27 June 2025
During the recent Bahamas Business and Economic Forum held at The Metropolitan Club in New York City on May 28th and 29th, a new Bahamas Economic Guide was distributed to hundreds of potential foreign investors. Last Thursday while in New Providence The Bahamas Ambassador to The United States, His Excellency Wendall Jones paid a courtesy […]
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27 June 2025
When former American President Barack Obama said in a speech in the Parliament of Ghana that democracy is not just what happens at elections, but rather what happens between elections, many people around the world began paying attention to what was happening in politics in developing countries in Africa and the Caribbean. Today, we see […]
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27 June 2025
By Gerrino J. SaundersBahama Journal News Editor The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) has let it be known that they would like tohave a second consecutive term in government to complete the many projects thatthey have started, and this week Prime Minister Philip Davis placed public serviceworkers on notice that he will not allow their inability […]
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27 June 2025
By Clemia NeelyJournal Staff Writer Election season is quickly approaching, and the Progressive Liberal Party isconfident that they have changed the Bahamas for the better over the past fouryears. During the Senate debate on the 2025/2026 budget Senator Michael Halkitissaid if you compare where the country is today to where it was four years ago,there […]
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27 June 2025
By Maliyah ConnollyJournal Staff Writer In recent days many Bahamian home and business owners have been voicingconcerns about the recent hike in electricity bills. in response, Bahamas Power andLight on Wednesday released a statement in hopes of clarifying the suddenincrease.The power company began by noting that electricity usage typically rises duringthe summer due to the […]
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27 June 2025
By Gerrino J. SaundersBahama Journal News Editor Similar to The Department of Inland Revenue, the National Insurance Board (NIB)has run out of patience with delinquent businesses not paying contributions addingthe social security boards monthly cash shortfalls.Following a pep rally at NIB’s Baillou Hill Road headquarters on Monday NIBinspectors from the compliance department hit the road […]
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27 June 2025
By Gerrino J. SaundersBahama Journal News Editor Progress Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Fred Mitchell made his case asking theBahamian voting public to give the Davis administration a rear second consecutiveterm in power. His reason, so that they can complete the many projects andprograms they have begun.He was speaking to hundreds of enthusiastic party members and […]
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27 June 2025
By Clemia NeelyJournal Staff Writer Free National Movement Senator Michela Barnett-Ellis argued during debate onthe 2025/22026 fiscal budget that the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) has not beencompletely honest in their budget debate. How it is, she asked, that thisadministration can brag about increased revenue and positive economic outlooksput on the ground, we’re just not feeling […]
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27 June 2025
BY CLEMIA NEELYJournal Staff Writer During his contribution to the Senate Budget Debate, Hon. Ryan Pinder said thatthe former Free National Movement Administration weakened the economy evenbefore Hurricane Dorian and COVID-19 took place in 2019/2020. He went on to saythat their response to those crises made matters even worse than they had to be andcreated […]
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27 June 2025
The Bahamas Utilities Holding Limited (BUH), a wholly owned subsidiary of FOCOL marks a significant milestone in the development of the LNG To Power Project for New Providence. Photographed above are students from FOCOL’s 2025 Summer Internship Program, many of whom are planning to study Engineering, along with Senior Members of the FOCOL and BUH […]
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