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Grand Bahama on alert as storm nears

Grand Bahama officials have begun preparations to evacuate residents from Sweeting’s Cay and East End as a strengthening weather system, expected to be named Imelda within 24 hours, threatens the Central and Northern Bahamas with winds up to 60 mph.

Inmate sentenced after drone used to sneak phone into prison

AN INMATE was sentenced to an additional 15 months in prison on Friday after he admitted to having a phone smuggled to him by drone.

BTVI achieves international accreditation from COE

THE Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) is now internationally accredited by the Commission of the Council on Occupational Education (COE), opening doors for students to further their education at nearly 500 institutions in the network.

Bahamian surveyors expelled from global body over unpaid fees

The newly elected leadership of the Bahamas Association of Land Surveyors (BALS) is launching an internal investigation after the association was expelled from the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) in April 2025 due to unpaid membership fees exceeding three years.

GB Junkanoo groups ‘deserve more money’

YOUTH, Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg said Junkanoo groups on Grand Bahama deserve more funding, even as he presented them with increased seed money for the upcoming season.

Schools in Southern Bahamas close due to tropical weather

SCHOOLS in Inagua, Mayaguana, Acklins, and Crooked Island will be temporarily closed today due to a developing weather system expected to bring heavy rainfall, localised flooding, and severe thunderstorms.

BCC chief Affirms Pride group’s rights but condemns lifestyle

BAHAMAS Christian Council president Bishop Delton Fernander said this week that although Pride Bahamas is free to host its events, the Council will continue to condemn what it considers wrong.

Marooned marine charged by RBDF

MORE than a year after Royal Bahamas Defence Force marine Able Mechanic Marvaughn Miller claimed he was beaten by a superior officer and abandoned in Inagua, he has emerged as the only person charged before a Defence Force tribunal.

Halkitis: Payments to doctors in NHI programme ‘up to date’

ECONOMIC Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis said the government is current with National Health Insurance (NHI) payments, but doctors directly contradicted him, reporting that they are still owed money and have only received half of what they are due.

Man shot and killed in Fox Hill area

POLICE have launched an investigation into the country’s 64th murder for the year after a man was shot and killed in the Mosquito Drive area of Fox Hill yesterday.

Motorcyclist killed in traffic accident in GB

A MOTORCYCLIST has been killed in a traffic accident in Grand Bahama.

Education director: Caring Hands Academy could ‘face consequences’

EDUCATION Director Dominique McCartney-Russell warned yesterday that Caring Hands Academy could face consequences for failing to register with the National Accreditation and Equivalency Council of The Bahamas (NAECOB), though she said officials will first seek to guide the institution through the proper registration process.

Wilson urges govt to deal with AI use by students in the classroom

BAHAMAS Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson has urged policymakers to confront the growing use of artificial intelligence in classrooms, warning that students are already relying on tools like ChatGPT while the government remains silent on the issue.

BUT chief calls for govt to provide more resources to assist rising number of special needs students

BAHAMAS Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson says the Minister of Education must expand student testing and provide greater resources as schools face a rising number of special needs students without the preparation to accommodate them.

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