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Outcome of Negotiations Must Address Caribbean’s Needs

CARICOM leaders gathered for a meeting (file photo). Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana : CARIFORUM Secretary-General, His Excellency Edwin Carrington has warned the Region that...

Ingraham FNM Govt States Position on Bahamas House

  Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham /Prime Minister of The Bahamas Nassau Bahamas - In parliament Wednesday, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham stated the government's position on proposals...

60th Murder As Minister Addresses Issues of Crime

Crowds gathered at a crime scene. The Bahamas murder count hits 60 on yesterday morning equal to the total number of murder in 2006. NASSAU,...

2007 Caribbean Chiefs Of Mission Conference On HIV/AIDS Held In Kingston,...

Ambassador Sue Cobb, (former U.S. Ambassador to Kingston), Ambassador Mary M. Ourisman, U.S. Embassy Bridgetown, Barbados, Ambassador David M. Robinson, U.S. Embassy Georgetown, Guyana,...

Government to Continue to Support School of Clinical Medicine and Research

Governor-General of The Bahamas His Excellency the Hon. Arthur D. Hanna (left) unveils the renaming plaque for the University of the West Indies School...

Minister Meets With Petroleum Retailers Association

L-R: Mrs. Eulease Johnson, Dealer; Mr. Charles Johnson, Acting Chairman, Bahamas Petroleum Dealers Association; Hon. Phenton O. Neymour, MP, Minister of State for Public...

Focus on Education and Exposure Expected to Pay Huge Dividends for...

Superintendent of Prisons Dr. Elliston Rahming, second from left, speaks at a press conference held Tuesday, October 16, 2007 to announce Her Majesty's Prison...

Tripartite Discussions Begin Monday

Hon. Dion Foulks /Minister of State  NASSAU, Bahamas – Dr. Ana Teresa Romero, director of the International Labour Organization’s sub-regional office for the Caribbean, will...

Caribbean Vocational Qualification to be Launched in Jamaica

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Georgetown, Guyana) Arrangements for the issue of the Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) have been streamlined and the first launch by a...

AG Calls for Robust Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Regime

   Attorney General the Hon. Claire Hepburn By: Mark Symonette  NASSAU, Bahamas - Attorney General the Hon. Claire Hepburn called for the development of a collaborative framework...

Cat Island on the African Diaspora Trail

Mrs. Janet Moncur tells the history of the Hermitage of Fr. Jerome atop Como Hill in Cat Island. (BIS photo by Derek Smith) By:...

National Strategy ‘Critical’ to The Bahamas

Sen. Hon Claire Hepburn/  Attorney General of The Bahamas NASSAU, Bahamas - A National Strategy on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Financing of...

Youth Ministry Launches its National Youth Forum

Director of Youth Autherine Turnquest addresses the National Youth Forum on Tuesday morning at Calvary Bible Church, Collins Avenue. (BIS Photo/Patrick Hanna) NASSAU,...

Church Folks fighting outside the CHURCH!

Church Trustees in Minnesota decided to lock its pastor out of the doors. When tempers flared up, well, watch and see what happens. This...

BAHAMAS PUBLIC SERVICE UNION POISED FOR REFORM

Nassau Bahamas - KB has sung a song about it, the daily talk shows are bombarded with calls about it and on the streets...

"Domestic Investment Board" Never Existed

Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham/ Prime Minister of the Bahamas  Nassau Bahamas - Noting written confirmation from the Secretary to the Cabinet that the former Progressive...

Ambassador Newry Retires from the Diplomatic Service

Bahamas Ambassador to the Republic of Haiti His Excellency Dr. Eugene Newry speaks to Lindsay Thompson, Senior Information Officer, Bahamas Information Services about his...

Bahamas Govt Committed to Environmental Sustainability

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs addressing the Country Support Programme Sub-Regional Workshop of the Global Environment Facility, held at the British...

Christie Defends Concessions Under PLP

Rt. Hon. Perry  G. Christie M.P./ Leader of The Opposition Nassau Bah: In an exclusive interview with the Bahama Journal, former Prime Minister and Party...

Ask The Vendors Not The Tribune

Stacks of newspapers on a newsstand sit unsold Thursday night at a gas station in the western area of New Providence. The Tribune's...

Freeport Container Port in Co-op Agreement with Kettering University

FREEPORT CONTAINER PORT and Kettering University have entered a co-op agreement where Corderro Simmons with pursue a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Above Mr....

Sustainable Tourism Project to Focus on Improving Customer Service

NASSAU, Bahamas---Tourism partners will present a special training workshop designed to improve the Bahamas’ posture as a sustainable tourism destination. The workshop, to be held...

No Room for Reckless And Illegal Acts In Immigration

Hon. Elma Campbell /Minister of State NASSAU, Bahamas - There is no room for “reckless and illegal acts” within the Department of Immigration, Minister...

Apparent Increase in Rat Population

NASSAU, Bahamas - An apparent increase in the rodent population in Nassau is causing serious concern, according to the Minister of Health and Social...

Clean Environment Critical to Economy, says Minister

Dr. Hon. Hubert Minnis/ Minister of Health NASSAU, Bahamas - Minister of Health and Social Development Dr. the Hon. Hubert A. Minnis told employees of...

The world stage left with heads hung down at The Bahamas….

Minister of Foreign Affairs Brent Symonette. Deputy Prime Minister Brent Symonette must have been playing football when addressing the United Nations a few days ago....

Two Charged With Murder In Bahamas Boat Trip

Guillermo Zarabozo, 20, of Hialeah, left in a 2005 picture, and Kirby Archer, 35, of Arkansas, right, are charged with first-degree murder in the...

Home Gutted By Fire In Bain Town

A wooden house on fire in the Augusta Street and Poinciana Drive section of Bain Town. Firefighters were called into the Bain Town area for...

Spike In Robberies Leave Police Puzzled

Gunshots struck a bulletproof window at the Shell Oakes Field gas station in a recent attempted robbery. Four bullets struck the bulletproof glass at the...

Tribune Still Unsold Into Late Evening

A cashier at a East Bay Street store held up one of scores of Tribune copies left unsold late into Wednesday evening. The morning...