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PM Minnis: Advancing Human Dignity and Social Justice are at the heart of transformation and reform strategies
November 02, 2017
PM Minnis: Advancing Human Dignity and Social Justice are at the heart of transformation and reform strategies
The Minnis Administration intends to enhance the effective freedoms, liberties and rights of all citizens through a system of good governance...
November 03, 2017
CBB Chair Awarded Prestigious Scholarship-Masters Anti-Corruption Program
Citizens for a Better Bahamas (CBB), congratulates our Chairman Mr. Lemarque Campbell on his admission to the 2017-2019 class of the Master in Anti-Corruption Studies (MACS) program with a full scholarship. This program is offered by the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) based in Laxenburg, Austria.
Anthony Ferguson Takes Over Reins as Seventh Police Commissioner in an Independent Bahamas
October 31, 2017
Anthony Ferguson Takes Over Reins as Seventh Police Commissioner in an Independent Bahamas
Commissioner of Police Designate, Mr. Anthony James Ferguson, took over the reins of the Royal Bahamas Police Force Monday (October 30), becoming the seventh Commissioner of Police in an independent Bahamas. The Bahamas became an independent nation in 1973...
Suspects in limbo 16 years to be extradited to US
October 24, 2017
Suspects in limbo 16 years to be extradited to US
THE COURT of Appeal yesterday dismissed the legal challenges of five men wanted for various drug trafficking charges in the United States of America against a Supreme Court judge's refusal last year to issue court orders that would allow them to contest the validity of their imprisonment, and thus prevent their extradition...
October 23, 2017
Michael K Williams to receive BIFF Shining Star Tribute Award
The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) announced today that multiple Emmy? Award nominee Michael K Williams (12 Years a Slave, The Wire, Gone Baby Gone, Robocop) will be honored with the prestigious Shining Star Tribute at this year?s Film Festival...
PM Minnis Encourages Commonwealth Law delegates to maintain legitimacy of Group's Financial System
October 19, 2017
PM Minnis Encourages Commonwealth Law delegates to maintain legitimacy of Group's Financial System
Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Hubert A. Minnis told Commonwealth Attorneys-General, Law Ministers and Senior Officials that they must continue to safeguard the grouping?s legitimate financial systems from abuse...
October 13, 2017
Cleveland Clinic Florida Surgeon 'Weight-loss surgery long-term effects most significant younger to middle age populations'
For anyone who has ever stepped on a scale and wished they hadn?t, the prospect of going under a gentle knife and coming out thinner seems almost too good to be true...
October 06, 2017
Minister Dames addresses Illegal Firearms, Zero Tolerance
During his Contribution in The House of Assembly on the Speech from The Throne, on October 4, 2017, Minister of National Security the Hon. Marvin Dames said, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, murder rates in the Caribbean are higher than in any other region of the world.
September 25, 2017
Minister Dames commends Catholic Church Men's Prison Inmate Spiritual Mentoring
Minister of National Security the Hon. Marvin Dames said, on September 21, 2017, that among the many important programmes geared towards the proper rehabilitation of prisoners is the aspect of the spiritual development of the prisoner...
September 05, 2017
Minister Dames opens International Conference on Illegal Nuclear Elements
Minister of National Security the Hon. Marvin Dames said, on September 4, 2017, that, on behalf of the Ministry of National Security, and by extension, the Government of The Bahamas, he took ?immense pleasure? in welcoming international participants and organizers to the training course on Project STONE (Stop Trafficking Of Nuclear Elements)...
Call to decriminalise marijuana
August 25, 2017
Call to decriminalise marijuana
A HANDFUL of young Bahamians are hoping to turn their social media traction into a political movement for the decriminalisation of marijuana...
Minister Dames Announces Crime Fighting Initiatives
August 22, 2017
Minister Dames Announces Crime Fighting Initiatives
During a press conference on the Execution of Crime Fighting Initiatives of the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF), on August 19, 2017, at the Paul Farquharson Conference Center, Minister of National Security the Hon. Marvin H. Dames dispatched a stern message to criminals operating in The Bahamas...
August 17, 2017
University of The Bahamas Appoints Dr. Danny Davis as Assistant Vice President of Institutional Strengthening and Accreditation
University of The Bahamas (UB) recently announced several key administrative appointments at the Oakes Field and UB-North campuses.
Pituitary Gland Tumors Can Take Many Forms
July 26, 2017
Pituitary Gland Tumors Can Take Many Forms
Andr? the Giant, whose incredible size fueled his successful wrestling and acting career, had gigantism caused by a tumor on the pituitary gland during childhood. But gigantism, along with its adult counterpart, acromegaly, is just one condition that may result from this type of tumor...
July 07, 2017
Henfield Outline Merits of Regional Security Strategy
Discussions on the way forward with regard to the establishment of a fully functioning regional security strategy could have profound effect on the entire Caribbean Community, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Darren Henfield said Thursday at the 38th Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government...
