$600k and counting for North Andros power restoration

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The efforts to restore electricity to North Andros have cost $600,000 to-date, according to Works and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears. Sears, who gave an update in Parliament yesterday on the work done since a fire on July 5 destroyed BPL's Nicholl's Town power station, noted this figure includes generation purchases, auxiliary parts and [...]

read more »

PM Speaks Out on Gas Retailers Concerns

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Prime Minister Philip Davis breaking his silence on recent action taken by gas station owners last month.

read more »

Taxi Drivers May Be Out of Business By End of Day

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Most gas stations across New Providence have halted the sale of diesel fuel leaving a percentage of Bahamians in a jam.

read more »

Tough day for some drivers who need diesel to make a living

Some truck and bus drivers as well as drivers of other vehicles that rely on diesel scrambled to find fuel on Monday as several service stations on New Providence refused to sell diesel.

read more »

Diesel sales stop at some stations

After repeatedly promising to take "decisive action" to cut operating costs, some petroleum retailers on New Providence stopped selling diesel yesterday, leaving the drivers of vehicles that use the fuel driving around trying to fill their tanks and continue earning a living.  It was the start of action that could reverberate throughout the economy if it ...
The post Diesel sales stop at...

read more »

Dept. of Meteorology To Host Regional Workshop

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - For the remainder of May and throughout early June, officials from the Department of Meteorology will be visiting all weather stations throughout the country.

read more »

Pair Sentenced After Gun Found at Police Station

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - A woman and her boyfriend were both handed prison terms of two years and six months after a gun and ammunition were found in the bathroom of the Grove Police Station. 

read more »

BAMSI partners with US-based firm

Skye Minnis' Saving the Blue (STB) experience began with an Instagram post – and now the 20-year-old marine science major who is in her final year at the Bahamas Agricultural Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) is anticipating her participation in Discovery Channel's Shark Week expedition.

read more »

DPM opens the Eastern Community Association's 7th Annual Fun Fantastic Festival

Nassau, Bahamas -

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of
Foreign Affairs the Hon. Brent Symonette officially opening the Eastern
Community Association's 7th Annual Fun Fantastic Festival in partnership
with the Eastern Division of the Royal Bahamas Police Force on Saturday
May 14, at the Elizabeth Estates Police Station and Post Office Grounds.

read more »

Harbourside Marine Rotary Tuna Classic

Friday 1st June 2012  6:00 PM

June 1 & 2

Harbourside Marine Rotary Tuna Classic

This fishing tournament is sponsored by Harbourside Marine. Lines must be in at 6am, lines out 7pm. This year weigh stations include Schooner Bay in Abaco, Cape Eleuthera, Spanish Wells and Green Parrot in Nassau. Entry fee is $1,000 per boat. Registration & Captain/Anglers' meetings held at both Green Parrot (PI) and Boat Harbour Marina. Pri...