TURNQUEST SAYS NO IMMEDIATE CONCERN BAHAMAS ON SAME FISCAL PATH AS HAITI
NASSAU, Bahamas — There is no “immediate concern” that The Bahamas will end up in a similar situation as Haiti where riots broke out over a 50 percent increase in …
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GUESTS ENJOYING THEMSELVES AT BAHAMAS EMBASSY EVENT
WASHINGTON, D.C. – His Excellency Sidney Collie, Bahamas Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the OAS, is pictured with a group of young professionals at the social …
Read MoreBAHAMAS EMBASSY HOSTS “THINGS TO DO D.C.” SOCIAL EVENT FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – His Excellency Sidney Collie, Bahamas Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), welcomed approximately 110 guests to the Embassy …
Read MoreGREENSLADE WELCOMES TOP BAHAMAS TOURISM OFFICIALS TO HIGH COMMISSION
LONDON, England — His Excellency Ellison Greenslade, Bahamas High Commissioner to London, on Saturday, July 21, 2018, welcomed Ms. Joy Jibrilu (second from right), Director General of The Bahamas Ministry …
Read MoreBAHAMAS CONSULATE GENERAL EXPRESSES DISAPPOINTMENT AT ATLANTA RACIAL ATTACK
NASSAU, Bahamas — The Bahamas Consulate General expressed disappointment Friday at the racial attack a group of Bahamian youth and their chaperones experienced during a trip to Atlanta, Georgia, The …
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SIR ROLAND SYMONETTE WAS NOT A RACIST WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bahamians who can remember my participation in the struggle for Majority Rule in the 1960s will recall that I was …
Read MoreDPM: NOT ENOUGH TIME TO CONCLUDE VAT INCREASE CAUSED SALES DROP
NASSAU, Bahamas — With at least one major retailer blaming a decrease in sales on the increase in value-added tax (VAT), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest …
Read MoreRBDF: HAITIAN MIGRANTS USING STOLEN U.S. VESSELS
NASSAU, Bahamas — There are now increasing trends of Haitian migrants coming into The Bahamas illegally on stolen U.S. boats and more technologically advanced sloops, said Lieutenant Commander Carlon Bethell, …
Read MorePRIME MINISTER MINNIS HAS BILATERAL MEETING WITH SINGAPORE OFFICIALS
NEW YORK CITY — Bahamas Prime Minister the Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis had a bilateral meeting at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, July 18, 2018 with the head …
Read MoreOAS CONDEMNS VIOLENCE IN NICARAGUA AND CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO AGREE TO ELECTORAL CALENDAR
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 18, 2018 — The Organization of American States (OAS) today condemned the acts of violence in Nicaragua, called on all parts to participate “actively and in good faith” …
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