Bahamas cuts deficit, boosts support for schools, hospitals, and jobs

The Bahamas has recorded a 0.5 percent fiscal deficit for the budget year ending June 30, 2025, a significant improvement from the 13.7 percent deficit in 2021, Prime Minister Philip Davis KC, MP, announced yesterday. The Ministry of Finance...

Study Medicine In Paradise: Albany College’s New 6-Year Program

If you’ve ever dreamed of becoming a doctor but dreaded the long, expensive road to get there, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) might have just changed the game. According to News 10, ACPHS is rolling out a brand-new...

Tiger Woods issues health update after surgery to add fresh doubt to comeback

Tiger Woods was back hitting golf balls recently(Image: 2024 Getty Images) Tiger Woods has undergone lumbar disc replacement surgery on his spine while also dealing with another injury during his Achilles rehabilitation. Woods, a 15-time major...

Belinda Wilson and Kimsley Ferguson to continue marching with Duane Sands and the FNM…

PM Philip Davis KC, Kimsley Ferguson and Belinda Wilson. NASSAU| Union Presidents Belinda Wilson and Kimsley Ferguson can now continue their union protests exercise with Michael Pintard and Duane Sands now that PM Davis has cancelled any further...

Pharmacists: Period products available, issue is demand

By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampell@tribunemedia.net PHARMACISTS are pushing back against claims that women face limited choices in menstrual products, insisting that nearly any item can be sourced upon request. Their response...

Rastafarian Community Not Happy About Cannabis Act, Says Chairman

Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement NASSAU, BAHAMAS – It’s been weeks since Health and Wellness Minister Dr. Michael Darville said government intends to...

Bahamas to Field 35-Member Team for CARIFTA Gymnastics Competition

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Bahamas Gymnastics Federation is excited to unveil a team of 35 talented gymnasts who will proudly represent the country at the upcoming Carifta Games in Trinidad and Tobago in December. The team was selected after weeks of...

Consultative Reform Town Hall Meeting held in Grand Bahama for the Employment and Industrial Relations Acts

Minister of Labour and the Public Service, the Hon. Pia Glover-Rolle led off the Legislative Reform Town Hall Meeting in Grand Bahama, explaining to a cross-section of residents the National Tripartite Council’s efforts to bring a more balanced,...

World Mental Health Day and the International Day of the Girl Child

Statement by Senator Maxine Seymour on World Mental Health Day and the International Day of the Girl Child This week, we observe two global moments that speak to the moral and emotional strength of our nation. World Mental Health Day is on October...

Antigua Among Top Choices for UK Travellers Seeking Mental Health Breaks

Thomas Cook unveils ‘The Package Holiday Prescription’ as Brits prioritise mental wellbeing with bookings to The Bahamas and Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas bookings up 183% and Antigua and Barbuda up 196% as holidaymakers look further afield, with...

Sofia Vergara stuns in a plunging black swimsuit during Bahamas getaway after AGT season

SOFIA Vergara has stunned in a dangerously low-cut black bathing suit in photos from her Bahamas vacation. The Modern Family alum posted a picture collage on Instagram on Thursday, flaunting her looks in the daring ensemble. Sign up for the...

Kevin Jonas' wife Danielle reveals she has been diagnosed with Lyme disease

Kevin Jonas' wife Danielle has opened up about her 'traumatic' health battle. Danielle, 39, who's been married to the Jonas Brothers singer, 37, for 16 years, revealed she's been diagnosed with Lyme disease. The reality TV personality discussed...

Op-Ed: Ending the Silence — A National Response to Incest in The Bahamas

By: Robin Dawn Lynes, NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The recent headlines in our courts and newspapers have forced us to confront a painful truth: incest is not an isolated tragedy in The Bahamas it is a national crisis demanding urgent and coordinated action....

Bahamas, Philippines finalize agreement on movement of labor

The Bahamas and the Republic of the Philippines signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on labor cooperation last month, that deals with the movement of labor between the two countries and the protection of workers’ rights, a statement from the...

Pintard hits at govt's plans for new hospitals

Opposition Leader Michael Pintard on Wednesday questioned the government’s decision to enter a loan to construct a $267 million specialty hospital in New Providence when it has failed to address critical issues at the existing Princess Margaret...

Fox hints at possible political run

Former NBA champion Rick Fox has hinted he is mulling a political run. “I've been hearing from a lot of you lately asking if I'm thinking about politics ... if I'd consider running in the next general election," said Fox in a Facebook post on...

MPE CARIBBEAN REPORT NEWSLETTER – October 13, 2025

Cruise community to meet in San Juan next week The cruise community will gather in San Juan, Puerto Rico next week for the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Cruise Conference & Trade Show, taking place October 21–24, 2025. The spirit of...

Police investigate shooting which leaves 22-year-old man hospitalized

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Police are investigating a shooting incident that occurred on Sunday, 12th October, 2025, which left an adult male hospitalized. Shortly before 9:00 p.m., ShotSpotter Technology alerted officers to gunfire on Ash Lane, off...

A hereditary disease killed our mum. Can this scientist save us?

It has been almost four years to the day since I was standing in the airy north London kitchen of the journalist Charlotte Raven, her body then — but not her mind — ravaged by the fatal and brutal neurological condition Huntington’s. This month,...

Powerful Nor'easter storm leaves massive cruise ship stranded in port as Great White sharks circle New Jersey coast

By RACHEL BOWMAN, US NEWS REPORTER Updated: 17:01 EDT, 13 October 2025 A Royal Caribbean cruise ship was forced to dock in a New Jersey port as the powerful Nor' easter storm continues to batter the East Coast. Passengers on the Symphony of the...