GOOD HEALTH DOESN’T NEED TO BE TAXING
(Barbados has doubled the excise tax on sugary drinks to 20% to tackle the growing burden of diseases, including cancer, in the Caribbean country. Maggie Wetzel explores what spurred Barbados …
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TWO SOLAR MICROGRIDS TO BE BUILT IN ABACO, THREE IN NP
NASSAU, Bahamas — A $9 million non-reimbursable financing agreement facilitated through the European Union Caribbean Investment Facility (EU-CIF) will be used to build two solar microgrids on Abaco and solarize …
Read MoreORGANIZING COMMITTEE THANKED FOR “RELENTLESS EFFORT” IN MAKING THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE’S VISIT A SUCCESS
GUEST COMMENTARY: BY LESLIA MILLER-BRICE (EDITOR’S NOTE: Her Excellency Leslia Miller-Brice, MP for Seabreeze and Minister for CARICOM, posted this comment on her Facebook page on Thursday, March 31, that …
Read MoreVICE PRESIDENT HARRIS MEETS WITH JAMAICA PRIME MINISTER ANDREW HOLNESS
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 30, 2022 –U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness (L) hold a news conference following a bilateral meeting in the Vice President’s ceremonial …
Read MoreAGGRESSIVE FREEPORT PUSH “MAY BE WHAT IS NEEDED”
NASSAU, Bahamas — A Freeport hotelier has backed the Government’s “aggressive” approach to reviving Freeport’s tourism industry and wider economy, saying: “Maybe that’s what’s needed,” The Tribune reported on Tuesday, …
Read MoreROYAL VISIT A “PRICELESS” BOON TO TOURISM, SAYS COOPER
THE AMOUNT OF INTERNATIONAL MEDIA PRESENCE WAS SIMPLY PHENOMENAL NASSAU, Bahamas — The visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton, to The Bahamas netted …
Read MoreGRAND BAHAMA LEGEND AND ICON ANITA DOHERTY DIES
(EDITOR’S NOTE: In sharing this post by Harold Williams as a Guest Commentary with readers of BAHAMAS CHRONICLE, I would like to extend my deepest sympathy to Anita’s family.) GUEST …
Read MoreHER EXCELLENCY LESLIA MILLER-BRICE HAS MADE THE BAHAMAS PROUD
(EDITOR’S NOTE: I had to share this powerful post on Facebook by Clint Watson with readers of BAHAMAS CHRONICLE as a Guest Commentary.} GUEST COMMENTARY: BY CLINT WATSON NASSAU, Bahamas, …
Read MoreRED CARPET BUT GREEN GOALS
PM SAYS TALKS HELD ON CLIMATE CHANGE AS ROYALS ARRIVE AND PRINCE OFFERS HELP TO RESTORE CORAL NASSAU, Bahamas — The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were greeted to a …
Read MoreA ROYAL WELCOME
DUKE “CONGRATULATED” BAHAMAS FOR BEING A LEADING VOICE ON CLIMATE CHANGE NASSAU, Bahamas — As the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge departed the Office of the Prime Minister on Thursday, …
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