Please see enclosed the Mid-Year Budget Communication by Minister of Labour, Senator the Hon. Dion Foulkes: Madam President, Senate Colleagues: I wish to borrow a phrase from our Prime Minister The Most Honourable Dr. Hubert Minnis who in his recent [...]

The Government of The Bahamas and Bahamas Port Investments Ltd. signed a Heads of Agreement with respect to purchase of the Grand Lucayan today, March 2, 2020.  Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis (standing, second right) said the [...]

BAHAMAS MINISTRY OF HEALTH COVID-19 DASHBOARD February 26th, 2020 *CURRENT NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES WORLDWIDE 89,198 *CURRENT NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES IN MAINLAND CHINA 80,026... Source: https://www.thebahamasweekly.com

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to advise the traveling public to monitor the regular bulletins and announcements from the Ministry of Health concerning the increasing number of countries and jurisdictions experiencing high risk for exposure to Coronavirus, also known [...]

The Ministry of Tourism & Aviation, along with industry partners, attended the Routes Americas 2020 conference recently in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Attending from the Ministry of Tourism were Tyrone Sawyer, Senior Director – Airlift Development and Faye Cash, General Manager – [...]

The Tourism Development Corporation(TDC) in conjunction with its strategic partners the University of The Bahamas (UB) and the Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) staged a two-day Community Based Tourism Workshop at the Bimini Big Game for residents of Bimini with [...]

WEATHER BY PHONE FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SUNDAY 01ST MARCH, 2020. WARNINGS:    MARINERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN MODERATE SWELLS. BEACHGOERS SHOULD REFRAIN FROM SWIMMING AS A RESULT OF ROUGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS. GENERAL SITUATION:  A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE [...]

Shooting incident: Police on New Providence are investigation a shooting incident Sunday, 1st March, 2020 which has left an adult female detained in hospital and a male with minor injuries.  Armed robbery: Police on the Island of New Providence are [...]

Police involved shooting: Police on the island of New Providence are investigating a shooting incident Saturday, 29th February, 2020, which resulted in an adult male being shot... Structural fire investigation: Police on New Providence are investigating the circumstance surrounding a [...]

Please note that due to incomplete work to the stalls, the SMA has requested and received permission for the closure of the Straw Market for another week. The Market is scheduled to reopen on Saturday, 7 March, 2020... Source: https://www.thebahamasweekly.com