01 November 2024
By Gerrino J. Saunders Journal Staff Writer It was 5am on a dark Sunday morning of October 27th with local weather reports indicating a 7am sunrise when police on Ragged Island were informed of an airplane crash in a bushy and rocky area east of the Duncan Town Airport. Officers, including personnel from the Royal […]
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01 November 2024
By Gerrino J. Saunders Journal Staff Writer While attending the Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labour (IACML) in Bogota, Colombia last week Minister of Labour and the Public Service, Pia Glover-Rolle, was been elected as the Chair of Working Group 1. Working Group 1 focuses on the promotion of integrated public policies for a future […]
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01 November 2024
By Journal Staff Writer With the advent of drones and with more countries taking advantage of artificial intelligence the Government of The Bahamas intends to keep pace especially as it relates to national security and fighting guns, drugs and human smuggling operations. The Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) last week inaugurated the Bahamas Unmanned Systems […]
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01 November 2024
By: Latonya Roberts Journal Staff Writer The Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD) collaborated with The Royal Bahamas Police Force and the Royal Bahamas Defence Force to conduct their biennial Full-Scale Emergency Exercise. The collaborative effort is a simulation of a real crash at the Lyden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) required by the International Civil Aviation […]
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01 November 2024
By Shenia Roberts Journal Staff Writer During her contributions at the House of Assembly’s weekly gathering on Wednesday, Golden Gates Member of Parliament and Minister of Labour and Public Service Pia Glover- Rolle, highlighted the progress the country has made in reducing the unemployment numbers. Minister Glover- Rolle referenced the recent findings of The Bahamas […]
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27 September 2024
On the 24th September 1994, there was a tremendous amount of love in the air. The Bahamian people were finally able to enjoy an Adult Contemporary Radio Station which was driven by news and current affairs programming. The new Free National Movement government back then awarded a Radio broadcast license for New Providence to Jones […]
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27 September 2024
This Tuesday, 24th September, Radio LOVE 97 FM celebrated its 30thAnniversary of broadcasting. Launched in 1994, LOVE 97 and the JonesCommunications Network have become a leading media organization in TheBahamas. Earlier this month, on 12th September, The Bahama Journalcelebrated 37 years of publishing. Making remarks, the company’s ChiefExecutive Officer, Ms. Kimaley Jones said, “we renew […]
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27 September 2024
By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff WriterWith close to 90 murders recorded in The Bahamas so far this year, unless there isa drastic reduction over the last three months of the year the number of homicideswill likely surpass the 110 murders recorded in 2023.Despite stiffer penalties in recent times, it is no secret that illegal fire […]
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27 September 2024
Free National Movement senator Michaela Barnett-Ellis and thewomen’s association of the Free National Movement haveexpressed outrage in two separate statements following the ‘lowsentence’ given to a convicted rapist whose victims included an83 year old woman. Senator Barnett-Ellis said “this sentencing isnot only an affront to the victims but also a clear failure of ourjustice system […]
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27 September 2024
By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer Police Press Liason Officer Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings released astatement on Wednesday in an effort to rebuff and deny at least two social mediaposts that are being circulated and spreading false information in relation to ChiefSuperintendant Michael Johnson the former head of the Criminal InvestigationDepartment (CID) who is on […]
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