The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Prime Minister Perry Christie has announced that several meetings will take place to discuss the economy and crime. “We are going to have special meetings over this specifically with respect to the economy and crime which are two major issues because unless we are able to cause both of them to improve significantly then the […]

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Employees at the Bahamas Oil Refinery Company (BORCO) were recently awarded with a safety award for having worked one million hours without a “Lost Time Injury” since February 2011. This means that there were no injuries received while at work that were severe enough to require an employee miss a day or longer of work, […]

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The registration process for Value Added Tax (VAT) will get underway next month, State Minister for Finance Michael Halkitis revealed as debate on the VAT Bill began in the House of Assembly yesterday. Mr. Halkitis said work has been ongoing and thorough in order to ensure that VAT’s implementation which is set for January 2015 […]

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The murder trial of two brothers believed to be responsible for a 2012 shooting death got underway in the Supreme Court on Tuesday before Senior Justice Jon Isaacs. Leroy Smith, 27, of Old Boat Alley and his brother 26-year-old Tony Smith of Kelly’s Lane are accused of the murder of Tristan Bartlett who was shot […]

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Two men were brought before the Magistrates’ Court on Monday to face charges in connection with two recent murders. Appearing before Magistrate Samuel McKinney was 25-year-old Shakatouri Thompson of #123 Major Road. Thompson was charged with the murder of 33-year-old Nadia Tracy Cartwright, the mother of four was killed on August 11. He was also […]

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Prime Minister Perry Christie announced Monday that Fort Charlotte Member of Parliament Dr. Andre Rollins resigned as the Party’s Whip while wrapping up debate in the House of Assembly on Monday and expressed satisfaction in Mr. Rollin’s decision. “The member for Fort Charlotte then indicated that he was not comfortable with some of the positions […]

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The first Bahamian graduates of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Aerodrome Inspectors Training Programme represent an important step in the development of civil aviation in The Bahamas, according to Minister of Transport and Aviation Glenys Hanna-Martin. “This is an historic new paradigm for the Department of Civil Aviation,” she told the graduates last week. […]

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Prime Minister Perry Christie met with members of the Church as well as members of the opposition Free National Movement (FNM) over the weekend to come to a consensus on the four controversial constitutional amendment bills set to tackle gender equality in The Bahamas, the Journal can reveal. According to Journal sources, the meeting took […]

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A number of Bahamians skipped the sweltering heat and flocked to Dairy Queen (DQ) on Thursday in an effort to fill their cravings for ice cream while saving the lives of thousands of sick children in The Bahamas. Two dollars from every blizzard, the popular ice cream treat, sold went towards helping a sick child […]

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The majority of the homes in Strachan’s Hill Subdivision on Fire Trail Road are nearing completion and in the process of being assigned, according to Minister of Housing Kenred Dorsett. In his last update to the press in May, Minister Dorsett said that 23 contracts had been issued for the completion of homes in the […]

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