BAHA MAR TO CLOSE TEMPORARILY ON MARCH 25
NASSAU, Bahamas — Baha Mar will close until further notice starting March 25 at 3pm, with a temporary layoff of all nonessential staff. In a letter to employees, Baha Mar …
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VIRUS TAKES JOBLESS TO 30% AS MAJOR HOTELS SHUT DOWN
NASSAU, Bahamas — The country’s major hotels are shutting down because of the coronavirus crisis and temporarily laying off staff, with Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar saying the unemployment rate is …
Read MoreREMEMBERING SIR LYNDEN ON WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS 90TH BIRTHDAY
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D. C., March 22, 2020 — Today would have been the 90th birthday of the late Sir Lynden Pindling, the first Prime Minister of The …
Read MoreCUBA SENDS “ARMIES OF WHITE ROBES” TO HELP ITALY BATTLE CORONAVIRUS
HAVANA, CUBA, March 22, 2020 — Communist-run Cuba said it dispatched a brigade of doctors and nurses to Italy for the first time this weekend to help in the fight …
Read MoreSANDALS, BEACHES RESORTS CLOSING TEMPORARILY
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Gordon “Butch” Stewart yesterday advised that all Sandals and Beaches Resorts are being closed for the period March 30 to May 15, 2020 in a move to …
Read MoreBAHAMAS MINISTRY OF TOURISM & AVIATION STATEMENT ON PASSING OF SOL KERZNER
NASSAU, Bahamas, March 21, 2020 — The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation is deeply saddened by the passing of Sol Kerzner. He brought an original perspective to developing his …
Read More140 CUBAN MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS ARRIVE IN JAMAICA
KINGSTON, Jamaica — One hundred and forty Cuban medical professionals arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Saturday, Mrch 21, to help in the fight against the …
Read MoreOAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY RE-ELECTS LUIS ALMAGRO AS SECRETARY GENERAL AND NESTOR MENDEZ AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 20, 2020 — The 54th Special General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) on Friday, March 20, re-elected Luis Almagro as Secretary General and Nestor …
Read MoreMESSAGE FROM REV. DR. TIMOTHY STEWART, PRESIDENT OF THE PROGRESSIVE NATIONAL BAPTIST CONVENTION
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This statement from Rev. Dr. Timothy Stewart, President of the Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc., on COVID-19 was posted on PNBC’s website www.pnbc.org and on its Facebook page. …
Read MoreBAHAMAS MINISTRY OF TOURISM & AVIATION STATEMENT ON COVID-19
NASSAU, Bahamas, March 20, 2020 – The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation is following guidance from the Bahamas Ministry of Health and other government agencies pertaining to the country’s …
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