The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture takes this opportunity to congratulate the outstanding young men and women that represented the Commonwealth of the Bahamas at the Water Polo CARIFTA Games held in St. Michael, Barbados this past weekend.  Team Bahamas walked away from the 2019 CARIFTA Water Polo Games with three (3) Medals gold, silver and bronze. 

The Royal Bahamas Defence Force is continuing its search for Mr. James Green, a boater who went missing after leaving Sandy Point, Abaco on April 16, 2019.

Minister of Social Services and Urban Development, the Hon. Frankie A. Campbell led The Bahamas’ contingent to the 48th Caribbean Free Trade Association’s (CARIFTA) Games, Thursday, full of optimism that the team will perform at its optimum level.

Minister of Transport and Local Government, the Hon. Renward Wells spent the entire day on Grand Bahama, traveling from east to west, listening to concerns and answering questions from members of various local government councils.

Mondelez Global LLC issued a voluntary recall for its red, 13 oz. packages of Chewy Chips Ahoy on April 16, 2019 due to the potential of an unexpected solidified agent in the product.  The company has received reports of potential adverse health effects, however, they did not disclose what ingredient/s may solidify or what health effects people complained about...

Sixteen-year-old Keno Armbrister has gone from finding himself on the edge of the academic cliff at the R.M. Bailey Senior High School, to quoting Confucius, and Roy T. Bennett and other literary giants, to delivering the Motivational Address at the recent Ministry of Social Services annual 'National Child Protection Month Church Service,' at Faith United Missionary Baptist Church.
 
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall," Armbrister says, quoting Confucius...

An ongoing search for a missing boater is being conducted by members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, Police, Bahamas Air Sea Search and Rescue Association (BASRA), a United States Coast Guard helicopter and local fishermen.

Her Excellency the Most Hon. Dame Marguerite Pindling, Governor General, received Letters of Credence from His Excellency Francisco Javier Bernales, Ambassador-Designate of the Republic of Chile to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas during a brief ceremony at Government House on Wednesday, April 17, 2019. 

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The handover of the country’s first state-of-the-art coastal radar system marks an essential step in the Government’s strategy to strengthen the borders of The Bahamas, Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis said on Wednesday.

The Governor General, Her Excellency the Most Hon. Dame Marguerite Pindling visited Ms. Laura Williams at her home in Golden Gates, today.  Dame Marguerite is pictured, left, presenting birthday flowers to Ms. Williams.

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Some two hundred patrons attended a special ‘”Taste of The Bahamas” Reception held recently at the African American Research Library and Cultural Center in Fort Lauderdale.  The event, which showcased the diverse culture of The Bahamas, with special emphasis on Freeport, Grand Bahama, was part of the Broward County Library Destination Friday’s program and was facilitated by the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation (BMOTA).

The Hon. Madam Justice Estelle Gary-Evans was sworn in as Acting Chief Justice by Her Excellency the Most Hon. Dame Marguerite Pindling, Governor General, during a brief ceremony at Government House on Wednesday, April 17, 2019.   At present the Hon. Madam Justice Vera Watkins, Acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, is on personal leave. 

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis (right) welcomed in a courtesy call, General Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy, US Air Force Commander, United States Northern Command (US NORTHCOM) and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), April 17, 2019 at the Office of the Prime Minister. 

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Principal and students of Bartlett Hill Primary School, Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama recently paid a courtesy call upon Her Excellency the Most Hon. Dame Marguerite Pindling, Governor General, at Government House. 

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General Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy, US Air Force Commander, United States Northern Command (US NORTHCOM) and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), pictured left, greets Minister of National Security, the Hon. Marvin Dames in a courtesy call, April 17, 2019 at the Ministry.  In the group photo, from left are: Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson; Commander of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force Commodore Tellis Bethel; General O'Shaughnessy; Minister Dames; US Embassy Charge d'Affaires Stephanie Bowers; and Ministry of National Security Permanent Secretary (Actg.) Eugene Poitier...

  Courtesy Calls at Government House:

Students of Preston H. Albury Secondary School, South Eleuthera, paid a courtesy call on Her Excellency the Most Hon. Dame Marguerite Pindling, Governor General;and also the fifth and sixth grade students of Grace Christian Academy, Freeport, Grand Bahama called upon Her Excellency the Most Hon. Dame Marguerite Pindling, Governor General, at Government House on Tuesday, April 16, 2019...

It was standing-room only, as the E. Clement Bethel National Arts Festival held its second annual "mega" multi-school Abaco adjudications at the Murphy Town Community Center, April 10, 2019.  Students from at least six public and private schools joined community performers for more than 30 entries in dance, drama, and music.  Students came from as far away as about 30 miles for S.C. Bootle High School and Cooper's Town Primary -- in Cooper's Town -- to as near as Patrick J. Bethel High School...

Two years after she risked all to open a home décor business with rare pieces she sourced from around the world, Brooke Phillips-Pyfrom announced this week Oasis Furniture was celebrating its second anniversary with its most significant expansion to date – the addition of a respected in-house interior decorator and designer.

Minister of National Security the Hon. Marvin Dames said, on April 15, 2019, that the Handover Ceremony that day was another milestone in the development of the oldest of the three branches of law enforcement in The Bahamas: The Bahamas Department of Correctional Services.

“The rehabilitation and preservation of inmates’ rights is a subject of particular importance to this administration and it is one of priority for our Government,” Minister Dames pointed out during the ceremony that installed Mr. Charles Murphy as the new Commissioner, and recognized the a

The trial version of a virtual reading program that analyzes individual students’ reading strengths and weaknesses was introduced at the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) during the spring semester, resulting in it possibly being implemented in other English classes in the fall.