Two leading attorneys and a fast-growing environmental movement today raised their cry and strengthened their call for legislation that would effectively end closed door deal-making between governments and private developers.

"For far too long, we have been the unwitting and uninformed victims of decisions made by various governments who have locked the public out of the decision-making process," said Fred Smith, QC, managing partner at Callenders law firm, Grand Bahama, and outspoken environmentalist...

On Saturday 20th July, 2013 a shooting incident occurred at Wulff Road which resulted in the death of two males.

According to reports shortly after 4:00 am, 59 year old ERNEST CARTWRIGHT of DANNOTAGE ESTATES and his 41 year old employee SEAN DAXON of VILLAGE ROAD were entering a blue Kia Optima vehicle on Wulff Road when they were approached by two (2) armed men.

The Bahamas may be one of the smallest groups of professional pharmacists in the world, but they are making their presence felt in a phenomenal way on the international scene, so much so that within just a couple years of establishing its association, it will host one of the biggest pharmaceutical conferences ever.

Pharmacists from forty four countries will call the Bahamas home for a week of intense days of meetings, forums and workshops, balanced by evenings immersed in true Bahamian culture. 

Commonwealth and Caribbean countries will send delegations, including 14 African states, 17 Caribbean countries...

Famed actress Sharon Stone and young musicians from around the world, including The Bahamas' youth ambassador, Ashleigh Rolle will be joining forces with Mikhail Gorbachev, Cat Stevens and the United Nations to sing for a more sustainable and secure world in a major cultural performance being held 3 September 2013 in Switzerland.

The show, titled 2050: The Future We Want, is based on the renowned Peace Child musical, and will be performed in the 2,000-seat Assembly Hall at the United Nations Office at Geneva in honour of the 20th anniversary of President Gorbachev's founding of Green Cross... International