NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A recent Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report has revealed that The Bahamas has the highest rate of imprisonment per capita when compared to other countries in the Caribbean. The report, which was released this month, examines survey data collected from 3,528 inmates in six Caribbean countries: The Bahamas (2016), Barbados (2018), Guyana […]
“Our aim is to keep you in your homes” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamas Mortgage Corporation (BMC) has started reaching out to clients who were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and had mortgage payments deferred, according to Minister of Housing Romauld Ferreira. Ferreira, however, sought to assure homeowners that the aim is “to keep you in […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A series of environmental impact assessments (EIA) conducted in Grand Bahama and Abaco in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian are being used as baseline guides to tackle the restoration of environmental damage discovered. Director of the Department of Environmental Planning and Protection Rochelle Newbold said among those studies, officials looked at the forestry impact, […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Royal Bahamas Defence Force officially dedicated the Ship’s Bridge Simulator during a brief ceremony at the Coral Harbour base on Thursday. The equipment was built as a part of the 232 million-dollar Sandy Bottom Project that was signed in 2014, and will enhance the force’s seagoing operations. “It allows for the […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Environment officials are awaiting the final review from Cabinet on the way forward regarding significant damage to marine assets near the Berry Islands by cruise ships. Earlier this month, the Ministry of Environment advised that a joint probe had been into claims of potential environmental damage caused by vessels sheltering in waters near […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Ministry of Health has confirmed an additional 91 cases of COVID-19 in The Bahamas today, taking the number of cases to 3,790. Of the new cases, 85 are on New Providence, two are on Grand Bahama, one on Abaco, one on Exuma, and two additional cases with locations pending. The ministry […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The deadline for signing onto the landmark Escazú Agreement is only a few days away and local NGOs are urging the government to move swiftly to ensure that The Bahamas joins the regional push to protect environmental activists from violence. In a statement yesterday, Save The Bays noted that across the world, […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) has obtained the Airports Council International Latin America and the Caribbean (ACI-LAC) Health Accreditation. The ACI Airport Health Accreditation (AHA) program provides airports with an assessment of how aligned their health measures are with the ACI Aviation Business Restart and Recovery guidelines and the International Civil […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A citizen advocacy group said last night while it was pleased the imposition of the Grand Bahama Power Company’s (GBPC) Storm Recovery and Stabilization (SRS) has been delayed yet again, it intends to continue to protest against it. The Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) announced yesterday that it has worked with the […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Less than a week after they were apprehended by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force for poaching in Bahamian waters, 81 Dominican poachers were fined a total of $1.9 million. The poachers faced charges during hearings in Magistrates Court on Wednesday and Thursday. During the hearing before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes, 37 […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — While The Bahamas faces the immediate imposition of blacklisting by the European Union, Attorney General Carl Bethel said the government, based on its level of financial compliance, has already applied for a re-rating that would result in delisting. The blacklisting was announced in May 2020, but was delayed to October 1. The […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The time has come for hotels and promotion boards to assume primary responsibility for marketing the destination, a former senior government policy adviser has suggested. Sir Baltron Bethel, a former senior policy adviser in the last Christie administration and the country’s first Bahamian director general of tourism, suggested that the Ministry of […]
Executive blasts Bahamian’s love/hate relationship with industry NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Bahamians have long maintained a “love/hate” relationship with the tourism sector and continue to disrespect it while seeking out alternative industries, a former Tourism Director General has stated. Vernice Walkine, the Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD) chief executive and former Tourism director general, argued that […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Minister of Environment Romauld Ferriera advised yesterday that all environmental clearances have been issued to Bahamas Petroleum Company for its exploratory oil drilling in the country. During a press conference on his ministry’s work, Ferriera said the project is expected to start drilling in the first quarter of 2021. BPC had announced in […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The New Providence landfill has received some 3,101 cases of banned plastic products in compliance with the ban on single-use plastics which took effect on July 1. Minister of Environment Romauld Ferriera said yesterday that the Department of Environmental Health & Safety (DEHS) continues to monitor the receipt of the banned products […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the multimillion-dollar Lighthouse Point cruise port development is expected to be released to the public “in a matter of weeks”, said Director of the Department of Environmental Planning and Protection Rochelle Newbold yesterday. During a Ministry of Environment press conference, Newbold said officials are still in […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) announced today it will defer the implementation of its storm recovery and stabilization charge on electricity to January 1, 2021. The authority underscored the “unprecedented times” amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The charge, which will allow the utility company to recoup costs associated with Hurricane Dorian, […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has said recovered cases of COVID-19 in The Bahamas continue to have suffer debilitating health issues, some of which could last for “many years or a lifetime” as he warned that the full impact of the virus remains unclear. The prime minister made the statement during debate […]
