Bahamas partnering with AI firm to craft tourist vacations
The Bahamas has partnered with an artificial intelligence (AI) powered platform in a bid to develop customised vacation itineraries for its thousands of visitors.
Devynne Charlton earns the Prime Minister's Award for National Pride
DEVYNNE Charlton won the Prime Minister’s Award for National Pride at the 2025 National Sports Awards, held at Sandals Royal Bahamian, Cable Beach, on November 8.
Minister pledges no spending binge before general election
A Cabinet minister yesterday pledged that the Government will maintain fiscal discipline and not engage in runaway public spending in a bid to help it retain office at the upcoming 2026 general election.
‘We’ll bring it home’: Insurer says no rate increase in 2026
A Bahamian insurer yesterday voiced optimism that businesses and homeowners will suffer “no increase in premium prices” for all-perils catastrophe coverage in 2026 despite the multi-billion damages inflicted by Hurricane Melissa.
GB’s ‘Walt Disney’ answer giving short-term headache
Grand Bahama tourism operators are proposing that one of Carnival’s “smaller ships” call on Freeport Harbour twice a week to ease the up to 90 percent plunge in business since its $600m Celebration Key port opened.
Banks told: End ‘check box’ approach to new accounts
Bahamian commercial banks were yesterday urged to move away from a “check the box” approach to account opening as the time taken to establish new local currency facilities for businesses fell by 28.6 percent in the 2024 second half.
Pintard: By-election result not referendum on FNM leadership
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard said yesterday he will be “good regardless” of the outcome of the November 24 Golden Isles by-election, rejecting claims that the race could be a referendum on his leadership.
PMH patients detail long waits, poor conditions
A 23-year-old accident victim who said he slept in a chair for two days waiting for treatment and a young mother whose citizenship bid has stalled for months because she is unable to retrieve her hospital records are among the latest to highlight frustration with conditions at Princess Margaret Hospital.
US trans deportee now 'lost in limbo'
HANDCUFFED, shackled, and escorted up a plane’s steps, Deanna Richardson said an officer leaned close and said: “In Trump’s world there are only two genders. Put him back with the other men.”
Rare killer whale sighting recorded in Exuma Sound
A RARE sighting of orcas, also known as killer whales, was recently recorded by scientists off Eleuthera – an encounter that thrilled researchers and renewed concern about the potential effects of industrial noise on marine mammals in Bahamian waters.
Dogs that attacked young boy have been euthanised
TWO pitbulls which mauled a seven-year-old boy on Saturday were owned by the youngster’s restuarant operator’s father, it was revealed yesterday.
Police investigating viral footage allegedly of students hanging out at abandoned building during school
POLICE are investigating viral footage allegedly showing students from a local high school hanging out at an abandoned building during school hours.
Couple robbed at gunpoint
A MAN and a woman were robbed at gunpoint late Monday night while parked at a beach in western New Providence.
Two arrested and guns seized
TWO men were arrested and two guns seized in separate police operations in New Providence on Monday.
Teenage girl hospitalized in suspected suicide attempt
A TEENAGE girl was hospitalised on Monday after allegedly ingesting a quantity of medication in what police suspect was a suicide attempt.
Cable Beach Boaters Association defends acting Port Controller
EXECUTIVES of the Cable Beach Boaters Association yesterday defended the Port Department and acting Port Controller Berne Wright against accusations of harassment and selective enforcement, insisting that efforts to regulate the water sports industry are focused on fairness, structure, and safety — not victimisation.
Man accused of raping woman on fifteen separate occassions
A MAN accused of raping and indecently assaulting a woman 15 times has had his trial set for 2026.
Minister denies accountants turned into ‘tax collectors’
A Cabinet Minister yesterday pushed back at concerns that recent Business Licence reforms have imposed unfair pressure on accountants and turned them into “tax collectors”.
