BAHAMAS PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES NATIONAL LOCKDOWN
NASSAU, Bahamas, August 3, 2020 — Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has announced a national lockdown for the entire Bahamas in the ongoing fight against COVID-19. In a national address …
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A REASON TO CELEBRATE BEING BAHAMIAN
(EDITOR’S NOTE: As a proud son of Andros, I was compelled to publish this post by Fred Ferguson in my online publication BAHAMAS CHRONICLE, not only to share it with …
Read MoreHURRICANE ISAIAS AND THE ISLANDS OF THE BAHAMAS
NASSAU, Bahamas, August 2, 2020 – The all clear has been given for The Bahamas as hurricane warnings for the Northwestern Bahamas have now been discontinued. Hurricane Isaias continues to …
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NASSAU, Bahamas (Saturday, August 1, 2020—9:00 AM EDT) ) – The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation continues to track the progress of Hurricane Isaias, a Category 1 hurricane. Hurricane …
Read MoreJAMILA THOMPSON SAYS STAFF OF JOHN LEWIS “HEARTBROKEN AND LOST”
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 31, 2020 — Jamila Thompson, the Bahamian-American Deputy Chief of Staff of the late Congressman John Lewis, spoke on behalf of Lewis’ congressional staff and provided a …
Read MoreGBUC ANNOUNCES NEW CAPITAL INVESTMENT AMIDST SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS TOWARDS ISLAND-WIDE POTABILITY
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama, July 30, 2020 — Since Hurricane Dorian’s devastating impacts in September 2019, the Grand Bahama Utility Company (GBUC) has been working to restore island-wide water potability to …
Read MoreHOME QUARANTINE VIOLATORS IN SAINT LUCIA PUT INTO INSTITUTIONAL QUARANTINE
SAINT LUCIA — Saint Lucia has taken “swift action” to put home quarantine violators into institutional quarantine, Tourism Minister Dominic Fedee disclosed on Tuesday, July 28. Fedee said five different …
Read MoreHARDWARE STORES IN GB PERMITTED TO OPEN DUE TO THREAT OF HURRICANE
By ROBYN ADDERLEY FREEPORT, Grand Bahama, July 28, 2020 (BIS) –With the threat of a possible storm impacting The Bahamas generally and Grand Bahama specifically later this week, it has …
Read MoreFORMER BARBADOS PRIME MINISTER OWEN ARTHUR DIES
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Former Prime Minister of Barbados Owen Seymour Arthur died during the early hours of Monday, July 27, a brief government statement has confirmed. He was 70. …
Read MoreGOVERNMENT “RECALIBRATES” TO AVOID TOURISM STRANGLE
NASSAU, Bahamas — The government is continuing to “recalibrate” its COVID-19 travel protocols to give Bahamians “substantial protection without absolutely strangling tourism”, the attorney general said yesterday (July 26), The …
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