The Bahamas News

Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of National Security met with United States Assistant Attorney Barbara Martinez to discuss ongoing cooperation between both governments relating to counter efforts in the trafficking in persons.

The Bahamas is missing out on opportunities to cash in on millions of dollars by not maximizing on the tremendous potential that the World Wide Web has to offer the business community, according to local business analyst Wayne Johnson.

The recent visit by the president of Haiti, Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly to The Bahamas - has created the perfect non-issue for political parties that are grasping at straws.

Lionel Richie and Shania Twain were in the Bahamas last week taping a video for their duet "Endless Love." According to The Bahamas Weekly , the clip was filmed in locations on Nassau and Paradise Island.

Cephalopods have been rocking my world since I was in grade school. I pursued them through a BA in marine biology at the University of California... The Freeport News--"Grand Bahama's First Newspaper"--ran an article today that was a mix of highly detailed biology and complete bone-headed confusion.

I was born February 26, 1985 and as such I've only been able to vote in the 2007 election thus far.

Reef Worlds represents the cutting edge of resort development, designing entire worlds underwater that offer a safe, accessible, and exciting immersive discovery experience for resort and private island clients worldwide.

NASSAU, The Bahamas - Assistant Director of Culture Eddie Dames speaks during the announcement of the launch of the 2012 E. Clement Bethel National Arts Festival, as the Festival's Organising Secretary Keva Cartwright looks on.

Aisha Bowe, a Bahamian-American was recognized in two categories at the recently concluded National Society of Black Engineers Aerospace Conference in Los Angeles.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration the Hon. Brent Symonette, right, greets His Excellency Michel Joseph Martelly, President of the Republic of Haiti, left, upon his arrival at the Odyssey Airport on Tuesday, February 7, 2012.

McAllister Hanchell, former Turks and Caicos Islands minister of natural resources, was interviewed and subsequently arrested and charged by the special investigations and prosecution team .

In 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England after she was implicated in a plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I. Newscaster Ted Koppel is 72.

Some 150 business leaders, government officials and VIPs are slated to attend the grand opening of BTC's newly renovated retail space on Pioneers Way Friday, February 10 for an official ribbon-cutting ceremony.

In its 2007 manifesto, the Free National Movement made nine promises in a bid to "reduce crime and better protect Bahamian families". Even though it kept most of those promises and is working to fulfill the remaining ones, nearly five years have passed and the government is no closer to reducing crime than it was when it came to office in May 2007.

Deputy Prime Minister Brent Symonette tabled information in the House of Assembly yesterday, revealing that nearly 2,600 people were granted citizenship in the four-and-a-half years the FNM has been in power.

'The Great Bahamas Hurricane of 1866', Wayne Neely, one of the world's leading authorities on Bahamian and Caribbean hurricanes, will give us an engaging account of this awe-inspiring meteorological event on Thursday 23rd February at 6pm.

Llewellyn Boyer-Cartwright, a 29-year veteran of the aviation industry who specialises in Aviation Law, this month became the first Bahamian to be admitted to the Lawyer Pilots Bar Association, an international organisation dedicated to airline and aircraft safety and legal issues surrounding the aviation industry.

Kemp began singing in nightclubs in his hometown of Nassau, Bahamas, when he was only 13.

The Opportunity, Awareness & Training Seminar, which will be held on February 9, will afford participants the opportunity to learn how to secure grants to expand their businesses.

Kareem Mortimer's film, Children of God is the winner of over 16 prestigious awards, including audience awards and jury prizes in Spain, Italy, Trinidad and Tobago, Atlanta and New York Culver City, CAL - The Pan African Film and Arts Festival , America's largest and most prestigious Black film and arts festival, is gearing up for its 20th year of ... (more)