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Bahamians Enjoy the Parade of Nations at Carifesta XV in Barbados
Bahamas Local
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Members of The Bahamas Delegation to the Caribbean Festival of the Arts (Carifesta) XV expressed positive feedback on the Parade of Nations that took them through Bridgetown, Barbados, from Golden Square Freedom Park to Queen's Park, on August 22,...
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection Is Adding Miami as a New Homeport for Winter Caribbean Sailings
Caribbean Journal
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August 27, 2025
The cruise industry is seeing a surge of interest in small-ship travel — yachts and boutique vessels that trade scale for intimacy, skipping the mega-ports in favor of hidden harbors and quieter coastlines. It’s a trend that’s reshaping the way...
Bahamas earns a shot at the promotion round
The Tribune (Bahamas)
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August 22, 2025
By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net Captain Kim O’Kelley had two words to describe the performances of The Bahamas’ team at the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup tie yesterday in Santa Tecla, El Salvador - focused and confident....
Pintard renews criticism of controversial Exuma moorings deal, demands transparency
Eye Witness News
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August 27, 2025
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Opposition Leader Michael Pintard has renewed criticism of the government’s handling of the controversial Exuma moorings deal, noting that equipment linked to the cancelled project remains in place as residents continue to demand...
Bahamas’ Volleyball Ladies suffer 3-1 loss to JA
The Tribune (Bahamas)
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August 21, 2025
By JONATHAN BURROWS DAY five of the CAZOVA Senior Volleyball Championship brought another action-packed evening at the Kendal GL Isaacs Gymnasium yesterday with both the women and men of Team Bahamas in action. The women’s team faced the defending...
Construction mobilised for second phase of North Eleuthera International Airport
Eye Witness News
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August 21, 2025
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- The North Eleuthera International Airport has officially mobilised construction, marking the formal kickoff of the project’s second phase and a major step in the island’s infrastructure development. Launched in mid-August 2025,...
Construction on new N. Eleuthera airport slated for October
The Nassau Guardian
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The formal mobilization of work on the new North Eleuthera International Airport has begun, with the airport’s developers eyeing an October start for building construction and a completion target of the third quarter of next year, a statement...
Bahamas Development Bank and Disney Cruise Line Celebrate Graduation of Inaugural Elevate Eleuthera Cohort
Bahamas Local
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The Bahamas Development Bank (BDB) and Disney Cruise Line proudly celebrated thegraduation of the first cohort of the Elevate Eleuthera Program on July 31, 2025, at the EleutheraChamber of Commerce in Rock Sound. Conceived through a strategic...
EDITORIAL – BAHAMAS ON A ROLL
The Bahamas Journal
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August 22, 2025
Posted on 22 August 2025. by Jones Bahamas No matter what indices you examine, any objective analysis of the socioeconomic affairs on The Bahamas would indicate that The Commonwealth of The Bahamas as a nation is making significant progress. This...
Bahamas ladies sweep Suriname 3-0 in the Billie Jean King Cup
The Tribune (Bahamas)
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August 20, 2025
(L-R) Captain Kim O’Kelley, Saphirre Ferguson, Sydney Clarke, Jalisa Clarke and Simone Pratt are pictured above on day two of the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup in Santa Tecla, El Salvador. By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net...
The Digital Shift: Redefining Insurance with Smarter Payments
Banking Dive
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Parents Cheer on Team Bahamas at 2025 Goodwill Games
Our News Bahamas
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August 22, 2025
Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement BARBADOS – When the 40-member team left for Barbados last Wednesday for the 29th edition of the Goodwill Games, the Bahamasair charter was not only filled with coaches, medical...
A NEW ENERGY THRUST
The Bahamas Journal
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August 22, 2025
Posted on 22 August 2025. by Jones Bahamas By Arianna Neely Bahama Journal Staff Writer A new public information initiative, “Energy in Motion” was launched by the government on Thursday at the Office of The Prime Minister. Officials will host...
Bahamas First posts $3.9M comprehensive income jump
The Nassau Guardian
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Bahamas First Holdings Limited is reporting a $3.9 million year-on-year improvement on total comprehensive income for the first half of 2025. Bahamas First, in a release on its Q2 report for 2025, announced “solid growth in the group’s financial...
Munroe: Bahamas Supports Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council
The Bahamas Journal
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August 22, 2025
Posted on 22 August 2025. by Jones Bahamas By Gerrino J. Saunders Bahama Journal News Editor A day after businessman Laurent Saint-Cyr was appointed as President of the Transitional Presidential Council of the Republic of Haiti the Government of...
Bahamas blanks Suriname 3-0 at BJKC
The Nassau Guardian
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Guardian Sports Reporter The Bahamas’ Billie Jean King Cup (BJKC) team is holding its own at the 2025 Americas Zone III Tournament in Santa Tecla, El Salvador. The Bahamian contingent continued its winning ways on Tuesday, blanking Suriname 3-0 in...
Bahamas goes winless in pool play
The Nassau Guardian
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Guardian Sports Reporter The Bahamas women’s national volleyball team capped off pool play with a tough loss in three consecutive sets against Trinidad & Tobago on day three of the 2025 Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association (CAZOVA) Senior...
Bahamas PM outlines plans for getting more citizens into the construction industry
Jamaica Observer
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August 20, 2025
A construction project in The Bahamas. Bahamian Prime Minister Phillip Davis says while the construction boom is real, not many of his fellow citizens are taking advantage of the situation. “The Government I lead is not going to accept the idea...
WLOX to air hour-long “Katrina20” special August 29
WLOX - Mississippi
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August 27, 2025
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Twenty years ago, around 9:00 a.m., Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, forever changing thousands of lives. On the anniversary of the storm, WLOX will air an hour-long special, “Katrina20: The...
SHIPPING TIMES | Cruise ship brings visitors to Capital City
The Fiji Times
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August 20, 2025
THE cruise ship, Norwegian Sun called into port this month. The ship which has a guest capacity of 1878, and 906 crew members berthed at the Port of Suva on Saturday August 9. The Norwegian Sun has a 77,104 gross register tonnage with an overall...