The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

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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The fact that the Miami Heat basketball team is holding a training camp session in The Bahamas ahead of the 2013/2014 season is good news for the country during a time which is an otherwise slow tourism period for the country. Senior Vice President of Communications at the Atlantis Resort Ed Fields said it is […]

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The Christie administration plans to bring new legislation to parliament that will address how the local fisheries industry is governed. Government officials are now seeking feedback from industry stakeholders, many of whom took part in a National Validation Workshop at the British Colonial Hilton yesterday. The draft Fisheries Act is a framework law that makes […]

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The Bahamas has just won a bid to host a major tourism conference for the Americas early next year. Tourism officials made the announcement yesterday that the 2014 Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Conference for the Americas will be held in New Providence next February. This successful bid was just one of the accomplishments officials […]

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