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‘Unsung Hero’ Khandi buys carfor victim of domestic abuse

After being named CIBC Caribbean’s Gibson, Director and Founder of Family of All Murdered Victims (FOAM), used part of the recognition funding to purchase a vehicle for a woman rebuilding her life after surviving domestic abuse and significant personal loss.

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Team Bahamas settled in and ready to start competing

THE Bahamas junior national golf team has settled in and is ready to start competing today at the 2026 Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships (CAJGC) in Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic.

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Men’s national cricket team return home with 2nd place

THE Bahamas men’s national cricket team returned home from the International Cricket Club’s T20 World Cup Sub Regional Qualifier in Bermuda over the weekend with a second-place finish and a berth in the second round.

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Minister: Those 'scandalising' me will admit they are wrong

A CABINET minister yesterday hit back at the Opposition leader’s call for him to resign over his former role as president of a contractor linked to the election day plane crash drug accused, asserting that those seeking to "scandalise" his name will eventually have to admit they were wrong.

Attorney's Village Road property saved from mortgage restructurer

A BAHAMIAN attorney’s former Village Road law offices have enjoyed a last-minute rescue after the Supreme Court dismissed a mortgage restructurer’s bid to foreclose and repossess the property as “frivolous and vexatious”.

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Pre-election building materials vouchers outlay hits $1.5m

THE Opposition’s leader yesterday pledged that concerns over whether taxpayer funds were misused to finance the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) general election campaign are “not going to go quietly” after a further $663,437 outlay on building material vouchers emerged.

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Drug accused’s ties to business Venice Bay holdings

A COMPANY with ties to an accused drug trafficker acquired substantial assets in New Providence’s Venice Bay subdivision after embarking on a real estate spending spree that saw it purchase 27 lots for a combined $1.155m in less than three months.

Education Minister In Budget Contribution: Our Focus Will Be On The Basics Of Literacy And Numeracy

STUDENTS could see expanded breakfast programmes, additional special education services, new digital learning initiatives and more pathways to graduation under reforms outlined by Education Minister Chester Cooper during his contribution to the 2026-27 budget debate.

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Friends of Exuma awards $20,000 in scholarships to invest in Exuma’s future

GEORGE TOWN, EXUMA, BAHAMAS – Friends of Exuma is investing in the next generation of leaders with two grants supporting scholarship awards at Exuma Christian Academy and the Nelson A. Ranger Scholarship Fund.

GB tourism operator plans $100k expansion, adding 20 new jobs

A GRAND Bahama tourism operator is investing around $100,000 to launch two new guest experiences by September in an expansion expected to create 20 new jobs.