PLP AIMING TO LOWER VAT AND RAISE MINIMUM WAGE
NASSAU, Bahamas — Progressive Liberal Party leaders said if successful in the next general election they will reduce value added tax to 10 percent for one year as part of …
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50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE SELMA TO MONTGOMERY MARCH
GUEST COMMENTARY: BY GODFREY ENEAS NASSAU, Bahamas, March 7, 2021 — The Civil Rights Era in the US was a defining period in my life. It enabled me to face …
Read MoreBAHAMAS HONORARY CONSULATE IN CHICAGO CLEBRATES SEVEN YEARS TODAY
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 6, 2021 – Bahamas Honorary Consul in Chicago Michael C Fountain posted the following on the consulate’s Facebook page that we decided to share with readers of …
Read MoreBAHAMAS TO RECEIVE FIRST BATCH OF COVID-19 VACCINES ON SUNDAY
NASSAU, Bahamas, March 5, 2021 –The Office of the Prime Minister has announced that The Bahamas will receive its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines on Sunday, March 7. “This first …
Read MoreMAY THE SOUL OF “MY DEAR BROTHER” PRESTON STUART JR. CONTINUE TO REST IN PEACE
BY OSWALD T. BROWN (EDITOR’S NOTE: This in an update to a commentary I have published on this date every year for the past several years.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — March …
Read MoreWILLIAM PICKARD RECEIVES HIS LETTER OF COMMISSION AS BAHAMAS HONORARY CONSUL TO MICHIGAN
NASSAU, Bahamas – The Hon. Darren A. Henfield, Minister of Foreign Affairs, presented Dr. William F. Pickard with his Letter of Commission as Bahamas Honorary Consul to Michigan, USA, on …
Read MorePARKER-EDGECOMBE SAYS “WE NEED MORE WOMEN IN POLITICS”
NASSAU, Bahamas – Admitting that she is not “necessarily” happy about being the only woman in Cabinet, West Grand Bahama and Bimini MP Pakesia Parker-Edgecombe pledged on Wednesday to help …
Read MoreA VERY PROUD MOMENT
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., March 3, 2021 — After my novel WOES OF LIFE was published in August of 2017, Her Excellency Dame Marguerite Pindling, the then Governor …
Read MoreD’AGUILAR HOPEFUL TOURISM WILL REBOUND
NASSAU, Bahamas — After more than 100 employees were made redundant at Baha Mar, Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar said on Tuesday that things will get better in the tourism …
Read MoreMONIQUE PINDLING SAYS PLP REJECTED HER
NASSAU, Bahamas — The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) does not want Monique Pindling on its ticket for the next general election because of the negativity associated with her father’s legacy, …
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