Nassau, New Providence - IAAF President Lamine Diack arrives in The Bahamas for the inaugural IAAF World Relays. The historic event will take place at the newly renovated Thomas A. Robinson Stadium this weekend and will play out to a worldwide TV audience and some 30,000 spectators. From Left are LOC Managing Director, Keith Parker; IAAF President Lamine Diack; IAAF Council Representative and Bahamian...
T hree Bahamian men ages 48, 35 and 32 along with a Jamaican man age 53 are in custody following a major drug bust in New Providence on Thursday 22nd May 2014. According to reports, around 6:00am, a team of officers from the Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) acting on intelligence intercepted a van occupied by the four men at the intersection of Faith Avenue and Cow Pen Road. The officers conducted a search...
Nassau, Bahamas - Governor-General Sir Arthur Foulkes and Lady Foulkes host the Primary Principals' Association (PPA) Awards Ceremony at Government House, May 20, 2014. Pictured seated from left: Catherine McPhee, Assistant Chaplain PPA, Principal Sadie Curtis Primary; Earl Smith, President PPA, Principal Carmichael Primary; Sir Arthur; Lady Joan and Rosella Armbrister, Vice President PPA, Principal...
Nassau, New Providence - BAHAMIANS are encouraged to wear their national colors with pride this weekend, as the celebrations to the upcoming inaugural IAAF World Relays Bahamas 2014 gear up.Friday, May 23rd have been deemed a national t-shirt day in the run-up to May 24th & May 25th. T-shirts are on sale at the Thomas. A Robinson National Stadium. For the two days of competition, The color...
San Salvador, Bahamas - United Estates Primary School students sing a song about Majority Rule Day, during the E. Clement Bethel National Arts Festival adjudications, in Cockburn Town, San Salvador, on May 20, 2014. Enclosed are more photos from first and third grade performances... ...
ABACO, Bahamas - Police in Abaco are investigating a Causing Harm incident that has left a 22 year old female of Dundas Town with injuries. Reports are that on Tuesday 20th May 2014 around 9:30pm, a female was at a residence in Forrest Drive, Abaco, where she was reportedly beaten about the body by a male who is known to her. The victim was later taken to the Marsh Harbor Government Clinic where she...
New protections boost regional commitment to shark conservation WASHINGTON -- The British Virgin Islands moved on May 22 to establish a permanent shark sanctuary in its waters. Nurse sharks can be seen while diving in the British Virgin Islands. The designation by the cabinet of the British overseas territory prohibits commercial fishing of all shark and rays species throughout the full exclusive...
NASSAU, The Bahamas -- The Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the IAAF Relays Bahamas 2014 held its final press conference at the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture on Thursday, May 22, to update the public on the role of the Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas (ZNS) as its local broadcaster. Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Dr. Daniel Johnson said the relays will be viewed...
Hollywood, California – Young Bahamian designer Richie McCoy debuted his most recent swimwear collection, ‘Androgynous’ at this year's Facet Fashion Week. The event was held on the rooftop of the luxurious W Hotel on May 16th. Scores of designers, boutique owners, models and industry lovers from across the U.S were in attendance at the annual event. The blazing hot temperatures of Hollywood were nothing...
Nassau, Bahamas – With less than 48 hours to go until the start of the inaugural International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Relays in Nassau, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Dr. Daniel Johnson has declared the Bahamas fully ready to host the upcoming event. “I want people to understand that fans worldwide will soak up the beauty of what we have in The Bahamas and understand...
Nassau, The Bahamas -- Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) are joining together under the theme, "Women: the Voice, the Vote, the Victory" to discuss issues related to the role of women in politics and politic institutions, as well as the broad spectrum of women's rights and gender equality. "For all its literary panache, our theme for this meeting glosses over a very painful truth: Women in...
Freeport, Bahamas - Grand Lucayan Bahamas presents: GAME. SET. MATCH. Grand Lucayan Tennis School Courts Are Open and Available Daily from 9am - 5pm for Rent for the Following Rates • Deco Turf $20 per hr • Ace Rebound $20 per hr • Red Clay $20 per hr • Grass Court $40 per hr ...
The black and white trend revival continues this summer as designers have brought back a monochrome look from the 60’s, playing with patterns and geometrics while adding a touch of fine detailing. I first reported on this trend in February 2013, when I covered Marc Jacobs’ Louis Vuitton spring summer collection use of dramatic contrasting stripes, and checks such as the giant houndstooth , and other...
Nassau, Bahamas - Minister of Transport and Aviation Glenys Hanna-Martin greets the Hon. Rebecca A. Kadaga, Speaker of Parliament, Uganda, May 19, upon her arrival in The Bahamas. She also met with the Governor-General as well as Speaker of The Bahamas' House of Assembly Dr. Kendal Major... ...
Deep Water Cay, Bahamas – It’s not every day that you get to see amazing Bahamian dive sites on TV, but Deep Water Cay (DWC) is changing that thanks to a national TV story that aired on Fox Sun Sports Network last weekend via ScubaNation reaching 5,000,000 households. Deep Water Cay ‘Private Diving Paradise’ was the title of the show, which featured Deep Water Cay divemaster and now celebrity diver,...
Grand Bahama, The Bahamas - Two suspects are assisting police with their investigation into an armed robbery that occurred in the Eight Mile Rock area. Reports are that on Wednesday 21stMay 2014 shortly after 2:00pm, a male entered a business establishment located on Queens Highway, Eight Mile Rock where he robbed the employee of $300.00 in cash. The culprit was described as brown skinned male, 5’8”...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Bahamians Vernice Knowles and her daughter Chazelle Diggiss, who are visiting Washington, D.C., paid a courtesy call on His Excellency Dr. Eugene Newry, Bahamas Ambassador to the United States, on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at the Bahamas Embassy, 2220 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. Ms. Knowles is a former nurse at the Princess Margaret Hospital, where Dr. Newry, a neurosurgeon, once practiced....
Nassau, Bahamas - 3 arrested by Northeastern Division Officers for threats of Death, Shop Breaking & Stolen Vehicle: In the first incident, around 12:00pm, officers from the Northeastern Division were on patrol at Coopers’ Terrace, where they arrested a 57 – year old man of Coopers’ Terrace, reference to Threats of Death... Mobile Division Saturation Patrols Nets 12 Arrests: Consistent with the...
Nassau, Bahamas - Police are seeking the public’s assistance in solving two separate arm robberies that occurred on Wednesday 21st May 2014. In the first incident, around 1:00pm, a man armed with a handgun robbed a business establishment located on Robinson Road of an undetermined amount of cash before fleeing on foot. In the second incident, around 3:00pm, a man was exiting a business establishment...
Political and economic experts from the region today highlighted the importance of social inclusion policies to address successfully the coming years in which Latin America will see slower economic growth, during the 58th Policy Roundtable of the Organization of American States (OAS) held at the headquarters of the Organization in Washington DC, under the title “The End of the Affair? The Political...