BIS and BCB Celebrate ‘National Flag Day’

Staff of Bahamas Information Services (BIS) and the Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas (BCB) observed ‘National Flag Day’ on Friday morning, June 30, with Hoisting of the National Flag, by members of the Royal Bahamas Police Force, on the corporation’s compound. ‘National Flag Day’ Flag Raising Ceremonies were held today across The Bahamas and at Foreign Missions.

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'Running In Love' event set for Saturday

The 2023 Running In Love Fun Run/WalkPush/Roll event, supported by the Cancer Treatment Centers of America and powered by Four Seasons Race Management, is set for this Saturday at 6 a.m., starting and ending at Arawak Cay.

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Island FM radio station goes silent

ISLAND FM 102.9 has announced that it will be closing its doors and taking a "hiatus" after more than two decades in service.
The radio station delivered the news in a statement released to the media. The move takes effect today, February 1.

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Winners of National Public Service Week Competitions receive prizes

The Hon. Pia Glover-Rolle Minister of State for the Public Service, expressed appreciation to public servants for their work and participation in the 2022 National Public Service Week (NPSW) as she presented awards to winners of the Careers Day Fair and Float Parade competitions for NPSW.

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China aims for extra investment

THE Chinese Embassy yesterday announced the country hoped to form better linkages and create new investments in The Bahamas following China's 20th National Congress of China's Communist Party.

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Cleveland Clinic trial finds six widely-used dietary supplements do not lower cholesterol compared with either a low-dose statin or placebo

Findings from a Cleveland Clinic trial show that six commonly used dietary supplements marketed for improving heart health did not lower “bad cholesterol” when compared to a low-dose cholesterol-lowering medication (also known as a statin) or placebo. The six supplements studied included fish oil, garlic, cinnamon, turmeric, plant sterols and red yeast rice.

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Bahamian Golfer Raquel Riley Pulls out of LPGA Classic Due to Ailment

Irksome ailment and fatigue forced Bahamian pro golfer Raquel Riley, 33, to pull out of the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic on Friday, February 6, 2015...

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Enthusiastic Return for Walk For The Cure

“Not seen you since that time,” was the frequent greeting accompanied by hugs and laughter that rippled through an expanding sea of purple t-shirts in the 6:00a.m. pre-dawn darkness.

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Minister of Youth, Sports And Culture, Hon. Mario Bowleg extends condolences on the passing of former Bahamian sprinter, Shavez Hart

Minister of Youth, Sports And Culture, Hon. Mario Bowleg
extends condolences on the passing of former Bahamian sprinter, Shavez
Hart

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Sporting community shocked by Shavez Hart death

ABACO Olympian Shavez Hart, one of the country's top male sprinters, was killed on Saturday morning in his hometown, sending shock waves through the sporting community, in particular track and field.

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Colina Sponsors of Two JBLN Teams - Go Crushers! Go Rays!

Colina Insurance Limited (Colina) is a Corporate Sponsor of the Junior Baseball League of Nassau’s (JBLN) 2021-22 season, with two teams – Colina Rays in the Coach-Pitch (ages 7-8) division and the Colina Crushers in the Girls Softball (under-21) division.

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Old Timers faced with another hurdle in restarting league play

Members of the executive team of the New Providence Old Timers Softball Association (NPOTSA) feel that they have done everything in their power for league play to resume, yet they remain handcuffed in their desire to restart. The league has been stagnant since the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in The Bahamas forced a shutdown of local sports across the board in March of 2020.

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Glaucoma Awareness Month

Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve, the health of which is vital for good vision. This damage is often caused by an abnormally high pressure in your eye.

Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness for people over the age of 60. It can occur at any age but is more common in older adults.

Many forms of glaucoma have no warning signs. The effect is so grad...

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2020/2021 National Junkanoo Parades Postponed Until it is Safe

The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture The Government of The Bahamas wishes to inform the general public that the National Junkanoo Parades for the 2020/2021 Season...

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Celebrating National Sports Heritage Month 2020

‘We Rise - Sports Strong Throughout The Islands of The Bahamas...’

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UB athletics trainer certified in modern process of dry needling

University of The Bahamas (UB) Head Athletics Trainer Sasha Johnson was recently certified in the sports medicine process of dry needling at the Institute of Athlete Regeneration in Houston, Texas, as a part of UB Athletics Department's ongoing program of excellence. Dry needling is a [...]

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Celebration of Chinese Spring Festival

Governor-General Her Excellency the Most Hon. Dame Marguerite Pindling joined Deputy Prime Minister K. Peter Turnquest, a number of Cabinet Ministers, senior Government officials and diplomatic stakeholders...

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Nation Builders Receive Queen’s Birthday Honours

Bahamians from all walks of life packed the ballroom of Government House, Mount Fitzwilliam, Monday, December 9, to witness the Presentation of Insignia and Warrants of Appointment to nation builders, who are recipients of Her Majesty the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2019...

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Christie courts Cuba partnership

The Bahamas affirmed its support for a move to end the United States embargo against Cuba, as the heads of state of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba adopted the Declaration of Havana on Monday at the close of the fifth CARICOM-Cuba Summit.
Prime Minister Perry Christie asserted that CARICOM and Cuba have always been able to overcome challenges and to develop strategies for mutual advanta...

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"Talk to Your Child About Sex" Discourse

Thursday 19th March 2015

Every month, the Bahamas Sexual Health & Rights Assc., Bahamas Family Planning, has its members meeting and health education lecture. Please note that this month's topic should equip parents with clear strategies to help them in talking to their children and adolescents about sexual issues, because we realise that broaching the subject of sex and sexuality is difficult for many persons, as it this...