BTVI EMPLOYEE RETIRES AFTER NEARLY 50 YEARS OF SERVICE
NASSAU, Bahamas — For nearly 50 years, David Barry worked at one place. He became a Painting and Decorating student in 1969, back when The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute …
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PRIME MINISTER URGES JUNKANOOERS TO TAKE CULTURAL FESTIVAL “BEYOND BAY STREET”
NASSAU, Bahamas — Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis met with Junkanoo A Group leaders at the Office of the Prime Minister on Friday, 24 January 2020. During …
Read MoreHERE’S A SUGGESTION: WHY NOT ESTABLISH A CACIQUE AWARD CATEGORY HONOURING BAHAMIAN LEGENDS OF YESTERYEAR?
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., January 27, 2020 – There are certain important milestones in life that should be routinely celebrated. In The Bahamas, a great deal of importance …
Read MoreGOVERNOR GENERAL WELCOMES BAHAMAS PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENT OF THE YEAR FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NASSAU, Bahamas (BIS) — The chairman and members of the Board of Directors of the Bahamas Primary School Student of the Year Foundation paid a courtesy call on His Excellency …
Read MoreGUYANA ASSUMES CHAIR OF OAS INTER-AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR INTEGRAL DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Guyana today assumed the Chair of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDl) of the Organization of American States (OAS) for the first half of 2020 at …
Read MoreBAHAMAS IN PROCESS OF SELECTING PARTICIPANTS FOR THIS YEAR’S SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., January 25, 2019 – The likelihood that the 2020 Bahamas National Spelling Bee would have become one of the “victims” of Hurricane Dorian and …
Read MoreSECRETARY OF STATE POMPEO WITH CARIBBEAN REPRESENTATIVES AT MEETING IN JAMAICA
NASSAU, Bahamas — The United States Embassy in Nassau, Bahamas, posted this photo of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s recent visit to Jamaica with the following caption: “Shared security, prosperity, …
Read MoreGREENSLADE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS AS NON-RESIDENT AMBASSADOR TO SWEDEN
STOCHKHOLM, Sweden — His Excellency Ellison Greenslade, QPM, Bahamas High Commissioner to Great Britain and Northern Ireland, presented his Letters of Credence formally accrediting him as The Bahamas’ Non-Resident Ambassador …
Read MorePNBC PRESENTS MLK AWARD TO CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Rev. Dr. Timothy Stewart (second from right), President of the Progressive National Baptist Convention (PNBC), presents Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee with the MLK Award during the …
Read MoreHENFIELD PARTICIPATED IN JAMAICA MEETING WITH U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE POMPEO
NASSAU, Bahamas – The Hon. Darren A. Henfield, Bahamas Minister of Foreign Affairs, was in Jamaica for the meeting with United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and in a …
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