The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

By: Makeira Tucker  Journal Staff Writer  The number of cases of impetigo, the highly contagious skin infection that causes itching and is quite unsightly which caused schools in the country to close temporarily has now decreased tremendously, according to the Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Michael Darville. He reported the news to the media […]

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By Gerrino J. Saunders Journal News Editor Despite their ambitions no Bahamian Government had ever achieved a fiscal budget surplus, that is until now.  When the Parliamentarians met this week Prime Minister Philip Davis during a communication where he tabled the Ministry of Finance Monthly Fiscal Summary Report for June 2026 announced that the government […]

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By Gerrino J. Saunders Journal News Editor The Opposition Free National Movement (FNM) is not impressed by the Prime Minister’s announcement that the government has achieved a historic budget surplus, the first in the nation’s history. While in Parliament on Wednesday the FNM Member of Parliament for East Grand Bahama Kwasi Thompson said while the […]

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By Gerrino J. Saunders Journal News Editor  The Parliamentary Registration Department (PRD) now has a newly installed electoral management system (EMS), which is a major step to improve the electoral system. Many Bahamians were not happy with the voting process in this year’s May 12th General Election, especially with the advanced poll that saw extremely […]

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By Gerrino J. Saunders Journal News Editor  The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) came to office with a clear and ambitious vision to reform the nation’s energy sector, and since 2021 it has taken on a number of bold initiatives including rebuilding the electricity grid on New Providence, taking steps to transition to liquified natural gas […]

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More than 400 people were honoured for their contribution to the continued development of The Bahamas, in three separate ceremonies over two days, the first two held on National Heroes Day. On Monday, October 12, 2026, in the Baha Mar Convention Centre, which was bedecked in national colours, Her Excellency, the Governor General, the Most […]

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Officials at the Ministry of Social Services, and its various Departments, will join forces with other key government ministries and corporations, as it hosts its first Poverty Reduction Outreach and Expo. Scheduled for Saturday, October 17, at Windsor Park, East and Wulff Roads, the event is part of the Davis Administration’s ongoing efforts towards ending […]

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Prime Minister the Hon. Philip Davis, pioneer of the Bahamas National Breakfast Program recently joined Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Science and Technology the Hon. I. Chester Cooper, Englerston Member of Parliament the Hon. Glenys Hanna Martin, and Parliamentary Secretary the Hon. Keenan Johnson at C.H. Reeves Junior High School for the pilot […]

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By Makeira Tucker  Journal Staff Writer  The government knows that young people will be the ones to take The Bahamas forward,  so several initiatives have been launched to allow them to succeed. The Young Innovators Club is one of those initiatives and the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in collaboration with the Ministry for […]

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By Makeira Tucker  Journal Staff Writer  Minister of Labour, Public Service and National Insurance Hon. Pia Glover-Rolle is calling skilled Bahamians working abroad to return home after recent statistics show underemployment is on the rise.  “Where there are Bahamians skilled at the highest levels we’re asking them to come back home,” said Glover-Rolle outside this […]

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