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December 01, 2015
Bahamas statement delivered by Prime Minster the Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie at COP21 High- level event on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and the Climate Challenge
Bahamas statement delivered by Prime Minster the Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie at COP21 High- level event on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and the Climate Challenge at the Pershing Hall Hotel, 49, rue Pierre Charron- 75008, Paris France
September 28, 2017
PM Minnis Outlines Plans to Revitalize Family Islands Economies
The Minnis Administration is committed to providing Crown Land grants to Bahamians ? especially descendants of the various Family Islands -- for a variety of economic projects including tourism, niche agriculture, aquaculture and other areas as incentives for the sustainable economic development of the Family Islands...
September 09, 2017
Forecaster explains reason behind water recede in Long Island and Exuma
Why was the water receding in Long Island and Exuma during Irma? Now about the water receding....that has happened before in acklins in 1936 and this by the way is not a normal phenomena but has happened several times before but it is due to the hurricane...
September 09, 2017
Hurricane Warnings For The Central Bahamas and Ragged Island Discontinued; Hurricane Warning for Northwest Bahamas Remains in Effect
NASSAU, The Bahamas - ALERT NUMBER THIRTY FOUR (#34) ON HURRICANE IRMA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY SATURDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER, 2017 AT 9AM.
THE MET DEPARTMENT ISSUED AN ALL CLEAR FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND RAGGED ISLAND. THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS INCLUDES: LONG ISLAND, EXUMA, RUM CAY, SAN SALVADOR, AND CAT ISLAND.
HOWEVER, HURRICANE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST BAH...
Hurricane Irma pummels Turks and Caicos Islands
September 08, 2017
Hurricane Irma pummels Turks and Caicos Islands
Hurricane Irma has pummelled the Turks and Caicos Islands after leaving a trail of destruction across the Caribbean, killing at least 14 people.
September 06, 2017
Category 5 Hurricane Irma Moving Away From Virgin Island
?.EYE OF CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE IRMA MOVING AWAY FROM THE NORTHERN MOST VIRGIN ISLANDS?
?.TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS SPREADING OVER PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO?.
A HURRICANE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLANDS OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDES: LONG ISLAND, CAT ISLAND, RUM CAY, SAN SALVADOR AND THE EXUMAS.
A HURRICANE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS. TH...
October 29, 2015
Chamber assessment of Long Island, San Salvador 'nearly complete'
With Hurricane Joaquin damage assessments nearly complete for two impacted Family Islands, the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers' Confederation (BCCEC) hopes to soon meet with affected business owners for possible repair funding to return their islands' economies "to a state of normalcy as quickly as possible".
October 16, 2015
Family Island Resorts Look for Quick Rebound After Joaquin
The Bahama Out Islands Promotion Board (BOIPB) has committed $50,000 to the hurricane relief effort in Acklins, Crooked Island, Long Island and San Salvador, where many member properties were damaged by Hurricane Joaquin.
October 23, 2015
Cable TV Services Free to Islands Impacted by Joaquin until January 2016
As residents in south and central Bahamas work to rebuild their lives after the devastation caused by Hurricane Joaquin, Cable Bahamas has stepped in to offer some relief by suspending billing for cable television services on those islands through to January 2016.
October 26, 2015
NEMA Gets 6 New Trailer Homes by Island Luck for Temporary Housing After Hurricane
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, received six trailer homes donated by Island Luck gaming house CEO Sebas Bastian to the tune of $65,000, for temporary housing for victims of the recent devastating Hurricane Joaquin.
June 19, 2017
True local government needed for Family Island's development
THE LEGAL director of an environmental group believes that the Family Islands will only prosper if local government is strengthened giving more power to the people who reside in these communities...
June 13, 2017
Ragged Island & Black Point in BTC Franchise Expansion
There are now thirty five BTC franchise store locations throughout the country. Five more locations are scheduled to open by the end of June. The locations include Ragged Island, Man-O-War Cay, Abaco, Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama, Staniel Cay and Black Point, Exuma...
October 05, 2011
BTC Battling Rain, Lightning Strikes to Complete Family Island Repairs
Long Island 97% Complete, Cat Island Team Doubled, Five weeks after Hurricane Irene slammed into The Bahamas downing power lines and crippling phone service in the Family Islands, BTC said today repairmen -- many working seven- day weeks since the storm -- are nearing completion despite constant weather setbacks.
