Fisheries and Aquaculture take center stage at high-level and technical events during Caribbean Week of Agriculture

Hon. Samal Duggins, host Minister for CWA 2025 and the upcoming 16th Special Meeting of the CRFM Ministerial Council, addressing the audience at the opening of CWA 2025 in Saint Kitts and Nevis (Photo: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Marine...

US questions progress over ‘Bahamas Invest’

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net A US government report has challenged the lack of “visible progress” made by The Bahamas in converting its key investment agency into the long-promised Bahamas Invest. The US...

A housing revolution: A bold 21st-Century vision The Bahamas deserves

Dear Editor, Michael C. Pintard, leader of the Free National Movement (FNM), has unveiled an ambitious “Housing Innovation and Revolution Initiative” policy outline that aims to stimulate excitement among Bahamians: the construction of 2,000 new...

Hurricane Melissa strengthens as it bears down on Cuba after devastating Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa has regained strength as it bears down on Cuba, after tearing a path of destruction through Jamaica.The scale of damage in Jamaica is beginning to come into view after Hurricane Melissa became the strongest storm to strike the...

Caterer brings a taste of the Bahamas to the Wilmington food scene

D’Xtira Brown, or Dex as she’s known to friends, grew up with a mother who worked cooking in the hotel industry in the Bahamas. “I was at the stove when I was 8,” she said. She moved to the United States to attend college in Charlotte, and that’s...

Tropical Storm Imelda, Hurricane Humberto threaten Bahamas, Bermuda

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Authorities in the Bahamas closed most schools Monday as Tropical Storm Imelda dropped heavy rain in the northern Caribbean, including over Cuba where landslides killed at least one man. The storm was located about 55...

Jamaica’s strongest-ever storm, Hurricane Melissa, turns to Cuba

Hurricane Melissa churned toward Cuba’s second-largest city with the force of a powerful Category 4 storm on Tuesday, hours after making landfall in neighboring Jamaica as the strongest-ever cyclone on record to hit that Caribbean island nation....

Antigua and Barbuda’s Minister of the Blue Economy Makes Strategic Waves at the Great Oceans Dialogue 2025 in India

The Honorable Anthony Smith Jr., Minister of Agriculture, Lands, Fisheries and the Blue Economy, is representing Antigua and Barbuda at the Second Edition of Sagarmanthan: The Great Oceans Dialogue 2025, being held from October 27–29, 2025, at the...

One man killed in Cuba as Tropical Storm Imelda, Hurricane Humberto threaten Bahamas and Bermuda

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP): Authorities in The Bahamas closed most schools yesterday as Tropical Storm Imelda dropped heavy rain in the northern Caribbean, including over Cuba where landslides killed at least one man. The storm was located about...

Mariah Carey Answered Whether She Wants Her Kids to Be in the ‘Horrible’ Entertainment Industry

Notable People Does Mariah Carey want her teen twins, Monroe and Moroccan, to follow in her footsteps and have a career in entertainment? Award-winning singer-songwriter Mariah Carey shares her life with 14-year-old twins, Monroe and Moroccan...

Melissa Tears Through Jamaica, More Islands Brace for Impact

*This story is developing and will be updated as new details emerge. Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Jamaica’s southern coast Tuesday afternoon. The storm—a Category 5 with sustained winds of 185 mph—ranks among the most intense Atlantic...

What really sparks wanderlust? New research maps varying influence of marketing media

What really sparks wanderlust? New research maps varying influence of marketing media Expedia Group Advertising has released comprehensive findings from The Science of Wanderlust research, uncovering what makes the perfect travel content to drive...

Catastrophic Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica as the strongest landfalling Atlantic hurricane on record

Historic Hurricane Melissa roared ashore over western Jamaica at 1 p.m. EDT Oct. 28 as a high-end Category 5 storm with 185 mph (295 km/h) winds and a central pressure of 892 mb. This ties Melissa with the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 in the...

When the clock turns on you: Shift work, health, and hidden risks

If you live in The Bahamas, chances are you or someone close to you works shifts. Whether it’s a nurse tending to patients through the night, a chef in a bustling resort kitchen, or a taxi driver ferrying tourists at dawn, shift work keeps the...

BHTA cautiously optimistic about upcoming Thanksgiving, Christmas seasons

Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) President Jackson Weech is “cautiously optimistic” about the upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons, and hopes member properties finish 2025 strong and exceed their expectations. Weech told...

Royal Caribbean's beach club signs up two Bahamian vendors

Two Bahamian vendors will start their partnerships at Royal Caribbean International’s (RCI) beach club this coming December. Captain Cameron Gibson, director of business integration, Royal Caribbean Group Bahamas, announced two key and vital...

Pickstock: I am the only one who can do the job

As he spoke at the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP’s) Southwest Linkup last night, Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis urged supporters to show up in the upcoming Golden Isles by-election, as he praised the party’s candidate, Senator Darron...

Cost Right Freeport Announces Expansion and Store Refresh, Bringing Customers More Categories and Greater Savings

Cost Right Freeport today announced an exciting expansion and refresh of its store, designed to delivercustomers an improved shopping experience with more product categories, fresh new assortment, andeven greater savings. As part of the refresh,...

Analyst: Jamaica could face billions in uninsured storm losses

Created: Oct 28, 2025 07:12 PM (Updated: Oct 28, 2025 08:21 PM) Waves splash in Kingston, Jamaica, as Hurricane Melissa approaches (Photograph by Matias Delacroix/AP) Jamaica will be recovering from the effects of the destructive category 5...

Hurricane Melissa slams into Cuba after 'Storm of the Century' leaves entire towns underwater in Jamaica and 25k tourists trapped

By BRITTANY CHAIN, US SENIOR REPORTER and JAMIE BULLEN, LIVE COVERAGE EDITOR and SAM CHISHOLM and RACHEL BOWMAN, US NEWS REPORTER Updated: 03:59 EDT, 29 October 2025 Hurricane Melissa has slammed into Cuba after tearing through Jamaica as one of...