Bahamas

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

Following the launch of the uncirculated $10 Proof Flamingo 2024 numismatic coin earlier this month, Baha Mar shared that proceeds from the coin totaled over $32.370, which was donated to the Bahamas National Trust

As of 1 July, the National Insurance Board rate will increase by 1,5%, and then increase every two years for a period of 20 years, announced the Minister of Immigration and National Insurance

Darrin Woods, president of the Bahamas Hotel, Catering and Allied Workers Union, said the union will be signing a much-anticipated industrial agreementt with the Bahamas Hotel and Restaurant Employers Association

Priscilla Jasmine Rollins, affectionately known as the Queen of Soul from the Bahamas, best known for her hits "Independence Morning" and "Gat a Letter from Miami" has died