Historic Day for Women’s Golf in The Bahamas
Agatha Mona Delancy, founding chair of the Bahamas Women’s Golf Association (BWGA) and the Flamingos Women’s Golf Club 242 led the successful hosting of the inaugural Women’s Golf Day on Saturday, June 1, 2024. Women history makers in women’s golf in The Bahamas were present; junior and seniors, as well as avid golfers participated in […]
First Food Truck Festival for Grand Bahama announced, and “promises to be a fantastic event”
Grand Bahama will host its first Food Truck Festival at Taino Beach on Saturday June 22, from 11am to 6pm, it was announced on Thursday, June 6, by event coordinators during a press conference at the festival site. Representing the Minister for Grand Bahama the Hon. Ginger Moxey was Joel Lewis, Permanent Secretary, Ministry for […]
Government And BOC Partner To Sponsor Olympic Teams
During his contribution to the 2024-2025 budget debate in the House Of Assembly on Monday, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, the Hon. Mario Bowleg announced a partnership between the government and the Bahamas Olympic Committee (BOC). Bowleg told Parliamentarians, “in an unprecedented show of support the government of The Bahamas has joined forces with […]
319 New Teachers Hired
Minister of Education and Technical and Vocational Training and Member of Parliament for Englerston, the Hon. Glenys Hanna-Martin made her contribution to the 2024-2025 budget debate in the House Of Assembly on Monday. During her presentation, Minister Hanna-Martin revealed that the government has hired 319 new teachers for the upcoming school year. She said, “we’re […]
Energy Reform
The government revealed its plans for energy sector reform at a press event held at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday. The long awaited announcement about the future of Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) and energy generation were laid out by Prime Minister, the Hon. Philip Davis and the Minister of Transport and […]
Gladstone Road Improvement Project Update
Minister of Works and Family Island Affairs, the Hon. Clay Sweeting recently gave an update on the status of road reconstruction planned for Gladstone Road on New Providence. Sweeting told reporters the removal of utility poles has begun by Bahamas Power and Light and also spoke to the project’s funding. “As you see there’s some […]
Prime Minister participates in Labour Day March
Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Hon. Philip Davis and Mrs. Ann Marie Davis participated in the 2024 Randol Fawkes Labour Day Parade, along with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments and Aviation the Hon. Chester Cooper and Mrs. Cecilia Cooper, and Minister of Labour and the Public Service the Hon. Pia […]
Yellow Elder Home Fire Update
The Yellow Elder Gardens home of Captain Whitfield Neely was recently destroyed by fire. The remains of the structure has been removed to make way for reconstruction. Captain Neely spoke with ZNS News about what survived the fire including a lemon tree. He said, “I just looked at that recently and it was really showing […]
Immigration Revenue Increase
Minister of Immigration and National Insurance, the Hon. Alfred Sears revealed that immigration generated revenue has increased while contributing to the 2024-2025 budget debate in the House Of Assembly last week. Sears told Parliamentarians, “the amount of revenue collected by the Department of Immigration from the 1st July, 2023 up to the 31st of May, […]
Warning Against Overstaying Time In USA
Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Fred Mitchell warned Bahamians against overstaying their time in the United States while delivering his contribution to the 2024-2025 budget debate in the House Of Assembly last Wednesday. Mitchell said overstaying time can impact Bahamians seeking US Visas. “As I understand their current law, if you overstay that is […]
