The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

The much anticipated Shot Spotter Technology has been through testing and is ready to go live.   This comes  after the government signed a contract with Shot  Spotter for gunshot detection in January  this year.   Chief Superintendent Zhivago Dames gave a breakdown of how the system works.   He said,“once a signal is received […]

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The Water and Sewage Management Union yesterday requested the police to sweep Water and Sewage Corporation offices for illegal listening devices.   This came from union president Ednel Rolle, who in a release, said that the union wants the firm to sweep offices on the islands of Abaco, Eleuthera, and the capital due to complaints […]

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The President of United Sanitation Henry Dean says  that the government has finally decided to trust Bahamians with the huge project of the management of the New Providence Landfill. Mr. Dean  was the guest speaker yesterday at the Rotary Club of West Nassau’s meeting held at the Poop Deck Restaurant in Sandyport and  gave a presentation […]

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The first woman elected to the House of Assembly in The Bahamas, Janet Bostwick received her appointment as Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, at an investiture at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.   Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, officiated at the ceremony.   “I am both humbled and honored […]

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President of the Bahamas Real Estate Association (BREA) Christine Wallace-Whitfield blasted Lucayan Renewal Holdings yesterday  for ignoring local professionals and using a foreign firm to list the Grand Lucayan Hotel and Port Lucaya. In a press release she said,“there are more than 700 licensed real estate professionals in The Bahamas, many with firms that have […]

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The Progressive Liberal Party  says  the announcement of the Letter of Intent on the purchase and development of the Grand Lucayan Hotel and the promises made by the Government should be approached  with caution. In a Press  release yesterday, the Chairman of the Party, Senator Fred Mitchell said, “when there is genuinely good news for […]

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Lucayan Renewal Holdings  Limited  yesterday  signed  a Letter of Intent with Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) and the ITM group to begin exclusive negotiations for the purchase of the Grand Lucayan resort at a price of $65 million, and the redevelopment of the Freeport Harbour. In a release from Lucayan Renewal Holdings Ltd, the firm […]

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More details coming to light about Tuesday’s after school brawl  that left a 9th grader dead and two other teen boys in the hands of the police. Based on information police turned over to Education Minister Jeffrey Lloyd, 15-year-old TA Thompson student Pierre Louis of Wilson Track was walking home in the Pitt Road area […]

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The government yesterday pushed ahead with changes to the Road Traffic Act. Those changes  include  stiffer penalties for drivers using communication devices while driving and for those caught without their licenses. Leading off the debate in the House of Assembly, Transport Minister Renward Wells  said, “ these changes  include  requiring the immediate production of a […]

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Lacey Huyler is a student of St. Anne’s Primary School. Her mom became aware  that she had epilepsy when she was only four years old. She said she has seizures and many times she does not remember what happens after she has one. It’s hard to have  happy sometimes, but she knows that her family […]

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