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Free National Movement leader Michael Pintard has done something that former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis was unable to do during his tumultuous tenure in office: heal old wounds - many of which were inflicted between 2012 and 2021.

For the past 20 years, Grand Bahama has suffered economic shocks and nightmare conditions after being battered by intense hurricanes. Their names are etched into the memories of the island’s residents: Frances, Jeanne, Wilma, Matthew – and the biggest monster of them all – Dorian. The storms have left hundreds of millions of dollars in

On May 22, the International Day of Biological Diversity, Ann Marie Davis, wife of the prime minister, joined the Bahamas National Trust (BNT) on Grand Bahama for its tree planting ceremony to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bahamian independence at the Rand Nature Centre. Two trees were planted in the arboretum, the national tree, the

‘The voice of the people is the voice of God.’— Archbishop of Canterbury Walter Reynolds, 1327 Fifty years ago, The Bahamas obtained political independence from Great Britain. This was not a unique experience but one that emerged from a confluence of events that culminated in establishing the Commonwealth of The Bahamas at midnight on July

Kindergarten, primary, junior and high school students converged on Pioneers Way in downtown Freeport, commonly referred to as "The Boulevard", for the 2023 Junior Junkanoo Parade on Thursday evening. Youngsters from 24 schools dressed in artistically designed and colorfully decorated costumes, danced to the beat of drums, blaring of horns and shaking of cowbells, bringing

This holiday season, many Grand Bahama residents have been giving back through multiple feeding programs providing individuals and families with hot meals or grocery items. Operation Christmas, a collaborative effort between Apostle Phalmon Ferguson of United Faith Ministries International in New Providence and the Bahamas Union of Teachers’ Freeport branch, was launched on December 22, 2022.

Dear Editor, In recent weeks, North Abaco MP Kirk Cornish and Central and South Abaco MP John Pinder have both sounded the alarm over the explosive growth of the Haitian population on Abaco in the post-Dorian era. Despite the destruction of Pigeon Pea and The Mudd, with sheer determination and grit, the Haitian community continues

LOS ANGELES, Calif. and LEWIS YARD, Grand Bahama Island, Aug. 25, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Volunteer Ministers from Scientology Churches in Florida returned to The Bahamas as promised to provide

By: Andrew Coakley Bahamas Information Services     #GrandBahama, The Bahamas, July 18, 2022 – Over 150 excited children showed up Monday morning at  Pineridge Urban Renewal Center, for the orientation of the 2022 summer camp, which is expected to run for two weeks as of July 19, 2022. The turnout at the orientation in […]

Sir Lynden O. Pindling resonates with few post-independence Bahamians Dear Editor, Sir Lynden O. Pindling is the father of the modern Bahamas. Having led The Bahamas to majority rule in 1967 and to independence in 1973, Pindling’s name is forever enshrined in the annals of Bahamian history. Nassau International Airport was renamed Lynden Pindling International Airport in 2006 by the first Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) administration of former Prime Minister Perry Christie — a fitting trib...