New Providence
NASSAU, Bahamas — The results of the Rigby Reads Diagnostic Test show that more than 80 percent of Grade Two public school students are reading at or above their grade level, Minister of Education the Hon. Carl Bethel said at the Minister’s Literacy Awards...New Providence
The Government of The Bahamas is spending millions of dollars to upgrade law enforcement agencies throughout the Commonwealth of The Bahamas in the war on crime, but Bahamian communities must commit to “getting off the sidelines” and joining the fight...New Providence
The government has increased by 11 percent to $250 million its provision for capital expenditure in the 2008/2009 budget; a signal of its continued commitment to modernizing and expanding the nation’s infrastructure, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the...International
NASSAU, Bahamas – The Government has signed a ‘Short Stay Visa Waiver Agreement’ which allows Bahamians to travel visa-free to Schengen European countries for up to three months, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. The agreement was...International
A conference aimed at drafting a programme of food security and rural development for Haiti will be held in Spain in July, an initiative The Bahamas says would be a significant step toward addressing Haiti’s long unmet needs for development...