NORFOLK, USA: On Monday, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) sent a letter to Philip Weech, director of the Bahamas Environment, Science and Technology Commission, urging him to combat global warming by encouraging the nation's residents to adopt a vegetarian diet. read more...

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NASSAU, Bahamas (BIS): Dion Foulkes, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Labour has announced that the Bahamas government will make a $1 million dollar ex gratia payment to the victims of the 2003 collision between the motor vessels Sea Hauler and United Star. A comprehensive investigation was conducted. read more...

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LOS ANGELES, USA (AFP): Pop diva Mariah Carey has married rapper-actor Nick Cannon in a secret ceremony after a whirlwind two-month romance, US media reports said Friday. The 39-year-old music superstar, who is riding high with a new chart-topping album "E=MC2," tied the knot for the second time in the Bahamas. read more...

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NASSAU, Bahamas (BIS): Professionals in the disaster risk management field met in Nassau this weekend to build consensus for the development of a strategy and plan of action to buffer the regional tourism sector against disasters. The one-day workshop was officially opened by the Director General of Tourism. read more...

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CALIFORINA, USA: Derrick Atkins of The Bahamas, the World Championships silver medallist in Osaka, Japan, last summer, opened his season in the 100-metres on Saturday with a victorious run at the two-day Brutus Hamilton Memorial meeting. The 24-year-old sprinter clocked 10.07secs to win the deciding race. read more...

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OKLAHOMA, USA: Bahamian sprinter Christine Amertil won the women’s sprint double at the Georgia Bulldog Limited meeting in Athens, Georgia, last weekend to start her Olympic campaign on a high note. Amertil, a regular 400-metre runner on the scene, won the 100m and 200m events comfortably. read more...

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GRAND BAHAMA, Bahamas: The Bahamas Diving Association and Bahamas Ministry of Tourism has announced first-ever dive symposium scheduled for June 10 and 11 on Grand Bahama Island in The Bahamas. The two day event will showcase the best in diving the Islands of The Bahamas has to offer. read more...

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GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: As part of ongoing development plans within the Caribbean region, Caribbean Net News has now launched several country-specific “Net News” websites, in order to provide more in-depth news, information and commentary in relation to each country and territory. read more...

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ATLANTA, US (Reuters): Rescue crews recovered 20 bodies and three survivors off the coast of the Bahamas, the US Coast Guard said on Monday, after an apparent bid by migrants to flee their impoverished homelands. The survivors, one Honduran and two Haitians, were found in the water. read more...

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NASSAU, Bahamas (BIS): The Ministry of Social Development has “just recently” completed a National Child Abuse Protocol that will address the need for children in The Bahamas who are traumatised by abuse to become “a corporate responsibility, shared across statutory and non-statutory agencies,” read more...

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NASSAU, Bahamas: FirstCaribbean International Bank, via its Capital Markets Unit, has successfully completed a US$100 million, 30-year bond issue for The Bahamas. The bond, which was oversubscribed, was placed with international and regional investors. read more...

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MIAMI, USA: Several Caribbean athletes, including Bahamian World Championships silver medallist Derrick Atkins and Jamaican former Olympic silver medallist James Beckford, were in action on Saturday at the Miami Elite Invitational, in Coral Gables, Florida. read more...

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NASSAU, Bahamas (BIS): The Bahamas Department of Immigration, Ministry of National Security, launched its fully integrated system for the issuance of Electronic Identification Cards on 7 April, 2008. The cards will be issued to holders of Work Permits, Permanent Residence Certificates... read more...

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NASSAU, Bahamas (BIS): The Bahamas has committed to build political support and financial sustainability for protected national treasures in the region, the Third Meeting of the Caribbean Constituency of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) was told. The Bahamas serves as a GEF Council Member. read more...

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The Tribune editorial of Monday, March 31, 2008 reminded the country of the very important debate over whether The Bahamas should have been involved with an initiative promoted by Hugo Chavez, known as PetroCaribe. And with gas prices rising to $5 per gallon at the pumps, Mr Leslie Miller... read more...

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters): Bahamas overcame British Virgin Islands on away goals in their World Cup qualifying tie on Sunday, despite playing both legs at home. The two-leg first preliminary round tie ended 3-3 on aggregate after the teams drew Sunday's second leg 2-2 in Nassau. read more...

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NASSAU, Bahamas (Reuters): Tabloid star Anna Nicole Smith's son Daniel died of a drug overdose, an inquest jury in the Bahamas ruled on Monday. The seven-member jury took 73 minutes to reach its unanimous verdict after coroner William Campbell had directed them to return one of three options. read more...

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NEW YORK, USA (Bloomberg): The Bahamas plans to sell $100 million of 30-year bonds, according to a person familiar with the offering. The securities may price to yield 275 basis points more than US Treasuries of similar maturity, said the person, who declined to be identified because terms aren't set. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA (BIS): The impact of both the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative and global market instability, the development of a joint maritime base in Inagua, renewable energy prospects and easier access to US based tertiary institutions were among matters discussed between Bahamas Prime Minister... read more...

