SAINT LUCIA EXTENDS FIRST PHASE OF TOURISM REOPENING
SAINT LUCIA, August 19, 2020 – The first phase of the reopening of the tourism sector has been extended. The new date is now set for September 30, with the …
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PROTESTERS IN NASSAU DEFY LOCKDOWN MEASURES
NASSAU, Bahamas, August 18, 2020 –A small group of protestors defied COVID-19 emergency orders and gathered near Windsor Park on East Street Tuesday morning to protest the seven-day lockdown imposed …
Read MorePM ANNOUNCES SEVEN DAYS OF FURTHER LOCKDOWN MEASURES FOR NEW PROVIDENCE
NASSAU, Bahamas, August 17, 2020 — Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced the strongest restrictions yet for New Providence during a national address on Monday night (August 17) in response …
Read MoreUNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE) DONATES PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT TO OAS
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 17, 2020 — In a gesture of solidarity with Latin America and the Caribbean during the current COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of the United Arab Emirates, through …
Read MoreGRAND BAHAMA PORT AUTHORITY’S CLEAN-UP OF DERELICT VEHICLES UNDERWAY
FREEPORT, Bahamas, August 17, 2020 – The Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited (GBPA) is progressing on its initiative to rid Freeport of the unsanitary and unsightly problem of derelict vehicles …
Read MoreTHE STRENGTH OF MY GRANDMOTHER LIVES IN ME
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Sonja Natasha Brown, a Grand Bahamian who is a lawyer and lives in Atlanta, re-posted this classic family photo originally posted by her aunt, Annette Poitier, a noted …
Read MorePLP OPPOSITION LEADER DAVIS TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
NASSAU, Bahamas, August 16, 2020 — Progressive Liberal Party Opposition Leader Philip “Brave” Davis has tested positive for the COVID-19 VIRUS. Confirming this on Sunday, August 16, Mr. Davis noted …
Read MoreNEVAR SMITH HAS A BRIGHT FUTURE IN POLITICS
COMMENTARY BY OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., August 15, 2020 – During my tenure as Editor of The Freeport News the second around from 2003 – 2009 — I previously …
Read MoreBAHAMIAN STEM EDUCATOR DEVELOPS NEW LEARNING MODEL AND IS MAKING GLOBAL CONTRIBUTIONS
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was submitted for publication in BAHAMAS CHRONICLE by Dr. Patrice Juliet Pinder, who has a Doctoral Degree in Science Education and a post-doctoral Fellowships & Training …
Read MoreGBPA DONATES $25,000 AND LAUNCHES DIGITAL FOOD VOUCHERS TO SUPPORT THE GB FOOD DISTRIBUTION TASK FORCE
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama, August 10, 2020 — The Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited (GBPA) has announced the launch of a digital food voucher programme in the Kanoo Pays app to …
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