The Bahamas National Statistical Institute (BNSI), unveiling its annual foreign trade statistics report, said machinery and transport equipment remained the country’s largest import category, ...

The Government is targeting a $470m revenue increase for the 2026-2027 fiscal period despite this year’s collection pace ...

OPPOSITION Leader Michael Pintard yesterday demanded an accounting of how more than $200,000 in publicly funded gift ...

The Opposition’s leader yesterday urged the Government “to cite what law they are following” after it was revealed that $700m in net new borrowings, or debt, has been transferred to the National ...

# Michael Halkitis, minister of finance, in delivering the 2026-2027 Budget in the House of Assembly said The Bahamas has enjoyed a five-year growth run above its long-assumed economic ceiling and has ...

The Government yesterday moved to revive long-awaited public sector pension reform in a bid to halt growth in unfunded liabilities that now stand at $3bn through the creation of a scheme where civil ...

Taxpayer subsidies to loss-making state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are set to increase by more than $103m to $655m during the upcoming 2026-2027 fiscal year, driven largely by expanded healthcare ...

# A ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force officer was granted bail yesterday after she was accused of possessing an unlicensed firearm and ammunition in a home.

A MAN accused of an armed carjacking on Saunders Beach earlier this month was remanded to prison yesterday. Prosecutors allege Shadario Defrand, 21, while armed with a handgun, robbed Darrion ...

A MAN accused of raping his female tenant on Hospital Lane last month was granted bail yesterday. Prosecutors allege Joey Sawyer, 48, confronted a 47-year-old woman about unpaid rent on April 11. The ...

# A MAN accused of a near-fatal shooting near East Bay Street earlier this year was remanded to prison this week. # Prosecutors allege Mikandy Paul, 24, attempted to shoot and kill Tavares Colebrook, ...

FINANCE Minister Michael Halkitis yesterday said Grand Bahama is poised to benefit from surging tourism arrivals, reduced electricity costs and new infrastructure investments, including a cruise ship ...