Bahamas Weekly
Fri, 09 Jul 2021 20:36:52 EDTMinister Lewis announces Two-Day Bahamian Concert
While using musical terms, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture the
Hon. Iram Lewis, announced, on July 8, 2021, an initiative to showcase
Bahamian musical artists durin...
Fri, 09 Jul 2021 18:20:14 EDTBahamas Independence Weekend events @ Lighthouse Pointe
BAHAMAS INDEPENDENCE WEEKEND EVENTS at Light House Pointe @ Grand Lucayan kicks off with
Seafood Friday at Portobello's - Featuring
Wilfred Solomo...
Fri, 09 Jul 2021 18:20:10 EDTMinistry of Public Works & BNT Launch ICZM Project to improve Coastal Resilience
Climate change is quickly becoming one of the greatest threats to global
economies and human wellbeing. As an island nation, The Bahamas is
especially vulnerable to t...
Fri, 09 Jul 2021 09:05:13 EDTBahamas Government signs economic and technical agreement with China
The government signed a $12 million economic and technical agreement
with The People’s Republic of China during a signing ceremony held at
the Ministry of Foreign Affai...
Fri, 09 Jul 2021 07:02:07 EDT6am News Item on Tropical Storm Elsa
NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM ELSA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF
METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT 6AM FRIDAY 9TH JULY, 2021.
…ELSA RACING ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY…
…FLASH FLOODING THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC...
Thu, 08 Jul 2021 19:58:05 EDTURCA invites applications for Two FM Radio Broadcast Frequencies In New Providence
The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has issued a
Request for Applications (RFA) for an Individual Spectrum Licence (ISL)
for use of the frequency 90.7 MHz or 105.7 MHz to provide FM radio
broadcast services ...
Thu, 08 Jul 2021 12:20:28 EDTBTVI strengthens holistic student approach
When the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) quickly
pivoted to online learning over a year ago, its Student Services
department - which is accustomed to in...
Thu, 08 Jul 2021 11:47:30 EDTMinister of State in the Ministry of Finance New Crowdfunding Regulation Remarks
See enclosed Official Statement on New Crowdfunding Regulations delivered by Sen. The Hon. J. Kwasi Thomspon, Minister of State for Finance at a Press Conference today, July 7, 2021:
Good afternoon. I am pleased to be here toda...
Thu, 08 Jul 2021 10:47:44 EDTFoundations help fund school rebuild, provide laptops & more
With hand-painted signs held high, students at Central Abaco
Primary School welcomed representatives of the Lyford Cay and Canadian
Lyford Cay Foundations, thanking them ...
Thu, 08 Jul 2021 10:25:08 EDTInaugural Blueprints & Masterminds Virtual Conference announces Monumental Lineup of Master Presenters
Elemental Business Solutions, a women-led, powerhouse boutique business
consultancy, is proud to announce its official launch into the US and
Bahamian marketplace...
Thu, 08 Jul 2021 09:20:24 EDTFowlco appoints Burrows to key maritime role
Fowlco Limited announces the appointment of Lasard Burrows to the
position of Operations Manager Port, Vessel & Agency for Fowlco
Marine and Logistics Management....
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 21:54:16 EDTRules Greenlight Crowdfunding for Small-/Medium-Sized Businesses
The Securities Commission of The Bahamas (the Commission) announced
today that the Securities Industry (Business Capital) Rules, 2021 (the
Business Capital Rules/the Rule...
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 20:48:25 EDTCabinet Office: Flying of Flag - Death of Haiti's President
The Cabinet Office announces that in observance of the death of
President Jovenel Moïse of the Republic of Haiti, The Bahamas, as a
member state of CARICOM, will fly the National Flag and the CARICOM Flag
at half-mast on the 8th and 9th Jul...
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 17:49:57 EDTOAS General Secretariat on the Assassination of the President of Haiti
We condemn in the strongest terms the assassination of the President of
Haiti, Jovenel Moise, a criminal act that occurred early today. This
attack is an affront to the entire community of democratic nations
represented in the Organization o...
