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AMBASSADOR JONES SIGNS BOOK OF CONDOLENCE

The Bahamas Ambassador to the United States of America H.E. Wendall Jones is photographed on Wednesday, 23rd April 2025, signing the Book of Condolence on the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis at the Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See in Washington, D.C.

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Bahamians Remember Pope Francis

By Gerrino J. SaundersBahama Journal News Editor Bahamians are among the millions of Catholics and non-Catholics worldwidemourning the death of His Holiness Pope Francis who died on Easter Monday atthe age of 88 after greeting the public in St. Peters Square on Easter Sunday.The Pope who had been hospitalized for more than a month suffered […]

PLP Calls for Early Recall of Parliament

11 September 2019

Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Leader Philip Davis expressed dissatisfaction in the way the government has handled the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian and called on the government to recall parliament before the October 2 return date. During a special press briefing at the Lynden Pindling Center, the party’s headquarters yesterday, the PLP leader said, “The opposition […]

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Dorian Damage

Insurers Could Payout $500 Million in Claims


11 September 2019

Five hundred million dollars is what local insurance companies expect to churn out in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian and that’s a conservative figure, according to Bahamas Insurance Association (BIA). That figure, according to Timothy Ingraham, of Summit Insurance, is just going off of what was paid out after Hurricane Matthew in 2016. During a […]

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Abaco Man Charged with Murder

10 September 2019

Twenty-seven-year- old Hugh Tyler Bowe was arraigned in the Magistrate’s Court on Monday for the murder of Jarvis Butler.  It’s alleged that on August 30, the Higher Drive resident intentionally caused unlawful harm. He was not required to enter a plea. Bowe will be served with a Voluntary Bill of Indictment on November 11, but […]

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‘Nassau Can’t Accommodate all Evacuees’

10 September 2019

Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis admitted last Friday that Nassau can only accommodate a certain amount of people and as a result, the entire island of Abaco cannot be evacuated to the capital. His comments came during his first time on the island since Hurricane Dorian touched down.  It was during this time that the […]

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No International Agreements for Undocumented Evacuees

10 September 2019

National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) officials said no new arrangement has been made between The Bahamas and the governments of the United States and Canada to facilitate Bahamians without the proper documentation. According to Mr. Smith, evacuees traveling to those countries must have all the necessary immigration documents. “While most inquiries have come in respect […]

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Temporary Housing for Devastated Islands

10 September 2019

Temporary housing facilities are expected to be constructed on the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama for those residents who wish to return home. National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) spokesperson Carl Smith said on Monday that the plan is not to move everyone out of the affected islands as evacuations aren’t mandatory. Co-chair of the […]

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GB Resident Saw Shark Swimming Across Driveway

10 September 2019

Residents in Grand Bahama were in utter shock as they, this past Friday, recalled the alarming turn of events surrounding Hurricane Dorian.  The Bahama Journal, while visiting Grand Bahama, found mounds of discarded furniture and personal belongings piled up in a number of front yards, water marks of at least five feet outside of buildings […]

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Baptists to Repair 38 Churches

10 September 2019

The Bahamas Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention announced on Wednesday that it would assist with the repair of 38 churches damaged during Hurricane Dorian.   Reverend Lloyd C. Smith said all Baptist pastors in the affected islands are accounted for and the convention will send a team to visit the islands to do an assessment. […]

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Abaco Evacuees

GG Determined to Rebuild Lives- Hurricane Death Toll Now 50

10 September 2019

Governor General CA Smith assured Bahamians affected by Hurricane Dorian’s catastrophic landfall that there will be life and hope again as rebuilding becomes priority.  Mr. Smith’s assurance came during a televised national address yesterday where he also extended his condolences to the many families who lost their loved ones during the storm.  “Fellow Bahamians, our […]

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Abaco Destroyed Home

‘Public Health Crisis’

10 September 2019

Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands said The Bahamas is in the midst of a “public health crisis”.  Dr. Sands made this comment on Sunday during Love 97’s Jones and Company radio talk show.  The comment also came following Hurricane Dorian’s catastrophic and historic landfall on the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama.  From a […]

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