministry said the government understands the significance […]

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By Gerrino J. SaundersBahama Journal News Editor Prime Minister Hon. Philip Davis recently revealed that he met with officials todiscuss plans for a new campus for The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) andthis week he made the announcement that land has been secured for the new campus.He said, “The new BTVI campus is a […]

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