American Airlines plane overruns runway in Bahamas Barbados Today24/10/2020192 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 Today03/08/2020089 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 Today28/09/2019089 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 Today15/09/2019086 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 Today15/09/2019071 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 Today14/09/20190117 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
More than 23 of Sidney Poitier’s family are missing in the Bahamas Barbados Today08/09/2019068 views (Source: Daily Mail) – The nephew of actor Sidney Poitier has said that more than 23 members of his family are feared missing in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian in… Read more
The Bahamas: Death toll from Hurricane Dorian to rise Barbados Today03/09/2019078 views SOURCE: NASSAU GUARDIAN: The death toll from Hurricane Dorian will increase, Minister of National Security Marvin Dames said today after he revealed that a few children are among the dead.… Read more
Monster hurricane wreaks havoc in northern Bahamas Sandy Deane02/09/2019080 views SOURCE: NASSAU GUARDIAN: Hurricane Dorian made a dramatic and terrifying landfall in the Abacos early yesterday with devastating impacts, before taking aim at nearby Grand Bahama. As the Category 5… Read more
Hurricane Dorian now a ‘Catastrophic Category 5’ Storm Barbados Today01/09/20190127 views Hurricane Dorian is now a “catastrophic Category 5” storm as it approaches The Bahamas, according to a National Hurricane Center update today. As of 8 a.m., Dorian has maximum wind… Read more