Investigators return to site of incident in Exuma NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Authorities were one step closer yesterday to uncovering the cause of deaths of three Americans who were found in their villas along with one survivor at Sandals Emerald Bay on Exuma last Friday. At the Office of the Prime Minister, Acting Prime Minister Chester […]
Rahming says no one wanted Minnis at their event anyway NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Communications Director Latrae Rahming said the government has taken the position to travel to promote its climate change position and will seek to continue those global relations. Rahming was responding to criticisms from former Prime Minister Hubert Minnis over the Davis administration’s […]
Sir Arthur: Legislative change is “good” but changes must be made in the fundamental law with a referendum NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Founding Fathers could not agree on “complete and utter equality for women” in the Bahaman constitution, recalled Sir Arthur Foulkes, one of the only five surviving signatories of the Bahamian constitution. In an […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — To expect the latest actuarial review of the National Insurance Board (NIB) to state anything other than the glaring reality that the nation’s security blanket is both paper thin and on fire would be madness. And after kicking the can down the road since the road was first paved in 1974, it […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — One hundred samples have been sent to Panama for gene sequencing to determine whether a new, more transmissible subvariant of the omicron strain has reached The Bahamas’ shores. The World Health Organization said it is monitoring the subvariant strain of omicron, known as BA2, which has become the dominant strain in the United […]
By Kareem Minnis NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Englerston residents are determined to take their back community from gang violence through a basketball camp, according to organizers Wilmin Noel and Dion McPhee. The camp took place this week Saturday on Englerston Park for boys and men between the ages of eight to 20 years old. WIlmin Noel […]
Scientists partner with families across the country who rely on small-scale fisheries to survive pandemic economy NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Bringing new funding and notoriety to The Bahamas from the National Geographic Society, the Perry Institute for Marine Science (PIMS) and the Cape Eleuthera Institute (CEI) at The Island School hope to investigate COVID-19’s effects on […]
An Op-Ed from the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in The Bahamas NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Cuba’s educational collaboration in the Bahamas dates back to 2003 with the beginning of special education specialists and it is close to the nineteenth anniversary in the country of the educational service provision in the Bahamian archipelago. Since then, […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Disney Cruise Line has named Joey Gaskins, based in New Providence, as Regional Public Affairs Director, The Bahamas and Caribbean. In this newly created position, Gaskins will support Disney Cruise Line and other Disney Signature Experience business initiatives in The Bahamas and Caribbean by building relationships and serving as Disney’s liaison for […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The University of the West Indies Open Campus Bahamas has commissioned its first Advisory Board of Directors. The Board will provide strategic direction, competencies and guidance as a means of ensuring the work plan and outputs are relevant and of high quality, and also are in alignment with student, business, government, national […]
In-store launch event planned this Friday NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Samsung Electronics has announced the availability of its category-redefining Galaxy S22 series in The Bahamas. The all-new Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+ and S22 Ultra devices fuse two smartphone legacies – the unmatched power of the Note series and the pro-level camera and performance of the S […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Advocacy group Rights Bahamas has called on the acting Director of Public Prosecutions Franklyn Williams and Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe to offer a public apology to all the girls who have been targeted with impunity by adult predators. In a statement, RB also called on Attorney General Ryan Pinder to […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — BTC has launched its Magical Moments Reading Tour with double the experience. Last Thursday, team members from both New Providence and Inagua played a special part in creating an engaging storytelling experience with students at local schools. The initiative inspires students to do more reading by creating an interactive experience. Students are […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A mother in need of surgery has been bedridden at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) for more than two months as the hospital deals with the significant backlog of patients in need of healthcare services. Nell Williams, who has three children, was admitted to the hospital on February 8 after experiencing elevated blood […]
