Bahamas

Residents of Abaco attended the Golden Jubilee Flag Relay ceremony in their community, marking 34 days until the 50th anniversary of The Bahamas' independence on July 10, 2023

Speaking on the Consumer Protection Bill 2023, the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance described it as an "important piece of legislation" aimed at improving consumer rights, given the needs in the digital age, by providing better safeguards

The Long Island community has honoured the memory of the nation builder, community leader, war hero, Joseph Benjamin Carroll, by officially naming a road in his honour, which from King's Highway is now Joseph B. Carroll Highway

The direct medical costs and productivity losses of gun-related violence in the Bahamas amounted to almost $49 million in 2019, a CARICOM report has revealed

More than two hundred women representing a cross section of businesses gathered for a reception organised by the Small Business Development Centre

The Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium will need major renovations to prepare for next year's World Relays with some $30 million worth of work that the Chinese government has offered to partly fund

The renovations of the Alice Town Community Clinic are due to begin soon, in the frame of the administration focus on strengthening the capacity of the health system

12 families were left homeless after an early morning fire on the island of Bimini ripped through several houses

Former youth, sports and culture minister Lanisha Rolle was charged with a count of bribery and other related to conspiracy regarding a government contracts scheme during her time as minister for deals valued at over $700.000

The country registered almost one million visitor arrivals in January

The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority URCA will undertake a review of its Consumer Protection Regulations this year to determine where the decade-old document is still ‘fit for purpose’

The Opposition is calling on the Davis administration to “move with a sense of urgency” to address the country’s immigration ‘crisis’ and the proliferation of shanty towns

Noting that historically the government collects less than 40% of the property tax billed annually to Bahamian property owners, PM Philip Davis said his administration aims to increase the collection rate to 75% over the next four years