The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Police recovered a large quantity of marijuana from the streets of New Providence on Tuesday.  According to police, shortly before 3 a.m., officers of the South Central Division, acting on intelligence, executed a search warrant on a home at Chou Close, off McKinney Drive and recovered seven sacks of suspected marijuana.  Four men who were […]

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New legislation is expected to be drafted to ensure that older persons receive equality. The Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development have taken its first steps to drafting the Older Persons Bill, which according to Governor General CA Smith, will codify rights long denied to older persons, thereby bringing The Bahamas in line with […]

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Police in Abaco recovered the bodies of an adult male and female from the island’s hurricane affected area on Tuesday. Police said the recovery of the two bodies brings the death toll to 60. However, police ensured that search and recovery efforts continue. This week, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reported that 876 people, […]

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Minister of Education Jeffrey Lloyd announced on Tuesday that schools in Grand Bahama will be opened before the end of October.  He told The Bahama Journal that classes should up be and running within a few weeks. “We are now on the ground doing our final scopes. We understand from the technical team and engineers […]

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Minister of Tourism and Aviation Dionisio D’Aguilar revealed yesterday that Bahamasair probably suffered a loss of millions of dollars by offering free evacuations to residents of Abaco and Grand Bahama following Hurricane Dorian. “It hasn’t been quantified into a number, but I’m sure for as many days they did it and the number of flights […]

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Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis welcomed an announcement by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) that it will contribute $1 million for Hurricane Dorian recovery efforts in The Bahamas. During his address to the United Nations General Assembly last Friday 27, Prime Minister Minnis encouraged the UNDP to expand its network, which is already working […]

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Persons who squatted on land in the Pigeon Peas shantytown may have a hard time fighting the government’s building ban to sell and do business in the area. According to Coldwell Banker Lightbourn Realty President and former South Abaco Member of Parliament Mike Lightbourn no one owns Pigeon Peas. “Pigeon Peas is on a parcel of […]

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest stressed the need for Grand Bahama and Abaco business owners to return home if the hurricane bruised economies are to fully rebound. Following Hurricane Dorian, Grand Bahama and Abaco business owners have created serious concern for the government, as some of them are not willing to […]

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The government has accessed the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) $100 million contingent loan for natural disasters and according to Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest, it will be used to restore public utilities and to provide shelter.  “We’re also using some of that money to provide temporary shelter for residents as we try to encourage them […]

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Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) has connected four of the seven engines at its Clifton Pier plant.  BPL Executive Director Patrick Rollins said on Monday that BPL is in the process of connecting the other three. The engines need to be tested, which is scheduled for mid-October.  He added that the engines can run independently […]

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