The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

By Keile CampbellJournal Staff Writer The results of the 2023 Bahamas Junior Certificate (BJC) and Bahamas General Certificate ofSecondary Education (BGCSE) national examinations have been released and despiteimprovements in some areas, only 10.9 percent of Bahamian students who took the BGCSEexams got a ‘C’ grade or above in five subjects, while only 5.62 percent received […]

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BY DESTINY JOHNSONJournal Staff Writer In less than a week, cases of dengue fever in The Bahamas have gone up to 21, with one of thoseinfected a child.Just last Thursday, Health and Wellness Minister Dr. Michael Darville, during a press conferenceat the Ministry of Health, told reporters that there were 16 cases of dengue confirmed […]

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BY DESTINY JOHNSONJournal Staff Writer As reports of domestic violence and violence against women and girls are on the rise in thecountry and around the world, Wife of the Prime Minister Anne-Marie Davis explained the signsof an abuser during a rally on Saturday.The South Bahamas Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists Women’s Ministry Department helda motorcade and […]

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By Keile CampbellJournal Staff Writer Uriah McPhee Primary School was expected to reopen on Thursday for the new school yearafter reopening was postponed because of issues with air conditioning and environmentalsanitation, according to Acting Director of Education Dominique McCartney-Russell.“It is expected, I haven’t gotten an update yet, but it is expected that school will open […]

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A former Haitian Diplomat says dangerous gang members who were part of a massacre in Port-Au-Prince have escaped to The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Speaking with The Journal on the condition of anonymity, the diplomat said,” the government of The Bahamas must be careful on who they allow to apply for or […]

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By Keile CampbellJournal Staff Writer In the aftermath of the revelation concerning the 11-year-old who took an abortion pill aftershe became pregnant after being raped by her mother’s 45-year-old boyfriend, Prime MinisterPhilip Davis, in response to the question of whether Bahamian laws should be adjusted toconsider such circumstances, said the laws on the books are […]

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— Contractor Had No Written Contract nor Risk Insurance By Licec BastianJournal Staff Writer Prime Minister Philip Davis and Works and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears defendedthe local contractor of a building under construction on the campus of the R.M. BaileySenior High School, while also expressing confidence in the contractor.Two weeks ago, the roof of the […]

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Keile CampbellJournal Staff Writer Bus drivers who increased their fare cost prematurely could possibly face the IndustrialTribunal if reported, according to Minister of Transport and Housing Jobeth Colby-Davis.It is speculated that some bus drivers may have raised their fares from $1.25 to $1.50.According to Minister Colby-Davis, the set fare date is still to be set […]

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— Opposition Leader, Again Calls for Minster’s Resignation By Licec BastianJournal Staff Writer Official Opposition Leader Michael Pintard slammed Prime Minister Philip Davis andWorks and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears over the debacle of an unfinished roofcollapsing on a building on the campus of the R.M. Bailey Senior High School earlierthis month and characterized comments made […]

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By Delvardo EmmanuelJournal Staff Writer Minister of Social Services and Urban Development Obie Wilchcombe said it istime to “remove shackles from the women of the world,” as he addressed the kickoff ceremony of the 13th Commonwealth Women’s Affairs Ministers Meeting heldat the Atlantis Resort.He said during the course of these meetings a great deal of […]

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