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CR Walker earns BREEF’s Green Flag

CR Walker Senior High School has become the first government school on New Providence to receive the internationally recognised Eco-Schools Green Flag Award.

Zion Carey wins MLK Jr Oratorical Contest

ON Majority Rule Day, a moment of national pride and reflection in The Bahamas, one student’s voice stood out.

Blairwood Academy outreach for parents and teachers spotlights early recognition of dyslexia

A NEW awareness campaign is shining a spotlight on dyslexia—a learning difference that can affect up to one in five Bahamians—and offering parents simple, practical ways to identify early signs so children can receive support as soon as possible.


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Monday, January 19, 2026

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Ex-Abaco Chamber chief makes national lottery call

An ex-Abaco Chamber of Commerce president has called for The Bahamas to introduce a national lottery as a means to raise extra revenue and ease the burden of VAT and other taxes.

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Bahamian family on Family Feud

SHALAH Beneby and her family, who have lived in Toronto for nearly 16 years, recently represented The Bahamas on Family Feud Canada, an experience she described as “nothing short of surreal.”


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Police probe string of armed robberies across New Providence

POLICE are probing a string of robberies and attempted robberies across New Providence on Saturday night, as armed suspects targeted motorists and business establishments in a matter of hours.

FTX liquidators get $38m from selling Bahamas properties

FTX’s liquidators had raised $38.2m from selling-off eight of the collapsed crypto exchange’s Bahamian properties by early December 2025, it has been revealed, with “pending deals” and the appraised value of others set to generate a potential further $155.8m.

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Illegal charters warned: ‘We’re coming for you’

Investigators are warning “hundreds” of suspected illegal foreign fishing charter operators that “we’re coming for you”, with Bahamian fishermen asserting: “We don’t want pirates and folks that don’t give a damn about our country.”


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US seeks five-year prison term for terminally ill former officer

Prosecutors are urging a federal judge to impose a prison sentence of at least five years on former Royal Bahamas Defence Force officer Darrin Roker when he is sentenced on Wednesday, arguing that despite his advanced cancer diagnosis, his role in a major cocaine trafficking conspiracy warrants significant punishment.

KDK REPORT: Innovation making modern times in The Bahamas most promising for medicine

THE START of a new year carries with it the promise of opportunity.

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UB, Disney extend Leading LIGHT programme to Abaco

The Leading LIGHT tourism and hospitality training programme will head to Abaco next month as the University of The Bahamas in partnership with Disney Cruise Line moves into Phase II of the programme.


NTA trainee graduates receive certificates, pins, and jobs

Seventy-six trainees graduated from the National Training Agency last week with many securing employment before completing the programme.

Rector: Restore integrity as a core national value

REVEREND Fr Kirkland H. Russell, Rector of the Pro-Cathedral of Christ the King, called on the legal professionals and the wider Bahamian society to reclaim integrity as a core national value.

US man fined for drugs as illegal fishing case proceeds

AN American man was fined $300 on Friday for possession of dangerous drugs as court proceedings continued against him and another American accused of illegally operating a fishing vessel in Bahamian waters on multiple occasions.


Abaco man fined $5,000 for detaining woman and infant

A MAN who admitted to detaining his infant son and the child’s mother last month in Abaco was fined on Friday for harm caused to both.

Two RBDF officers accused of forged gun licences

TWO Defence Force officers accused of possessing a forged firearm licence were granted bail on Friday.

University of The Bahamas aims for full international accreditation by end of 2027

THE University of The Bahamas aims to complete its long-running accreditation process by the end of 2027, UB President Dr Robert Blaine III said on Friday.


Abaco residents raise alarm over toxic Snake Cay landfill fires

DUMPSITE fires on Abaco have returned to public focus after political hopeful Crystal Williams shared a video showing an active blaze at the Snake Cay landfill, renewing calls for action on an issue residents say has persisted for years.

Appeal court rejects American man’s bid to challenge drug sentence

COURT of Appeal judges have dismissed an American man’s attempt to challenge his prison sentence for importing marijuana into The Bahamas.