Bahamas

A Sunday church service at Jubilee Cathedral today 1 December will kick off the Disabilities Awareness Week, which will until 7 December, officially observed in the country with initiatives that bring together people, public sector and stakeholders

The Inter-American Development Bank approved a Conditional Credit Line for Investment Projects of $100 million, with a first loan of $50 million, to upgrade potable water supply and sanitation services in the Family Islands and New Providence

The Bahamas International Film Festival will show 40 films from 28 countries during its 19th edition opening today; 2024 edition will celebrate the vision of Caribbean filmmakers and will premiere with the Kevin Taylor film “They Call Me Peanuts”

'Rehabilitation Month' was launched by the Department of Rehabilitation Services/Welfare with the theme 'Rehabilitation Starts from Within'; initiatives will continue until Friday 29 November

The British government has handed over 10.000 pages of archival documents relating to The Bahamas' path to independence from Britain in 1973; digital copies of these documents should soon be available for online consultation

Tax breaks will be introduced early next year for the purchase of solar panels and energy-efficient appliances, the Davis administration plans

In recognition of the upcoming World Mental Health Day on 10 October, the Ministry of Health and Welfare launched the Light It Up Green initiative in Parliament Square, using the official colour of mental health awareness from 1 to 10 October

The Bahamas Basketball Federation is seeing the benefits of an online FIBA PLUS project planning workshop that helped support the future growth of grassroots basketball in the country

The second reef warning station, worth $140.000, will be placed in Eleuthera and will collect weather data and support climate change efforts

The public school system is still grappling with an 'acute' shortage of teachers in several subjects, including language, arts and mathematics, said Director of Education Dominique McCartney-Russell

Positive trends in the latest Junior Certificate and General Certificate of Secondary Education exam results have been highlighted, with improvements across the islands, observe Bahamas Education Minister Glenys Hanna-Martin

Eighty-three women entrepreneurs received grants through the Access Accelerator Small Business Development Centre Women Entrepreneurs Initiative

Lobster fishing trips to Long Island, where the lobster industry is a primary economic driver, were delayed by a tropical disturbance