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- Blue Lagoon Island Encourages Students To Help Put a Stop...
- Southern Recreation Grounds Redevelopment-PM & RBC Look a...
- Another Tech Company to open offices in Grand Bahama
- Drake University Leadership Students and Faculty Enjoy Mi...
- PM says Government on Track for Easing Burdens of the Poor
- United States Government Shutdown
- Trump cancels Nancy Pelosi foreign trip citing shutdown
- North Korea's Kim Yong-chol meets Mike Pompeo in Washington
Blue Lagoon Island Encourages Students To Help Put a Stop To 'Trashing Our Treasure' With Annual Poster Contest
Every piece of trash that makes its way into the ocean threatens the life of the animals that call it home and in a country with more than 3,400 km of coastline, that trash known as marine debris, also threatens the Bahamas’ livelihood...read more »
National Hurricane Center
Providing analyses, forecasts, and warnings of tropical cyclones and disturbances over the Atlantic basin.
Tribune News
The Tribune is The Bahamas' second oldest newspaper and has been publishing since 1903. It is published Monday through Saturday and is usually available by 5 am. Check BahamasLocalNews.com for updates throughout the day.
The Nassau Guardian News
The Nassau Guardian is The Bahamas' oldest newspaper and has been publishing since 1844. It is published Monday through Saturday and is usually available by 5 am. Check BahamasLocalNews.com for updates throughout the day.
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Blue Lagoon Island Encourages Students To Help Put a Stop To 'Trashing Our Treasure' With Annual Poster Contest
Every piece of trash that makes its way into the ocean threatens the life of the animals that call it home and in a country with more than 3,400 km of coastline, that trash known as marine debris, also threatens the Bahamas’ livelihood...read more »
Castrol Quote of the Day: January 19, 2019
"This is a great time to properly inspect, rotate orreplace the tires on your vehicle. Bumps, tears and
worn out threads are not only dangerous, these can
all decrease fuel efficiency."
read more »
Southern Recreation Grounds Redevelopment-PM & RBC Look at Concept
Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Dr. Hubert Minnis on Thursday led a site visit of historic Southern Recreation Grounds, which is being redeveloped under The Over-the-Hill Community Development...read more »
Another Tech Company to open offices in Grand Bahama
The Office of the Prime Minister in Grand Bahama has made another step towards its goal of transforming Grand Bahama into a Technology Hub, not just in The Bahamas, but also in the region...read more »
Drake University Leadership Students and Faculty Enjoy Ministry of Tourism People-to-People Experience
Leadership students and faculty of Drake University, Iowa, enjoyed an event-filled day in The Bahamas on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 which began with a Courtesy Call on Governor General...read more »
PM says Government on Track for Easing Burdens of the Poor
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Hubert Minnis told stakeholders in the business and financial services sector that 2019 will see a more accountable and productive government and tangible relief for the poor...read more »
United States Government Shutdown
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to inform the Bahamian Public that The United States Federal Government shutdown, now in its 27th day, has not affected relations between our countries... read more »
Trump cancels Nancy Pelosi foreign trip citing shutdown
US President Donald Trump has postponed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's upcoming trip to Brussels and Afghanistan, asking her to stay to negotiate an end to the partial US government shutdown... read more »
North Korea's Kim Yong-chol meets Mike Pompeo in Washington
One of North Korea's top negotiators is in Washington to meet US officials ahead of a possible second summit between the two countries' leaders... read more »
PM accepts donation from RBC for Southern Recreation Grounds redevelopment
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Hubert Minnis accepted a donation from the Royal Bank of Canada towards the redevelopment of the historic Southern Recreation Grounds...read more »
African Union urges DR Congo to delay final election results
The African Union (AU) says there are "serious doubts" about the outcome of elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) and has called for the final results to be suspended... read more »
LJM Maritime Academy Graduates on the Way to Regional University Thanks to Royal Caribbean International
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL) During a ceremony aboard the world’s largest cruise ship, Symphony of the Seas, while docked in the Nassau harbour, two recent graduates of the Lowell Jason Mortimer...read more »
Seven Day Forecast for The Bahamas January 18-23, 2019
A frontal trough will produce spotty showers as it gradually dissipates in the vicinity of the Central and Southeast while high pressure ridge north of the area gradually shifts south and eastwards through Saturday... read more »
Castrol Quote of the Day: January 18, 2018
"If you haven't serviced your car since lastsummer, you know you need to do it TODAY! Our
service department is opened weekdays - 8 to 5
- no appointment necessary."
read more »
The Art1st and Giovanni Robinson to light up the Nassau Night Market stage
Local entertainers come together to showcase their talents...Now into its fourth week, word has been spreading through the entertainment...read more »
Zecheng Dou Wins The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic
Golfer Zecheng 'Marty' Dou of Beijing, China, won the Web.com 'Bahamas Great Exuma Classic' at Sandals Emerald Bay - Emerald Reef Course, January 13-16, 2019...read more »
Let your Voices be Heard this Junior Junkanoo2019-Introducing Junior Junkanoo Fan Voting
The time for your input in Junkanoo is now. The Junkanoo process has solely been left in the hands of judges since inception, but as of New Year 2018, the National Junkanoo Committee (NJC) introduced the annual NJC-MobileAssist...read more »
IOC sanctions one athlete for failing anti-doping test at London 2012
The protection of clean athletes and the fight against doping are top priorities for the International Olympic Committee (IOC), as outlined in Olympic Agenda 2020, the IOCs strategic roadmap for the future of the Olympic Movement. The IOC is currently conducting additional analyses on the samples collected from the Olympic Games London 2012. This programme, which uses the latest scientific analysis methods, aims to test samples for all substances prohibited in 2012... read more »
Domino's Pizza app must be accessible to blind people
Domino's Pizza has been told its website and app must be made fully accessible to blind people, after losing a legal case in the US... read more »
Putin warns West on Balkans as Serbia provides lavish welcome
Russia's Vladimir Putin has arrived in Serbia at the head of powerful delegation, aiming to cement ties with a country seeking to join the EU... read more »