Scotiabank Bahamas has donated $30,000 to the Rand Memorial Hospital located in Freeport, Grand Bahama. The donation will fund the purchase of medical equipment for t...

The Cabinet Office notifies for general information that the Hon. Lanisha Rolle has tendered her resignation as Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture. Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis has accepted Mrs. Rolle’s resignation.&...

Today at approximately 11:54 AM, the Department of Immigration working in accordance with UNHCR guidelines, repatriated fifty-seven (57) Males and seven (7) Females from Lynden Pindling International Airport to the Port-au-Prince, Haiti onb...

As per Statutory Instrument No. 43 of 2021, the public is hereby informed that from Thursday 25th February 2021 the suspension on alcohol sales is lifted, however persons are not permitted to consume liquor on the licensed premises. This mea...

THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING FROM 12:25 NOON UNTIL 3:30PM TUESDAY, 23TH FEBRUARY, 2021. A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS...

(PAHO) Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Carissa F. Etienne today called on health ministers and officials in the Americas to work toward eight goals in the digital transformation of public health, including achieving univers...

The Bahamas Customs & Excise Department has officially launched its electronic submission portal for cruising permit applications on the Click2Clear platform. The Cruising Permit Module is expected to dramatically improve the processing ...

Bahamas Girl Guides Association (BGGA) salutes one of its own this week, Dr. Merceline Dahl-Regis on receiving the highest Queen’s Honour presented to date in 2...

In keeping with the Commander Defence Force, Commodore Raymond King’s strategic intent of developing a professional and high-performance workforce focused on excellenc...

The negative fall-out from the COVID-19 Pandemic has caused regional and global countries and entities alike to “Change/Switch Lanes” in terms of their delivery of p...

A few lucky customers of Island Pay Ltd. (Island Pay) were recently rewarded with a prepaid MasterCard debit card loaded with $500. This news follows last week’s c...

Over the past four years, tremendous strides have been made in reforming the nation’s policing system as part of a comprehensive strategy to address crime and its cause...

As public schools in New Providence, Exuma, Eleuthera and Abaco open and students return to the classroom for in-person learning beginning February 23, 2020, Director of...

Minister of Social Services and Urban Development, the Hon. Frankie A. Campbell, assured ministry employees in the northern Bahamas, and indeed across the entire country, that their contributions in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian in 2019 ...

What a difference a year makes! A year ago, when I addressed you on the occasion of our 41st Independence anniversary, there was little mention in our island of the word ‘Coronavirus’ or ‘COVID’.   We were together for an amaz...

See enclosed Remarks by Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis at the Inauguration of the Orville A. Turnquest Building (housing the Ministry of National Securi...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to advise members of the public that the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, the Hon. Darren A. Henfiel...

Seven Hutchison Ports FCP apprentices recently passed the City and Guilds Level 3 Principles of Engineering Maintenance, Installation and Commissioning diploma offered thr...

The Bahamas National Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recognized and thanked the committee responsible for pre...

Healthcare workers, people over the age of 65, uniformed branch members and frontline workers will be among the first priority groups eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine on New Providence and Grand Bahama, said Prime Minister the ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to advise that the Passport Office Mobile Unit will be in Cat Island next week from 22nd to 24th February 2021. The Mobile Unit will operate from the Administrator’s Office in New Bight as follows: &n...

See enclosed the National Address by Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis, February 21, 2021: Good afternoon. In The Bahamas, we ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to advise members of the public that, in a virtual meeting held 18th February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Darren A. ...

The Ministry of Health held a press conference today, 18th February, 2021, to announce the launch of the “Healthy Together” Campaign to boost public compliance with b...

Minister of National Security the Hon. Marvin Dames is pictured during a courtesy call at his Ministry with recently-appointed United States Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., t...

A cohort of some 190 young Bahamians graduated from the National Training Agency (NTA) in a virtual commencement ceremony held February 18, 2021.  Minister of Agricu...

A disabled vessel with five (5) occupants onboard is enroute to the capital after a joint effort by members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force Search and Rescue Unit and...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis chaired the First Meeting of the Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on Tourism to discuss the development of a Joint Tourism P...

There won’t be any crowds to cheer and parents will have to shout from the comfort of their living rooms, but the Barracuda Invitational will go on for the ninth co...