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CORAL GABLES, USA: The Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA), through its President Peter Odle, has applauded and praised the remarks and strong support of tourism interests by Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of the Bahamas and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA: US President George W. Bush will welcome Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham of The Bahamas, Prime Minister David Thompson of Barbados, and Prime Minister Dean Barrow of Belize to the White House on Thursday, March 20, 2008. President Bush looks forward to discussing a range of issues... read more...

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NASSAU, Bahamas (BIS): Stemming the violence and killings that are claiming young male lives while causing the prison system to be populated with many other young Bahamian males, continue to be two of the major priorities of the government of The Bahamas, Minister of State for Immigration Senator, Elma Campbell said. read more...

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NASSAU, Bahamas (BIS): Caricom will devote a full day during its regular meeting of Heads of Government in July to focus on Tourism, and has agreed for the first time to make Tourism a standard item on all Caricom agendas in view of its importance to the economies of the region, read more...

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MIAMI, USA (Reuters): Two Caribbean smugglers who were designated by the White House as international drug kingpins were convicted on smuggling charges and could face life in prison, US prosecutors said on Wednesday. Jamaican Leebert Ramcharan led a sophisticated drug smuggling organization. read more...

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NASSAU, Bahamas (BIS): Bahamas Minister of State for Finance Zhivargo Laing said that despite the economic challenges facing the Caribbean, the region is still a preferred destination in the global tourism market. He was addressing the Twenty-Fourth Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development. read more...

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NASSAU, Bahamas (BIS): The rising cost of living, external trade negotiations, and security issues are high on the agenda of Caribbean leaders as they meet in The Bahamas to discuss the way forward for the region. The issues will be discussed at three high-level meetings of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). read more...

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NASSAU, The Bahamas (BIS): The Bahamas government will follow a reasoned, coherent, coordinated and calculated strategy in the fight against crime and criminality in The Bahamas, Minister of National Security O.A.T “Tommy” Turnquest said recently. Turnquest said that strategy will include... read more...

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NASSAU, The Bahamas (BIS): The government of The Bahamas will utilise nine million dollars from the Confiscated Assets Fund to bolster the Capital Budgets of both the Royal Bahamas Police and Defence Forces, Minister of National Security, O.A.T. “Tommy” Turnquest said last week. read more...

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At the PLP's recent convention the speakers spent considerable time lamenting the fact that the FNM have not implemented their much ballyhooed National Health Insurance scheme. Their intention, if re-elected in May 2007, was what amounted to a hostile take over of the health care industry. read more...

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MIAMI, USA (Reuters): An Austrian scuba diver died after a shark bit his leg in the Bahamas, authorities said on Monday. The Austrian consulate in Miami identified the man as Markus Groh, 49, a lawyer from Vienna. The US Coast Guard said it sent a rescue helicopter to pick up the man after receiving a mayday call. read more...

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PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Patrick Manning on Thursday received a high level CARICOM delegation at his Whitehall office to discuss matters relevant to the upcoming CARICOM Heads intercessional meeting to be held in the Bahamas on March 7 and 8, 2008. read more...

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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (Reuters): Dutch storage company Vopak has agreed with private equity firm First Reserve Corporation to set up a joint venture to operate an oil terminal in the Bahamas, the firm said on Wednesday. Vopak said in a statement First Reserve would buy the Freeport oil terminal. read more...

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NEW YORK, USA (Reuters): Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA has agreed to sell its BORCO crude oil and refined products terminal in the Bahamas to private equity firm First Reserve, the buyer said on Tuesday. First Reserve declined to comment on the terms of the deal. read more...

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FREEPORT, Bahamas (BIS): The government of The Bahamas is keeping crime and criminality high of its national agenda and is creating the space and the mechanism for Bahamians everywhere to give expression to their anti-crime consciousness. That assurance came from Senator Elma Campbell. read more...

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CORAL HARBOUR, Bahamas (BIS): The government of The Bahamas has taken “decisive steps” to strengthen the seagoing and airborne capacity of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force to combat the increasing illegal drug, gun and migrant smuggling and transnational crime, including transnational organized crime. read more...

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NASSAU, Bahamas (BIS): The Bahamas Department of Immigration has launched a new Automated Border Control programme that will assist law enforcement officials in uncovering incidences of fraud with respect to travel documents, Minister of National Security and Immigration, Tommy Turnquest said. read more...

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NASSAU, Bahamas (BIS): The government of The Bahamas has acknowledged the Netherlands for its leading role in supporting agreements that seek to curb and eradicate the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The Bahamas has approved, in principle, the ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention. read more...

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NASSAU, Bahamas (BIS): Increased Police presence on the streets of New Providence, in addition to the provision of more human and other resources to the Royal Bahamas Police Force, are among the measures that should result in a reduction in levels of crime and criminality, Minister of National Security, Tommy Turnquest said. read more...

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NASSAU, Bahamas (BIS): The multi-million dollar machine readable passport system in The Bahamas is “working fairly well” with over 550 e-passports issued since the official launch in December 2007, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Brent Symonette said this week. read more...

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NASSAU, Bahamas: Pledging the Bahamian government’s “maximum cooperation” with Baha Mar, developers of the Cable Beach strip, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham announced Thursday that a Supplemental Heads of Agreement between the Government and the developers has been signed. read more...

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