As one bank shuttered its brick-and-mortar operations in Exuma, a money transfer service opened shop over the weekend providing convenient services for those who prefer i...

The Ministry of Finance concluded an agreement with the OMNI Financial Group and the Association of Bahamas Marinas (OMNI/ABM) to launch a digital payment solution for th...

The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) and Plant & Food Research, a New Zealand Crown Research Institute, will host a virtual training workshop on Wedn...

It is a debilitating reproductive health concern for women. Still, very few persons are talking about it. “Endometriosis affects persons from all walks of life. There is...

With this week’s resignation of Leniesha Rolle, the country now faces a dire situation in which not one single member of the Cabinet of the Bahamas is a woman. In the 2...

See enclosed remarks by Prime Minister Minnis - Debate on 2020 Fiscal Strategy Report & Public Financial Management, Debt Management, Statistics and Public Proc...

See enclosed remarks by Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis at the swearing in of the Hon. Iram Lewis as Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture at the Office ...

The Cabinet Office announces for general information the appointment of Mr. George Carey as Chairman of the Public Disclosure Commission, effective 1st March, 2021.  Mr. Carey replaces Mr. Myles LaRoda who tendered his resignation, effe...

The Hon. Iram Lewis was sworn in as Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture by His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Cornelius A. Smith, Governor General, during a ceremony at ...

Prime Minister Hubert Minnis opened the MacFit 360 Fitness and Performance Centre on Cable Beach recently with an official ribbon-cutting and praise for what he called...

Three weeks ago, when Philip Smith learned the Bahamas Feeding Network would be tasked with feeding thousands more, which now included 17 Family Islands and one-third ...

Colombia today became the first country in the Americas to receive COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility, marking an historic step toward the goal of ensuring equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in the region and worldwide.&n...

A small junkanoo group, leaders from all sporting bodies on Grand Bahama and a few youth leaders, all showed up at the airport on Friday afternoon to congratulate Mi...

Dionisio D’Aguilar, Bahamas Minister of Tourism & Aviation (BMOTA), attended the opening of a special Bahamas Charter Yacht Show, on February 25, at the Rybovich S...

The Minister of the Ministry of the Public Service & National Insurance, Hon. Brensil Rolle, MP, and the National Insurance Board of Directors announce the appointmen...

The Office of the Prime Minister announces that in accordance with the Emergency Powers (COVID 19 Pandemic) (Risk Management) (Amendment) (No. 6) Order, 2021, a new daily 8pm to 5am curfew will take effect for mainland Abaco, starting Sunday...

Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources the Hon. Michael Pintard said The Bahamas today is importing roughly $1 billion worth of food; $650 million in terms of fresh...

A swearing-in ceremony was held at Magistrate’s Court #9, February 25, 2021 for six Family Island Administrators.  Chief Magistrate, JoyAnn Ferguson-Pratt conduct...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Senator the Hon. Carl Bethel, and Permanent Secretary Cecilia Strachan welcomed Renaldo Cartwright, Founder of Marijuana B...

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 ...

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...

Seafood Rake n Scrape Wednesday with Wilfred Solomon and the Magnetics Live! 10% discount on all Seafood & FREE Conch Salad samples from 6PM! @Caribb...

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 ...

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...

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...

In keeping with the Commander Defence Force, Commodore Raymond King’s strategic intent of enhancing responsiveness to the security environment nationally and regionally...

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...