Police on Eleuthera reported the discovery of an adult male body near a residence in Wemyss Bight on Monday, August 30th, 2021. The discovery was said to have been made by local residents sometime around 2pm on Monday afternoon.  According...

Powerful thunderstorms on Tuesday evening, August 24th, 2021, resulted in a lengthy power outage for many residents in Eleuthera, beginning shortly after 8pm on Tuesday. Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) released an update on Wednesday morning,...

The Bahamas Ministry of Education on Saturday morning August 21st, 2021, released a statement with information on the re-opening of schools across the country on Monday, August 30th, 2021.  See the full release below. ...

Miss Tamia Knowles of Emma E. Cooper Primary School. Tamia Knowles of Palmetto Point, Eleuthera was selected as the nominee for the Emma Cooper Primary School in the 2021 Bahamas Primary School Student of the Year Awards Program, and during...

Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle, as Provost Marshall, announcing a proclamation by the Governor-General Cornelius Smith on August 18th, 2021. At 10am on Thursday, August 19th, 2021, Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle, in his role as Provost...

The Bahamas’ Office of the Governor-General on Monday, August 16th, released a statement, informing the Bahamian public that the Governor-General, The Most Honourable Sir Cornelius A. Smith, O.N. GCMG, had tested positive for COVID-19. The...

  ALERT #11 ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION GRACE ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY, SUNDAY 15TH AUGUST 2021, AT 6PM EDT. …GRACE DOWNGRADED TO A DEPRESSION…BUT STILL EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY RAINS TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC...

The Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) on Thursday, August 12th, 2021 advised the public that the Princess Margaret Hospital and the Grand Bahama Health Services were experiencing a ‘sick out’ which had impacted services beginning at 8am....

Captain Stephen Russell, Director, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). (BIS Photo/Patrick Hanna) Officials at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) are closely monitoring one of two disturbances in the Atlantic Ocean. Captain...

Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Minnis. The Government will seek the approval of Parliament for one final extension of the Emergency Orders, Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis announced in an address to the nation on Tuesday evening. Following...