128,700 DOSES OF PFIZER VACCINE ARRIVE IN THE BAHAMAS
NASSAU, Bahamas, August 12, 2021 — The Bahamas today received 128,700 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine donated by the Government of the United States, the first of a total …
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UNITED STATES TO DELIVER 837,000 COVID VACCINE SHOTS TO CARIBBEAN
By DANICA COTO Associated Press THE US GOVERNMENT has said that it will deliver nearly 837,000 Pfizer vaccines to Caribbean nations as the region with limited resources struggles with a …
Read MoreFORMER HEALTH MINISTER DR. DUANE SANDS WARNS OF “TSUNAMI” OF INFECTIONS
NASSAU, Bahamas — The Bahamas reached another grim milestone as it recorded over 600 new COVID-19 cases last week, including 228 cases on Thursday (August 5) alone, representing the highest …
Read MoreOLDEST CARIBBEAN DEMOCRACIES SHACKLED TO THEIR COLONIAL PAST
BY AMBASSADOR CURTIS A. WARD EDITOR’S NOTE: Ambassador Curtis A. Ward is a former Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the United Nations with Special Responsibility for Security …
Read MoreJAMAHL D. STRACHAN WILL HAVE A “POSITIVE PRESENCE” IN THE NASSAU VILLAGE COMMUNITY FOR YEARS TO COME
NASSAU, Bahamas, August 9, 2021 — Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Philip “Brave” Davis posted a photo of Jamahl D. Strachan, PLP candidate for Nassau Village, on his Facebook page on …
Read MoreSANDALS GIFTS ALL CARIBBEAN OLYMPIANS COMPLIMENTARY VACATIONS
KINGSTON, Jamaica, August 9, 2021 — Almost 100 Olympians from the Caribbean islands where Sandals Resorts International operates have been gifted complimentary vacation stays by the company’s Executive Chairman Adam …
Read MoreFORMER PRIME MINISTER OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA SIR LESTER BIRD HAS DIED
SAINT JOHNS, Antigua, August 9, 2021–Former Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister and National Hero Sir Lester Bryant Bird has died. In announcing his death, the Antigua Observer said confirmation of …
Read MorePLP LEADER PHILIP “BRAVE” DAVIS SAYS PRIME MINISTER MINNIS HAS FAILED TO “PREPARE THE COUNTRY FOR THE FAST-SPREADING DELTA VARIANT”
NASSAU, Bahamas – Describing it as a “tragedy,” Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Leader Philip “Brave” Davis said on Sunday, August 8, that Prime Minister Dr. Hubert A. Minnis “has failed …
Read MoreAS THE BAHAMAS TOURISM INDUSTRY REBOUNDS FROM THE EFFECTS OF COVID-19, IT MAKES A WHOLE LOT OF SENSE TO ADVERTISE IN THE BLACK PRESS
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., August 8, 2021 – Although I am still struggling to avoid eviction because of back rent that I owe, I have decided to stop …
Read MoreALTHOUGH GLOBALLY THE BAHAMAS IS A TINY NATION, IT HAS AGAIN DEMONSTRATED THAT IT IS A “WORLD SUPERPOWER” IN SPORTS
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., August 7, 2021 – The Bahamas, a group of islands and cays extending like a sting of pearls just off the coast of Florida …
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