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Myles LaRoda, the state minister with responsibility for the National Insurance Board (NIB), again sounded the alarm yesterday on the deteriorating social security fund and warned of a “doomsday” scenario in the absence of a contribution rate increase, but declined to announce that an increase in on the way. LaRoda, while speaking during debate on

The nominations are in! And the judges will have a difficult time selecting the next Bahamas Primary School Student of the Year due to the outstanding candidates from around the country nominated, according to Ricardo P. Deveaux, Bahamas Primary School Student of the Year Foundation (BPSSYF) president and founder. “There is not just one student

The Bahamas Games is on the horizon. The event was officially launched on Saturday, culminating a two-day conclave hosted by the Bahamas Games Secretariat as representatives from the Family Island Sports Council; the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture and sporting federations gathered at SuperClubs Breezes on Friday and Saturday. The official launch of the event was

As The Bahamas prepares to celebrate 50 years as a sovereign nation on July 10, 2023, Aquinas College sought to sensitize its students on the subject and celebrate who Bahamians are as a people through music, dance, food and the things that are uniquely them with its annual Flag Day/Proud to be Bahamian Day. Flag

Parliamentarians yesterday unanimously passed a resolution to increase the minimum wage in the country from $210 per week to $260. Minister of Labour and Immigration Keith Bell, who closed the debate, said this was the fulfillment of the Progressive Liberal Party’s promise to help Bahamians. “We also said that we would review minimum wage to

An October 18, 2021 letter written to Minister of Works Alfred Sears by the then-CEO of Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) Whitney Heastie provides comprehensive details of the company’s fuel hedge program, designed to lock in global oil prices at the lowest possible rates and stabilize the fuel charge to consumers. Amid uproar in the

The Bahamas are a byword for beach-vacation bliss, fringed with coral reefs and world-famous beaches. Here are the best places to visit in the Bahamas.

Our Flash Drive will attempt to keep her good form intact while striving for a third career graded stakes victory in Saturday’s Ballston Spa

Summertime festivities are in full swing in The Bahamas, with all-new experiences, celebrity performances and lively events await.

Three mayors — all MTSU alumni — presented Bahamian Prime Minister Philip Edward Davis with keys to cities and gifts of unique Tennessee products.