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NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Bahamas’ unemployment rate climbed to 10.8 percent in January 2025, up from 8.7 percent recorded in October 2024, according to the latest Labour Force Survey released by the Bahamas National Statistical Institute (BNSI). The survey revealed that of the 240,650 people in the labour force, 214,725 were employed while 25,925 were unemployed. Women made up a...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Bahamas Department of Meteorology has clarified reports of a possible tornado during Friday night’s severe weather in eastern New Providence. While many residents said the strong winds and heavy rain felt like a tornado, officials confirm the event was actually a microburst — a powerful downdraft of air that rushes to the ground and spreads outward,...

FREEPORT, BAHAMAS – Well-known Grand Bahama political hopeful Daquan Swain is vowing legal action after claiming he was defamed during the Free National Movement’s (FNM) candidate selection process. In a statement released Thursday, Swain alleged that a FNM executive and former Cabinet Minister used his role on the candidate selection committee to spread false claims that he had been fired...

WASHINGTON, DC – Former football star and Georgia political figure Herschel Walker is set to go before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday as part of the confirmation process for his nomination to serve as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. If confirmed, Walker would take on the role as...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Bahamas Pharmaceutical Association is renewing its call for the complete removal of Value Added Tax on medications, despite welcoming the government’s recent five percent reduction. BPA President Dr. Marvin Smith said medicine must be treated as an essential service, stressing that patients should not face additional financial burdens when accessing critical healthcare. The Davis administration announced...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The United States has announced that its Embassy in Nassau will now conduct immigrant visa services for residents of Haiti. The move comes as Washington continues to adjust its consular operations in response to the prolonged security and political crisis in Haiti, which has severely disrupted embassy services in Port-au-Prince. Officials are urging applicants to carefully review...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Hurricane Erin has strengthened into a powerful Category 5 storm, the highest level on the Saffir-Simpson scale. NOAA and Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft report sustained winds of 160 miles per hour, with higher gusts. Erin remains an extremely dangerous system, with fluctuations in intensity expected through the weekend. Hurricane-force winds extend 30 miles from the center,...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Erin is now the first hurricane of the Atlantic season. The National Hurricane Center confirmed the upgrade Friday morning, reporting maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour with higher gusts. The storm is moving west-northwest at 18 miles per hour, and that track is expected to continue into the weekend. Forecast models show the center of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is standing firmly behind veteran Bahamian diplomat Chet Neymour, rejecting claims that he is under investigation for corruption and misuse of funds at the Organization of American States (OAS). The allegations, published this week by digital outlet Centra News, surfaced just days ahead of Neymour’s proposed appointment as Chief of Staff to...

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NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Davis Administration is moving to overhaul the country’s election system with biometric voter registration and electronic polling books to strengthen security and efficiency at the polls. National Security Minister Wayne Munroe announced in Parliament today, that amendments to the Parliamentary Elections Act will pave the way for biometric voter cards, instant digital voter verification, periodic register...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A disturbing video obtained by our newsroom captures a Caucasian woman in police custody using racial slurs, and defecating on the floor of a station on East Street South. According to police sources, the woman was arrested on Tuesday in the Carmichael area and transported to the East Street South station.  Once inside, officers say she reportedly...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The United Haitian and Bahamian Association (UHAB) has “unequivocally" denied any role in plans for widespread protests next month, as tensions flare over a circulating statement urging Haitians to stage mass demonstrations and work stoppages in New Providence, Grand Bahama, Abaco, Eleuthera and Andros. In a statement published online, United Association of Haitians Living in The Bahamas,...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Bahamas has recorded 46 murders as of mid-July 2025, representing a 38 percent decrease compared to the 74 homicides reported during the same period in 2024, according to figures from the Royal Bahamas Police Force. In 2024, the country recorded a total of 119 murders, an increase from 110 in 2023. Monthly averages last year stood...

Police on Grand Bahama have launched an investigation following the discovery of a lifeless male body on Saturday afternoon, shortly after 5. Officers responded to reports and proceeded to an unpaved road off Wildcat Avenue, where they found the body of a man in an advanced state of decomposition. Unconfirmed reports suggest the deceased may be an adult male who...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Donald Ferguson II, named in a U.S. court indictment and also alleged to be the pilot of the plane that landed in Acklins with a significant quantity of drugs, as well as the sole suspect in the murder of Giovanni Rolle, is scheduled to be charged with murder and conspiracy to import drugs on Wednesday January 22,...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Critical government services could grind to a halt today as the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and its affiliates launch a nationwide strike, citing the Davis administration's failure to honor commitments outlined in a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed over three years ago. TUC President Obie Ferguson expressed frustration, accusing the government of failing to act on promises...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Police clarify that only two individuals died following a mass shooting incident at a barbershop on Bernard Road Saturday morning. While initial reports indicated that two died on the scene and a third in hospital, a statement from the Royal Bahamas Police Force indicated that the third individual is still alive and in hospital being treated for...