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 17:00:04 EDTInaugural Battleground Bahamas Yellowfin Tuna Fishing Tournament is a success
The inaugural BattleGround Bahamas Yellowfin Tuna Fishing Tournament
took place June 24-26, 2021, at the Grand Bahama Yacht Club.
The two-day tournament attrac...
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 16:30:58 EDT PHA and BECK Group in Contract for Planning, Designing and Contract Administration Related to $90 Million Upgrade to PMH and Rand Memorial
The Public Hospitals Authority signed contracts with the BECK Group
for the planning, designing and administration of capital projects
worth an estimated $90 million ...
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 13:25:00 EDTPrime Minister Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis on the assassination of the President of Haiti Jovenel Moise
This morning, we awoke to the very sad and disturbing news of the
death of Jovenel Moise, the President of the Republic of Haiti, who was
killed at his residence at about 1:00 am today, Wednesday 7 July 2021.
A
statement by Prime Minister ...
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:05:53 EDT12pm News Item on Tropcal Storm Elsa
NEWS ITEM
NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM ELSA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS
DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 12 PM WEDNESDAY
07TH JULY 2021.
...CENTER OF ELSA MAKING LANDFALL IN TAYLOR COUNTY ALONG THE
NORTH FLORIDA GULF COAST...
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 09:05:32 EDTStakeholders work to enhance Agri-Tourism
The Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Development and the Tourism
Development Corporation (TDC) and will this week host bilateral talks
with the Inter-American for Corporation in Agriculture (IICA) to develop
exciting programmes to enhance ...
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:41:23 EDT6am News Item on Elsa
THIS IS A NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM ELSA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS
DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE AT 6AM EDT, WEDNESDAY, 7TH
JULY, 2021.
...ELSA MOVING NORTHWARD ALMOST PARALLEL TO THE
WEST COAST OF FLORIDA......HEAVY RAINS AND GUST...
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 16:03:38 EDTPinewood URC Computer Centre gets new name, now known as Bishop Charles M. Rolle Computer Centre
The Urban Renewal Commission continued its mission of “erecting
lasting monuments to deserving community builders across the country”
with the naming of the Pinewood ...
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 14:32:48 EDTMinistry of Tourism & Aviation on the Passing of Civil Aviation Authority Bahamas (CMB)
It is with great regret that the Ministry of Tourism &
Aviation announces the untimely passing of Michael Allen, the director
general of the Civil Aviation Authority Bahamas (CAAB), on Friday July 2"0, 2021.
"It
has been an honour to...
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 13:53:09 EDTGladstone Road to be enhanced says Public Works Minister
In a move to improve drainage, reduce conflict and enhance safety
and traffic movements, Gladstone Road is being converted to a dual
carriageway.
Minister of Pub...
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 13:45:28 EDT65 Haitian Nationals Repatriated to Haiti
Today at approximately 7:58 AM, the Department of Immigration working in
accordance with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR) guidelines repatriated sixty-five (65) Haitian nationals to
Port-au-Prince, Haiti onboard a Ba...
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 09:30:32 EDTPrime Minister Minnis - Remarks at the naming of the Ivy L. Dumont Building
See enclosed Remarks by Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis at the naming of the Ivy L. Dumont Building, July 5, 2021:
Your Excellencies; La...
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 09:05:22 EDTBahamas Feeding Network thanks Chinese Embassy & Zonta Club of Nassau for food donations
At a recent ceremony at its temporary Fox Hill Community Centre
facility, executives of the Bahamas Feeding thanked Chinese Ambassador
of the People’s Republic of ...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 18:01:58 EDTBTC Elevates Tropical Gardens & Westridge North Communities
BTC completed its fiber upgrades in several communities in the Western
district of New Providence including Tropical Gardens and Westridge
North which now gives more tha...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 17:40:47 EDTTaylor-Rolle named Urban Renewal’s 2021 ‘Father of the Year'
Minister of Social Services and Urban Development, the Hon. Frankie A.
