ATTENTION EDUCATION MINISTER JEFF LLOYD
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C. — In my OSWALD BROWN WRITES column on August 10, 2018, I offered some advice to Bahamas Minister of Education Jeff Lloyd and …
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MINISTER COMMENDS E CLEMENT BETHEL NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL WINNERS
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama — Twenty-nine winners of the 59th Annual E Clement Bethel National Arts Festival on Grand Bahama received their awards on Friday at the Hilton Outten Convention …
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EXCITEMENT THROUGHOUT OLE MISS CAMPUS WITH GB COACH YO’S COMPELLING PRESENCE
(In his SPORTS SCOPE column in the Freeport News, Fred Sturrup focuses on a “chat” he recently had with University of Mississippi’s Communications Specialist Ty Wooten relative to and …
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CREDIT UNION OPENS MARKETPLACE BRANCH
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama — Deputy Prime Minister Peter Turnquest this week opened the Grand Bahama Cooperative Credit Union’s newest branch office in the Port Lucaya Marketplace. He said the …
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE HELPS BOOST MATH SKILLS OF BTVI STUDENTS
NASSAU, Bahamas — The idea of math was always daunting for Darian Smith. Since high school, he always struggled with the subject and it was his least favorite thing …
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WATER CORP TARGETS “HALF” OF $45M OWED IN MASS DISCONNECT
NASSAU, Bahamas — The Water & Sewerage Corporation yesterday warned it will launch a mass disconnection exercise next week in a bid to collect “nearly half” the $45m owed …
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EMBASSY SECOND SECRETARY MIKHAIL BULLARD RETURNING TO BAHAMAS
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Mikhail Bullard, an extremely competent young Bahamian diplomat with whom I worked closely when I was Press, Cultural Affairs and Information Manager at the Embassy of …
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CENTRAL BANK REPORTS FAMILY ISLANDS TOURISM BOOST
NASSAU, Bahamas — The Bahamas’ tourism industry has been experiencing marked success during the first several months of the year, and according to the latest data from The Central …
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SUCCESSFUL FIRST DAY AT SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
NASSAU, Bahamas — The Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) had full classes yesterday, its first day in operation since officially opening last week. The center’s Executive Director Davinia Blair …
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MINISTRIES OF HEALTH FROM THE AMERICAS MEET AT PAHO TO DISCUSS HEALTH PRIORITIES IN THE REGION
WASHINGTON, D.C., September 24, 2018 — Ministers of Health and senior authorities from member countries and territories of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) are currently meeting in Washington, …
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