Police on the Island of New Providence are actively investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of an adult male on Wednesday, 27th May, 2020. 

‘This Government Administration is still very much committed to delivering a modern Bahamas that is resilient, dynamic, inclusive, and sustainable. However, we cannot fool ourselves about where we are today. COVID-19 has thrust The Bahamas and the world into this crisis, and we are still in the thick of the emergency,’ Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Hon. K. Peter Turnquest explained.

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Hon. K. Peter Turnquest said the fiscal outlook for 2020/21 for The Bahamas is framed within the context of the global pandemic (COVID-19), and the lagged impact of Hurricane Dorian, which would have been built into the forecasts at the time of the first Adjustment Plan.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Hon. K. Peter Turnquest explained that it will be no surprise that the 2020/21 Budget is largely defined by the economic emergency that has been thrust on The Bahamas by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic, and the still rippling economic impact of the monstrous and catastrophic Hurricane Dorian.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Hon. K. Peter Turnquest stated that despite the passage of Hurricane Dorian in September 2019, the domestic economy upheld its growth momentum, against the backdrop of robust activity in the nine months leading up to the storm in a number of key sectors.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in consultation with the Ministry of Health and Bahamasair, wishes to advise the general public and, specifically, the persons who have made reservations on the Bahamasair flight originally scheduled to travel from Ft Lauderdale, Florida, this Friday, 29 May 2020, that, due to administrative reasons, the Bahamasair flight has been postponed to a later date. The inconvenience is regretted...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Hon. K. Peter Turnquest stated that unprecedented times call for an unprecedented Budget as he presented the 2020/21 Budget Communication in the House of Assembly, Wednesday, May 27, 2020.

“I will lay out the Government’s comprehensive Budget plan for the fiscal year 2020/2021, explaining how we intend to address the pressing fiscal and economic realities we face as a country, as we forge onwards to restore our people, and restore our nation...

At the time of the 2019/20 National Budget, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Hon. K. Peter Turnquest mentioned that this Government Administration had envisioned its approved budgetary operations resulting in a fiscal deficit of approximately $137 million, or 1.0 percent of Gross Domestic Product.

The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, assumed his second term as head of the hemispheric institution today until May 2025, during a virtual meeting of the Permanent Council. Almagro was reelected by the Organization's 54th Special General Assembly on March 20...

The People’s Republic of China has made a significant donation of medical supplies to aid in the fight against the spread of COVID-19 in The Bahamas. On Tuesday April 28th, 2020 Chinese Ambassador His Excellency Mr. Huang Qinguo, signed the handover certificate on the China Aid Pandemic Prevention Goods with Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) Deputy Director of the Supplies Management Agency (SMA) Mr. Audley G. Bain.  

Bahamas Petroleum Company, the oil and gas exploration company licenced to explore for oil in The Bahamas has announced a new exploration date of mid-December, 2020.  The April 2020 date was postponed due to COVID-19.  Simon Potter, Chief Executive Officer of Bahamas Petroleum Company, said:

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Minister of Social Services and Urban Development, the Hon. Frankie A. Campbell thanked employees across the Ministry and its various Departments and Divisions for “rising to the national call” yet again in providing ongoing and expanded social assistance to those families and individuals qualifying for that assistance.

This includes employees in New Providence, Grand Bahama, Abaco and the Family Islands.

Minister Campbell said that service began prior to the passage of Hurricane Dorian in 2019, which devastated some areas of the Northern Bahamas...

The Bahamas National Drug Council (BNDC) will commemorate the World Health Organization’s World No Tobacco Day (WNTD), on May 29, 2020 with a Zoom Conference under the theme: “Smoking, Vaping & COVID-19.”

I know there is great speculation about the new budget, and I encourage the public to be engaged as the Annual Budget is perhaps the most important policy document published by any Government in its fiscal year. The team at the Ministry of Finance is going to new lengths to make information about the budget more visual, interactive, and easier to understand by using social and digital media tools. Bahamians can stay engaged by connecting with us.

Historically, women have played a very significant role in the development of cooperatives in The Bahamas. Their strong leadership has helped the movement to become a dynamic force throughout the country.  Even today women continue to play leading and important roles in the administration, development and regulation of cooperatives in The Bahamas.

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Board of Directors has approved the agency’s new Rapid Response Liquidity Facility. The facility will provide up to $4 billion in additional financing for existing DFC projects that have been particularly impacted by the challenges of the COVID-19 global pandemic.

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Bahamasair wishes to advise the travelling public that The Government of The Bahamas has given approval for the airline to conduct another COVID-19 relief flight from Fort Lauderdale to Nassau. The flight is scheduled to leave Fort Lauderdale on Friday May 29th, 2020 @ 2pm...