The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Bahamians will soon be able to travel to China without a visa. According to Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell, Cabinet has agreed to sign a visa abolition agreement, a change local tourism officials have long been pushing for, particularly in anticipation of Baha Mar’s grand opening in December 2014. The agreement is reciprocal. […]

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Tough economic times have forced Sky Bahamas to shut down its operations at its Blake Road offices and relocate to the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA), Sky Bahamas CEO Captain Randy Butler confirmed recently. Sky Bahamas currently rents two units in the Blake Road Plaza, but Captain Butler said the company has decided to relocate […]

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A putrid stench at the multi-million dollar Nassau and South Streets Court Complex yesterday left many defendants pinching their noses, several cases adjourned and a top judge apologising for the inconvenience. Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt told her courtroom that the courthouse was experiencing plumbing problems. “There is a malodorous smell clouding the air,” she said. […]

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The prosecution involved in the murder case of a police officer is seeking the death penalty against three convicts, a decision the defence attorneys said they were not made aware of until yesterday morning. Stephen ‘Die’ Stubbs, Andrew Davis and Clinton Evans will all however, have to wait at least until today before they are […]

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Golden Gates MP Shane Gibson is delivering on an election promise he made a year ago. On Wednesday, Mr. Gibson announced the establishment of the Golden Gates Scholarship Fund Committee, which is designed to raise and provide funding for an educational facility that will enable Bahamians to pursue graduate and post-graduate level studies at recognised […]

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Four men were arraigned before Magistrate Andrew Forbes yesterday on drug-related charges. Shurland Woodside, 45; Raymond Bain, 39; Dominic Smith, 32 and Neko Ferguson, 24 are charged with conspiracy to possess dangerous drugs with the intent to supply and possession of dangerous drugs with the intent to supply. Smith alone faces an additional possession charge. […]

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The Royal Bahamas Police Force now has some explaining to do after a suspect in court revealed that one of his co-accused escaped police custody over the weekend in Bimini. Sean Livingston Solomon, 40, of Grand Bahama, was about to be arraigned when Magistrate Andrew Forbes realised he wasn’t even in the courtroom. According to […]

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Opposition Leader Warns Bahamas Could End Up Like Greece Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis yesterday suggested that the prime minister should give up his finance portfolio, adding that the Christie administration’s mismanagement of the country’s purse could have disastrous implications. During an interview with the Journal at his home on Sunday, Dr. […]

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After a full day of testimony, the prosecution yesterday closed its case into last year’s shooting death of banker Stephen Sherman, leaving jurors in the hands of the defence. Before wrapping up, the Crown called its final two witnesses, a pathologist and an eyewitness to the February 17, 2012 crime. Janaldo Farrington and Cordero Bethel […]

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There will be no constitutional referendum until June 2014, but for the rest of the year Prime Minister Perry Christie said the government plans to take the preparatory steps needed to make it happen. Prime Minister Perry Christie announced Wednesday afternoon in the House of Assembly that Chairman of the Constitutional Commission Sean McWeeney, QC, […]

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