Police on the Island of New Providence are actively investigating
the circumstances surrounding the death of an adult male on Wednesday,
27th May, 2020.
According to report, shortly
before 9:00am a male and female were driving on Lumumba Lane, when a
black vehicle approached them and open fire hitting both occupants the
body...
‘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.
“The
2020/21 Annual Budget represents our answers now to the challenges we
face today. In contrast to the medium and long-term recovery...
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.
“However, in
the following years, our projections are based on the assumed pace of
economic recovery, in conjunction with the Government’s medium-term
socio-economic agenda,” the DPM added as he presented the 2020/21 Budget
Communication in the House of Assembly, Wednesday, May 27, 2020...
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.
“Together,
these events have delivered the fastest, deepest economic shock to The
Bahamas since the onset of the Second World War. Needless to say, these
events have forced us to shift to a new course of action,” DPM added as
he presented the 2020/21 Budget Communication...
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.
Construction sector activity
continued to be supported by several Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
projects, of varying sizes, which accompanied a robust tourism season,
DPM Turnquest noted as he presented the 2020/21 Budget...
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.
“After accomplishing a
67 percent reduction in the deficit since assuming office, we were
indeed well on our way to achieving our established fiscal targets...
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.
The donation, which was organized
by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in conjunction with the Ministry of
Health, includes 500 disposable protective medical gowns, 500 protective
face masks for medical use...
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:
"In March 2020, we were within weeks of commencing
the drilling of our Perseverance #1 exploration well when we were
compelled to defer due to the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic...
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.”
“World
No Tobacco Day” is a World Health Organization (WHO) annual day of
awareness that has been observed on May 30, beginning in 1987, to raise
further awareness to the harmful and deadly effects of tobacco use and
second-hand smoke exposure, and to discourage the use of tobacco in any
form...
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.
Ahead of my
presentation tomorrow, I want to reiterate that we are going to provide
an honest take on where we are as a country...
The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Carissa F.
Etienne, today said the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Region
of the Americas must include chronic disease care, as 1 in 4 people are
at increased risk of poor outcomes from COVID-19 due to underlying non
communicable diseases (NCDs)
Noting that more than 2.4 million
cases and over 143,000 deaths have made the Americas the epicenter of
the COVID-19 pandemic...
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.
2020 ushered in a new era of regulatory leadership with
the appointment of the first female Director of Societies in over 45
years...
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.
“Congress
created DFC to help tackle the world’s most difficult development
challenges,” said DFC Chief Executive Officer Adam Boehler. “Our
development mission is more important than ever in the face of COVID-19...
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. 
THIS IS A NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION BERTHA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS
DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE, AT 6PM, WEDNESDAY, 27TH MAY,
2020.
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... 
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 Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Carissa F.
Etienne, today said the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Region
of the Americas must include chronic disease care, as 1 in 4 people are
at increased risk of poor outcomes from COVID-19 due to underlying non
communicable diseases (NCDs)
