Empowerment clubs visit GG
Students from LW Young Junior High School’s Boys and Girls Empowerment Clubs recently paid a courtesy visit to Governor General Dame Cynthia Pratt at Government House.
Bahamas taking STEP to financial services growth
The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) Bahamas branch discussed emerging trends, regulatory developments and financial services innovations during its annual conference last week.
Low-cost carrier to launch Carolinas to Nassau route
A US low-cost airline is making The Bahamas its fourth international destination with the launch of non-stop service between Nassau and Raleigh-Durham on 11 June.
Fishing feedback sought on marine protected areas
The Organisation for Responsible Governance (ORG), in partnership with The Bahamas National Trust (BNT), is seeking input from Family Islands fishermen on the impact of marine protected areas (MPAs).
Bahamian named to key role with global standards body
A senior executive with the Bahamas Bureau of Standards and Quality (BBSQ) has been appointed to a key post with its global watchdog counterpart.
‘Not panicking yet’ over fears of huge shipping cost hike
Bahamian businesses are “not panicking yet” over fears this nation and the wider Caribbean will be “devastated” by potential container shipping cost increases worth thousands of dollars due to US policy changes.
Freeport can ‘fill void’ on US China ship fee
Calls have been made for the Freeport Container Port to “fill the void” and enable The Bahamas and wider Caribbean to escape the US threat to levy up to $1m per port call by Chinese-made ships.
Bahamians ‘paying rent in own home’ over fee switch
Bahamians are “now paying rent in their own home” as a result of the revised air services navigation fees being proposed by the Government-owned regulator, an aviation industry veteran is arguing.
Pintard accuses govt of forcing GB officers from provided housing without alternatives
FREE National Movement Leader Michael Pintard has accused the government of forcing dozens of police officers in Grand Bahama out of government-provided housing with little time to secure alternative accommodations.
‘Mother of two was not suicidal’, says source close to the family
JUST moments before a car crash claimed her life, 23-year-old Shyann Pierre was on her way to pick up her children from a loved one who had been babysitting them.
North Abaco bush fire destroys vacant club
DAYS after spending $10,000 on repairs for his vacant Abaco nightclub, Omar Bodie watched on a video call from Grand Bahama as the building burned down.
‘Pray for Archbishop’ as he fights battle against cancer
ARCHBISHOP Drexel Gomez, the former head of the Anglican Church in the West Indies, has been hospitalised and diagnosed with cancer.
Mitchell: Bahamians air concern at US treatment
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell said Bahamians complain weekly to his ministry about the immigration policies of the United States of America and the “tone and manner” in which local US Embassy personnel treat them.
Officials ‘concerned’ as suicides reach 2023’s total
THE Bahamas has recorded six suicides less than three months into the year –– already matching 2023’s total and surpassing half of last year’s total of eight.
MPs reveal who filed disclosures
THE Free National Movement (FNM) said that all its parliamentarians met this year’s deadline for filing financial disclosures under the Public Disclosure Act.
INSIGHT: Navigating a new frontier with keen responsibility
The recent failed test flight of SpaceX’s Starship rocket has sparked conversation and understandable concern amongst Bahamians.
KDK REPORT: Lessons never learned
IN 1492 when Christopher Columbus landed in the islands of The Bahamas, there was an estimated 30,000 to 40,000 Arawak Indians called Lucayans already inhabiting the region.
Windsor defends golf titles
The Bahamas Golf Federation’s 2025 Capital Union Bank National High School Golf Championships ended with Windsor School successfully defending their titles in three of the four team divisions.
