FLASHBACK: BAHAMIANS IN THE DIASPORA FEATURING CYRIL G. JERVIS
(EDITOR’S NOTE: I found this BAHAMIANS IN THE DIASPORA article in the archives of The Tribune. BAHAMIANS IN THE DIASPORSA was a popular feature that I introduced when I was …
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NEW GB POLICE CHIEF ISSUES “STERN WARNING” TO CRIMINALS: THERE WILL BE A ZERO-TOLERANCE APPROACH TO CRIME
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama – The new police chief in Grand Bahama has warned that there will be a “zero tolerance” approach to crime and that all laws will be enforced, …
Read MoreNORTON DECRIES UNPRECEDENTED UNFAIRNESS TO D.C. IN THIRD CORONAVIRUS BILL; ALREADY AT WORK IN RETROACTIVE FIX IN NEXT BILL
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)has expressed profound disappointment that the third coronavirus bill, which was signed into law on Friday, March 27, treats the District of Columbia as …
Read More“WOEFULLY BAD DECISION” BY BPL MUST BE REVERSED
COMMENTARY: BY OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., April 1, 2020 – At first when I saw the lead paragraph of a story and a photo in The Tribune of the …
Read MoreBAHAMAS MINISTRY OF TOURISM & AVIATION STATEMENT ON COVID-19
NASSAU, Bahamas, March 31, 2020 – The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation is following guidance from the Bahamas Ministry of Health and other government agencies pertaining to the country’s …
Read MoreGBPA PRESIDENT SHARES CONCERNS OF GRAND BAHAMIANS ABOUT COVID-19 PANDEMIC
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama, March 31, 2020 — Ian Rolle, President of the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA), shares Grand Bahamians’ concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic and applauds the Prime Minister, …
Read MoreMAYOR BOWSER ISSUES STAY-AT-HOME ORDER
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 30, 2020 — Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) on Monday ordered the city’s residents to stay indoors unless carrying out essential activities as the U.S. tries to contain …
Read MorePAUL ROLLE OFFICIALLY TAKES OVER AS COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
NASSAU, Bahamas, March 30, 2020 – Assistant Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle was officially sworn in as the country’s eighth Bahamian Police Commissioner since the The Bahamas became an independent …
Read MoreCUBAN MEDICAL TEAM CHECKS INTO SANDALS
SAINT LUCIA — Cuban Ambassador to Saint Lucia, His Excellency Alejandro Simancas Marin, was on hand to welcome a delegation of 113 medical professionals from Cuba as they checked in …
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