WAS LANISHA ROLLE FORCED TO RESIGN AS A CABINET MINISTER?
NASSAU, Bahamas – Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Lanisha Rolle has resigned as a Minister in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, but speculation is rife that …
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SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE RETURNS THIS SUMMER
FINALS TO BE HELD JULY 8 AT ESPN WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS COMPLEX NEAR ORLANDO CINCINNATI, February 22, 2021 – The Scripps National Spelling Bee returns this year with top …
Read MoreFORMER TURKS AND CAICOS PREMIER CONGRATULATES PREMIER-ELECT MISICK
TURKS & CAICOS – Former Turks and Caicos Premier Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson has extended congratulations to Premier-elect Charles Washington Misick and his Progressive National Party (PNP) for their victory at the …
Read MoreOPPOSITION WINS LANDSLIDE VICTORY IN TURKS AND CAICOS GENERAL ELECTIONS
TURKS & CAICOS — The main opposition Progressive National Party (PNP) secured at landslide victory in the Turks and Caicos Islands’ general elections yesterday, The Jamaica Gleaner reported on Saturday, …
Read MorePLP CAMPAIGN BLITZ IN MICAL CONSTITUENCY
INAGUA, Bahamas, February 20, 2021 — Speculation is rampant in The Bahamas that a general election is on the horizon, with one report in Social Media suggesting that it could …
Read MoreSCOTIABANK DONATES $30,000 TO RAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama — A $30,000 cheque donation by Scotiabank Bahamas Limited was made on Friday to the Rand Memorial Hospital in Freeport where major renovations are underway to restore …
Read MoreTO SIR WITH LOVE: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SIR SIDNEY POITIER
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Today is the 94th birthday of Hollywood icon Sir Sidney Poitier, the first African-American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor, receiving the honor in 1964 for …
Read MoreAPPLICATION DEADLINE TO PARTICIPTE IN YLAI FELLOWSHIP NEARS
NASSAU, Bahamas, February 19, 2021 — Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and implemented by the Meridian International Center, the 2021 Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellowship …
Read MoreFNM MP DENIES CLAIMS SHE SOUGHT PLP NOMINATION
NASSAU, Bahamas — West Grand Bahama and Bimini MP Pakesia Parker-Edgecombe has denied assertions from Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Fred Mitchell that she sought a nomination from his party, …
Read MoreNEW TOP U.S. DIPLOMAT IN THE BAHAMAS IS AN EXCELLENT CHOICE
COMMENTARY: BY OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., February 17, 2021 – Since she began her responsibilities as the new Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in The Bahamas on New …
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