Bahamas Weekly
Wed, 14 Jul 2021 21:02:29 EDTSuspension of Phlebotomy & Laboratory Services at Agape Clinic until further notice
The Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) wishes to advise effective
Tuesday July 13th, the public is advised that Phlebotomy and Laboratory
service at the Agape Clinic (Family Medicine) 4th Terrace Centreville
will be SUSPENDED until further not...
Wed, 14 Jul 2021 15:55:29 EDTTDC establishes lobbying body for tourism businesses
The Tourism Development Corporation (TDC) is seeking to establish a
unified incorporated organization that will represent the interests of
tourist-related businesses throughout The Bahamas.
The Bahamas
Association of Shore Experiences (BASE)...
Wed, 14 Jul 2021 12:05:45 EDTCrystal Cruises introduces Bahamas Resident Special
The world-renowned Crystal Cruises has successfully completed its
inaugural homeporting voyage in The Bahamas. The luxurious all-inclusive
floating hotel sailed through ...
Wed, 14 Jul 2021 10:39:58 EDTClosure of The Passport Office
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to advise the public that in
accordance with established health protocols and out of an abundance of
caution from possible COVID exposure, The Passport Office on Thompson
Blvd., New Providence will be c...
Wed, 14 Jul 2021 09:49:16 EDTBahamian FDI receipts lead global counterparts despite global pandemic
The Bahamas demonstrated the strongest level of Foreign Domestic
Investment (FDI) receipts among Small Island Development States (SIDS)
during what has been described the worst global economic downturn in
nearly 100 years. The United Nations Com...
Tue, 13 Jul 2021 20:51:32 EDTNational Maritime Policy Implementation Committee Poster Competition Awards
National Maritime Policy Implementation Committee Poster Competition
Awards were presented today at the Bahamas National Trust, Village
Road. Ms Willamae ...
Tue, 13 Jul 2021 18:10:10 EDTPwDs urged to register disabilities with National Commission as part of Disaster Preparedness Plans
The lead official from the Department of Social Services Disaster
Management Unit (DMU), which has oversight for Shelter Management as the
lead agency for Emergency Suppo...
Tue, 13 Jul 2021 16:43:11 EDTMinister Pintard: ‘Independence is about empowerment’
Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources, the Hon. Michael Pintard
said Independence of a nation is really about empowerment. “Our
forefathers and mothers, wh...
Tue, 13 Jul 2021 15:46:26 EDTPrime Minister Minnis on the passing of Rev. Charles Sweeting
It is with sadness that the country learned of the passing of Rev.
Charles Sweeting, who devoted his generous spirit and long life to the
spiritual and national development of The Bahamas. He was a man of
enormous integrity.
Rev. Sw...
Tue, 13 Jul 2021 10:25:48 EDT‘Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise’ Program attracts One-Sixth of Company
Over 100 enthusiastic National Insurance Board (NIB) employees
spanning three islands recently committed to becoming more ‘Healthy,
Wealthy and Wise’.
Over the course...
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 09:07:04 EDTMinister Thompson: ‘Tough times have helped to make Grand Bahamians stronger’
Minister of State for Finance and for Grand Bahama in the Office of the
Prime Minister, Senator the Hon. Kwasi Thompson said everything Grand
Bahamians have gone through ...
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 22:24:54 EDTMOSSUD/BCEH sign Formal Management Agreement; Document ‘augurs’ well for all – especially the children
Officials of the Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development and
the Bahamas Children’s Emergency Hostel (BCEH) recently signed a
Management Agreement that conclu...
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 15:19:07 EDTNational Honours Awards 2021
Pursuant to Section 8 Subsection (1) of the National Honours Act,
His Excellency, The Most Honourable Sir Cornelius A. Smith, O.N., GCMG,
Governor-General of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and Chancellor of
The Societies and Awards, acting ...
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 12:22:55 EDT48th Anniversary of Independence - Flag Raising Ceremony
Images of the 48th Anniversary of Independence Flag Raising Ceremony at
Clifford Park, July 9, 2021 celebrating Independence at 12:01 a.m. on
July 10.
(...
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)...