The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

The budget communication in the House Assembly on Wednesday by Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Philip Davis is receiving high praises across the length and breadth of The Bahamas. It has in it a number of firsts which placed the governing Progressive Liberal Party in an enviable position and must now force […]

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As The Bahamas celebrates another Randol Fawkes Labour Day with low levels of unemployment, Bahamians should take notice of the relative calm in the ranks of the Trade Union movement in the country. While there are grievances and unresolved issues, to be sure, it is commendable that the Minister of Labour and the Public Service, […]

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The Bahamas has lost roughly twelve hundred young black men in the last ten years due to black-on-black violence.  It is that type of crime through violence, or when a homicide occurs often at the point of a gun or a knife, when one black man kills another of the same colour. There is a […]

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We live in a world of duplicitous politicians and some who have the audacity to lecture where they do not have the moral authority to do so.  This week the United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio invited seven Prime Ministers of Caribbean Countries to the State Department, including Prime Minister Philip Davis of The […]

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As Bahamians begin to think of general elections which must be held by October next year, and as political parties seek out suitable candidates, the demands grow in the various constituencies for government services.  In addition, there are requests which abound for personal political  favours.  So a tremendous amount of pressure comes to bear on […]

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For several weeks the Government of The Bahamas, the business community and many Bahamians who are attentive of geopolitics expressed serious concern on the threatened increase in fees by the United States of ships owned by China bringing goods to America.  The fear was that companies like Tropical Shipping would then pass on the significant […]

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Politics is the art of the possible. Recent events and actions of members of the Free National Movement indicate clearly that some of the leaders and officers of that organization learned very little from past feuds which caused deep division in their ranks. It is a party that was created not on its own philosophy, but out […]

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For many citizens of the world, The Bahamas is Paradise.  It is an area of the Caribbean and the Americas where discerning investors with wealth want to live. Due to its proximity to the United States and strategic position in the Atlantic, The Bahamas plays a vital role as a regional hub for tourism, trade […]

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Lawyers around the world who truly believe in the rule of law and democratic principles must be taken aback by actions and threats against their colleagues in the United States.  President Donald Trump’s crackdown on lawyers is having a chilling effect on his opponents’ ability to defend themselves or challenge his actions in court. Officials […]

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By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer In an effort to show a united front as the 2026 general elections approach the FreeNational Movement (FNM) hosted a southern zone meeting that turned into somewhatof a rally at the CV Bethel High School with party leader Michael Pintard urgingBahamians to fire the Davis administration and allow the […]

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