FREEPORT IN $200M BOOST TO TREASURY
NASSAU, Bahamas — Freeport contributed close to $200m in taxes and National Insurance Board (NIB) contributions pre-pandemic despite its reputation as a free-trade zone, a report by the KPMG accounting …
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FIRST CRUISE SHIP SINCE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN ARRIVES AT PORT
NASSAU, Bahamas — Flanked by saluting tug boats cascading fountains of water, Royal Caribbean International’s (RCI) Adventure of the Seas called on Nassau’s cruise port yesterday, making it the first …
Read MoreLANISHA LASHES BACK AT OUSTING
NASSAU, Bahamas – Seabreeze MP Lanisha Rolle unloaded about her experience as a Cabinet minister in the House of Assembly yesterday, using her contribution to the budget debate to defend …
Read MoreFOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER HENFIELD SHOWS DOUBLE FAILURE, SENATOR MITCHELL DECLARES
NASSAU, Bahamas, June 9, 2021 – In a statement released today, former Bahamas Minister of Foreign Affairs Senator Fred Mitchell said current Foreign Affairs Minister Darren Henfield “has done nothing …
Read MoreOAS SENDS MISSION TO HAITI AS POLICE BECOME TARGET OF GUN VIOLENCE
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., June 8, 2021 — In solidarity with the Haitian people, on March 17, 2021, the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States approved …
Read MoreREEF COMMITTEE RELEASES ACTION PLAN AND VISION: 2025
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama, June 8, 2021 –In 2020, The Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited (GBPA) launched the Revitalization and Economic Expansion of Freeport (REEF) Committee as part of its continuing …
Read MoreSIR FRANKLYN SAYS BUDGET FAILS TO “CONVEY” TRUE DEPTH OF FISCAL CRISIS
NASSAU, Bahamas — A prominent businessman is arguing that the present budget fails to properly detail the extent of the economic and fiscal crisis facing the Bahamian people following the …
Read MoreDAME JANET IS RECIPIENT OF CARICOM 2021 TRIENNIAL AWARD
NASSAU, Bahamas – The Rt. Hon. Dame Janet Bostwick has been named the 2021 recipient of the prestigious CARICOM Triennial Award for Women, The Bahamas Ministry of Social Services and …
Read MorePRIME MINISTER ACCUSED OF CAUSING FURTHER MISERY BY STUBBORNLY REFUSING TO TAKE ADVICE AND LEARN FROM HIS MISTAKES
NASSAU, Bahamas — Declaring that the extensions of the lockdowns in Central & North Andros and Cat Island are unnecessary, Leader of the Opposition Philip “Brave” Davis said, “The Prime …
Read MoreBAHAMIAN HERITAGE WILL BE CELEBRATED AT MIAMI MARLINS GAME ON JUNE 12
MIAMI, Florida – Bahamians throughout Florida, the wider USA and The Bahamas are encouraged to bring their goatskin drums and flags to a special Bahamian Heritage celebratory game with the …
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