The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Four people have been taken into custody for questioning in reference to two recent homicides that occurred on Grand Bahama, police confirmed yesterday. In the latest incident which occurred shortly before 2:00a.m Monday, a man was shot while at the Boom-Boom Room nightclub in an area on Adventurer’s Way commonly referred to as the “Ghetto.” […]

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There could soon be a lot of competition flooding the local mobile services market now that The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) monopoly has come to an end, the prime minister hinted yesterday. Prime Minister Perry Christie’s remarks on the markets’ liberalisation came as he delivered the keynote address at the 3rd International Caribbean Financial Services […]

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The Bahamas Agricultural and Marine Sciences Institute (BAMSI) projects reducing the amount of food imported into the country by 40 per cent, according to a top advisor to the government on the project. Dr. Omer Thomas, an agricultural expert and special consultant to the government on BAMSI, said this reduction will come about within the […]

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A 15-year-old girl became the country’s latest homicide victim after she was shot outside a bar in Grand Bahama early Sunday morning. Alexis A. Smith, of Holmes Rock, was shot to the head outside Platinum Lounge in Kings Subdivision around 3:00 a.m. Saturday by a man known to police. The man reportedly fled the scene […]

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The parliament of The Bahamas is amongst the oldest in the Western Hemisphere and now plans may be underway to bring this institution into the 21st century as it relates to its current housing facilities. During a post-election seminar held at the Atlantis Resort yesterday, Prime Minster Perry Christie said, it is time for parliament […]

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It took jurors less than two hours to return a guilty verdict yesterday against the woman accused of running a human smuggling ring. Jamaican native Chevaneese “Sasha” Gaye-Hall became the first person ever tried and convicted in The Bahamas for these crimes. She was found guilty on all six counts. A 2013 Ethical Traveller Report […]

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The government is clamping down on the number of derelict and abandoned vehicles in the country in hopes of recouping the exorbitant costs of dealing with the problem. Removing derelict vehicles comes at quite a cost to taxpayers. Each vehicle is removed at a cost of $60. According to Environment Minister, Kenred Dorsett, some 1,000 […]

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Police discovered nearly $17million worth of cultivated marijuana plants in an eastern area of Grand Bahama, one of the island’s biggest hauls. According to authorities, a team of officers from the Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) along with drug enforcement agents were on routine aerial patrols in the eastern area of Grand Bahama around 4:00pm Monday […]

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Labour Minister Shane Gibson is expected to meet with marine pilots and representatives from the various harbour companies to an effort to resolve issues between the pilots and the companies, the Bahama Journal has learnt. The pilots’ resignations are expected to take effect on Friday. They resigned in protest of the Freeport Harbour Company, Bahamas […]

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Before the end of the year, companies in The Bahamas will be incorporated entirely online, a move that will bring with it higher fees for business owners. Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson said the government will be bringing legislation to make this happen. In fact, she said the software […]

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