Minister Henfield completes Major Foreign Meetings
July 05, 2017
Minister Henfield completes Major Foreign Meetings
Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Darren Henfield MP has completed a round of major foreign meetings, including leading The Bahamas delegation participating in the 47th Annual General Assembly of the Organisation of American States (OAS) in Cancun, Mexico 19 ? 21 June, where he made an intervention on behalf of The Bahamas...
Family seized in 4M cocaine bust
July 04, 2017
Family seized in 4M cocaine bust
TWO men and four women appeared in Magistrate's Court yesterday accused of having custody of $4m worth of cocaine...
Company aims to save 200,000 lives a year New long-lasting insect repellent launched in Bahamas Market
June 20, 2017
Company aims to save 200,000 lives a year New long-lasting insect repellent launched in Bahamas Market
Hogan Bassey took the long road to social entrepreneurship ? he was a victim long before he created a business with a cause. Now the entrepreneur whose product with a purpose, a long-lasting insect repellent called Akiva, aims to take the sting out of mosquito season and help The Bahamas avert another epidemic of mosquito-borne diseases...
Sands: 25m in unpaid bills
June 15, 2017
Sands: 25m in unpaid bills
THE former Christie administration left more than $25m in unpaid bills for medical equipment, rent, drugs and salaries at the Ministry of Health and the Public Hospital's Authority, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands claimed yesterday...
Tiger Woods arrested on suspicion of DUI
May 29, 2017
Tiger Woods arrested on suspicion of DUI
Golfer Tiger Woods, currently rehabbing from back surgery, was arrested early on Memorial Day on suspicion of driving under the influence in Florida, according to police...
May 24, 2017
Guyanese woman caught with cocaine in her hair weave at airport
A WOMAN from Guyana has been arrested at the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) for attempting to smuggle cocaine into the Bahamas concealed in her hair weave...
Minimally Invasive, Innovative Surgical and Non-Surgical Treatment Options for Epilepsy Now Available
May 12, 2017
Minimally Invasive, Innovative Surgical and Non-Surgical Treatment Options for Epilepsy Now Available
Globally, there are more than 50 million people living with epilepsy ? with 80 percent living in low-to-middle class income countries, and 75 percent without treatment, according to the World Health Organization...
Police seize 100 pounds of marijuana
November 15, 2015
Police seize 100 pounds of marijuana
According to reports, around 10am, police and officers from the Drug Enforcement Unit, acting on information, conducted a search of a speedboat at Children?s Cay off Barraterre, Exuma where they uncovered the drugs...
Ready, set, spend
November 16, 2015
Ready, set, spend
At his first press conference after losing the 2007 general election, a bruised and burdened Perry Christie declared that the number one reason for the loss was that Hubert Ingraham and the Free National Movement (FNM) were better funded than the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP).
Russia, France pound ISIS targets in Syria
November 17, 2015
Russia, France pound ISIS targets in Syria
Russian planes and missiles attacked Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) positions in Raqqa, a U.S. defense official told CBS News. It is unknown if that is retaliation for the recent terror attacks in Paris or last month's Russian passenger jet crash...
Court approves extraditions
November 19, 2015
Court approves extraditions
The Court of Appeal on Wednesday ordered the committal to prison of Melvin Maycock Sr. and 10 other men to await their extradition to the United States to face drug trafficking charges.
Lifetime Achievement Award
November 19, 2015
Lifetime Achievement Award
On November 21st, 2015, Mrs. Eileen Caron (The Tribune) (Lifetime Achievement Award), Mr. Kenneth Francis (posthumously) for contributions at the Nassau Guardian, Mr. Wendall Jones (Bahama Journal, Love 97 & JCN Television), Mr. Anthony Ferguson (Guardian Radio), ZNS Radio & Television Network, MORE 95FM and Silbert Mills of Abaco Radio, will be presented with our Pioneer Awards, in recognition fo...
KB Launches Album-13 Songs in his Music with a Message Collectin, Collector's Albums for STB 3rd Anniversary
May 05, 2017
KB Launches Album-13 Songs in his Music with a Message Collectin, Collector's Albums for STB 3rd Anniversary
Best-selling rake ?n scrape artist Kirkland ?KB? Bodie today made entertainment history, releasing an album that marries his conscience collage with a call for action, 13 songs packed with purpose and driven by heartache and hope...
April 25, 2017
OAS Strengthens CICAD Executive Secretariat with Recent Appointment
The Organization of American States (OAS) has fulfilled the wishes of OAS Member States to strengthen the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) Executive Secretariat by appointing Ambassador Adam Namm to the post of Executive Secretary of CICAD...
April 03, 2017
Opray Winfrey, Rose Bryne, Renee Elise Goldsberry star in HBO films 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Debuting April 22
In 1951, a vibrant African-American woman was dying of cervical cancer at age 31. Under the bright lights of an operating room, surgeons harvested cells from her tumor that would prove to be astonishingly immortal and would change the face of medicine forever...
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