Campbell, encouraged fathers attending the annual Urban Renewal
Commission’s Post Father...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 17:07:09 EDTPortobello's Bahamas Independence Sunday Brunch - July 11th
Portobello's Bahamas Independence Sunday Brunch SUNDAY
JULY 11TH, 2021
MENU
APPETIZERS (CHOOSE ONE)
Roasted Andros Sweet Corn Chowder
with pigeon Pea Sa...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:39:11 EDTOffice of the PM (GB) to host Application Development Course in partnership with Fulbright Scholars
The Office of the Prime Minister in Grand Bahama is partnering with
Fulbright Scholars, as well as the United States Embassy to host an
Application Development Course in ...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 12:17:58 EDTDRA to build five new homes in Central Pines
Within the next 10 days, the Disaster Reconstruction Authority
(DRA) will begin construction of five homes in Central Pines, Abaco, one
of the island’s popular housing ...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 11:30:52 EDTMinister Henfield Receives Copy of Letter of Appointment from Dr. Eldonna Boisson, PAHO/WHO Representative
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to advise the public that on
28th June 2021, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Darren A.
Henfield MP, received the letter o...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 11:00:02 EDTMinister Henfield receives courtesy call from H.E. Claudio Raja Gabaglia Lins, Ambassador of the Federative Republic of Brazil
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to advise members of the public
that the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Darren A. Henfield, MP
and, the Ambassador of the Fe...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 10:01:45 EDTNational COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee on COVID-19 vaccine distribution and supplies
As of 2 July 2021, 95,992, doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine have been
administered in The Bahamas. Fifty-nine thousand seven hundred and
thirty-one people have received at least one dose of the vaccine. A
total of 36,261 people have been ful...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 09:15:15 EDTPMH Program to repair AC units continues
The Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) continues to make progress
with its program to repair AC units within its facility, having repaired
units on several wards within the legacy campus of the hospital.
Efforts to repair or replace rema...
Sun, 04 Jul 2021 19:38:01 EDTCongratulatory Message on the Independence Day of the United States of America
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas
conveys best wishes to the Government and people of the United States of
America on the occasion of the 245th Anniversary of Independence.
Since
the establishment ...
Sun, 04 Jul 2021 14:07:26 EDTThe Bahamas Celebrates Debut of Crystal Cruises’ Homeport in Nassau
Live musical performances and celebration were held at Pompey Square in
Nassau as Crystal Cruises welcomed guests onboard the cruise line’s
flagship Crystal Serenity f...
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 17:33:28 EDTMOSSUD teams up with Phoenix Institute on customer service excellence module
Officials at the Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development
teamed up with counterparts of the Phoenix Institute for Positive
Development to conduct three days of...
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 16:24:57 EDTLEAD Institute, Grand Bahama, officially opened
Minister of State for Finance and for Grand Bahama, Senator the
Hon. J. Kwasi Thompson, on Friday, July 2 committed to working with the
LEAD Institute, during its offici...
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 14:09:27 EDTPrime Minister Minnis: ‘The Bahamas coming back stronger than ever’
The Bahamas is coming back stronger than ever, Prime Minister the Most
Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis said today before cutting the ribbon for the
opening of Baha Mar’s $200 million waterpark, Baha Bay.
Prime Minister Minnis said scores of j...
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:00:42 EDT12pm News Item on Hurricane Elsa
NEWS ITEM ON HURRICANE ELSA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF
METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 12PM FRIDAY 02ND JULY 2021.
… ...CENTER OF ELSA PASSING NEAR ST. VINCENT AND ST. LUCIA...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS SPREADING THROUGH ...
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 10:15:06 EDTMinister Lewis, Sports Director show up for Young Runners
Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture the Hon. Iram Lewis and Director
of Sports Timothy Munnings, interacted with coaches and track athletes,
who were practicing their ...
Thu, 01 Jul 2021 19:29:42 EDTPrime Minister Minnis - Remarks - Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, Baha Bay Water Park
BIS Photo/Kemuel Stubbs
See enclosed Remarks by Prime Minister Minnis, today, at the Baha Bay water park ribbon cutting ceremony:
Ladies and Gentlemen...
...
