The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources Minister Michael Pintard expressed, just before the start of the 2019 crawfish season, that the more than 40 persons enrolled in the Department of Marine Resources first ever diver training program will be employed on commercial fishing vessels, particularly during this lucrative season, which began yesterday.  According to the […]

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Tourism officials are left to figure out why 95 percent of their staff under the age of 30 resigns. An audit into the Ministry of Tourism revealed as much and Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar said the ministry is working to figure out why and how to keep those persons employed at the ministry. He […]

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Consistent unexpected power outages are beginning to affect the food industry during the hot summer months and for Cacique Catering CEO Chef Hesley Rolle, it’s forcing him to make food preparations ahead of time.     Without power, raw meets are at risk for food contamination and can be a health a hazard, according to […]

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Reports that nearly 40 Grand Cay residents were at risk of losing their jobs are false, according to Acting Labour Director John Pinder. He added that a team from the Department of Labour in Abaco went to Grand Cay to investigate the matter. “Nobody’s job is in jeopardy.  The guy by the name of Mr. […]

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The Bahamas Striping Group of Companies (BSGC) has partnered with Rotary Bahamas to donate 10,000 backpacks, notebooks and other school supplies for students throughout the Bahamas. In a press conference on Wednesday, BSGC President Atario Mitchell explained that the donation is all in an effort to help parents struggling to prepare for back to school. […]

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Amendments to the Gaming Act are only a week old, but Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar insisted the government will begin enforcing the law as soon as the proper infrastructure is in place and that includes an investigation unit. “The law was just passed.  I’m sure in the bill it says the Gaming Board would […]

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Almost a year after several poaching vessels were seized because of illegal fishing in Bahamian waters, Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources Michael Pintard said yesterday that those vessels will be destroyed.   “The vessels will be sunk an announcement will be made shortly on the date. The media will have an opportunity as well […]

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Progressive Liberal Party Leader Philip Davis said Prime Minister Dr. Hubert “waffled, deflected and buckled” in the situation involving Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) Board Director Bennet Minnis, who made racial and homophobic slurs about members of the PLP. Yesterday, Davis criticized the prime minister for his response to whether Mr. Minnis had resigned after […]

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A $3 million contract was signed between the Government of The Bahamas and Bahamas Marine Construction Co. Ltd. for the shoreline stabilization of ‘Dune Road’ at Elbow Cay, Abaco, to provide safer passage for residents traversing the area. Yesterday, Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis led a delegation from New Providence for the […]

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Twenty-eight Haitian nationals were apprehended on Wednesday by the Department of Immigration during Operation ‘Rising Sun’. The joint operation commenced at 4 a.m. in the southwestern district of New Providence which led to the arrest of 21 males and seven females, who were subsequently transported to the Carmichael Road Detention Center for further processing.  The […]

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