December 06, 2016
Island Luck boss denies PLP has asked him to run in North Andros
ISLAND Luck CEO Sebas Bastian yesterday said it is ?100 per cent false? that he has requested Prime Minister Perry Christie to nominate him as the Progressive Liberal Party?s candidate for North Andros, maintaining that he can be a ?greater benefit? to the Bahamas by ?remaining in the private sector?.
December 06, 2016
Several Family Islands stores in breach of price control regs
The Price Control Commission found that several stores in the Family Islands were in breach of price control regulations.
FNM set to ratify Family Island candidates
December 05, 2016
FNM set to ratify Family Island candidates
THE Free National Movement (FNM) is nearing the completion of its 2017 general election campaign lineup, with party Chairman Sidney Collie telling The Tribune on Friday that the organisation expects to ratify several Family Island candidates in the coming weeks.
New Providence and the Family Islands
November 14, 2016
New Providence and the Family Islands
The Family Islands are remarkably unfamiliar to many Nassauvians.
November 03, 2016
Island Game Foundation Brings Relief to Residents of Central Andros
The Island Game Foundation recently brought much needed relief to the residents of Central Andros recently when CEO of The Island Game, Pete Deveaux, and Miss World Bahamas, Ashley B. Hamilton, as the brand ambassador of The Island Game Foundation, brought food and cleaning supplies to those affected by Hurricane Matthew.
October 16, 2016
Severe Weather Warning For Andros, Cat Island, Exuma, Berry Islands, Eleuthera....
A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLANDS OF ANDROS, NEW PROVIDENCE, THE BERRY ISLANDS, ELEUTHERA, CAT ISLAND, EXUMA AND ITS CAYS, LONG ISLAND, AND THE RAGGED ISLAND CHAIN AND THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.
San Salvador, Cat Island 'braced for the worst'
October 04, 2016
San Salvador, Cat Island 'braced for the worst'
WHILE weather experts predict that certain portions of the Bahamas will begin to feel the impact of Hurricane Matthew this morning, residents in San Salvador and Cat Island were said to be bracing themselves for the worst, according to officials stationed on these islands.
PM: No island will be spared
October 04, 2016
PM: No island will be spared
PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday urged the entire country to batten down and stay indoors as no island will be spared from the effects of Hurricane Matthew, with the dangerous storm forecast to touch down in the southeast Bahamas today, and make its way through the island chain into Thursday.
Long Island bracing for Matthew
October 03, 2016
Long Island bracing for Matthew
Residents of Long Island are battening down their homes and stocking their shelves in preparation for Hurricane Matthew, the category four storm expected to impact The Bahamas today.
Long Island bracing for Matthew
October 04, 2016
Long Island bracing for Matthew
Residents of Long Island are battening down their homes and stocking their shelves in preparation for Hurricane Matthew, the category four storm expected to impact The Bahamas today.
October 03, 2016
Fear, anxiety for islands still recovering from Joaquin
As Hurricane Matthew churned closer to The Bahamas, fear and anxiety were setting in nearly one year to the day that Hurricane Joaquin devastated parts of The Bahamas.
September 28, 2016
Tropical Storm Matthew lashes southern Caribbean islands
TROPICAL Storm Matthew formed on Wednesday morning in the eastern Caribbean and lashed several islands with heavy wind and rain.
September 28, 2016
Family Islands residents still trying to pick up the pieces after Hurricane Joaquin
Almost a year after the devastation of Hurricane Joaquin, many residents of the southern Family Islands are still trying to pick up the pieces of their lives the storm left behind.
Sinister moves on Long Island
September 27, 2016
Sinister moves on Long Island
I paraphrase the line from Shakespeare's "Hamlet" in responding to a columnist who wrote last week about Loretta Butler-Turner's campaign roll-out on Long Island. Sir, me thinks thou dost protest too much.
September 07, 2016
Scholarship to help students 'rebuild' family islands
Fifteen students from Family Islands impacted by hurricane Joaquin have been granted scholarships to attend The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institution, courtesy of the Rebuild Bahamas Hurricane Relief program.
September 06, 2016
Parents protest over state of school in Moore's Island
EDUCATION Director Lionel Sands said that officials were monitoring a situation in Moore's Island, Abaco, in which parents reportedly barred their children from attending school on Monday to protest the failure to repair the island's school over the summer.
August 24, 2016
Southern Bahamas islands warned weather system will bring flooding
TRANSPORT and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna Martin has urged residents living in areas affected by Hurricane Joaquin last year to pay attention to weather warnings, as severe flooding is expected in those islands from Thursday morning.
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