06 October 2023
By: Licec Bastian A boating accident near Grand Bahama on Sunday afternoon resulted in 16 persons,including three toddlers being injured and taken to hospital.Police initially reported that 14 out of the 21 persons on board the vessel, were beingtreated at the Rand Memorial Hospital; however, the Public Hospitals Authority(PHA) advised in a statement following the […]
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06 October 2023
By: Keile Campbell Prime Minister Philip Davis advocated for accountability and solutions from developedcountries who contribute the most towards the climate change crisis though Small IslandDeveloping States (SIDS) such as The Bahamas continue to feel the brunt effects of theconsequences due to climate change.Speaking to fellow nation leaders and representatives at the 2nd Caribbean Small […]
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06 October 2023
DESTINY JOHNSON While the end of the year is considered a busy time for illegal migration, with most of themovement happening at sea, Royal Bahamas Defense Force Marines (RBDF) has seen a slowingof migration in Bahamian waters.RBDF commodore, Dr. Raymond King told reporters Monday morning that illegal migration isslow at this because countries in the […]
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06 October 2023
BY DESTINY JOHNSON Bahamian center Bahamian Basketball player Kai Jones, who made it to the NationalBasketball Association (NBA) back in 2021, will be away from his team the CharlotteHornets indefinitely for ‘personal reasons’ according to NBA analyst ShamsCharania; there is no timetable for his return.It comes on the heels of Jones posting multiple bizarre videos […]
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06 October 2023
By: Licec Bastian The government has rebooted its measures to tackle unregulated communities orshantytowns in The Bahamas beginning with the posting of notices in selected areasto notify affected person with illegal structures in shantytowns of the demolitionexercise.The Ministry of Works in a statement on Wednesday said “The Ministry hasestablished the Unregulated Communities Action Task Force […]
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06 October 2023
BY DESTINY JOHNSON There is still no indication as to what may have caused the death of 22-month-oldAnwar Miller nearly a month after the toddler was found unresponsive on a bed in anapartment complex on Family Street, off Soldier Road, but police said investigationsare ongoing.Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander gave an update on the toxicology […]
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29 September 2023
Licec Bastian and Delvardo Emmanuel What started off as a bright Monday morning eventually turned into a sad and gloomyday. Monday, September 25, 2023, will be etched in the annals of history with thesudden death of Minister of Social Services, Information and Broadcasting, veteranjournalist Obediah Hercules Wilchcombe.A government is now mourning as condolences and tributes […]
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29 September 2023
Members of the Bahamian delegation attending the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New Yorkjoined Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell for a reception following his address at the UN on FridaySept. 22, 2023. Photographed from left to right: Permanent Representative of The Bahamas to the United Nations, Stan Smith; Minister of State, Myles LaRoda; […]
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29 September 2023
By Deandre WilliamsonUnited Nations RAF Fellow New York, N.Y. – The Bahamas will not accept “no” as an answer on climate change andreparations, according to Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell.As he addressed the 78 th United Nations General Assembly on Friday, Mitchell said, “TheBahamas wants the world to know that whether on reparations for […]
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29 September 2023
BY DESTINY JOHNSON Members of the Bahamas Public Services Union (BPSU) were at the polls on Wednesday (Sept.27th ) casting their votes for the next slate of officers to serve on the executive team for the period2023- 2026, and after the ballots were counted unofficial numbers revealed incumbent presidentKimsley Ferguson of the ‘Workers Team’ won […]
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