STRAW MARKET REOPENS
NASSAU, Bahamas –The iconic Nassau Straw Market opened for the first time in nearly 20 months yesterday, The Nassau Guardian reported on Tuesday, November 23, 2021. The facility was among …
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DOCTORS HOSPITAL TAKES OVER WELL-KNOWN CLINIC IN EIGHT MILE ROCK
By ANDREW COAKLEY EIGHT MILE ROCK, Grand Bahama – The Hon. Obie Wilchcombe, Minister of Social Services and Urban Development, says Doctors Hospital’s acquisition of the clinic in Eight Mile …
Read MoreWATSON: GOV’T TALKS WITH RCI FOCUSED CHIEFLY ON GRAND BAHAMA PROJECTS
NASSAU, Bahamas — Government’s conversations with Royal Caribbean International (RCI) have chiefly focused on the cruise line’s stalled negotiations over the purchasing of the Grand Lucayan resort, with little focus …
Read MoreGRAND BAHAMA GOV’T SERVICES TO BE PLACED ON DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION UNIT PLATFORM
By ANDREW COAKLEY FREEPORT, Grand Bahama — Officials of the Digital Transformation Unit, a branch of the Department of Transformation and Digitization, were in Grand Bahama on Thursday, November 18, …
Read MoreIT IS CERTAINLY A NEW DAY IN THE BAHAMAS FOR BASEBALL AND SPORTS GENERALLY
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., November 20, 2021 – The naming of the government complex in Bimini after George W. Weech, former member of Parliament for Bimini, brought back …
Read MoreDIVERS SHOW HIGH INTEREST IN THE BAHAMAS AT DEMA SHOW
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, November 19, 2021 – The 45th Annual Diving Equipment & Marketing Association (DEMA) Show was held at the Las Vegas Convention Center November 16-19, 2021, and The …
Read MoreGBPA AND ARAWAKX PARTNER TO MAKE ACCESS TO CAPITAL AND WEALTH CREATION ACCESSIBLE TO MORE BAHAMIANS
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama, November 18, 2021 – A new partnership between the Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited (GBPA) and Bahamian investment firm ArawakX is helping to enable Grand Bahama entrepreneurs …
Read MoreIT’S A SORT OF “HOMECOMING” FOR PICEWELL FORBES
By Oswald T. Brown NASSAU, Bahamas — Picewell Forbes, Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas Chairman, met with ZNS staff at the Rusty Bethel Drive headquarters on Monday, November 15, and …
Read MoreBAHAMAS BRANCH OF CPWA NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS AND MEMBERS
NASSAU, Bahamas, November 15, 2021 (BIS) — Newly elected officers and members of the Bahamas Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Women’s Association (CPWA) are pictured, seated from left: the Association’s …
Read MoreCAMPAIGN AIMS TO END GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
NASSAU, Bahamas (BIS) — Under the theme, “Orange The New World,” Mrs. Ann Marie Davis, wife if Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis and representative of the Office of the Spouse, …
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