REPATRIATING 5,000 JAMAICANS COULD HIT TAXPAYERS HARD
KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 5, 2020 — Taxpayers will fork out $64 million to pay for accommodation and food for 330 Jamaicans stranded overseas by the COVID-19 pandemic who will arrive …
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PRIME MINISTER ACCEPTS RESIGNATION OF HEALTH MINISTER OVER COVID-19 FLIGHT FIASCO
NASSAU, Bahamas — Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis accepted the resignation of Health Minister Dr Duane Sands late Monday evening, “a stunning climax to a fast-moving controversy that has now …
Read MoreHAPPY ANNIVERSARY ARCHBISHOP PINDER AND MAY THE GOOD LORD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU ABUNDANTLY
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Today marks the 16th anniversary of Archbishop Patrick Pinder’s installation as Archbishop of Nassau on May 4, 2004, at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, some nine months after his …
Read MoreA PLEASANT SURPRISE FROM COVID-19
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Shena Newton posted this wonderful article on her Facebook page that I am delighted to share as a Guest Commentary with readers of BAHAMAS CHRONICLE. Ms. Newton works …
Read MoreFLASHBACK: BAHAMAS EMBASSY PARTICIPATES IN PASSPORT DC
(EDITOR’S NOTE: My Facebook reminder this morning is this collage of photos and brief report that I posted on this date five years ago, May 5, 2015, when I was …
Read MoreGIBSON QUESTIONS PROMOTION OF LEAD POLICE INVESTIGATOR IN HIS TRIAL
NASSAU, Bahamas, May 3, 2020 — Former Labour Minister Shane Gibson, who was acquitted in November of 2019 of all 15 counts of bribery charges brought against him, has written …
Read MorePM ANNOUNCES “PHASE 1B” IN REOPENING ECONOMY
NASSAU, Bahamas — In his address to the nation on Sunday, May 3, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced that effective Monday, May 4, Phase 1B in reopening of the …
Read MoreMANY BAHAMIAN ISLANDS HAVE NO CASES OF COVID-19, SO PARADISE STILL AWAITS “EVERYONE WHEN TRAVEL IS AGAIN POSSIBLE,” BEARDSLEY-ROKER DECLARES
(EDITOR’S NOTE: I always liked the writing style of Patty Beardsley-Roker, who is described on her Facebook page as a “freelance writer, editor, voice talent, researcher.” Originally from Syracuse, New …
Read More18 CARNIVAL SHIPS GATHER TO REPATRIATE CREWMEMBERS
ARTICLE FROM THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE, May 3, 2020 — Crew repatriation is a major challenge for all vessel operators in the COVID-19 era, and cruise ships have more crewmembers per …
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(EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was posted by Ed Fields on his Facebook page on Saturday, May 2, 2020. I hope that he does not mind me publishing it in BAHAMAS …
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