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Tue, 24 Aug 2021 18:18:51 EDT
Prime Minister Minnis pays respects at the Lie-in-State of the Most Hon. Arthur Dion Hanna
Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis paid respects today, August 24, at the Lie-in-State of former Governor General, Deputy Prim...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 17:41:32 EDT
Condolences to the Hanna Family, from the Governor General Inbox
The Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Cornelius A. Smith conveys condolences to the family of the late, the Most Hon. Arthur Dion Hanna, former Governor ...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 16:45:34 EDT
State Funeral for the late The Most Honourable Arthur Dion Hanna, O.N.
The Cabinet Office announces today that a State Funeral will be held for the late The Most Honourable Arthur Dion Hanna, O.N., former Governor-General, Deputy Prime Minister, Cabinet Minister and Parliamentarian, on Thursday, 26th August, 20...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 15:29:01 EDT
Joint Statement by UB & BTVI responding to Facebook Video
The University of The Bahamas and The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute strongly condemn the language and behaviour displayed in a satirical video posted on ...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 13:40:55 EDT
Helen Almorales-Jones Sworn In As Acting President of the Bahamas Industrial Tribunal
Goveror General His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Cornelius A. Smith administered the swearing in of Bahamas Industrial Tribunal Vice-President (Northern Region) Helen Alm...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 08:22:27 EDT
Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation on updated CDC Travel Advisory
The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation has taken note of the updated travel advisory issued from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) increasing its travel recommendation for The Bahamas from a Level 3 to a Level 4 d...

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:40:29 EDT
COVID-19 vaccination teams to return to the Family Islands this week, vaccinations to be ramped up in Grand Bahama
COVID-19 vaccination teams are scheduled to return to the Family Islands this week, starting on mainland Abaco, Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis announced Sunday in an address to the nation. The Prime Minister said vacci...

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:28:12 EDT
Prime Minister Minnis National Address - August 22
See enclosed National Address by the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance -- Update on COVID-19, Sunday, August 22, 2021: Bahamians every...

Sun, 22 Aug 2021 06:40:18 EDT
Endless Mimosas Sunday Brunch
Freeport Grand Bahama Island - Sundays at Portobellos Oceanside Restaurant, Lighthouse Pointe at Grand Lucayan has become the new standard for discerning Bahamians ...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 10:20:21 EDT
BBS Student receives computer for successful finish in Blockchain Studies
It is said that hard work pays off and for new Blockchain enthusiast Sarah Anderson 19, she was recently recognized for completing her Blockchain course by ConsenSys Acad...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 09:45:00 EDT
DNA PR: It's time to change the system
The Prime Minister came out of hiding and concluded the final chapter of his mind games earlier today when he finally announced that the general elections will be held on...

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 13:11:01 EDT
Johnson & Johnson vaccine arrived today
Minister of Health the Hon. Renward Wells and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Pearl McMillan, health officials and officials of UNICEF, received 38,400 doses of the Johnson &a...

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 11:54:29 EDT
Prime Minister Minnis speaks on general election
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis has announced that he has advised the Governor-General to issue the writs of election, which will be held on Thursday 1...

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 10:08:44 EDT
19 NCAA teams to participate in “Baha Mar Hoops” during Thanksgiving Week
Minister of Tourism and Aviation the Hon. Dionisio D'Aguilar announced during a press conference at Baha Mar on August 18, 2021, that 19 NCAA men's and women’s teams w...

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 16:34:45 EDT
Bahamas Bowl Press Conference announces Game at the Stadium
The Bahamas Bowl Press Conference announced today that this year's Bahamas Bowl will be played on December 17 at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium.  The press...

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 13:35:32 EDT
Promotion Exercise at the Department of Immigration
The Department of Immigration recently held its first Promotion Exercise Ceremony of the year. The ceremony which was hosted virtually at the agency’s Mount Royal House...

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 09:55:09 EDT
Thirteen young men receive recognition for scholastic achievement
Minister of Social Services and Urban Development, the Hon. Frankie A. Campbell, told a group of 13 male students who were recently honoured for their outstanding sch...

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 06:46:31 EDT
Cabinet Office: BIS Office Closure
The general public is advised that, due to exposure, the offices of Bahamas Information Services are closed for sanitization and will re-open on Monday, August 23, 2021...

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 20:05:55 EDT
Illegal dumping of imported wood suspected of contamination by Cerambycid Beetles
The Cabinet Sub-committee charged with the duty to review the circumstances which permitted the unlawful dumping of contaminated wood in Freeport, Grand Bahama on or about the 24th July 2021, has received a final report from the Comptr...

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 16:00:46 EDT
Director of Sports Welcomes return of Gold-Medal-Winning Bodybuilding Team
On behalf of the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture and Minister the Hon. Iram Lewis, Director of Sports Timothy Munnings welcomed Team Bahamas back from the Internat...

