Nguvu Mining CEO wins Global Power Women award

…First Ghanaian in Global Network of Heads of States and powerful business leaders Mining magnate Angela List has been conferred with the 2025 Global Power Female Award, an exclusive award which celebrates the most accomplished businesswomen in...

Hurricane Melissa Upgraded to Category 5, Hits Jamaica Hard

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength Monday as it approached Jamaica, bringing up to 30 inches of rain and a life-threatening storm surge. The hurricane is expected to make landfall on the island Tuesday...

BPL says relief on the way for Eleuthera consumers

As Eleuthera continues to face “legacy challenges” relating to electricity supply, Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) said yesterday one of two new generators will soon be brought online in Rock Sound. “Over the weekend, one of two new generators at...

Melissa could be strongest hurricane to hit Jamaica in more than 170 years

Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters expected it to unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage. At that strength, it would be the strongest hurricane to...

Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - October 27, 2025

News from around the nation. Hurricane Melissa nears Jamaica as 'Catastrophic' storm; Report: Child poverty rising in MD following federal cuts; WA county demonstrates success of science-backed youth justice; WV residents seek answers on permit...

Baha Mar's $350m Melia alternative to be 20 storeys

By Fay Simmons Tribune Business Reporter jsimmons@tribunemedia.net Baha Mar’s $350m replacement for the former Melia property will be a 20-storey high-end resort that will dominate the Cable Beach skyline and help fill “the inventory void” caused...

United in tribute to Vaughn Miller

Wife of late Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources Vaughn Miller, Cassandra Miller and their son Vaughn Miller Jr during the minister’s funeral at Bahamas Faith Ministries on October 24, 2025. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff By...

Melissa could be strongest hurricane to hit Jamaica in more than 170 years

Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters expected it to unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage. At that strength, it would be the strongest hurricane to...

Environmental group presses government to match words with action on Exuma project

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Save The Bays has welcomed Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper’s recent public commitment to ensuring that major tourism and investment projects meet strong environmental standards, while urging the government to apply those...

Hurricane Melissa slams toward Jamaica as powerful Category 5 storm

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength Monday as it neared Jamaica with up to 30 inches of rain and a life-threatening storm surge. What we know: Melissa is forecast to make landfall on the island Tuesday and...

Grand Bahama attorney and retired Judge Jethlyn Burrows passes

Jethlyn Burrows FREEPORT| The Caribbean Women in Leadership (CIWiL) Bahamas Chapter is mourning the passing of Jethlyn Burrows of Freeport, Grand Bahama, a respected attorney and community leader. Burrows, who served as Managing Partner at...

Category 5 Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica; threatens to be island's strongest recorded storm

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters expected it to unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage. At that strength, it would be the...

Patriot Pulse Digital Announces Gold Sponsorship At The Centurion One Capital 3Rd Annual Bahamas Summit

(MENAFN- Newsfile Corp) Phoenix, Arizona--(Newsfile Corp. - October 3, 2025) - Patriot Pulse Digital (PPD) is pleased to announce it is a Gold Sponsor at the Centurion One Capital 3rd Annual Bahamas Summit, a two-day invitation only event taking...

AP News: As the Atlantic Ocean warms, climate change is fueling Hurricane Melissa's ferocity

The warming of the world's oceans caused by climate change helped double Hurricane Melissa's wind speed in less than 24 hours over the weekend, climate scientists said Monday. Melissa is currently a Category 5 storm, the highest category, with...

Civil Society Forum charts National Action Plan for land reform and geospatial innovation

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Civil Society Bahamas has concluded its inaugural Land Forum and Geospatial Symposium with the release of a national action plan calling for the use of technology to advance land reform, equity and sustainable development across...

Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica as a Category 5 storm

Updated October 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM MDT KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters expected it to unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread...

US consumer confidence affecting stopover visitor numbers, says Cooper

A drop in consumer confidence in the US and geopolitical tensions are to blame for a slowdown in stopover numbers in 2025, but tourism professionals hope the numbers can catch up to last year’s numbers by the end of the year, Deputy Prime Minister...

Powerful Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica, may hit Category 5 intensity

Hurricane Melissa roared toward Jamaica with destructive Category 4 winds Monday and was expected to strengthen further before making landfall on the Caribbean nation with up to 30 inches (76 centimeters) of rain and a life-threatening storm...

DIR chief: Reform to ‘rein in’ liquor industry ‘running wild’

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net The Department of Inland Revenue’s top official yesterday said she was “very surprised” that some liquor operators are backing reforms to “rein in” an industry that is “running...

Trump, Takaichi Seek New Trade, Security Opportunities to Counter China

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at U.S. efforts to diversify trade in Asia, Argentina’s surprise midterm election results, and Jamaica bracing for a Category 5 hurricane. A Budding Friendship This week is all about trade policy...