Junkanoo Festival split as ‘full calendar’ forces schedule change
The National Junkanoo Committee (NJC) has announced that the Bahamas Junkanoo Festival will be split between December and late January, with the festival’s major evening events rescheduled to January 22–25.
Munroe says no extradition request for officers named in US drug case
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said the Bahamian government has received no extradition request in connection with a sweeping United States cocaine trafficking case that names several Bahamian law enforcement figures, leaving unanswered questions about whether US prosecutors intend to pursue them through the courts.
Police investigate suspicious death after vehicle crash
A FATHER of one was found dead Tuesday night after his vehicle crashed into a wall along Pine Barren Road under circumstances police say are suspicious.
Mexican man accused of murdering Paige Bell enters plea in court
A MEXICAN man pleaded not guilty yesterday to the murder of a 20-year-old South African woman aboard a superyacht in Eleuthera in July.
Op-Ed: New chapter in cooperation on the launch of the island-wide independent customs operation of China’s Hainan free trade port
In May 2025, the Honourable Alfred Sears, Minister of Immigration and National Insurance, made a special trip to Hainan, China’s southernmost province, after attending the China–Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Forum.
$250,000 donation helps turn Exuma clinic into modern medical centre
A $1.5M upgrade of St Luke’s Clinic in Staniel Cay that would expand emergency traumatic care treatment to potentially save lives got a major boost with a $250,000 donation from local residents – and it comes with a plea for other donors to step up.
‘Blindsided’ - Groundsman fired after 43 years on Paradise Island
A GROUNDSMAN who spent more than four decades maintaining Paradise Island has been terminated, prompting an online petition from those who say the decision threatens livelihoods and the island's character.
FRONT PORCH: Day and Nouwen - hospitality is a revolutionary act
IN THE initial decades of the 1900s in New York City, a young bohemian, Dorothy Day, worked as a journalist, deeply committed to social activism.
STATESIDE: Trump an emperor? High Court may well decide
THERE ARE MANY topics of interest in the current political revolution underway in Washington DC.
TUC accuses labour of stalling registration for NHI providers
THE Trade Union Congress has accused the Department of Labour of stalling the registration of unions, after a new body formed to represent National Health Insurance care providers remained unregistered months after applying.
British woman hospitalised after trying to jump from PI balcony
A 30-year-old British woman was hospitalised on Monday after she allegedly tried to jump from a hotel balcony in what police suspect was an attempted suicide.
Pintard dismisses internal gripes as ‘sour grapes’
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard dismissed suggestions of internal discord yesterday, insisting the party is unified and better positioned than the governing Progressive Liberal Party as it continues ratifying candidates ahead of the next general election, expected in 2026.
AMMC says it is not liable for stolen vendor merchandise
STRAW vendors say they were left exposed after being moved to Fort Charlotte, where thieves ransacked stalls last week and stole thousands of dollars in merchandise — but the Antiquities, Monuments and Museums Corporation says it was never responsible for safeguarding their goods.
Morning errand turns to disaster as fire tears through GB man’s home
A MORNING errand turned into a disaster for Grand Bahama resident Dion Brown after fire tore through his Columbus Drive home on Tuesday, leaving the three-bedroom house heavily damaged and forcing him to seek temporary accommodation just days before Christmas.
Suicides reach highest total in at least six years
SUICIDES in The Bahamas have surged by 63 percent this year, with police recording 13 alleged cases so far in 2025 — the highest total in at least six years.
‘Everything blowed up before Christmas time’
A DAY after buying household items to prepare for Christmas, Danielle Delancy and her family were left with nothing but smoke and ash after fire tore through their Eleuthera home on Monday, destroying the house that had been in their family for more than three decades.
NHI providers claim financial stress over delayed payments
NATIONAL Health Insurance providers say the programme meant to guarantee access to care is placing undue financial stress on the doctors who deliver it, as months-long payment delays and shifting government policies leave practices cash-strapped and patients caught in the middle.
5 in hospital after prison bus crash
A 21-year-old man was rushed to the hospital yesterday after his car collided with a police bus carrying prisoners during rush hour at the foot of the Sir Sidney Poitier Bridge.
BTC hits back at union claims over unsafe working conditions
BAHAMAS Telecommunications Company has pushed back against union claims of unsafe working conditions, saying independent air-quality tests found its Poinciana Drive facility fit for use and that no substantiated health complaints have been brought to management.
