Launch of Family Island Coordination Council (FICC)
The Department of Gender and Family Affairs within the Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development and other government and non-government organizations launched the first Family Island Coordination Council (FICC) on 30th March 2023 in Dundas Town, Abaco. The purpose of the FICC is to focus on community-based partnerships to prevent gender-based violence in Family […]
Minister Halkitis, Remarks – $5.6 million EU Grant/IDB Health Project: Signing of Agreement to Support Strengthening the Health System of The Bahamas
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Minister Wilchcombe salutes Social Workers at start of Child Protection Month
Minister of Social Services and Urban Development, the Hon. Obie Wilchcombe recognized social workers for their dedication and called on all Bahamians to look within themselves, address the problems in our country and not turn a blind eye. “Children are the future. We have to train them and show them the way and cause them […]
ACP Cunningham touts multi-government agency approach to community policing as he bades farewell to GB
Out-going Assistant Commissioner of Police, Theophlius Cunningham said his most profound memory during his time as Officer in Charge of Grand Bahama and the Northern Bahamas has been the initiation of the Multi-Government Agency approach to community policing. Assisting persons with disabilities, who have a right to more user-friendly systems within the communities which the […]
Bahamas police question former PM on COVID-19 food program
… length and breadth of The Bahamas were provided with food at …
CARIFTA Games Road Closures
The Royal Bahamas Police Force has announced the closure of roads due to the holding of the CARIFTA Games from Friday April 7th to Monday April 10th at the Thomas A. Robinson Stadium. Corporal Patrick Kemp of the Traffic Division said, “there’ll be no vehicle traveling north and south on that road. That’s going to […]
$5.6 Million Grant Signed To Support Healthcare Infrastructure
Minister of Economic Affairs, Sen. Hon. Michael Halkitis signed a grant on behalf of the government with the Inter American Development Bank (IDB) to support healthcare infrastructure. At the signing event Minister Halkitis said, “the resources from this grant initiative will be applied to construction, rehabilitation and retrofitting of clinics in the family islands. In […]
Tour Of New Site For US Embassy Headquarters
Members of the media were given a tour of the new US Embassy facility located on Shirley and East Streets. US Charge D’Affaires, Usha Pitts spoke to reporters saying, “you might not realize it because we have been working out of this 1960s era building downtown that is literally crumbling but there are over two […]
Rough Few Months Ahead For Petroleum Industry
The Vice President of the Bahamas Petroleum Retailers Association is foreshadowing a rise in gas prices due to the recently agrees cut in oil production to 3.66 million barrels per day by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Vasco Bastian told ZNS News, “this just means that in the next couple weeks you’ll […]
Sexual Assault Cases Among Teen Girls Growing
Sandra Dean-Patterson of the Bahamas Crisis Centre is commenting on the rise in reported sexual assaults against teen girls in the country. Dean-Patterson said, “its important for victims, persons who are experiencing this to know that they haven’t done anything wrong that they’ve had wrong done to them they shame is not with them. You […]
