The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

As the government gears up to hold a referendum to further explore regularising the web shop industry, a leading pastor said he welcomes the issue being put to Bahamians in the form of a referendum. New Covenant Baptist Church Senior Pastor Bishop Simeon Hall said although it is the Church’s position to oppose any steps […]

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A woman, who appeared dazed and confused, committed suicide yesterday by jumping off a bridge behind a popular tourist spot. The unidentified woman’s body was pulled from waters in the Arawak Cay area yesterday morning at 8:30. Earlier in the day eyewitnesses spotted the woman walking barefoot. Little Hut Restaurant waitress Lakeisha Ingraham said she […]

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Few teenage girls can boast of being a queen. But, Logan West can count herself among the lucky ones. The 18-year-old, who entered the pageant as Miss Connecticut, was crowned Miss Teen USA on Saturday at the Atlantis Resort, Paradise Island. The Southington, Connecticut native, who is a senior at the Greater Hartford Academy of […]

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After four years of weathering the economic recession, one of the country’s leading hotel properties has reported a marked increase in group business. The recession forced many foreign companies to scale back on holding conventions and other events in The Bahamas, which put a pinch on revenues at resort properties in The Bahamas. However, a […]

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The Ministry of Works yesterday blocked off a part of downtown Nassau as they made major roofing repairs to the temporary Ministry of Tourism building. The brief thunderstorm caused debris to fall from the roof, creating a hazard to passing pedestrians below.

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Family members of popular Bahamian singer T’Rez Hepburn are reportedly “in untold grief” after rumours that she had died in hospital began a nationwide circulation. A press release issued by the family’s attorney Obi Pindling noted, however, that on the morning of Thursday July 5, the entertainer did in fact suffer a massive stroke and has […]

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Former Leader of the Free National Movement (FNM) and Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham yesterday tendered his resignation as the North Abaco MP. He is shown handling over his resignation letter to Speaker of the House Dr. Kendal Major. Mr Ingraham’s resignation comes into effect August 31, 2012.

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The multi-million dollar New Providence Road Improvement Project (NPRIP) is about 80 per cent complete and officials expect that the remainder of the work will be completed by the end of the year. At a press conference yesterday, Works Minister Philip Davis said that he has told contractor Jose Cartellone Constucciones Civiles that the project […]

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As the debate on gambling heats up in preparation for a national referendum the head of the Roman Catholic Church Archbishop Patrick Pinder says the act in and of itself is not “inherently evil.” In fact, the archbishop said yesterday that his church will not tell its members how to vote in the upcoming referendum. […]

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Prime Minister Perry Christie took time out yesterday to hear the concerns of numerous citizens who waited for him before the start of his cabinet meeting.

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