PM and delegation return from CARICOM meetings in Barbados NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis yesterday slammed critics of the government’s pace of recovery in Grand Bahama and Abaco in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, declaring that in comparison to other countries faced with similar disasters, The Bahamas’ is “really ahead of schedule”. […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Attorney Martin Lundy II, who represents the shantytown residents awaiting a judicial review on the fate of their communities, has called on the government to follow the law as it seeks to evict residents in three shantytown communities in North Andros.   Eviction notices were placed on more than 150 structures in […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The government has signed a $2 million consultancy contract with an engineering company for the redesign of the Glass Window Bridge in North Eleuthera. The bridge has previously had to be short down due to inclement weather, which resulted in large waves prohibiting the flow of traffic along the only passageway through […]

Three senior cops deployed to government ministries NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Minister of National Security Marvin Dames suggested there is no current need for a senior officer to be assigned to the Ministry of Tourism. While indicating additional resources are being committed to the Royal Bahamas Police Force to shore up safety and security in touristic […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A row erupted in the House of Assembly yesterday between Public Works Minister Desmond Bannister and members of the opposition, after Bannister expressed disappointment over the use of an ethnic slur at a recent PLP rally. Opposition Leader Philip Davis however fired back at Bannister, labeling him and the Free National Movement […]

Moutrie says the issue is degrading “morale fabric” of the nation NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Speaker of the House of Assembly Halson Moultrie suggested yesterday the time has come for Parliament to consider amending legislation to criminalize obscene posts on social media. “Social media reports and postings that seem to be very, very callus; very insensitive […]