The Government reiterated its commitment to concluding negotiations over the outstanding industrial agreements with all public sector unions at a high-level meeting between the Cabinet and representatives of public sector unions and the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce on Saturday 24 August.

As Bahamas Power and Light Company Ltd. (BPL) continues the work to address the serious load shedding and grid strain issues that have disrupted the daily lives of many of our customers in New Providence, we are making steady progress. Progress towards closing the 40-megawatt deficit we face during peak energy consumption has picked up momentum thanks to the efforts of our team of local and international partners who have been working around the clock...

The Vertical Department team of The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation (MOTA) recently led a group of forty persons comprising private pilots, flying ambassadors, fixed based operators  (FB0) and aviation media professionals to Freeport, Grand Bahama, for a familiarization trip of the destination. 

The group, made up of representatives from Florida Aero Club, Stuart Jet Center, ATA Flight School, Jetscape, Aerospace, Banyan Air Service, Atlantic Aviation and Women in Aviation, departed from the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, on August 15 and returned on August 18, 2019.  Media representatives from Aviation International News and 121fiveonline flew commercially...

Young Bahamians ages seven to 17 from Abaco, Eleuthera, Grand Bahama and New Providence are spending the weekend engaged in sessions that are teaching them about cybersecurity, blockchain and the law, how to successfully raise capital and how to start a business in The Bahamas.

The Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) advises members of the public that due to the recent industrial action by the Bahamas Doctors Union, the Princess Margaret Hospital, Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre, Rand Memorial Hospital and Grand Bahama Clinics will only be treating emergency cases at this time.

Emergencies are classified as the following injuries or illnesses that threaten life or limb, such as:• Gunshot wounds • Chest Pains • Head Injury • Uncontrollable Bleeding...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs new recruits visited HMBS coral Harbour as part of the Ministry’s Induction Training Programme on Thursday, 22 August 2019.

Citi has been recognized by Global Finance magazine in the First Round of the “World’s Best Digital Corporate/Institutional Banks in Latin America 2019” competition, with ten regional sub-category awards and nineteen country awards.

Officials at the Male Desk, Department of Gender and Family Affairs, Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development, hosted men from various organizations that facilitate male-oriented programmes across New Providence to an inaugural dialogue on “Responsible Fatherhood” at the Ministry’s headquarters, Aventura Plaza.

The Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) regrets to advise members of the public that the recent industrial action taken by members  of  the Bahamas Doctors Union (BDU) has resulted in services being reduced to emergencies only at  the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH), Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre (SRC), Rand Memorial Hospital and the Grand Bahama Community Clinics.

His Excellency the Most Hon. Cornelius A. Smith, Governor General (centre), welcomed Bishop Wilshire Smith (right to the Governor General) of Reaping Faith Ministries Inc., and international guests of the New Day Tabernacle Convention in a courtesy call at Government House on Thursday, August 22, 2019. 

(BIS Photo/Derek Smith)...

Eight teams of Caribbean animators and gaming practitioners pitched their animation concepts to international content buyers on the final day of the Animation and Gaming Accelerator training.  The E-IDCOT Tobago Project with their Tobago Trekkers game won the top prize of $10,000 USD provided by the Caribbean Development Bank via the Cultural Industries Innovative Fund (CIIF).  Caribbean animation content has now been positioned to secure 200 hours of Caribbean content to be shown on US networks...

Minister of Social Services and Urban Development, the Hon. Frankie A. Campbell, applauded Wednesday’s Contract Signing that established Marco’s Alert in The Bahamas as a “giant step forward’ in the government’s commitment to ensuring that the requisite social protection systems are in place for all of its citizens, particularly the children.

Surrounded by Cabinet Members, Law Enforcement representatives, national and international stakeholders, and family members of the late Marco Archer, the Government of The Bahamas signed the contract with Multimedia Technologies, Ltd., for the MARCO's Alert System in the Bimini Room of the Baha Mar Convention Centre on August 21, 2019.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas wishes to inform the General Public that due to current technical and other challenges, the issuance of Visas to Haitian nationals has been suspended until further notice.

I caution the public to question the integrity of persons who make a habit out of generating and circulating these vexing stories with the intent of spreading false and defamatory information in the name of politics or irresponsible gossip...

Minister of Education the Hon. Jeffrey Lloyd expressed to 250 new public school teachers how powerful they are in the life of a student and urged them to maximise their students’ potentials.

“Understand how critical you are to the life of a student. They vest their regard, credibility in you. You are absolutely in their mind indispensable,” he said.

Minister Lloyd gave remarks during the opening ceremony of an Orientation Exercise for newly appointed teachers at Uriah McPHee Primary School, Kemp Road on Wednesday, August 21, 2019. The goal of the Ministry of Education (MOE)

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis was today presented with a Letter of Introduction from Her Excellency Sarah Dickson, the United Kingdom’s new High Commissioner to The Bahamas.

The presentation at the Office of the Prime Minister officially marks the re-establishment of the British High Commissioner’s office in The Bahamas following a 14-year absence...

The United Workers Party is deeply saddened by the passing of Claude ‘I-pie’ Ferdinand and sends deepest condolences to his family and friends and the people of Dennery South.

The Ministry of Public Works/Bahamix, has scheduled Milling and Paving works for St. Andrews Drive.

Equity Partner, Pictet Wealth Management, Alberto Valenzuela (second from left), paid a courtesy call on Minister of Financial Services, Trade, Industry and Immigration the Hon. Elsworth Johnson (third from left) at his office on Wednesday, August 21, 2019.  Pictured from left are: Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Financial Services, Trade, Industry and Immigration, David Davis; Mr. Valenzuela; Minister Johnson and Senior Vice-President, Legal, Pictet, Shawn A. Forbes. 

(BIS Photo/Derek Smith)...