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FNM promises to end neglect and misery in GB

DR HUBERT Minnis has promised that a Free National Movement government will put an end to the neglect and misery in Grand Bahama and restore the island to its former glory.

Bahamas growing $300m ‘natural fit’

The Bahamas last week sought to grow a $300m private aviation market that was described as a “natural fit” by heavily promoting the jurisdiction at a major Florida show.

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Moore Foundation offers more relief after Hurricane Dorian

THE Moore Bahamas Foundation has announced new grants for Hurricane Dorian relief and recovery, bringing contributions thus far to more than $700,000 as part of a million-dollar pledge by conservation philanthropist, Louis Bacon.

Youngsters shine in Earth Day competition

PRIMARY` school students throughout The Bahamas picked up their crayons and showed off their creativity this Earth Day for the Big Blue Earth Day Colouring Competition.

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Volunteers in Florida send supplies to help

LAST week, in a matter of only four days volunteers from Lend a Hand Bahamas in south east Florida collected supplies to fill a 40-foot shipping container to be sent over to The Bahamas to aid in the relief effort post Hurricane Matthew.

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NACAC Championships set for Grand Bahama

To help restore the “magic” in Grand Bahama, the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture announced that the Bahamas’ Sports in Paradise campaign will host the fourth edition of the North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships.

Wisconsin chief visits Bahamas at air show

Wisconsin’s governor visited the Bahamas’ booth in the International Federal Pavilion at EAA AirVenture, the mega aviation show that was held in that state between July 23-29.

BOC official FISU member

THE Bahamas Olympic Committee has been recognised as an official member of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) at a meeting of the FISU governing body in Kazan, Russia, in July.

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25 trained clinical nurses to work in Grand Bahama

GRAND Bahama Minister Dr Michael Darville applauded a new initiative that recently produced 25 trained clinical nurses, graduates of a programme that is the collaboration of the Public Hospitals Authority, the University of The Bahamas and the Ministry for Grand Bahama.

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Bahamas Bowl: Blue Raiders, Rockets accept invites

NASSAU, Bahamas – Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders will represent Conference USA and Toledo Rockets will represent the MidAmerican Conference as both institutions accepted bids today to the 2021 Bahamas Bowl, set for Friday, December 17 in Nassau’s Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.

US will warn over crime

My prediction has happened. Two American tourists in Exuma robbed of thousands of dollars, another State Department Advisory will happen warning American tourists of the crime in The Bahamas.

Bahamas Bowl organisers donating $75,000 to Dorian relief

THE organisers behind the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl are donating $75,000 to Hurricane Dorian relief efforts. The Bahamas will host the sixth annual Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl on December 20 at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium - and those behi

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Speaker: China should consider developing southeast Bahamas

HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie yesterday recommended to a People’s Republic of China delegation that its country consider developing the southeast region of the Bahamas to shift the population concentration from the northwest Bahamas.

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Increasing the profile of distance running in the Bahamas

MARATHON Bahamas has become a major staple on the Bahamas’ sports tourism calendar and now with the advent of the Bahamas Half, the relationship between the two events is set to further increase the profile of distance running in the Bahamas.

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Foundation fulfils $1m Dorian relief pledge

The Moore Bahamas Foundation yesterday announced its fourth and final $300,000 grant for Hurricane Dorian relief and recovery.

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Minnis to unveil ‘change team’ in Grand Bahama

FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis will unveil his party’s economic recovery plan for Grand Bahama and introduce its “change team” at a mass rally next week in Grand Bahama.

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Miss Teen Bahamas heads for Grand Bahama

HISTORY is about to be made in Grand Bahama with the hosting of the Miss Teen Bahamas International preliminaries this week.

Lex paddles up for Bahamas at training camp and regatta

LEX Fountain and coach Jason Williams, president of the Bahamas Rowing Association, are representing the Bahamas in the Latin America Youth Training Camp and Regatta in Lake IIopango, El Salvador, San Salvador, October 4-13.

Bahamas in Latin America Landfall

The Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) held its third and final Landfall event for 2013 in Miami on Thursday, November 7, in a bid to present a comprehensive picture of what the Bahamas has to offer the Latin American market.

ISLAND INSIGHTS: Time to make Grand Bahama great again

BACK in the late 1980s, Freeport was once known as the ‘magic city’.