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(EDITOR’S NOTE: I always liked the writing style of Patty Beardsley-Roker, who is described on her Facebook page as a “freelance writer, editor, voice talent, researcher.” Originally from Syracuse, New …
Read MoreARTICLE FROM THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE, May 3, 2020 — Crew repatriation is a major challenge for all vessel operators in the COVID-19 era, and cruise ships have more crewmembers per …
Read More(EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was posted by Ed Fields on his Facebook page on Saturday, May 2, 2020. I hope that he does not mind me publishing it in BAHAMAS …
Read MoreGEORGETOWN, Guyana – Ahead of the arrival of the high-level Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Friday, CARICOM Chairman and Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley said the National Recount of the …
Read MoreCOMMENTARY: BY OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., May 2, 2020 — If the report in the Nassau Guardian on May 1 is accurate, the explanation given by Minister of Health …
Read More(EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was first published six years ago on May 1, 2014, when I was Press, Cultural Affairs and Information Manager with The Bahamas Embassy in Washington, D.C., …
Read MoreGUEST COMMENTARY: BY PAMELA BURNSIDE (EDITOR’S NOTE: This was written as a Letter to the Editor and posted on Pamela Burnside’s Facebook page on April 30, 2020. Because it addresses …
Read MoreMIAMI, Florida, April 30, 2020 — Citing conditions that amount to ”cruel and unusual punishment,” a Miami federal judge ordered U.S. immigration authorities Thursday night to release most detainees held …
Read MoreBarbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley on Wednesday, April 29, said she would like to see a global leadership initiative emerging from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, reiterating that the Caribbean and …
Read MoreECLAC PRESS RELEASE, April 29, 2020 — Leaders and government officials from 15 Caribbean countries held a virtual meeting with the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) …
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