15 January 2018
Health Minister Dr. Duane Sands said outsourcing Cat-Scan services is costing the government thousands of dollars. In an interviewing on the state of facilities in the health care system, Dr. Sands noted that they are trying to stop outsourcing Cat-Scan services in Grand Bahama. “We have some concrete plans for replacing the CAT-Scanner at the […]
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15 January 2018
Police on the family islands are investigating a plane crash that has left a male with minor injuries. Reports are that shortly after noon on Friday, police on Great Harbor Cay, The Berry Islands, received a report that a plane had crashed in swamp land, a short distance from the airport. Officers and rescue personnel […]
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15 January 2018
Police in the capital are investigating a traffic accident that has left a male dead. According to reports, shortly after 4:00am Sunday morning, police received a report of fatal accident at Carmichael Road near Boatswain Hill Road. When officers arrived on the scene, they met the lifeless body of a male with injuries lying in […]
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15 January 2018
Last Friday marked eight years since Haiti experienced that 7.0 catastrophic Earthquake, killing almost three million people. In the process, a quarter of a million homes and 30,000 commercial buildings were said to have collapsed, burying old and young people alike. The Bahama Journal spoke with Haitian Johnson Jean-Jacques, who now resides in The Bahamas, […]
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15 January 2018
A man has been jailed after his recent extradition from the United States. 49 year old Bahamian citizen Salathiel Thompson of Bacardi Road has been on the run from Bahamian authorities since 1989 for eight armed robberies he allegedly committed. After he fled the Bahamas, he landed in Prison in The United States after […]
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15 January 2018
Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis has said the U.S State Department was within its rights to warn American citizens in the Bahamas. In an interview with members of the press following a courtesy call from Transport Minister Frankie Campbell and representatives from the Bahamas Maritime Authority, Dr. Minnis challenged Bahamians to remain focused on proving […]
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15 January 2018
The “Labour on the Blocks” initiative created by the Department of Labour officially launched on Saturday and saw hundreds of persons turn out despite the inclement weather. The event took place in the Bain and Grants Town Community on Sarah Ingraham Park, that saw hopeful residents register for employment with Department of Labour officers. The […]
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15 January 2018
A little more than two weeks since the ultimatum given by Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis and the enforcement of immigration law, former Minister of Immigration, Fred Mitchell said that anything that deals with the vexing issue of immigrants is a step in the right direction. However, he calls the recent moves by the administration […]
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15 January 2018
Members of the Caribbean Community have come together to denounce comments made by U.S President Donald Trump concerning Haiti and other African nations. In a statement released by CARICOM on Saturday, the organization said it is deeply disturbed by reports about the use of derogatory and repulsive language by the President of the United States […]
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15 January 2018
The Clifton Review The Clifton Review is a tri-weekly column that examines the question of the Clifton project along with the evolution of the war between two billionaires. We covered the start of this war with articles describing the battle over easement rights, the mysterious burning of a home, the blocks to rebuilding, and countless […]
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