Cleveland Eneas Primary Back To School
Minister of Social Services, Information and Broadcasting and Member of Parliament for Pinewood, the Hon. Myles Laroda visited the Cleveland Eneas Primary School on the first day of the 2024-2025 school year. Enrollment at the school has increased for this school year. School Principal, Avinel Newball-Smith said, “so this year we have 691 students so […]
LW Young Jr High Back To School
Minister of Education and Technical and Vocational Training, the Hon. Glenys Hanna-Martin visited several schools on the first day of the new school year including L. W. Young Junior High School. Seventh grade students were greeted by the Minister, Principal and staff of the school as they walked the red carpet into the school for […]
Back To School Address
Minister of Education and Technical and Vocational Training, the Hon. Glenys Hanna-Martin delivered the annual back to school national address on Sunday evening. During her presentation Hanna-Martin said, “we will continue to focus on literacy and numeracy. We will implement more deliberate strategies for critical thinking and screen and place appropriately the children with suspected […]
Traffic Mishap Claims Three Lives
Three brothers were killed after the vehicle they were in collided with a three on Milo Butler Highway early on Monday morning. The three men have been identified as Philip D’Caprio Christie, Philip McCarron Christie and D’Angelo Christie. The driver of the vehicle and the front seat passengers both died on the […]
Goombay Summer Festival 2024 Finale: Matthew Town, Inagua
The Ministry of Tourism, Investments and Aviation (MOTIA) hosted the finale of the 2024 Goombay Summer Festival series in Matthew Town, Inagua, August 30, at Salty Fest Village. Food, fanfare, and favourite performers kept the music going at this southernmost, birdwatchers paradise of the Bahamas chain. Minister of Tourism, Investments and Aviation, the Hon. […]
School Safety Paramount For Police
At a press conference held at Police Headquarters on Sunday, Assistant Commissioner of Police In Charge of School Policing Chaswell Hanna revealed that sixty School Resources Officers will be deployed to junior and senior public high schools this school year. Hanna told reporters, “last semester we charged a number of parents for coming on the […]
Golden Isles Students Get Career Exposure At Back To School Event
Kids in the Golden Isles constituency got more than backpacks and free school supplies at the annual Back-to-School event hosted by Member of Parliament Vaughn P. Miller. They were exposed to career options, and had the opportunity to speak with individuals who could answer their questions and give them guidance for the future. In addition, […]
SRO Program Expanding
The Ministry of Education and Technical and Vocational Training will be expanding the School Resource Officer Program. Director of Education, Dominique McCartney-Russell told ZNS News the program is going very well. She said, “they’re not just there to provide support in terms of protection. They are providing preventative programs, mentoring programs, you know, they’re assisting […]
Opposition On GBPA
Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Free National Movement, the Hon. Michael Pintard led a press event on Wednesday afternoon where commented on the Party’s stance on the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA). Pintard was dubbed a water boy for the GBPA by Prime Minister, the Hon. Philip Davis after he voiced his […]
Top Cop Defended Over Silence Into Former CID Chief
Minister of National Security, the Hon. Wayne Munroe defended Commissioner of Police, Clayton Fernander’s stance to not comment on the ongoing investigation into Chief Superintendent Michael Johnson. Munroe said, “those who are concerned with seeing justice prevail must understand that there is a system and there is no point giving somebody a get out of […]
