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Fort Charlotte's Replica Canon Collapsing Like the Country
Here is another fact that confirms the state of neglect in The Bahamas. The judiciary is in shambles, the schools are in a state of choes and now the very monuments that tell the story of our beloved country, The Bahamas lay in ruins. Another seen at another part of the country lay waisted. This was the scene just below Fort Charlotte. In this picture a replica canon, collapsed falling into a state...
Bahamas Tourism Advert Broadcasted in the UK say, 'The Bahamas has nothing to do?'
The Ministry of Tourism cannot be paying attention to their message advertised to guests in its European market. We came across this ad and could not believe the message being advertised. A guest who came to the Bahamas discourages another from coming here as she got married in The Bahamas last year. Our UK contacts have confirmed to us that the ad is being played and said that the Tourism Ministry...
Police in Standoff with Daring Robbers
Nassau, The Bahamas – Police in riot gear and machine guns stormed the Spotless Cleaners on Poinciana Drive around noon on Thursday, where robbers held the store up and accosted the cashier as hostage. Commerce in the area came to a standstill as officers stormed the store and rescued the cashier. The robbers fled on foot. LIVE Footage of the rescue seen here on bahamaspress.com
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Monument Fort-Fin-Castle and The Water Tower Left with Stray Dogs and Illegal Wooden Shacks Built in the Road
Nassau, The Bahamas – Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham announced to Parliament on Monday his government’s shortfall by $52 Million in revenue projected in the first half of the 2007/08 fiscal year. Mr. Ingraham announced that Tourism would need an addition 12 million dollars for marketing, however we at Bahamaspress.com would like to see the ‘House that tourism built’ restored...
Moss Town Primary School Students and Teachers call on Governor General
Governor General His Excellency Arthur Hanna, centre, welcomed students of Moss Town Primary School, Exuma, at Government House on Wednesday, February 27, 2008. The students were accompanied by their principal Virginia Clarke; fifth grade teacher Eleanor Hield; janitress Virginia Deveaux-Clarke and parent, Corporal 2349 Rolle. Head Boy Kevin Forbes of grade sixth, presented His Excellency with a...
BTC Service Van Fill The Street with Fumes
A service truck at the telecommunications company in the Bahamas spray toxic fumes as it drives along the streets of New Providence.
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Ambassador of the Republic of China calls on Governor General
Ambassador of the Republic of China to The Bahamas, His Excellency Li Yuanming paid a final courtesy call on the Governor General His Excellency Arthur D. Hanna, on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at Government House. The Chinese Ambassador officially leaves the country Friday, February 29, 2008. (Photo/Tim Aylen)
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Housing Parliamentary Secretary Reveals Details of Expenditure Between 2002 and 2007
Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Housing and National Insurance Brensil Rolle delivers his contribution to debate in parliament on the government’s Mid Term Budget report on Wednesday, February 27, 2008. (Photo/Patrick Hanna)
By: Llonella Gilbert
NASSAU, Bahamas – As part of the $22 million in recurrent supplementary appropriation sought by the government for the 2007/2008...
The Tribune and WUTLASS Reporting AGAIN!
The Tribune story regarding the tabling of the mid term budget report by Prime Minister Ingraham in the House on Monday showed what many Bahamians may be thinking.
With ten solid months of decline, Bahamians are no doubt wishing for better days when Mr. Perry Christie was Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and the country’s economy was in good hands. The caption from Tuesday’s...
