Interview: CEO Rupert Stebbings Explains The Pre-Flight Checklist That Comes Now That Alma Air Cleared To Proceed With Seaplane Plans

Colombian aviation company Alma Air S.A.S., has recently received a favorable opinion from the Technical Advisory Committee on Aerocommercial Affairs (CTAA) of the nation’s Civil Aviation Authority (Aerocivil), which allows Alma Air to initiate...

Hurricane Melissa forecast to become Category 5 as urgent warning is issued for Jamaica

Melissa rapidly intensified going into Sunday morning and is now a Category 4 hurricane with 140 mph winds. The US National Hurricane Center expects it to strengthen into a rare Category 5 hurricane on Sunday night or early Monday. The center of...

PM Davis Leads Debate On Critical Data Protection Bill

Posted on 21 October 2025. by Jones Bahamas By Gerrino J. Saunders Bahama Journal News Editor Prime Minister Philip Davis led debate on the Data Protection Bill 2025 on Wednesday noting that the new legislation is meant to protect the personal...

PHA Responds to Social Media Report Alleging Postponement of Surgery Due to Operating Theatre Air Conditioning Systems

PMH. STATEMENT:The Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) acknowledges a recent social media post alleging that a surgical procedure for a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) patient at the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) was postponed due to air...

More residents building homes on Family Isl., report says

Findings from the Bahamas National Statistical Institute’s 2022 Census Housing Data suggested that more Bahamians are choosing to build homes and live on Family Islands. According to the data, 144,198 total dwelling units were recorded in The...

Hurricane Melissa grows into a Category 4, but the worst is yet to come

Hurricane Melissa grew into a major Category 4 storm early Sunday morning, effectively jumping three levels in roughly 24 hours. Catastrophic flash flooding and landslides are expected to hit Jamaica and the southern reaches of Hispaniola through...

The World and Everything in It: October 27, 2025

Editor's note: The following text is a transcript of a podcast story. To listen to the story, click on the arrow beneath the headline above. JENNY ROUGH, HOST: Good morning! Police enter a home without a search warrant, a defendant says he...

Hurricane Melissa set to slam Jamaica with catastrophic rain and winds

As heavy rain already began to fall, two people died and another one was injured in a landslide near the capital on Thursday, bringing the number of weather-related deaths to at least three since the storm began, according to Haiti’s Civil...

How Winston Churchill’s work impacted six monarchs: ‘Advised a whole dynasty’

Not just any biographer gets portrayed in a Netflix series. But Andrew Morton is no ordinary biographer. Morton released “Diana: Her True Story” in 1992. The source of his blockbuster biography was the princess herself, a fact Morton only revealed...

Podiatry can significantly improve people's quality of life by promoting, maintaining and improving mobility

International Podiatry Day (IPD) is observed annually on October 8 to increase awareness of the importance of foot health and podiatry. IPD focuses on the impact and consequences of foot and ankle ailments and the contributions of podiatrists to...

Hurricane Melissa forecast to explode into Category 5 storm over Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa is forecast to be at Category 5 strength in the Caribbean within 24 hours as it heads for a Jamaica landfall — the first of what could be multiple landfalls for the catastrophic storm, forecasters said. The storm, which initially...

TS Melissa forecast to rapidly intensify into major hurricane

(CNN) — Tropical Storm Melissa is forecast to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane this weekend as it lashes Jamaica and parts of the northern Caribbean, bringing days of life-threatening, potentially catastrophic impacts. Jamaica looks to be...

BNSI Releases 2022 Census Housing Data Highlighting Gains in Homeownership, Better Access to Utilities, and a Decline in Overcrowding

The Bahamas National Statistical Institute (BNSI) today released the Second Release of the 2022 Census of Population and Housing, focusing on Household and Dwelling Characteristics. This release provides valuable insights into the living...

Category 4 Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica and Haiti

Updated October 26, 2025 at 5:40 AM CDT Hurricane Melissa has intensified into a category 4 hurricane, and could develop further to become a category 5 as it approaches Jamaica, according to the National Hurricane Center. The hurricane is likely...

Failure to implement national breast cancer screening leaves Bahamian women at risk

Consultant Surgical Oncologist Dr Wesley Francis By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas’ failure to implement a national breast cancer screening policy is leaving women at risk of late diagnoses,...

Category 4 Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica

Updated October 26, 2025 at 6:31 AM EDT Hurricane Melissa has intensified into a category 4 hurricane, and could develop further to become a category 5 as it approaches Jamaica, according to the National Hurricane Center. The hurricane is likely...

Father Who Jumped Off Disney Cruise to Rescue Daughter Says He Lost Sight of Her in Waves as She Called Out: Police By Colson Thayer

NEED TO KNOW The father who jumped off a Disney Cruise after his daughter fell overboard has described the rescue in detail According to a police report obtained by PEOPLE, investigators learned he had "difficulty locating his daughter in the...

The broken toe

Have you ever found yourself half awaking from sleep, dashing to the bathroom, only to bump your foot on the bed or other furniture? This is a common cause of broken toes. A broken toe is a foot injury, yet it is one of the most neglected injuries...

Hurricane Melissa Strengthens to Category 4 Storm: Caribbean Countries Brace for Catastrophic Floods, Landslides; Evacuation Underway

Washington DC, October 27: Authorities in atleast five different countries have been working to evacuate low-lying areas in preparation for record amounts of rain expected due to Hurricane Melissa, which has been upgraded to a category 4 storm...

Girl who fell from Disney cruise ship was allegedly encouraged by mom to take photo in open porthole: report

A mom won't face neglect charges after her 5-year-old daughter fell overboard on the Disney Dream on June 29 from an open "porthole" on Deck 4, authorities said. (WOFL-TV/FOX 35) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! What began as a mother’s...