Woods undergoes lower back disc replacement surgery

Tiger Woods underwent lumbar disc replacement surgery in his lower back after experiencing pain and a lack of mobility, the 15-time major golf champion announced on Saturday. Woods said he had the successful operation on Friday in New York at the...

Winn-Dixie in Jasper converting to Food City next month

Winn-Dixie is divesting its Jasper grocery store to Food City, with plans for Food City to start operating there as a grocery store by early November. AL.com reported Wednesday that Winn-Dixie — which is marking its 100th anniversary — is also...

TELLURIDE’S FIRST FULLY PRIVATE ON-MOUNTAIN CLUB

Southworth, the family-owned, visionary developer behind some of the world’s most renowned private clubs, proudly announces The Alpine Club, Telluride’s first fully private, on-mountain club that redefines alpine lifestyle with four seasons of...

A call for sovereignty, order, and self-preservation

Dear Editor, There is a season for patience, and there is a season for truth. There is a time for polite debate, and there is a time for the unvarnished cry of alarm. That time is now. Bahamians stand amidst the wreckage of a social contract...

Outbreak hits Royal Caribbean ship; Carnival cruise demand swells

With three months left in 2025, cruise ship gastrointestinal illness outbreaks have already exceeded 2024’s record-high levels. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) documented 18 cruise ship illness outbreaks in 2024. Now, with a...

MPE CARIBBEAN REPORT NEWSLETTER – September 29, 2025

September 29, 2025 Ready, Set, SOTIC — Barbados takes the stage Barbados is buzzing — SOTIC 2025 has arrived! From September 30 to October 3, the Caribbean Tourism Organization will chart the future of regional tourism at the annual State of the...

United Airlines to Have Direct Flights to Split in 2026

October the 11th, 2025 – United Airlines is set to introduce direct flights to Split in 2026, further boosting tourism from the USA. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Sinisa Malus writes, United Airlines will introduce a new seasonal summer route between Newark...

Expanding global connections with Jamaica

Created: Oct 11, 2025 08:14 AM (Updated: Oct 11, 2025 08:54 AM) CedarBridge Academy students engage in the Fourth Annual Youth Climate Summit at Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute last year (File photograph by Blaire Simmons) The Fifth...

25 years of greatness

It’s been a quarter of a century since the ‘Golden Girls’ captured the hearts of Bahamians everywhere, since Pauline Davis-Thompson left her mark as one of the greatest athletes this country has ever produced, and since The Bahamas really began...

Trump issues a Columbus Day proclamation to 'reclaim' the explorer's legacy

President Trump has signed a proclamation declaring Monday to be Columbus Day, in an effort to "reclaim" what he called the famed explorer's "extraordinary legacy of faith, courage, perseverance, and virtue." The proclamation comes after Trump...

5 things to know for Sept. 30: Government shutdown, Gaza peace plan, Church attack, Movie tariffs, YouTube

CNN Tropical Storm Imelda is gaining strength in the Atlantic Ocean, just north of the Bahamas. Fortunately, it’s starting to make a sharp turn eastward, likely sparing the US coast from a direct hit. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to...

Good news on sovereign credit rating

The Bahamas received very good news last week when Standard & Poor’s (S&P) raised its long-term sovereign credit rating for our debt from B+ to BB-. The upgrade flew under the radar the past few days with Tropical Storm Imelda impacting us and the...

Gaskin: Was Columbus an explorer or a criminal?

When Christopher Columbus sailed westward from Spain in 1492, he did not expect to find paradise. He was looking for a shortcut to Asia, a new route for spices and gold. Instead, he stumbled onto islands in the Caribbean, inhabited by the Taíno...

ICJ and Fossil Fuels: A Faulty Construction of Justice

On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered a historic Advisory Opinion on climate change. Its tipping point lies in establishing that violation of climate obligations under international law is seen as a wrongful act,...

Royal Caribbean cruise saves people stranded on a raft at sea

A Royal Caribbean cruise reportedly rescued a group of people floating on a raft at sea after diverting to avoid Tropical Storm Imelda. Enchantment of the Seas had altered the route of its five-day Bahamas itinerary as a result of dangerous...

To Boldly Go: A History of Human Migration

Just over 500 years ago, on 3 August 1492, Christopher Columbus, the admiral from Genoa underwritten by Ferdinand II and Isabella I of Spain, set off on the first of 4 trips across the Atlantic. He sailed from Iberia to the Caribbean, then on to...

Antigua and Barbuda touted as affordable Caribbean retirement spot

CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP For many retirees, the Caribbean promises sun, beaches and a slower pace of life. But choosing where to settle also depends on cost of living, healthcare and resilience during hurricane season. Antigua and...

Shark bite victim, surgeon speak about spearfishing incident and recovery in Fort Pierce

Eddie Jarmakowicz was bitten multiple times by a shark while spearfishing in the Bahamas on Aug. 16, 2025. He was flown to HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce where he underwent surgery and was released the next day.

Employers raise concerns over government’s redundancy insurance bond proposal

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- The government’s proposal of an insurance redundancy bond as part of its broader labour reforms has already drawn sharp criticism from employers with a Bahamas Hotel and Restaurant Employers Association (BHREA) executive calling...

Cruise Ship Caribbean Rescue: Who Were the Passengers Saved by Royal Caribbean in Dramatic Mission?

On Sunday, 28 September 2025, Royal Caribbean's Enchantment of the Seas carried out a dramatic rescue in the Caribbean Sea near the coast of Mexico. The cruise ship, diverted from its Bahamas itinerary due to Hurricane Humberto and Tropical Storm...