In keeping with the Commander Defence Force, Commodore Raymond King’s strategic intent of developing a professional and high-performance workforce focused on talent ma...

Blue Lagoon is the first tourist attraction in The Bahamas to receive the Safe Travels Stamp indicating the attraction’s readiness for the return of visitors and reside...

The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation (BMOTA) seeks to strengthen its partnership with the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF). This objective was at the top o...

The United Workers Party would like to congratulate Prime Minister Allen Chastanet for being a true leader when he took the COVID-19 vaccine yesterday.  In demonstrating his willingness to receive one of the first doses along with his...

Saint Lucia began the first phase of the COVID-19 Vaccine Roll Out today with several frontliners and key Government officials receiving the first vaccines in a live broa...

With COVAX delivery of new vaccines expected soon in the Americas, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Carissa F. Etienne called for overcoming barriers to ensure “fair and equitable access.”  “As we start delivering ...

Nassau, Bahamas - See enclosed remarks by Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis, today, at the official opening of the Real Time Crime Centre at Police H...

PRESS STATEMENTBY CHAIRMAN & COMMODORE DANNY STRACHAN THE NATIONAL FAMILY ISLAND REGATTA COMMITTEE February 17, 2021 I am saddened to confirm that the 2021 version ...

With front line workers pushed to the limits during the COVID-19 crisis, one of The Bahamas’ most popular eateries is providing sizzling sustenance – McDonalds is dishing out 1,000 Be Our Guest coupons and health care workers are lovin�...

In keeping with the Commander Defence Force, Commodore Raymond King’s strategic intent of developing a professional and high-performance workforce focused on excellenc...

Lend A Hand Bahamas has introduced a new approach to meeting the demand for consistent food accessibility in the country. As the effects of COVID-19 on Bahamians per...

Voters currently registered for the 2017 elections remain duly registered until officially removed by the Parliamentary Commissioner... See enclosed video... &nbs...

The Ministry of Tourism & Aviation, which has ministerial responsibility for the Airport Authority, is aware of concerns being raised by Airport Authority employees through their Union, the Bahamas Public Services Union, about certain su...

Nassau, The Bahamas – “Neighbours in The Bahamas watch out for each other; we are the eyes and ears for the Royal Bahamas Police Force, our main partner in the neighb...

Fifty two constituents of West End and Bimini are now being trained in the fundamentals of construction by the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI). The N...

The Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Ecuador expresses its concern about the lack of definition by the electoral authority and is paying close attention to the latest developments in the ele...

The tennis community showed overwhelming support of the tournament organized and sponsored by the Executive Board of the National Tennis Centre(NTC) in aid of the Johnson...

For top-producing estate agent Timothy Smith, 2021 is off to a promising start – the real estate pro with industry honours, an entrepreneurial spirit and a social m...

Most Bahamian students don’t know a soul when they first set foot on a university campus abroad. Payton Roberts counted herself lucky to know six – ev...

Poet, renaissance scholar, dramaturge, novelist Charles Matz died at his home in Southampton, New York on February 12, 2021. He was 96. He leaves his children, Margaret...

Chairman of the Bahamas Agricultural and industrial Corporation Bishop Gregory Collie is commending farmers from throughout the Bahamas, especially those in North Andros ...

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, the Hon. Carl Bethel, QC, met with spokespersons of the Rastafarian Movement on 12 February, 2021 at the Office of the...

As the Royal Bahamas Defence Force continues to enforce the Commander Defence Force, Commodore Raymond King’s strategic intent to enhance responsiveness to the securit...

The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, is pleased to congratulate Karajayah Forbes-Schlagenhauf on being named the newly appointed Head Boy of St. Leonards Scho...

The Royal Bahamas Defence Force Rangers program remains is one of the Commander Defence Force, Commodore Raymond King’s strategic pillars which includes that of National Youth Development for future leaders. While the organization wishes to j...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis, during a tour of works being carried out on reconstruction of the government clinic in East Grand Bahama, Thursday, noted ...

Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis officially opened a satellite Passport Office on Exuma today as part of the Government’...

The Caribbean Barrel Restaurant & Sport Bar is ready to serve you an unforgettable Valentine's dinner Experience Under the Stars with 'Jahem & Jazz❤️ ...

The State of Qatar making a significant donation to the people of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas yesterday. The donation of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) valued at...