$255 MILLION FROM GAMING SINCE 2014
NASSAU, Bahamas — Gaming Operators Association CEO Gershan Major said web shops represent probably the third or fourth most significant sector of employers in the Bahamas, and have contributed more …
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JUSTICE MILTON EVANS SWORN IN AS JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL
NASSAU, Bahamas (BIS) — Justice Milton Evans was sworn in as Justice of the Court of Appeal by Governor General, Her Excellency the Most Hon. Dame Marguerite Pindling, during a …
Read MoreROSEMARY CLARICE HANNA HAS BECOME A “RESIDENT FACEBOOK HISTORIAN”
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., March 1, 2019 — There is no shortage of evidence verifying the improper and abusive use of the Internet, and particularly Facebook, but there …
Read MoreBAHAMAS PRIME MINISTER AND TURKS AND CAICOS PREMIER RECEIVE AFUWI LEGACY AWARDS
NEW YORK — The Most Hon. Dr. Hubert A. Minnis, Prime Minister of The Bahamas, and the Hon. Sharlene Cartwright Robinson, Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, were the …
Read MoreBLAIR TO PARTICIPATE IN PRESTIGIOUS U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT PROGRAM
NASSAU, Bahamas, Feb. 28, 2019 — Ms. Davinia Blair, Executive Director of the Small Business Development Centre (SBDC), has been selected to participate in the U.S. Department of State’s prestigious …
Read MoreCARICOM INTEGRATION ADVANCES: ALL CSME PARTICIPATING MEMBER STATES NOW SIGNATORIES TO CONTINGENT RIGHTS PROTOCOL
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, February 28, 2019 – Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, highlighted the gains made …
Read MoreBAHAMAS DELEGATION AT UNHRC MEETS WITH UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES
GENEVA, Switzerland — The Bahamas’ delegation in Geneva – led by the Hon. Frankie Campbell, Minister of Social Services and Urban Development — met with the UN High Commissioner for …
Read MoreSTRONGER U.S. ECONOMY HELPED THE BAHAMAS’ ECONOMIC GROWTH PACE MAINTAIN ITS MOMENTUM
By LLONELLA GILBERT NASSAU, Bahamas, Feb. 27, 2019 (BIS) — Acting Prime Minister the Hon. K. Peter Turnquest explained that a stronger U.S. economy was the pillar on which the …
Read MoreMALTA’S HIGH COMMISSIONER PAYS COURTESY CALL ON THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
NASSAU, Bahamas — His Excellency Keith Azzopardi, High Commissioner of the Republic of Malta to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, paid a courtesy call on the Hon. Carl Bethel, QC, …
Read MorePUSHBACK OVER U.S. ADVISORY; BAHAMAS OFFICIALS DISPLEASED ABOUT CRIME WARNING LANGUAGE
NASSAU, Bahamas — The U.S. Department of State on Monday reissued a level two travel advisory for The Bahamas, warning U.S. citizens to “exercise increased caution” when visiting the country due …
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