18 CARNIVAL SHIPS GATHER TO REPATRIATE CREWMEMBERS
ARTICLE 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 …
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BAD NEWS-GOOD NEWS!!!!
(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 MoreHIGH-LEVEL TEAM ARRIVES TO SUPERVISE ELECTION RECOUNT; CARICOM CHAIR URGES CREDIBLE, TRANSPARENT PROCESS
GEORGETOWN, 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 MoreDR. SANDS IS DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB OVERALL AS MINISTER OF HEALTH
COMMENTARY: 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 MoreFLASHBACK: AMBASSADOR NEWRY MEETS WITH CONGRESSMAN JOHN DELANEY
(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 MoreGOVERNMENT URGED TO PUT REVIEW OF BANKING INSTITUTIONS HIGH ON LIST OF POST-COVID-19 PRIORITIES
GUEST 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 MoreFEDERAL JUDGE ORDERS ICE TO RELEASE DETAINEES FROM SOUTH FLORIDA DETENTION CENTERS
MIAMI, 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 INTERVIEWED BY CNN’s CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR
Barbados 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 MoreBORROWING IS NOT AN OPTION FOR CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES; ACCESS TO CONCESSIONAL FUNDING AND DEBT RELIEF URGENTLY NEEDED TO FACE COVID-19
ECLAC 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) …
Read MoreFACEBOOK LIVE: BAHAMAS EAGERLY AWAITS RETURN OF VISITORS
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Bahamas Minister of Tourism and Aviation Dionisio D’Aguilar took part in a “Facebook chat” with John Kirk, President and Editor-In-Chief of TravelPulse Canada, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, …
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