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Thu, 25 Feb 2021 13:57:33 EDT
Mrs. Minnis of the Office of the Spouse of the Prime Minister Leads School Students in a Food Distribution Initiative Inbox
Mrs. Patricia Minnis, of the Office of the Spouse of the Prime Minister (OSPM), led a team including Bahamas Academy students to distribute food in the community of Gamb...

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 11:30:02 EDT
Board of Trustees launches Leadership Profile for the next President of University of The Bahamas
The Board of Trustees (BOT) of University of The Bahamas (UB) has launched the recruitment phase of the search for a new president by releasing a leadership profile for the position entitled, "The Presidential Opportunity at University of Th...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 16:05:45 EDT
Prime Minister Minnis - Mid-Year Budget Statement 2020-21
See enclosed Mid-Year Budget Statement by Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis in the House of Assembly today: Mr. Speaker, It is my pr...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 14:24:49 EDT
Public Notice: Unauthorized Entry - Crown Land and Government Land
The General Public is hereby advised that any unauthorized entry on any Government or Crown Lands throughout the Commonwealth of The Bahamas for the purposes of mining, clearing vegetation, construction or commerce is illegal and offenders w...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 13:33:14 EDT
Founder of Marijuana Bahamas makes courtesy call on the AG re Legislation being drafted
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Senator the Hon. Carl Bethel, and Permanent Secretary Cecilia Strachan welcomed Renaldo Cartwright, Founder of Marijuana B...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 12:05:35 EDT
Minister of Financial Services, Trade & Industry and Immigration on Fraudulent Emails
Statement from Minister of Financial Services, Trade & Industry and Immigration on Fraudulent Emails: It has come to my attention that fraudulent messages from someone purporting to be me, with the name “Elsworth ...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 11:30:34 EDT
Hon. Iram Lewis - Statement - Appointment as Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture
I thank the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis for his confidence in recommending my appointment as Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture. I thank my predecessor in office, the Hon. Lanisha Rolle for the work she did at th...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 11:15:04 EDT
Caribbean Barrel Seafood Rake n Scrape Wednesday
Seafood Rake n Scrape Wednesday with Wilfred Solomon and the Magnetics Live! 10% discount on all Seafood & FREE Conch Salad samples from 6PM! @Caribb...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 11:00:10 EDT
PHA/GBHS: Scotiabank donates $30,000.00 to aid in equipment for Children at the Rand Memorial Hospital
Grand Bahama Health Services’ Executive Management Committee accepted a cheque in the amount of thirty thousand dollars ($30,000.00) during a presentation event on ...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 10:51:04 EDT
5-year-old Snags Bahamas Waste Snap And Win prize
For five-year-old Jay McCoy, the sound of the Bahamas Waste garbage truck making its way through his neighborhood is always less about the trash and definitely all a...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 10:15:03 EDT
Smooth transition to face-to-face learning at Eva Hilton Primary School
All hands were on deck at Eva Hilton Primary School, Tuesday, for the first day of ‘in-person learning’ using the hybrid method. Representatives of Urban Renewal, th...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:22:27 EDT
RBDF Personnel complete Crisis and Disaster Management Course
In keeping with the Commander Defence Force, Commodore Raymond King’s strategic intent of enhancing responsiveness to the security environment nationally and regionally...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 15:45:31 EDT
Scotiabank donates $30,000 to Rand Memorial Hospital to aid restoration efforts
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...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:47:58 EDT
Cabinet Office on resignation of Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture
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.&...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:23:56 EDT
64 Haitian Nationals repatriated from New Providence
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...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 12:56:48 EDT
Update on Liquor Licence Suspension: No consumption on licensed premises
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...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 12:50:40 EDT
Severe Weather Watch - Feb. 23
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...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 12:05:20 EDT
PAHO Director urges “leaving no one behind” in digital transformation of public health
(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...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 11:50:40 EDT
Customs goes electronic with new cruising permit submission
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 ...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 11:10:53 EDT
Dr. Merceline Dahl-Regis, CMG Queen’s Girl Guide receives Highest Queen’s Honour
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...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 10:16:52 EDT
Farewell reception for RBDF Senior Enlisted
In keeping with the Commander Defence Force, Commodore Raymond King’s strategic intent of developing a professional and high-performance workforce focused on excellenc...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:51:03 EDT
At Social Services seminar, Campbell commends ability to ‘switch gears’ when needed in a pandemic world
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...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:37:38 EDT
Island Pay celebrates MasterCard partnership with client giveaway
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...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 08:28:21 EDT
Prime Minister Minnis: Tremendous strides made in reforming nation’s policing system
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...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 20:49:57 EDT
Ministry of Education announces plans for re-opening of schools for face-to-face Instruction
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...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 19:50:29 EDT
Campbell assures employees that their contributions as frontline workers have not gone unnoticed
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 ...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 17:46:29 EDT
Prime Minister's Independence Address to the Nation: “We Can. We Will.”
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...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 16:35:50 EDT
Prime Minister Minnis - Remarks - Inauguration of the Orville Turnquest National Security Building
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...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 15:04:38 EDT
Minister Henfield Receives Copie d’Usage from His Excellency Abdulla Al-Derbasti, Ambassador-Designate of Qatar to The Bahamas
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...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 14:56:52 EDT
BTVI Freeport students achieve City and Guilds’ Certification
Seven Hutchison Ports FCP apprentices recently passed the City and Guilds Level 3 Principles of Engineering Maintenance, Installation and Commissioning diploma offered thr...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 09:20:52 EDT
UNESCO thanks Committee for assistance
The Bahamas National Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recognized and thanked the committee responsible for pre...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 08:21:31 EDT
Prime Minister Minnis announces COVID-19 vaccine priority groups and rollout strategy
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 ...

