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The Bahamas’ shipping registry has decreased due to a loss of ships registered under the Bahamian flag, revealed Minister of Transport and Local Government Frankie Campbell during a press conference Monday. The drop, he said, was also due in part to an increase in tonnage brought on by an uptick in cruise liners to the destination. As a member and...

Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Carl R. Culmer Sr lambasted the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) apparent silence on the country’s finances under the previous government. In a statement released Monday, Culmer stated, “If there is anything certain in this world, it is that the PLP and their leaders will be silent and go into hiding when they are called out...

A Bahamian group – North Abaco Port Company (NAPCO) – is being considered by government to manage and operate the newly built container port in Coopers Town Abaco, according to Transport and Local Government Minister Frankie Campbell. The state-of-the-art North Abaco Port project is a partnership between the governments of The Bahamas and the People’s Republic of China. The $39...

Single use plastics will be officially banned in The Bahamas, a commitment which the government will introduce by 2020, Environment Minister Romauld Ferreira revealed on Monday. Once implemented, the list of banned plastic products will include plastic bags collected at point of sales, straws, styrofoam food containers and plastic utensils. His comments came ahead of signing a Memorandum of Understanding...

An 18-year-old man was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday on allegations that he murdered a man back in February. Remero Rolle of Palm Beach Street appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Subusola Swain. It is alleged that Rolle, by means of unlawful harm, caused the death of 21-year-old Cordero Pedican on February 20, 2018. According to police reports, Pedican was visiting...

The official website for The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation has won ‘Best In Class’ award in the category of Travel and Tourism last week at a prestigious media awards event. Bahamas.com has proven itself popular with visitors, an achievement that has landed the destination the highest honor of the Interactive Media Awards. According to a tourism official, “The...

This weekend was a historic one for the University of The Bahamas’ (UB) men’s soccer team, as for the first time in the program’s history, the Mingoes captured the Bahamas Football Association (BFA) senior league title. In the championship game, the Mingoes scored a 5-1 wire-to-wire victory over the IM Bears Soccer Club. “Capturing a BFA title is a really...

Bahamian professional baseball player Lucius Fox continues to make his presence felt at the highest level of minor league baseball as the Tampa Bay Rays’ No.7 prospect had another huge game for Class Advanced Charlotte on Sunday, tying his career high with four hits in a 10-8 win over Palm Beach at Charlotte Sports Park. Fox also stole his fourth base...

With mounting issues regarding The Bahamas and its future alongside with the nation's chief, reporting on our position globally, still at the top of Bahaminas minds is a more practical issue - the ability to keep the lights on as we head into the summer month. The concern comes in the midst of union threats as job cuts loom and...

Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis maintained Sunday that he is acting within the constitution by not appointing a substantive Chief Justice, despite grave concerns expressed by the Bahamas Bar Association (BBA). Fielding questions from the media yesterday, the prime minister said, he is being advised on the matter by the Attorney General’s (AG) Office and Cabinet, reiterating that there are...

The country’s revenue losses due to corruption are estimated at half a billion dollars, with the initially released estimate of $200 million being described as a “modest” figure by Prime Minister Dr. Hubert. The prime minister, who returned from the United Kingdom (UK) yesterday, told members of the media at a press conference in the VIP lounge of the Lynden...

Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis said on Sunday that he was not disappointed by the results of a recent poll that showed his government had lost support by an alarming 18 per cent since being elected to office last May. The poll conducted by Public Domain indicated that the number of Bahamians generally dissatisfied with the administration has increased by 28...

Executive Director of the Bahamas National Trust (BNT) Eric Carey said on Sunday that the BNT is confident that following the environmental impact assessment (EIA), for the first phase of the Oban Energies project, the development to construct a $5.5 billion oil refinery and container station in East Grand Bahama will be halted. Government officials announced last week that a...

Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis will open the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) forum today (Monday) – a signal that the government is moving full steam ahead with rolling out the ground work and training required for its implementation. The forum, which opens at the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) Headquarters Monday morning, will aim to provide government workers –...

Works Minister Desmond Bannister said he "welcomes challenges" to the Criminal Evidence Witness Anonymity Bill as "opposition” will only make the legislation "stronger". In an exclusive interview with Eyewitness News on Sunday, Bannister said, if the bill is found unconstitutional by the courts, the Minnis administration will "try and try again" to ensure that witnesses are protected. Last week, after...

The prime minister said he is making an appeal, as are other regional leaders, for separate loan funding for disaster relief efforts and said, loans for hurricanes should not affect the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) based on the Bahamas limited impact on global emissions. During the recent Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in London, the issue of climate...

LONDON, England, -- Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis greets United Kingdom's (UK) Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Theresa May (centre) and Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Nations Patricia Scotland, QC at St. James's Palace following the formal opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), Thursday, April 19, 2018.  (BIS Photo/Yontalay Bowe) Dr. Minnis announced that following discussions...

Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis announced an increase in airlift from Panama following his return from London, England on Sunday. The announcement came during a press conference in the VIP lounge at the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) on Sunday. Dr. Minnis revealed that he has been in talks with government officials from Panama who have agreed to increase flights...