LARODA HAPPY TO SEE FIRMS REOPEN
FREEPORT – Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce President Greg Laroda says the reopening of some businesses on the island is “a huge step,” as many are on “life support right …
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PRIME MINISTER “TEMPORARILY ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY” FOR HEALTH PORTFOLIO
NASSAU, Bahamas, May 5, 2020 — The Cabinet Office has announced that Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis “will temporarily assume responsibility for the portfolio of Health, effective …
Read MoreTHE SURPRISING RESIGNATION OF HEALTH MINISTER DR. DUANE SANDS
COMMENTARY: BY OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., May 5, 2020 — In a recent commentary I wrote, headlined THE INHERENT DANGER OF BURNING BRIDGES BEHIND YOU, I noted that throughout …
Read MoreREPATRIATING 5,000 JAMAICANS COULD HIT TAXPAYERS HARD
KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 5, 2020 — Taxpayers will fork out $64 million to pay for accommodation and food for 330 Jamaicans stranded overseas by the COVID-19 pandemic who will arrive …
Read MorePRIME MINISTER ACCEPTS RESIGNATION OF HEALTH MINISTER OVER COVID-19 FLIGHT FIASCO
NASSAU, Bahamas — Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis accepted the resignation of Health Minister Dr Duane Sands late Monday evening, “a stunning climax to a fast-moving controversy that has now …
Read MoreHAPPY ANNIVERSARY ARCHBISHOP PINDER AND MAY THE GOOD LORD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU ABUNDANTLY
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Today marks the 16th anniversary of Archbishop Patrick Pinder’s installation as Archbishop of Nassau on May 4, 2004, at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, some nine months after his …
Read MoreA PLEASANT SURPRISE FROM COVID-19
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Shena Newton posted this wonderful article on her Facebook page that I am delighted to share as a Guest Commentary with readers of BAHAMAS CHRONICLE. Ms. Newton works …
Read MoreFLASHBACK: BAHAMAS EMBASSY PARTICIPATES IN PASSPORT DC
(EDITOR’S NOTE: My Facebook reminder this morning is this collage of photos and brief report that I posted on this date five years ago, May 5, 2015, when I was …
Read MoreGIBSON QUESTIONS PROMOTION OF LEAD POLICE INVESTIGATOR IN HIS TRIAL
NASSAU, Bahamas, May 3, 2020 — Former Labour Minister Shane Gibson, who was acquitted in November of 2019 of all 15 counts of bribery charges brought against him, has written …
Read MorePM ANNOUNCES “PHASE 1B” IN REOPENING ECONOMY
NASSAU, Bahamas — In his address to the nation on Sunday, May 3, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced that effective Monday, May 4, Phase 1B in reopening of the …
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