LIVING HER BEST LIFE AND FIGHTING FOR HER FAMILY
(EDITOR’S NOTE: I had been very close friends of Patrice DeGregory Campbell and her husband Ali Campbell long before I moved to Freeport, Grand Bahama, to live in 2002. However, …
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UNCITRAL SECRETARY PAYS COURTESY CALL ON MINISTER OF FINANCIAL SERVICES, TRADE AND INDUSTRY AND IMMIGRATION
NASSAU, Bahamas — Anna Joubin-Bret, Secretary of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), paid a courtesy call on the Hon. Elsworth Johnson, Minister of Financial Services, Trade …
Read MoreD’AGUILAR SAYS GAMING HOUSE OPERATORS COULD RUN NATIONAL LOTTERY
NASSAU, Bahamas — Minister of Tourism and Aviation Dionisio D’Aguilar is adamant that he doesn’t think the government should have a hand in running a national lottery given what he …
Read MoreU.S. EMBASSY OFFICIALS PAY COURTESY CALL ON FINANCIAL SERVICES, TRADE AND INDUSTRY AND IMMIGRATION MINISTER JOHNSON
NASSAU, Bahamas — U.S. Charge d’Affaires Stephanie Bowers and officials of the United States Embassy met with the Hon. Elsworth Johnson, Minister of Financial Services, Trade and Industry and Immigration, …
Read MoreBAHAMAS TOURISM ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE BLACK PRESS MAKES A WHOLE LOT OF SENSE
BY OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C. — While reorganizing my photo files, I came across a photo taken at a reception held during the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) convention …
Read MoreNEW ROTARY CLUB OF GRAND BAHAMA HOLDS INSTALLATION CEREMONY
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama, July 29, 2019 – Under the theme, “Rotary Connects the World,” the newly chartered Rotary Club of Grand Bahama held its first Installation Ceremony to a packed …
Read MoreBACK TO ANGOLA FESTIVAL AND ITS STRONG ANDROS CONNECTION
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., July 27, 2019 — Although the central focus of the second annual BACK TO ANGOLA FESTIVAL 2019 held July 19 – 21 on the …
Read MoreBMOTA DIRECTOR GENERAL AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL IN LONDON FOR ANNUAL SALES AND MARKETING MEETINGS WITH BTO EUROPE STAFF
LONDON, England, July 26, 2019 — Joy Jibrilu, Director General of the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation (BMOTA), and Deputy Director of BMOTA General Ellison “Tommy” Thompson are currently …
Read MoreCOMPTIA REP SPEAKS TO CERTIFICATION OPPORTUNITIES
NASSAU, Bahamas — Second-year students of the government’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) summer youth program at the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) recently received additional information about the …
Read MoreBACK TO ANGOLA FESTIVAL CELEBRATED WITH JOY, LAUGHTER AND GOOD FOOD
By KAREN WILLEY MANATEE, Florida — The 2nd Annual Back to Angola Festival July 19-21 was celebrated with joy, laughter and good food as villagers from Red Bays, Bahamas returned …
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