DECISION IMMINENT ON LUCAYAN DEAL
NASSAU, Bahamas — The Grand Lucayan’s chairman yesterday confirmed a preferred bidder for the resort is likely to be announced this week with the Board set to submit its recommendations …
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KUDOS TO TEAM BAHAMAS FOR FANTASTIC PERFORMANCES AT SPECIAL OLYMPICS
NASSAU, Bahamas — Team Bahamas received a rousing welcome at the Lynden Pindling International Airport, on March 22, 2019, full of cheers, hugs and Junkanoo music upon their return from …
Read MoreTRUMP’S PROMISE ON CRIME ALERTS: PRESIDENT TOLD WARNINGS OLD AND OVERBLOWN
NASSAU, Bahamas — Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said he told US President Donald Trump that crime advisories should be used to raise awareness and not initiate fear, adding criminal …
Read More“CROPPED PHOTO” USED TO SPREAD MISCHIEF ON FACEBOOK
By OSWALD T. BROWMN WASHINGTON, D.C., March 24, 2019 — A photograph of Prime Minister the Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis and Minister of Foreign Affairs Darren Henfield in a “waiting …
Read MoreHOW THE SPELLING BEE CAN HELP OUR NATION
(EDITOR’S NOTE: My Facebook Memories photo today of 2015 Bahamas National Spelling Champion Charles Hamilton, Jr. and his mother with his winning trophy prompted me to scour through my files …
Read MoreTRUMP DANGLES INVESTMENT TO CARIBBEAN LEADERS WHO BACK VENEZUELA’S GUAIDO
PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump pledged investment in a rare meeting on Friday with five Caribbean leaders who have sided with the United States in backing …
Read MoreGREENSLADE PAYS COURTESY CALL ON APOSTOLIC NUNCIO TO IRELAND
DUBLIN, Ireland, March 22, 2019 — His Excellency Ellison Greenslade, Bahamas High Commissioner to Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Non-Resident Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Commonwealth of The …
Read MoreWILL THE BAHAMAS ENTER TWO COTESTANTS IN THE SCRIPPS SPELLING BEE?
OSWALD BROWN WRITES WASHINGTON, D. C., March 22, 2019 — Every year since it was introduced in 1998, the winner of the Bahamas National Spelling Bee (BNSB) has represented The …
Read MoreHIGH COMMISSIONER GREENSLADE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO PRESIDENT OF IRELAND
DUBLIN, Ireland, March 21, 2019 — His Excellency Ellison E. Greenslade, QPM, Bahamas High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, presented his Letters of Credence as Non-Resident Ambassador …
Read MoreMEMORIES OF A BYGONE POLITICAL ERA IN THE BAHAMAS
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., March 21, 2019 — Sir Cecil Wallace-Whitfield, the legendary Bahamian politician who died on May 9, 1990, at the relatively young age of 60, …
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