AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM CHANCES GAMES TO ITS “VALUED CUSTOMERS”
TO OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS: We have received numerous requests from you about withdrawals from your accounts and our response to you is that we are working on it. We have …
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CARICOM LEADERS AGREE “ON A WAY FORWARD” IN BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, April 16, 2020 — Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) agreed on a way forward in the Community’s battle against the COVID-19 Pandemic at a Special …
Read MoreCARICOM HEADS PARTICIPATE IN SPECIAL COVID-19 EMERGENCY MEETING ONLINE
NASSAU, Bahamas, April 15, 2020 — As Member States of the Caribbean Community CARICOM) continue their fight against the COVID-19 and its impact of lives and livelihoods, CARICOM Chairman Prime …
Read MoreCARNIVAL CRUISE LINE CANCELS CRUISES INTO JUNE AS COVID-19 PANDEMIC CONTINUES
MIAMI, Florida — Carnival Cruise Line announced Monday it is canceling all U.S. cruises through June 26, th Miami Herald reported on Monday, April 13. The company previously said it …
Read MoreGBPA DOING “WHATEVER WE CAN TO ASSIST” IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19, PRESIDENT IAN ROLLE SAYS
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama, April 11, 2020 – The Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited (GBPA), in collaboration with local medical teams, have sourced and funded a supply of COVID-19 rapid test …
Read MoreDIPLOMATIC DEBACLE OVER U.S. BLOCKING SHIPMENT OF COVID-19 MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO THE BAHAMAS LAST WEEK RESOLVED
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 11, 2020 – His Excellency Sidney Collie, Bahamas Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), has informed the Ministry …
Read MoreEASTER MESSAGE FROM THE MOST REV. PATRICK C. PINDER, STD, CMG, ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF NASSAU, BAHAMAS, APRIL 11, 2020
Beloved in Christ: Easter is the very foundation of our faith. The celebration of Easter brings us back to that foundation. It takes us back to how it all began. …
Read MoreCOUNTRIES OF THE AMERICAS WILL BE ABLE TO JOINTLY NEGOTIATE PUBLIC PURCHASES OF MATERIALS TO COMBAT COVID-19
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 9, 2020 — The governments of the 33 countries of the Americas, including The Bahamas, that are part of the Inter-American Network on Government Procurement (INGP) will …
Read MoreBAHAMAS PROHIBITS IMPORTATION OF NON-MEDICAL PROTECTIVE FACE MASKS
NASSAU, Bahamas — The deadly worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has apparently spawned a growing mask-making industry in The Bahamas among local “seamstresses and tailors” that has resulted in Prime Minister the …
Read MoreBAHAMIAN STUDENTS AT MONROE COLLEGE IN NEW YORK BRIEFED ON BAHAMAS’ RESPONSE TO COVID-19
NEW YORK, April 9, 2020 — The Honourable Lawrence Cartwright, Bahamas Consul General to New York, and Consul Joy A. Newbold on Thursday, April 9, 2020, briefed the remaining Bahamian …
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