During his Contribution on the Speech from the Throne, in the House of Assembly, on November 3, 2021, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture the Hon. Mario Bowleg noted that his government recognized the capacity of sports to deliver “a sense of deep spirituality because it emanates from a natural impulse for freedom, symbolic meaning and the pursuit of perfection, with the recognition that sports delivers healthy bodies and fresh minds”.

Prime Minister, the Hon. Philip Davis extends heartfelt congratulations to  Bahamian Jonquel Jones on being named the 2021 Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) MVP.  Jones who plays with the Connecticut Sun, hails from Holmes Rock, Grand Bahama.  

The Prime Minister wishes to highlight Jones’ efforts and professional commitment, which are being recognized by this award. She is the first Bahamian-born professional basketball player to gain such recognition. Jones received 48 of 49 first place votes to win the 2021 MVP.  

Prime Minister Davis said, “Ms. Jones’ amazing accomplishment will become the standard against which many will be measured...

Garnell Hanna Kemp remembers a time when her quiet Bain Town homestead was a picturesque portrait of island community living. In recent years, however, the area at Anderson Street - affectionately called I-95 by area residents because of high levels of vehicular traffic - has deteriorated into a string of dilapidated and abandoned properties.

Ministry of Environment officials today issued a last call for entries from schools for its popular touring campaign #BeAHero, taking colourful capes and a strong message to students that clean communities are everyone’s business and no one is too young to get in the game.

Driven by success and viral popularity, a campaign initially designed for Nassau to spread the message of the importance of a clean, green and pristine environment among young students will go national February 1, Minister of Environment and Housing Romauld ‘Romi’ Ferreira revealed today.

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After receiving major endorsements from well- known sports heroes like Chris ‘Fireman’ Brown, Jonquel Jones, and Shaunae Miller-Uibo, the Ministry of the Environment has added yet another high-profile sports superstar to its popular Be A Hero campaign, basketball phenom and Grand Bahama native, Chavanno “Buddy” Hield.

The Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture the Hon. Lanisha Rolle; Acting Permanent Secretary, Rhoda Jackson and Director of Sports, Timothy Munnings joined members of the nation’s sporting community and stakeholders in recognizing outstanding Bahamians at the National Sports Awards held at SuperClubs Breezes, November 30, 2018.  Also present were Executive Director of Culture, Rowena Poiter-Sutherland; The Bahamas Olympic Committee Secretary General, Derron Donaldson; Sports Division staff members and numerous sports-related federations and associations representatives.  The Prime Minister’s Award for Male and Female Athlete of the Year went to Steven Gardiner and Shaunae Miller-Uibo...

Minister of the Environment and Housing, the Hon. Romauld Ferreira launched his 'Be a Hero' national cleanup campaign with school visits at T.A. Thompson Junior High School, Gregory Street, and L.W. Young Junior High School, Bernard Road, at the start of the school day on Monday morning.   At school assemblies he encouraged young people to play an important part in creation of clean, green living environments in their communities...

Environment and Housing Minister Romauld ‘Romi’ Ferreira hit the airwaves from one end of the dial to the other like a sprinter with a microphone to spread the message of getting involved in the #Be A Hero campaign – a program aimed at instilling a renewed sense of pride in surroundings and respect for the environment by involving every student in primary and junior high school in New Providence.