The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

The Bahamas Department of Meteorology confirmed that its equipment and faculties are fully functioning, as The Bahamas is prepared to encounter a major hurricane this week. Senior Deputy Director at the Department of Meteorology Jefferson Simmons made this confirmation during an interview with The Bahama Journal yesterday. Many Bahamians are preparing for the storm as […]

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After receiving reports that a number of public servants were not paid for the month of August, Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts warned Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis that the government’s actions can trigger a revolt. In a statement yesterday, Roberts said the government’s delay in paying civil servants last month is “highly […]

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The country’s graduation rate challenges the Ministry of Education and as the new academic school year begins today, Minister of Education Jeffrey Lloyd said his goal is to increase the rate to 85 percent. Lloyd highlighted the ministry’s goals and plans to reform the educational system during his first national Back-to-School Address last night, which […]

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A gruesome scene in Long Island over the weekend as a woman was killed and her mother seriously injured after the woman’s estranged husband attacked both women with a cutlass. While police have not officially released the identity of the victims, The Bahama Journal has come to understand the deceased to be Eleanor Dean and […]

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In a combined effort between the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF), the Department of Immigration and the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF), some 53 Haitian migrants were apprehended on Tilloo Cay, Abaco on Wednesday. According to RBDF officials, around 6:30 a.m. yesterday, patrol craft HMBS Kamalamee, commanded by Senior Lieutenant Valentino Rolle, while on patrol […]

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Just two days after a brutal triple shooting in the Bain Town community, 19-year-old Anthon Davis-Stevens was yesterday charged with one count of murder and two counts of attempted murder in the Magistrate’s Court. Appearing before Magistrate Jeanine Weech-Gomez, Davis-Stevens was charged with unlawfully causing the death of eight-month-old Sheldon Tinker Jr. and attempting to […]

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With the introduction of the National High School Diploma, Director of Education Lionel Sands said there is now a system change and mindset change towards education in The Bahamas. Sand expressed his sentiments yesterday during Love 97’s radio talk show Jones and Company, where he explained that more students are graduating high school under the […]

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