Children with hearing loss, even a very mild one, struggle to hear sounds around them that are taken for granted by their hearing peers. This puts them at a disadvantage when communicating, learning, playing and participating in daily life activities. Although hearing aids cannot restore [...]

Just recently, Morgan Grammatico won the Cecil G. Cooke Memorial Regatta, beating out Joshua Weech and Jaxon Parker, the Bahamas Sailing Association's (BSA) 2017 National Optimist Champion and runner-up respectively. Grammatico, a 15-year-old student at Windsor Academy, and a member of the Nassau Yacht Club, [...]

Environment Minister Romauld Ferreira said yesterday The Bahamas is closer than it has ever been to resolving the long-standing issue of fires at the New Providence Landfill. A large fire erupted at the landfill on Saturday, sending firefighters scrambling to battle the blaze and leaving [...]

ELECTIVE surgeries at Princess Margaret Hospital resumed yesterday following last week's bed shortage crisis, according to Health Minister Dr Duane Sands.Health officials on Friday announced elective surgeries had to be suspended that day due to an u