FAREWELL TO A VERY DEAR FRIEND
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., October 21, 2018 — I was absolutely shocked and saddened when I saw a post on Facebook by Michelle Thompson, who lives in …
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DISNEY’S LIGHTHOUSE POINT PROPOSAL APPROVED BY NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL
Lighthouse Point, Eleuthera. Photo: Barefoot Marketing NASSAU, Bahamas — Disney Cruise Line Island Development Ltd’s proposal for Lighthouse Point, South Eleuthera was approved by the National Economic Council Friday, The …
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OUTRAGEOUS DEMANDS BY SUNWING HAD TO BE REJECTED
OSWALD BROWN WRITES WASHINGTON, D.C., October 20, 2018 — The government did the right thing by not “giving in” to Sunwing Travel Group’s blackmail. Obviously, the modern-day Shylocks who make …
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BAHAMAS TOURIST OFFICE SUPPORTS SUSAN G. KOMEN’S SOUTH FLORIDA BREAST CANCER WALK
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida – The Bahamas Tourist Office (Florida) was represented at the recent Susan G. Komen More Than Pink™ Walk to benefit the fight against breast cancer that …
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AG SEES NO BASIS FOR FURTHER APPEAL IN JEAN-CHARLES CASE
NASSAU, Bahamas — Attorney General Carl Bethel said yesterday the Court of Appeal made the “correct ruling” when it quashed a Supreme Court decision ordering immigration officials to grant …
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OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH DOMINICANS IS STRONG, SAYS HENFIELD
NASSAU, Bahamas — Foreign Affairs Minister Darren Henfield admitted yesterday Dominican poachers continue to pillage Bahamian territorial waters despite efforts to discourage the practice in that country dating back …
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JEAN RONY DEALT COURT SETBACK
NASSAU, Bahamas — Court of Appeal justices zeroed in on a “glaring defect” in process as they set aside the landmark Supreme Court decision that saw the dramatic return …
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BTVI’s DEPUTY CHAIRMAN INVESTS IN SCHOOL
Pictured left to right are BTVI’s Associate Vice President of Fund Development, Alicia Thompson; BTVI’s Deputy Chairman, Peter Whitehead and BTVI’s President, Dr. Robert W. Robertson. (Photo by Shantique Longley) …
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FINANCE SHOOTS DOWN “BLACKLISTING” REPORT
NASSAU, Bahamas — The Ministry of Finance yesterday outright denied news reports that The Bahamas had been “blacklisted” by the Organization Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the Nassau Guardian …
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D’AGUILAR SAYS GOV’T WORKING ON “PLAN B” AFTER SUNWING ANNOUNCEMENT
NASSAU, Bahamas — Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said yesterday that the government is in talks with Bahamasair and other airlift companies as it seeks to find a “Plan B” …
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