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 13:26:42 EDT
School supplies and equipment donated to the Ministry of Education by Rotary Bahamas for Abaco School District
Public primary and senior high schools in Abaco will benefit from a donation of educational supplies and equipment thanks to Rotary Bahamas Disaster Relief and Rotary Clu...

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 09:15:35 EDT
Families of two healthcare workers who died during the first wave of COVID-19 receive death benefit cheques
The families of Nurse Sherrilyn Charlton-Bain and Custodian Marion Burrows-McKinney who gave up their lives during the first wave of COVID-19 were presented with cheq...

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 10:53:58 EDT
Bahamian top performers in Maritime University land high-ranking jobs at sea with Royal Caribbean
Two Bahamians will set sail with Royal Caribbean International this month after graduating from the Caribbean Maritime University at the top of their class and landing hi...

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 09:30:20 EDT
The National Tripartite Council announces 2021-2024 Executives
1st July 2021 marked the new three (3) year Statutory Period for The National Tripartite Council. The Council is the National Social Dialogue Institution of The Baham...

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 09:05:35 EDT
Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Haiti Earthquake of 14 August 2021
The Bahamas Government joins the Caribbean Community in expressing sadness at the loss of life and significant damage following the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on 14 August 2021.  A message of condolence has been sent to ...

Sun, 15 Aug 2021 22:08:44 EDT
Update #4: PHA Institutions Experience Sick Out Impacting Services
The Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) advises that the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) and the Grand Bahama Health Services (GBHS) continue to experience a staff ‘sick out’ which has impacted services for a fourth day.  Affected ins...

Sat, 14 Aug 2021 12:30:00 EDT
12pm Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT 12:00 PM EST SATURDAY, 14TH AUGUST, 2021. AT 8:29 AM EDT, THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER REPORTED A 7.0 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE NEAR HAITI AT 18.6 NORTH 73.5 WEST, ...

Sat, 14 Aug 2021 12:02:30 EDT
Ministry of Works signs contracts to improve Eleuthera Roads
Work to improve roads in Eleuthera is underway.The Ministry of Public Works (MOPW) today signed a contract valued at $862,999.76 with Elton and Sean Symonette, President ...

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 16:03:47 EDT
Minister of Youth Sports and Culture welcomed home Tokyo Olympic Games Gold Medal Champion Stephen Gardiner
Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture the Hon. Iram Lewis, joined by Minister of Foreign Affairs the Hon. Darren Henfield, the Bahamas Olympic Committee, and family membe...

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 12:49:40 EDT
Olympian Gold Medalist Shaunae Miller-Uibo arrives home
Gold Medal Olympian in the 400 metres, Shaunae Miller-Uibo was welcomed home, Thursday, at LPIA upon arrival from the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics.  She is pi...

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 12:05:57 EDT
Olympic Gold Medalists pay courtesy call on the Prime Minister
Olympic 400 Metre Gold Medalists Stephen Gardiner and Shaunae Miller-Uibo, along with 2020 Summer Olympic colleagues Pedrya Seymour, Izaak Bastian, and Samson Colebro...

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 22:30:25 EDT
Health officials on hand for arrival of Pfizer Vaccines
The Minister of Health the Hon. Renward Wells was on hand for the arrival of COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine, which will boost The Bahamas national vaccination programme in t...

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 20:20:27 EDT
Contribution to the House of Assembly Resolution to Extend the Emergency Powers Orders - Hon. Renward R. Wells
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in this honourable house giving praise to Yahweh Elohim the lord God Almighty, the Lord of Life for in Him we live move and have our being. Mr. Speaker, I take this opportunity to thank the wonderful and gr...

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 17:00:28 EDT
Office of the Attorney General - Notice
The public is hereby advised that all cash transactions at the Registrar General's Department will be discontinued until Monday, 16th August, 2021. However, persons may continue to avail themselves of services online and can apply for copies...

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 16:47:27 EDT
Seafood Friday Celebration - Lighthouse Pointe
Freeport, Grand Bahama Island - Start making your Friday Dinner plans NOW! Join us this and every Friday for everybody's favorite; Seafood Fridays at Port...

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 15:00:19 EDT
PHA institutions experience sick out impacting services
The Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) advises the public that the Princess Margaret Hospital and the Grand Bahama Health Services are currently experiencing a ‘sick out’ which has impacted services beginning at 8am.  The Authority th...

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 12:45:26 EDT
TDC assists in creating farm tour experiences
Tourism Development Corporation (TDC) officials have been touring a number of local farms to assist with creating farm to table tour experiences. The aim of the tours is t...

