The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) revealed this week that there is a rise in post traumatic stress disorder and depression among Grand Bahama residents post Hurricane Dorian. “Dr. Gregory Swann says that they are about 90 percent completed in their mental and emotional assessment of all government employees post Hurricane Dorian,” NEMA explained in […]

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Centreville Member of Parliament Reece Chipman provided more reasons as to why he resigned from the Free National Movement and questioned whether being a part of the party is being loyal, having integrity or being a political sellout. Mr. Chipman expressed he reasons during yesterday’s session of the House of Assembly, where he also criticized […]

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A heads of agreement was signed yesterday at the Cabinet Office for Baha Mar’s second phase, a $300 million undertaking that will take the mega resort’s total investment to $4.8 billion.  Baha Mar President Graeme Davis said the mega expansion will provide nearly 500 direct permanent jobs and over 1,000 indirect jobs. More than 80 […]

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The Ministry of Finance published the draft Public Procurement Bill on Tuesday for public consultation, paving the way for the full modernization of government protocols for contracts for goods and services.  The new draft bill calls for the regular publication of contracts awarded to vendors, including public disclosures of basic contract details, such as the […]

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Twenty-three-year old Stephon Davis was remanded to the Bahamas Department of Corrections (BDOC) after being charged in a Magistrate’s Court with one count of murder in the shooting death of Anthony Wright. According to police, on September 15, Wright was standing in front of a home on First Street, Coconut Grove shortly before 7 p.m., […]

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National Heroes Day, observed on Monday, was marred by several shooting incidents. According to police, shortly after 11 a.m. a police officer was on routine patrol when he observed a male riding an unlicensed motorcycle.  The officer attempted to stop the driver, who continued speeding. The officer followed the driver and as they were on […]

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Bahamas Power and Light Company Ltd. (BPL) confirmed yesterday that there was an oil spill in the area of the Blue Hills Power Station (BHPS).  According to BPL Public Relations Director Quincy Parker, the spill occurred after a contractor working in the area ruptured the fuel line that runs from BHPS to the Clifton Pier […]

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Education Director Marcellus Taylor responded to claims made by Bahamas Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson that 100 new teachers have yet to be assigned or placed in a school. Mrs. Wilson recently remarked that some 200 new teachers took part in teacher orientation in August, however 100 of them remain at home, waiting to […]

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Tourist arrivals are expected to take a hit since Hurricane Dorian ransacked Abaco and Grand Bahama leaving behind a trail of devastation.  Officials project a nearly 10 percent decrease by the end of the year. Still, Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar is optimistic visitor arrivals will bounce back and quickly.  “Our decrease is around 9 […]

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Negotiations for the sale of the Grand Lucayan Resort have fallen nearly six weeks behind as both sides were distracted by Hurricane Dorian, according to Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar. Now that the country is in recovery mode, talks have resumed. “Meetings are ongoing as we get down to the crunch time, as we look […]

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