BAHAMAS REJECTS THE FREE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE
NASSAU, Bahamas — The Bahamas remains firmly against agreeing to the free movement of people in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis stressed at a town meeting …
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LYFORD CAY STUDENT, 10, WINS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE
NASSAU, Bahamas — Ten-year-old Lyford Cay International School student Roy Seligman emerged victorious at the 22nd Bahamas National Spelling Bee at Atlantis yesterday, beating competitors by spelling “queendom” correctly, the …
Read MoreLYFORD CAY STUDENT WINS BAHAMAS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C. — Roy Seligman, a 10-year-old 4th grade student at Lyford Cay International School, will represent The Bahamas in the 92nd annual Scripps National Spelling …
Read MoreTHERE’S NO BETTER WAY TO SPEND A SUNDAY AFTERNOON THAN WATCHING THE BNSB LIVE FROM NASSAU
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 10,2019 — There’s no better way for me to spend my Sunday afternoon than watching The Bahamas National Spelling Bee (BNSB), which is currently being broadcast live …
Read MoreGETTING SPONSORSHIP TO SEND A SECOND SPELLER TO D.C. SHOULD NOT BE DIFFICULT
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the sponsor of the District of Columbia Spelling Bee to select a D.C. spelling champion to participate in the Scripps National Spelling …
Read MoreCOMMONWEALTH DAY MESSAGE BY THE SECRETARY GENERAL
LONDON, March 9, 2019 — At this time when multilateralism is under threat, and we see nationalism and narrow self-interest on the rise, the Commonwealth shines as a beacon of …
Read MoreBAHAMIAN IS FIRST FEMALE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF COMMONWEALTH YOUTH COUNCIL
LONDON, England — In celebration of International Women’s Day 2019, the London-based Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC) today, March 8, 2019, announced on its Facebook page the appointment of Ms. Tamar …
Read MoreNORTON ANNOUNCES HISTORIC VOTE ON H.R. 1: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ENDORSES D.C. STATEHOOD FOR FIRST TIME IN AMERICAN HISTORY
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 8, 2019 —The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) applauded the passage of H.R. 1, the For the People Act, in the U.S. House of Representatives …
Read MoreCONTESTANTS PARTICIPATE IN PRELIMINARY ROUNDS OF BAHAMAS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE
NASSAU, Bahamas – To their credit, organizers of the 22nd annual Bahamas National Spelling Bee have structured this year’s competition using a similar format as the Scripps National Spelling Bee …
Read MoreHIGH COMMISSIONER EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR BAHAMIAN IN THE DIASPORA
LONDON, England — In a tweet on Thursday, March 7, 2019, His Excellency Ellison Greenslade, QPM, Bahamas Ambassador to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, noted: “It is always a …
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