BCB Presented Part Proceeds From Boatman Concert
A check presentation ceremony was held in the boardroom of the Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas (BCB) on Monday. The BCB partnered with Les Turnquest to present the latest Boatman Concert performed by Kirkland (KB) Bodie and friends. General Manager, Clint Watson accepted the check presented by Senior Director of ZNS Radio, Dion Morris. According […]
2024 Economic Performance
Governor of the Central Bank, John Rolle released the latest Central Bank Report on the economy at a press event on Monday. According to Rolle the economy expanded at a healthy but moderate pace in 2024 led by tourism and tourism related foreign investment. He said, “employment gains continued to register and developments remain supportive […]
Mitchell And Cooper Address Criticism Over Economy
Members of the Opposition reacted to the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) Youth Conclave held on Grand Bahama over the weekend citing the government’s lack of accomplishment on the economy of the island. Member of Parliament for East Grand Bahama, the Hon. Kwasi Thompson released a statement on the conclave calling for less speeches and photo […]
Governor General Dame Cynthia chats with visitors at MOTIA’s ‘People to People’ Tea Party at Government House
Her Excellency the Most Hon. Dame Cynthia Pratt, Governor General, chatted with visitors to The Bahamas during her attendance at the Ministry of Tourism, Investments and Aviation’s ‘People to People’ Tea Party at Government House on Friday, January 31, 2025. More Photo Highlights Below: The post Governor General Dame Cynthia chats with visitors at […]
Caribbean IDB Governors Meeting
Prime Minister, the Hon. Philip Davis addressed the XIII Annual Consultation with Caribbean Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on Monday. Mr. Davis spoke to the group about access to climate financing and development funding. He said, “my message remains the same. As a start we must have a serious discussion about the removal […]
GB Minister On Grand Bahama’s Revitalization
Minister for Grand Bahama and Member of Parliament for Pineridge, the Hon. Ginger Moxey was a featured speaker at the Progressive Young Liberals Youth Conclave held on Grand Bahama on January 31st and February 1st. During her presentation Moxey highlighted the government’s efforts to revitalize the economy of Grand Bahama speaking about the $665 million […]
Crime Fight Yielding Mixed Results
Commissioner of Police, Shanta Knowles held a press event on Monday where she released the 2024 crimes statistics. The report showed a 10% decrease in major crimes but murder remains an issue with a 9% increase. Knowles said, “the region decrease across the board at a rate of 10% in New Providence, 10% in Grand […]
RBDF Officers marched through downtown streets to Government House for the Changing of the Guard
The Governor General, Her Excellency the Most Hon. Dame Cynthia Pratt was in attendance at the Changing of the Guard Ceremony on Friday, January 31, 2025 at Government House. Officers marched from the Royal Bahamas Defence Force Military Aide-to-Civilian Authority Office on Parliament Street onto Shirley Street and then Baillou Hill Road to the upper […]
Minister of Education Praises Stakeholders Who Made the Young Chef Culinary High School Competitions a Great Success
Minister of Education and Technology & Vocational Training the Hon. Glenys Hanna-Martin thanked all of the stakeholders who made the 32nd Annual Young Chef Culinary High School Competitions a great success. “I would like to thank the chefs who considered this important and worth their while to pour into these young people. When you see […]
BMOTIA hosts International Wedding Planners to a ‘Day Away’ Island Hopping Experience
Eight wedding planners in The Bahamas for a Romance Conference were flown into Grand Bahama on Friday, January 31, 2025 for a “Day Away” Island Hopping experience by the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments and Aviation (BMOTIA). The delegation is part of a larger group of 50 planners from the United Kingdom, Canada, Trinidad, Jamaica […]