Thu, 01 Jul 2021 13:31:26 EDTCurfew and social gathering restrictions implemented on North and South Bimini
Curfew and social gathering restrictions implemented on North and South Bimini
A
daily 7pm to 5am curfew will take effect on North and South Bimini,
beginning tonight, 1 July 2021, in accordance with the Emergency Powers
(Covid 19 Pandemic)...
Thu, 01 Jul 2021 12:18:33 EDTBahamas endorses International Taxation Reform
Following consultation with key stakeholders and leaders of
industry associations, the Government of The Bahamas has expressed its
support, for the proposals of the G20/OECD Inclusive Framework on Base
Erosion and Profit Shifting to reform t...
Thu, 01 Jul 2021 09:00:34 EDTPAHO/WHO Representative Dr. Eldonna Boisson pays courtesy call on Minister Henfield
PAHO/WHO Representative for The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands Dr.
Eldonna Boisson paid a courtesy call on Minister of Foreign Affairs the
Hon. Darren Henfield at t...
Thu, 01 Jul 2021 08:50:35 EDTNew Deputy Commissioner of Police Loretta Mackey, Sworn In
Mrs.
Lonnie Rolle, Deputy to the Governor General, administered the Oath of
Allegiance, Oath of Office and Presentation of Instruments during the
Swearing In of...
Thu, 01 Jul 2021 08:00:53 EDTPortobello's Sunday Champagne Brunch - July 4th
PORTOBELLO'S
SUNDAY CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH
SUNDAY JULY 4TH , 2021
MENU
APPETIZERS (CHOOSE ONE)
Curry Scented Pumpkin Bisque
with a coconut f...
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 21:39:47 EDTPAHO Director reassures countries that COVID-19 vaccines are effective despite variants of concern
Pan American Health Organization Director Carissa F. Etienne provided
reassurance about the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines despite
circulation in the Americas of new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that
causes the disease.
&nbs...
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 20:40:05 EDTPMH confirms incident with Infant in ICU
The Public Hospitals Authority and the Princess Margaret Hospital
(PMH) confirms recent reports regarding a situation occurring at the
hospital affecting an infant. A one (1) month male infant was admitted
to PMH Children’s Ward on F...
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 20:07:26 EDTProject Bahamas pays courtesy call at the Office of the Governor General
Mrs. Lonnie Rolle, Deputy to the Governor General, received executives
of Project Bahamas in a courtesy call at the Office of the Governor
General on Wednesday, June ...
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:59:56 EDTWinners of Character Day Bahamas T-Shirt Competition help kick off 2021 Campaign – Be The Reason!
The Character Day 2021 campaign has kicked off this year’s theme, “Be
the Reason” with a t-shirt competition won by three winners ages nine to
their early twenties....
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 15:36:05 EDTU.S. Embassy Supports LGBTQI+ Community
Throughout the month of June, the United States Embassy in Nassau joined
other U.S. Embassies around the world – from Kingston to Moscow – in
raising the rainbow Pride flag over our buildings and residences. We
were often joined by other...
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 10:38:31 EDTBahamas celebrates Crystal Serenity Homeporting
Crystal Cruises, in conjunction with the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and
Aviation, will host a homeporting inaugural ceremony in the capital
city, Nassau, to celebrat...
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:37:56 EDTGovernment modernizes Labour Department
The Department of Labour is now able to
service clients digitally, Senator, Hon. Dion
Foulkes stated as he described the department's modernization in his
contribution t...
Tue, 29 Jun 2021 16:45:15 EDTMOTA seeks Public-Private Partnership to upgrade Family Island Airports
The Ministry of Tourism and Aviation is seeking qualified private
partners to update, operate and improve a number of Family Island
airports aimed at increasing visitor arrivals and driving economic
growth.
In this vein, interested parties w...
Tue, 29 Jun 2021 16:13:07 EDTPS Reginald Saunders wins a Commonwealth Award of Excellenc
Permanent Secretary of The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation,
Reginald Saunders, participated in The Commonwealth Caribbean and
Pacific Edition of the Government ...
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 18:57:33 EDTBTVI Construction Project Management Trainees Graduate
The Over-the-Hill Community Development Partnership Initiative partnered
with BTVI to hold several courses in Construction Project Management
recently, and after two succ...