Bahamas

A $35 million water facility planned for the Nassau cruise port will further improve the offer but will only cater to a small fraction of the tens of thousands of cruise passengers who disembark weekly

Ahead of the passage of a package of cannabis bills in the House of Representatives, the Bahamas Christian Council had urged against them, saying it feared they would lead to an increase in marijuana abuse

The government spent $2,7 million on COVID-19-related mitigation and support programmes in the first nine months of Fiscal Year 023/2024

A public-private partnership between the government and the LJM Maritime Academy will be approved in order to increase access to maritime education for young Bahamians

New standards for the upcoming Junkanoo 2024/2025 season have been announced, requiring leaders to submit detailed reports on expenses and licences to register, after corruptions have been reported for years

During his contribution to the 2024/2025 budget debate, PM and Minister of Finance, Philip Davis, said the budget serves as a pivot towards a new era for The Bahamas

A major campaign called 'Live Fast, Pay Digital' was presented by the Central Bank of The Bahamas and financial institution executives across the country to educate the public on how to access digital channels and how to use them more actively

The country expects foreign air passenger arrivals to exceed two million fliers for the first time in 2024, after more than 500.000 landed in the first quarter of the year, an increase of 7,3% year-on-year

The Bill 'Trial by Judge Alone', 2024, , which aims to provide an alternative mode of trial for persons remanded to the Supreme Court, has been presented to the House of Representatives by Minister of Homeland Security Wayne Munroe

Although a new bill allows Bahamas Power and Light to set its own tariffs, the Minister of Energy and Transport has assured it won't result in 'unnecessary and extreme costs' for citizens, and will instead seek to provide relief for the most vulnerable

Department of Meteorology officials welcomed a donation of new equipment to help with disaster analysis and weather forecasting

Four drones have been donated by the FAO to expand the capabilities of the national agricultural sector and will provide state-of-the-art assistance to the sector