AN OUTSTANDING EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., April 28, 2021 – By any yardstick the political campaign of Leslia Miller-Brice, the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) candidate for the Sea Breeze constituency …
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U.S. EMBASSY ANNOUNCES $10,000 GRANT COMPETITION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL/SCIENCE EDUCATION
NASSAU, Bahamas — In celebration of Earth Day, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Usha E. Pitts formally announced a $10,000 grant competition for local organizations, seeking proposals that will promote Science, Technology, …
Read MoreU.S. EMBASSY NASSAU CONTINUES VACCINE DISTRIBUTION MISSION
NASSAU, Bahamas, – Declaring that “more on the way,” the U.S. Embassy Nassau posted the following on its Facebook page on Tuesday, April 27, with two photos: “Today is day …
Read MoreBAHAMAS MINISTER OF TOURISM TO U.S.: GIVE US COVID “SHOT IN THE ARM”
NASSAU, Bahamas — A Cabinet minister last night said the US pledge to make 60m AstraZeneca COVID vaccine doses available to other nations can be “the shot in the arm” …
Read MoreUSHA E. PITTS CONTINUES TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE ESTABLISHED BY HER PREDECESSORS AS U.S. ENVOY TO THE BAHAMAS
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., April 26, 2021 — The Bahamas has been without an U.S. Ambassador since California businesswoman Nicole Avant, who was appointed by President Barack Obama, …
Read MoreA PUBLIC APPEAL TO BAHAMAS MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS DARREN HENFIELD
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., April 24, 2021 – Partly because of Bahamas Foreign Affairs Minister Darren Henfield’s refusal to implement a proposal I submitted to the Ministry three …
Read More$21M FIRST PHASE OF RAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL REDEVELOPMENT OFFICIALLY RECOMMISSIONED
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama — Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and Minister of Health Renward Wells were in Grand Bahama on Friday, April 23, for the official recommissioning of the $21m-first …
Read MoreCOMPUTERS DONATED MY VIRGINIA HIGH SCHOOLS ARRIVE IN NASSAU
NASSAU, Bahamas — U.S. Charge d’Affaires Usha Pitts and Minister of Education, The Hon. Jeffrey Lloyd, were at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) in Nassau on Thursday, April 22, to …
Read MoreU.S. AIRFORCE PREPARES TO DELIVER 100 COMPUTERS DONATED TO BAHAMIAN STUDENTS FROM THE VIRGINIA STAR PROGRAM
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 21, 2021 — His Excellency Sidney Collie, Bahamas Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), along with Theo Neilly, …
Read MoreBAHAMIAN LAUREN RITCHIE AMONG YOUNG WOMEN CITED IN ARTICLE AS BEING COMMITTED TO PROTECTING THE PLANET
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 22, 2021 – Lauren Ritchie, a 19-year-old student from The Bahamas who is studying sustainable development and political science at Columbia University, is among five young women …
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