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 07:55:34 EDT
Alert #21 on Tropical Depression Fred
ALERT #21 ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRED ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY, THURSDAY 12TH, 2021, AT 6 AM EDT. …DISORGANIZED FRED MOVES BACK OVER WATER AS HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF HISPANIOLA… EFFECTIVE 6AM EDT, TH...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 19:05:06 EDT
Government enacts a package of legislation to modernize public finance
Gaynell Rolle, Under Secretary in The Ministry of Finance explained that during the Budget Exercise in June 2021, the Government enacted a package of legislation intended to modernize and transform public finance, procurement and statistical...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 15:55:57 EDT
The Governor General Tours Government House Restoration
The Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Cornelius A. Smith toured the construction site at Government House this morning to view the progress in its restor...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 14:53:19 EDT
The Bahamas expected to receive 128,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine on Thursday 12 August
The Government of The Bahamas has been informed that it will receive 128,700 doses of the Pfizer vaccine donated by the Government of the United States of America on Thursday, 12 August, Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis announc...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 10:37:12 EDT
Basketball Camp fosters more than talent with CWCO backing
On the heels of national celebrations for various Bahamian sporting achievements, over fifty campers are now better equipped and motivated to make their basketball stard...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 09:22:35 EDT
Alert #14 on Tropical Storm Fred
ALERT #14 ON TROPICAL STORM FRED ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY, WEDNESDAY 11TH AUGUST, 2021, AT 9 AM EDT.  …CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRED JUST SOUTH OF THE EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC… A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS ...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 21:28:41 EDT
DNA on Extension of Emergency Orders
The Prime Minister delivered another drawn out speech that was focused heavily on vaccines, curfews and long overdue efforts to bolster a burdened healthcare system facin...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 15:14:06 EDT
BNT Hosts Environmental Education Conference with MoE and US Embassy
The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) is honoured to host the first virtual BNT Environmental Education Conference from August 16 to August 20, 2021, in partnership with t...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 14:51:12 EDT
Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation Presents Its 2nd Virtual Junkanoo Summer Festival 2021
The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation is gearing up to host its 2nd Virtual Junkanoo Summer Festival (JSF) scheduled for three (3) consecutive Saturdays, August 14, 21 and 28, 2021. The virtual festival will air on TourismTodayBaham...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 10:44:05 EDT
Prime Minister Minnis: Government seeking approval to extend Emergency Orders one final time
The Government will seek the approval of Parliament for one final extension of the Emergency Orders, Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis announced in an address to the nation on Monday evening. Following approval by ...

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 21:02:47 EDT
Prime Minister Minnis - National Address - August 9 2021
See enclosed National Address Remarks by Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis, August 9, 2021: Bahamians everywhere, residents and visitors. Go...

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 19:29:44 EDT
NEMA officials closely monitoring ‘Disturbance’ in Atlantic
Officials at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) are closely monitoring one of two disturbances in the Atlantic Ocean. Captain Stephen Russell, Dire...

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 15:16:35 EDT
HMBS Flamingo Survivor writes Book of 1980 Incident
In keeping with the Commander Defence Force, Commodore Dr. Raymond King’s intent on talent management with focus on recognizing the contributions of organizational memb...

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 14:52:03 EDT
BASE Seeks Strong Leadership
The Bahamas Association of Shore Experiences (BASE) is seeking strong leadership and is anticipating several individuals would be nominated in its upcoming August 2021 elections. BASE acts as a lobbying body to ensure inclusion in gov...

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 11:18:51 EDT
Carmichael Road and South Beach Post Offices, closed until further notice
The public is hereby informed that the Carmichael Road and the South Beach Post Offices will be closed until further notice due to a staff members testing positive for Covid-19. The Postmaster General wishes to apologize for any inconvenience...

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 10:35:14 EDT
Grand Bahama Scratch & Win Winner - Takes home 5k just in time
Sometimes an ice-cold beer is just about enjoying a cold one at the end of a long day. But, for Patrice Albury, her love of the great taste of Sands beer, turned int...

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 10:15:53 EDT
RBDF Searching for possible Haitian Sloops and Migrants 

The Royal Bahamas Defence Force is actively searching for possible migrants after a sloop they were in, was found drifting in waters with no occupants onboard approximate...

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 08:15:22 EDT
Former RBDF Commander pens trilogy telling Lucayan Islands story, re-affirms reason for naming waters Lucayan Sea
It was over 500 years in the making and more than a decade in the dissecting – now the history of the Lucayan Islands is coming to life in a trilogy by former Royal...

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 20:00:26 EDT
Prime Minister Minnis to Address the Nation on Monday 9 August on Emergency Orders
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis will address the nation on Monday 9 August 2021 at 8pm.   The Prime Minister will inform Bahamians of his administration’s plans related to the current COVID-19 Emergency Orders ...

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 12:08:01 EDT
Bahamas Feeding Network volunteers treated to Royal Caribbean Cruise
Nearly 70 fully vaccinated volunteers and their spouses will board Adventure of the Seas August 7 for a complimentary seven-day cruise through The Bahamas and Mexico, tha...

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 11:46:59 EDT
Lighthouse Pointe Sunday Brunch
Join us today at Portobellos from Noon to 4pm for our highly touted Family style Buffet at-your-table Sunday Brunch. Featuring a delectable selection to choose from a...



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