The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis announced yesterday that Abaco has five confirmed deaths due to catastrophic Hurricane Dorian.  He added that the country is in the midst of “an historic tragedy,” while addressing a press conference at the National Emergency Management Agency headquarters. “Teams will go to Abaco as soon as possible for a full […]

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The Department of Meteorology warned on Wednesday that Hurricane Dorian is making a turn towards the Northwest Bahamas after just missing the southern islands.   The department has been tracking the storm’s path and said the storm will affect mostly North Eleuthera, Abaco and Grand Bahama.  On Wednesday morning the alert for Southeast Bahamas was […]

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The Supreme Court granted an injunction yesterday, which ordered that striking junior doctors return to work. The injunction was granted around at 5:45 p.m. by Justice Ian Winder.  It was ordered that the Bahamas Doctors Union (BDU) be restrained from contravening sections 76, 77 and 83 of the Industrial Relations Act. Further, the union was […]

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Disney Cruise Line Island Development unveiled its plans for what the experience at the $400 million cruise port and entertainment facility at Lighthouse Point in South Eleuthera will be like. The unveiling which came at Disney’s D23 expo in California on Sunday, according to Disney, will celebrate the culture and spirit of The Bahamas.  At […]

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It’s been 19 years since the death of former Prime Minister Sir Lynden Pindling and yesterday members the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), along with Pindling’s wife Dame Marguerite commemorated his death. “All I’m asking of you is don’t forget him. Look around this Bahamas, you can’t help but to remember. No matter where you go,” […]

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Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis met with union leaders on Saturday and expressed that it “paved the way for discussions to move forward with a factual understanding of the country’s economic outlook and the government’s fiscal constraints”. This, Dr. Minnis said, includes the need to exercise spending restraint and reach sustainable economic growth targets.  At […]

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Hundreds of public service workers yesterday huddled in the rain at the entrance of the Cabinet office downtown staging a sick-out and protesting with one intention, a meeting with the prime minister.  This after some 200 members at the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) walked off the job on Wednesday.  Bahamas Public Services Union (BPSU) President […]

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The Bahamas yesterday joined 18 other countries with child abduction alert systems, after signing a $3.5 million contract with Bahamian company Multimedia Technologies for the long-awaited MARCO Alert System.  This system implemented on the eve of Marco Archer’s 19th birthday, is patterned after the Amber Alert system in the United States.  Minister of National Security […]

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Junior doctors at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) stood in the rain on Wednesday morning to strike in solidarity after not receiving their holiday pay from the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA).  All non-essential services were removed and only emergency staff remained on the job.  According to President of the Bahamas Doctors Union (BHA) Dr. Melisande Bassett, […]

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Shattered glass and a broken door handle led to a trail of damages as a result of an overnight break-in at St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church, which left the place of worship desecrated.  The contents of drawers and cupboards were thrown across the floor. Deacon Danny Price was the first on the scene early Monday morning […]

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