Doctor hails VAT slash on medicines, supplies

A well-known doctor has hailed the Government’s decision to slash the VAT rate by 50 percent for medicines and medical supplies as “a step in the right direction” to making healthcare more affordable. Dr Arlington Lightbourne, founder and chief...

University of Miami Hurricanes Partnership with Bahamas

MIAMI GARDENS – The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation was thrilled to act as the presenting sponsor for the University of Miami Hurricanes’ electrifying football game against the University of South Florida Bulls on Sept. 13 at...

Davis and PLP Have Failed Our Bahamas

We have just passed the four-year mark for the Davis administration. The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) is now finishing up the last year of its term in office. The PLP promised a “new day” if elected. They said they would ensure the cost of...

New hospital costs 27% more than PMH’s due to equipment

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net Construction costs for the second New Providence hospital are 27.5 percent higher than those for the Minnis administration’s aborted PMH expansion because the latter did not...

Scicluna chairs Commonwealth Central Bank Governors’ meeting while hospitals court case continues

The Governor of the Central Bank of Malta, Professor Edward Scicluna, chaired the Commonwealth Central Bank Governors (CCBG) Meeting, held virtually on Tuesday 16 September 2025, the Central Bank said Thursday. Professor Edward Scicluna resumed...

FACING REALITY: Bahamas’ new initiatives aim for social progress

By IVOINE INGRAHAM Politics aside, are we moving forward as a people? Are we all combining our efforts to contribute our two cents toward a better Bahamas, or are we just sitting on the sidelines waiting for what we could get? Are we genuinely...

Taxpayers to foot 96% of new hospital’s $2.2bn needs

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net Bahamian taxpayers will seemingly have to shoulder 96 percent of the second New Providence hospital's $2.2bn-plus revenue needs via Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) subsidies over...

Next U.S. Ambassador?  Walker Pledges Business-Driven Approach as U.S. Looks to Counter China in The Bahamas

Deandrea Hamilton | Editor The Bahamas, September 16, 2025 – For the first time since 2011, the United States is on the cusp of sending an ambassador to The Bahamas — and the nominee, former football star turned entrepreneur Herschel Walker, is...

Herschel Walker vows to take on China if confirmed as ambassador to The Bahamas

Former NFL football player Herschel Walker, US President Donald Trump’s nominee to be ambassador to the Bahamas, testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on nominations on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 11,...

Vacation Turns Violent: Fight Aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Sends 2 to Hospital

Royal Caribbean cruise ship fight Photo : iStock A Royal Caribbean cruise took an unexpected turn Monday night after a physical altercation broke out between passengers aboard the Wonder of the Seas, prompting the ship to return early to...

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

By RACHEL BOWMAN, US NEWS REPORTER Updated: 14:57 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...

Two Royal Caribbean passengers injured in 'altercation onboard', taken to hospital

Two Royal Caribbean International cruise guests were injured during an onboard altercation, according to the company and emergency responders. The incident took place on the cruise line’s Wonder of the Seas ship on Sept. 15. "Our team provided...

MTL Cannabis Corp. to Present at The Centurion One Capital 3rd Annual Bahamas Summit

Breadcrumb Trail Links Newsfile Article content Pickering, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – September 15, 2025) – MTL Cannabis Corp. (CSE: MTLC) (OTCQX: MTLNF) (“MTL” or the “Company“), is pleased to announce it will be presenting at the Centurion One...

South and Southeast Asia M&A Report | Q3 2025

We are pleased to provide this twice-annual report summarising notable mergers and acquisitions activity in South and Southeast Asia, highlighting transactions over US$100 million in aggregate value. This edition features deal making in the region...

To Grouse and Kvech 2: Ruins, Climate Art, and Revisiting the Anthropocene

Alexis Rockman (b. 1962, New York City) is a leading painter of the Anthropocene, known for richly researched images that reimagine natural history through ecology and genetics. A School of Visual Arts graduate, he combines fieldwork with studio...

Social Security shutdown: All 1,400 offices closed nationwide for 24 hours - know the reason

All 1,400 Social Security offices in the U.S. are closed today, October 13, for Columbus Day. The Social Security Administration (SSA) is a government agency. It helps people with Social Security numbers and programs. SSA gives money to people for...

Is The Bahamas Central Purchasing Unit failing?

The Procurement Planning and Logistics course which I facilitate is coming to an end soon, and we are in the final stages of one of the modules, Purchasing and Supply Management. One of the more interesting subjects we examined in this module was...

Today in High Prairie: October 14, 2025

Today in High Prairie! See what’s happening today in town, celebrity birthdays, local history, world history and your daily horoscope. Please send your birthdays and community events to southpeacenews@hotmail.com and/or spneditor@outlook.com....

Four CARICOM Countries Implement Free Traveling

Flag of CARICOM. Photo: National Today October 13, 2025 Hour: 2:18 pm The measure was agreed upon by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of State during their 49th Ordinary Meeting on July 6, and responds to the need to advance regional...

Celebrity Cruises cancels all upcoming trips to this Caribbean destination

Celebrity Cruises has canceled stops to Haiti on its upcoming 2025 and 2026 trips. Citing safety concerns, the cruise line has updated itineraries and replaced stops to Haiti with other destinations in the Caribbean. Labadee, Haiti, is Royal...