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NASSAU, Bahamas — Bahamian Junkanoo icons Percy “Vola” Francis and Arlene Nash-Ferguson are two of the cultural “giants” who will play a key role in the development of the ground-breaking …
Read MoreCOMMENTARY: BY OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., May 15, 2020 – Fred Smith, QC, the noted Bahamian attorney who is a Senior Partner of Callenders & Co, offered some excellent …
Read MoreKINGSTON, Jamaica, May 15, 2020 — Jamaica and other Caribbean countries are very aware and sensitive to global shocks, according to Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness. Speaking in an interview …
Read MoreJAMAICA — Airline and cruise-ship visitors to Jamaica may be required to present medical certificates of a negative COVID-19 test in order to enter the island when the country reopens …
Read MoreNASSAU, Bahamas – The government is looking at several dates to resume tourism operations in the country, Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar revealed yesterday, The Tribune, one of The Bahamas’ leading …
Read MoreNASSAU, Bahamas — The COVID-19 pandemic is “the last opportunity to resurrect Freeport” and create a platform for the Bahamian economy’s “resurgence”, an outspoken QC argued yesterday, The Tribune, one …
Read MoreBy OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., May 13, 2020 — I had to share this video of a recent interview Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Chairperson of U.S. House of Representatives Financial …
Read MoreKINGSTON, Jamaica — One hundred and ninety-two Jamaicans overseas are scheduled to arrive in the island from the United States on Wednesday, May 13, under the Government’s controlled re-entry programme, …
Read More(EDITORS NOTE: Nicholas’ father, Dr Dexter Johnson, a native of The Bahamas with “deep family roots” in Cat Island, is a dual-degree Harvard-trained physician and oral and maxillofacial surgeon.) KINGSTON, …
Read MoreNASSAU, Bahama — The joint venture purchaser/developer of Freeport’s Grand Lucayan resort last night said it has “secured the required liquidity” for its planned $300m project and will shortly discuss …
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