FACE TO FACE: THE LEGACY OF UNCLE LOU
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This FACE TO FACE” column by Felicity Darville was published in The Tribune on Tuesday, May 24, 2022.) By FELICITY DARVILLE NASSAU, Bahamas — Some educators come into …
Read MoreAMBASSADOR WENDALL K. JONES SENDS LETTER OF CONDOLENCE TO FAMILY OF THE LATE DR. EUGENE NEWRY
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 24, 2022 – His Excellency Wendall K. Jones, Bahamas Ambassador to the United States, today sent the following letter to Mr. Eugene F. Torchon-Newry, son of the …
Read MoreBAHAMAS SEEKING TO LEARN FROM, PARTNER WITH CARICOM ON FOOD SECURITY
NASSAU, Bahamas — As he appealed for a regional partnership on food security, Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper said The Bahamas does not have a moment to lose when it …
Read MoreGLOVER-ROLLE: FINANCE OFFICERS OVERPAID THEMSELVES $4 MILLION
NASSAU, Bahamas — Several finance officers at the Ministry of Finance adjusted their salaries without proper approval, resulting in them being overpaid by $4 million, according to Minister of State …
Read MorePLP EXPRESSES CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF “ONE OF THE PIONEERS OF THE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT”
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Statement from the Chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party the Hon. Fred Mitchell on the passing of Dr Eugene Newry.) NASSAU, Bahamas — May 23, 2022– One of …
Read MoreJUSTICE JETHRO MILLER, QC, REPORTEDLY DROWNS
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Statement From Julian Sawyer, PLP National Vice Chair for Grand Bahama, on the passing of Justice Jethro Miller, QC) FREEPORT, Grand, May 23, 2022 — The PLP family …
Read MoreNEUROSURGEON AND FORMER DIPLOMAT DR. EUGENE NEWRY DIES
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., May 23, 2022 – He was one of my heroes, so when I saw the news on Facebook that Dr. Eugene Newry died at …
Read MoreSTATE FUNERAL AND CULTURAL EVENT ANNOUNCED FOR THE LATE SIR SIDNEY POITIER
NASSAU, Bahamas – The Hon. Fred Mithell, Bahamas Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Public Service, has announced that in cooperation with the family of the late Sir Sidney Poitier, …
Read MoreWESTERN AIR MAKES INAUGURAL FLIGHT BETWEEN NASSAU AND FORT LAUDERDALE
NASSAU, Bahamas, May 20, 2022 – Bahamian owned and operated commercial airline Western Air took a long runway into the international friendly skies yesterday when it made its first flight …
Read MoreUK ENDORSES JAMAICA FOREIGN MINISTER FOR TOP COMMONWEALTH JOB
KIGALI, Rwanda–The Prime Minister of the UK, Boris Johnson, is endorsing Jamaica’s Kamina Johnson Smith for the position of Commonwealth Secretary-General, The New Times, Rwanda’a leading daily, reported on Saturday, …
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