The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Minister of Education Jerome Fitzgerald spent two full days, last Thursday and Friday, in Grand Bahama touring all government schools to view firsthand the preparations being made for the for the 2015/2016 academic year. One of his finals stops on Friday morning was the Sweetings Cay School and Sir Jack Hayward Secondary School, where Minister […]

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Avard Dixon, 32, was charged with murder in the Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Dixon, a resident of Summers Haven, appeared before Magistrate Samuel Mckinney for the August 11 murder of Stephen Newbold. It is alleged that Newbold and Dixon got into an argument in front of the victim’s home off Bailou Hill Road last week, […]

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Chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Bradley Roberts lashed out at the Free National Movement (FNM) and its members yesterday, claiming that the opposition refuses to stand up for Bahamians with regards to Baha Mar. In a statement, Mr. Roberts said the back and forth between political parties over Baha Mar is distracting Bahamians […]

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While congratulating the 2015 All-Bahamas Merit Scholar and finalists on their outstanding achievements, Minister of Education, Science and Technology Jerome Fitzgerald admonished them to serve as ambassadors and aid in the further development of this country. He made this comment as he addressed the All-Bahamas Merit Scholarship Awards Ceremony at the Thomas A. Robinson National […]

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Police scrambled across the island yesterday morning, following three separate shooting incidents, one of which became the 94th murder of the year. Family members and neighbours were left inconsolable as one of their loved ones was gunned down in broad light. According to reports, shortly before 8 a.m., police were called to the Mason’s Addition […]

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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Fred Mitchell and Member of Parliament for Fox Hill paid tribute to the four people that lost their lives as a result of a mass shooting in December 2013. “We remember not only Claudzino Davis, Shanique Sands, Eric Morrison and Shaquille Demeritte but we remember the nine others who […]

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From Grand Bahama in the North to Inagua in the South, the exquisite 11 beauties vying for the coveted titles of Miss World Bahamas, Miss Universe Bahamas and Miss Earth Bahamas were officially introduced to the public during the launch of Beauty by Nature – the 2015 Miss Bahamas Beauty Pageants. The event, held at […]

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Prime Minister Perry Christie and his entire Cabinet (with the exception of Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson) for the first time held their Cabinet meeting in Freeport, Grand Bahama on Tuesday. The prime minister and his team of government ministers began the day by participating in the official reopening of the Eight Mile Rock Fire Sub-Station […]

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Talks in China ended with Baha Mar CEO Sarkis Izmirlian making a proposal for the Bahamian government to provide the Export-Import Bank of China with a “sovereign guarantee” of up to $175 million. According to a statement released by the government yesterday, while progress was made on the commercial terms of an agreement between Baha […]

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Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell explained that one of the reasons for the $200 emergency passport processing fee is to “eliminate any suggestion or attempt to offer money to people on the side” for the advancement of this process. Mitchell gave this explanation yesterday during a press conference at the Passport Office, where he […]

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