REGIONAL: Two killed in plane crash in the Bahamas Barbados Today06/07/20210680 views A team from the Air Accident Investigation Authority is expected to be deployed to Treasure Cay on Tuesday after two people were killed when a jet crashed in bushes near… Read more
One killed in plane crash off The Bahamas Barbados Today Traffic18/04/20210437 views SOURCE: CMC — The Civil Aviation Authority has launched an investigation following the death of a man after a plane crashed in waters near the South Bimini late Friday. It… Read more
REGIONAL: Petition launched to protest Disney’s plan to build multi-million dollar cruise destination Barbados Today03/12/20200374 views SOURCE: CMC – A petition that has been launched as part of a campaign to “Stop Disney-Last Chance for Lighthouse Point” has collected close to 400,000 signatures. The petition was… Read more
REGIONAL: Churches maintain opposition to decriminalisation of marijuana Barbados Today26/10/20200332 views NASSAU, Bahamas, – The Bahamas Christian Council (BCC) has reiterated its opposition to plans by the government to support a marijuana or a hemp industry, insisting that this is not… Read more
American Airlines plane overruns runway in Bahamas Barbados Today24/10/20201396 views An American Airlines plane with 28 people on board veered off the runway after landing on Runway 6 in Freeport on Saturday, officials have confirmed. They said that no one… Read more
REGION – COVID 19 – Bahamas PM announces nationwide lockdown Barbados Today03/08/20200295 views NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has announced a national lockdown for the entire country that will begin tomorrow at 10 p.m. Minnis announced the move as he… Read more
REGION – Bahamian PM tells world leaders about Hurricane Dorian’s impact Barbados Today28/09/20190305 views Only three weeks since one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded laid waste to a large portion of the Bahamas, the country’s Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said: “The Bahamas… Read more
The UWI Vice-Chancellor leads mission to The Bahamas Barbados Today15/09/20190359 views Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (The UWI), Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, was visibly moved as he opened his Forum on the Hurricane Response in The Bahamas on… Read more
BAHAMAS – UN chief calls for greater action to address climate change Barbados Today15/09/20190322 views United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has charged world leaders attending the upcoming UN Climate Action Summit to show up armed – not with speeches – but with plans to achieve carbon neutrality,… Read more
Still reeling from Dorian, Bahamas faces tropical storm Barbados Today14/09/20190386 views (Source: The Associated Press) – Officials temporarily suspended aid efforts and closed a couple of small airports in the Bahamas on Saturday as Tropical Storm Humberto threatened to lash the… Read more