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Island news and notices
23 Sept 2026
Power Woes: Residents of Eastern New Providence Share Their FrustrationNASSAU, BAHAMAS - Residents in Eastern New Providence were awakened by the heat early Tuesday morning, as their power was cut off following a fire ripping through a transformer at the Blue Hills Power Station.
23 Sept 2026
Downtown Worker: “When It Rains…It Floods”NASSAU, BAHAMAS - For those working downtown like Mojo's Watersports & Tours employee Renee Major, the rain isn't just an inconvenience, it's a disruption that forces them to walk away from operating their business until the water clears.
23 Sept 2026
“Jillian Stood Up For Us in Life, We’re Gonna Stand Up for Her in Death”NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The raw emotion from family members of Jillian Pinder poured outside of the Magistrates Court on Tuesday, as 62-year-old insurance executive George Pinder is charged with his wife's murder along with 44-year-old Lenardo Farrington.
23 Sept 2026
Education Minister: B.U.T. Agreement At Finish Line as Government Continues BEMU TalksNASSAU, BAHAMAS - Weeks of meetings, negotiations and industrial tension may soon end with signatures on the dotted line for the Bahamas Union of Teachers.
23 Sept 2026
Bahamian Referees Assigned to Nations League MatchesTURKS & CAICOS - Bahamian referees Evens Julmis and Prince Albury are getting set for two CONCACAF Nations League C assignments in Turks and Caicos this month.
23 Sept 2026
Education Shadow Minister: We Welcome the Industrial Agreement, But There’s More Work to DoNASSAU, BAHAMAS - Shadow Education Minister Shanendon Cartwright says he's pleased the government has finally reached an industrial agreement with the Bahamas Union of Teachers, but says there is more work to do.
23 Sept 2026
Grand Bahama Junkanoo Groups Get Funding Boost for 2026/2027 SeasonGRAND BAHAMA, BAHAMAS - The 2026–2027 Junkanoo season in Grand Bahama was officially launched last week Thursday by Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage Leslia Miller-Brice, which also included more than $100,000 in seed funding for Grand Bahama Junkanoo groups.
23 Sept 2026
Man Charged With Wife’s Brutal Murder
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