The Royal Bahamas Defence Force’s Abaco Detachment was in full Search and Rescue mode on Wednesday morning, August 26th, as they responded to a call from Civil Aviation who had reported a crash landing of a single engine plane on that island. The...

The Bahamas Government on Wednesday, August 26th, 2020, released Emergency Powers (COVID 19 Pandemic)(No. 4) Order, 2020, which replaced all previous orders, and formally took effect on Tuesday, August 25th, 2020. The Emergency Powers (COVID...

File Photo The Ministry of Finance advises the public that the Back-to-School VAT Holiday will begin on Monday, August 31, 2020. The purpose of the tax relief measure, announced during the Budget Debate, is to make back to school shopping less...

Special Advisor to the Prime Minister, Dr. Merceline Dahl-Regis. (BIS Photo/Patrick Hanna) Special Advisor to the Prime Minister, Dr. Merceline Dahl-Regis announced that The Bahamas recorded 83 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 48 hours. “Regrettably,...

Pelicans sightseeing along the bay front near the commercial dock on Cupid’s Cay in Governor’s Harbour, Central Eleuthera. (File Photo – The Eleutheran Newspaper) Shortly before 4pm on Monday, August 24th, 2020, the Office...

ALERT #29A ON TROPICAL STORM LAURA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY, SUNDAY 23RD AUGUST 2020, AT 9 PM EDT. …LAURA NOW LOCATED OVER EASTERN CUBA…AND…HEAVY RAINS NOW OCCURRING OVER EASTERN CUBA, HAITI AND JAMAICA… TROPICAL...

Central and South Eleuthera Member of Parliament, Mr. Hank Johnson. (File Photo – The Eleutheran Newspaper) Early on Friday morning, August 21st, 2020, Member of Parliament for Central and South Eleuthera, Hank Johnson, released a recorded...

Central and South Eleuthera Member of Parliament, Mr. Hank Johnson. On Thursday morning, August 20th, through the social media page of the Free National Movement, a brief press statement was released on behalf of Mr. Hank Johnson, Member of...

On Tuesday afternoon, August 18th, 2020, Prime Minister Hubert Minnis released a statement informing the general public about adjustments to the New Providence lockdown in response to public feedback following his Monday night national address. ...

The Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas published a statement on Tuesday, August 18th, informing the general public of a second confirmed COVID-19 case at their headquarters in New Providence, and the decision to close the location until...