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 22:40:34 EDT
Passport Office Mobile Unit to visit Cat Island 22-24 February 2021
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...

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 18:52:19 EDT
Prime Minister Minnis - National Address
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 ...

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 12:11:00 EDT
Minister Henfield Receives Copie d’Usage from Her Excellency Marianne Van Steen, Ambassador-Designate of the European Union to The Bahamas
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. ...

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 16:46:03 EDT
Minister of Health, the Hon. Renward R. Wells: COVID-19 Update
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...

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 15:21:38 EDT
Minister of National Security meets with US Charge d'Affaires in Courtesy Call
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...

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 13:34:40 EDT
Latest Cohort of National Training Agency Comprised Trainees from 12 Islands
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...

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 12:35:48 EDT
RBDF Search and Rescue Operation
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...

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 10:31:08 EDT
Prime Minister Minnis leads CARICOM meeting on Joint Tourism Policy
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...

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 18:37:37 EDT
Leno Foundation sponsors Barracuda Invitational this weekend, will livestream on Facebook
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...

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 15:30:19 EDT
Defence Force Medical Facility recognizes staff

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...

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 14:29:50 EDT
Blue Lagoon receives WTTC Safe Travels Stamp
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...

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 11:34:53 EDT
Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation and Royal Bahamas Police Force strengthen partnership
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...

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 11:00:03 EDT
UWP congratulates PM Chastanet on first vaccines
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...

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 10:04:29 EDT
PM Allen Chastanet supports Saint Lucia’s Vaccine Roll Out
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...

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 15:14:34 EDT
PAHO Director calls for equitable access as new vaccines cleared for delivery
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 ...

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 14:50:26 EDT
Prime Minister Minnis - Remarks at Official Opening of the Real Time Crime Centre at Police Headquarters
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...

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 13:20:48 EDT
National Family Island Regatta Committee on cancellation of 2021 Regatta
PRESS STATEMENTBY CHAIRMAN & COMMODORE DANNY STRACHAN THE NATIONAL FAMILY ISLAND REGATTA COMMITTEE February 17, 2021 I am saddened to confirm that the 2021 version ...

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 11:16:59 EDT
McDonald’s rewards 1,000 Frontline Workers and They’re Lovin’ It
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...

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 10:00:31 EDT
Farewell Ceremony for Chief Petty Officer Johnny Webb
In keeping with the Commander Defence Force, Commodore Raymond King’s strategic intent of developing a professional and high-performance workforce focused on excellenc...

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 09:13:25 EDT
Consolidated Water Ltd. supports Lend A Hand’s Backyard Farming Initiative
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...

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 07:43:45 EDT
Permanent Register of Voters
Voters currently registered for the 2017 elections remain duly registered until officially removed by the Parliamentary Commissioner... See enclosed video... &nbs...

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 20:06:37 EDT
Ministry of Tourism on Outstanding Industrial Agreement Payments to Airport Authority Employees
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...

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 13:30:07 EDT
Bahamas National Neighbourhood Watch Council receives $5,000 from Oaktree Medical Center to help combat crime
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...

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 10:28:03 EDT
Construction Certification Training for West End and Bimini Residents
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...

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 10:12:54 EDT
OAS Electoral Observation Mission in Ecuador expresses concern about lack of definition regarding electoral process
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...

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 09:30:47 EDT
The Tennis Love at the Johnson Memorial Tennis Tournament
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...



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