The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

By Delvardo EmmanuelJournal Staff Writer Following challenges with past payments of workers in the 52-week program,Minister of Labour and Public Service Pia Glover-Rolle said the government islooking to modernize the way of processing payments.“The issue is, and we have spoken to this since day one. We have antiquatedsystems in the Public Service,” Glover-Rolle said.“We’re still […]

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DESTINY JOHNSONJournal Staff Writer The Central Bank of The Bahamas has pushed back the date for the removal of cheques tosometime in 2026.In December 2021, Central Bank had announced the elimination of domestic cheques tocommence late 2024, but earlier this month the deadline was adjusted.Central Bank of The Bahamas Governor John Rolle said this gives […]

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By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer It has been many years now that parliamentarians from successive governmentadministrations have called for the construction of a new state-of-the-artparliamentary building. However, back in 2014 plans to increase salaries formembers of parliament and to construct a House of Assembly received negativefeedback from the general public and was subsequently shelved.While […]

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By Delvardo EmmanuelJournal Staff Writer Three men, two of whom are immigration officers, were arraigned in theMagistrate’s Court last Friday, each charged with one count of bribery and onecount of conspiracy to commit bribery.The charges relate to that immigration ring uncovered within the Department ofImmigration.According to court records, Chief Immigration Officer Wyberg Brown, 50, andImmigration […]

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By Delvardo EmmanuelJournal Staff Writer The Bahamas National Statistical Institute (BNSI) aims to address data gaps withinits system.BNSI Managing Director Nerissa Gibson provided an update on the sidelinefollowing, the opening ceremony of the Standing Committee of CaribbeanStatisticians meeting.While speaking with reporters, she identified two main categories in which theinstitution lacks information: the environmental sector and […]

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By Delvardo EmmanuelJournal Staff Writer The Government of The Bahamas has contacted the Bahamian students who arestudying in Jamaica after a 5.4 magnitude earthquake hit the island on Monday.The earthquake had prompted people to evacuate buildings amid heavy shakings.Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell provided an update on Wednesday, justbefore the weekly parliament meeting, stating that […]

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Prime Minister the Hon. Phillip Davis recently had a private audience with His Holiness Pope Francis at Vatican City.  Among other issues Prime Minister Davis and the Pope discussed the escalating concerns about climate change.  The Prime Minister also presented His Holiness with a copy the recently released book “Celebrating 50 Years of Bahamian Independence” […]

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By Keile Campbell In the wake of the nomination of Chief Passport Officer Kingsley Smith to contest the West Grand Bahama and Bimini constituency for the Progresssive Liberal Party, there has been a call for Cabinet Ministers of the government to participate in a campaign to build on the trust currently being enjoyed by the […]

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By: Keile Campbell The Davis administration plans to “lay the foundation for the new Bahamianeconomy” through the passing of new legislation.The nation’s leader, Prime Minister Philip Davis, moved a resolution in the Houseof Assembly when Parliamentarians reconvened on Wednesday thanking GovernorGeneral Cynthia Pratt for the Speech from the Throne which she delivered onOctober 4 th […]

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As Bahamians contemplate the future growth of their country, the question normally asked is “what kind of a country are we building?”  The answer for the vast majority is either unclear or not known. The Bahamas is a one hundred thousand square mile archipelago, made up of seven hundred islands and two thousand rocks and […]

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