PICEWELL FORBES WILL NOT SEEK RE-ELECTION
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., March 1, 2021 – The announcement by Picewell Forbes, MP for Mangrove Cay and South and Central Andros, that he will not seek re-election …
Read MoreFLASHBACK: THE RE-EMERGENCE OF THE UBP
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., March 1, 2021 – Dr. Patrice J. Pinder, a Facebook friend of mine, emailed me a Letter to the Editor that I wrote back …
Read MorePLP CHAIRMAN CALLS FOR PRIME MINISTER TO “COME CLEAN” ABOUT ROLLE RESIGNATION
NASSAU, Bahamas – Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Fred Mitchell has called on Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis to “come clean” about the resignation of former Minister of Youth, Sports and …
Read MorePROGRESS MADE IN ADVANCING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN JAMAICA
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Feb. 26 (JIS) — Notable progress has been made in advancing social and economic development in Jamaica, under the National Development Plan, Vision 2030 Jamaica. Implemented in 2009, …
Read MoreBROWN AGENCY CLIENT BASE REDUCED CONSIDERABLY BY HURRICANE DORIAN AND COVID-19
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., February 27, 2021 – I lived in Freeport, Grand Bahama, for 12 years prior to relocating to Washington, D.C., in 2013 as the Press, …
Read MoreAMBASSADOR COLLIE PAYS COURTESY CALL ON BELGIUM AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C., His Excellency Sidney Collie, Bahamas Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), paid a courtesy call on His Excellency Jean-Arthur …
Read MoreAGRICULTURE MINISTER LAUDS LOCAL BAHAMIAN COMPANY THAT USES REPURPOSED CONTAINERS FOR HYDROPONIC FARMING
By LLONELLA GILBERT NASSAU, The Bahamas, Feb. 26, 2021 (BIS)– The Hon. Michael Pintard, Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources, said The Bahamas today imports roughly $1 billion worth of …
Read MoreFNM NAMES FIVE MORE CANDIDATES
NASSAU, Bahamas, Feb. 26, 2021 — The Free National Movement (FNM) last night ratified five additional candidates for the next general election, bringing to 30 the number of candidates named …
Read MoreFORMER BAHAMAS PRIME MINISTER INGRAHAM HOSPITALISED WITH COVID-19
NASSAU, Bahamas, February 25, 2021—Former Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham is in Doctors Hospital with COVID-19 but is expected to make a full recovery, according to his personal doctor, former …
Read MoreFORMER “POLITICAL PARTNERS” NO LONGER HEADED IN THE SAME DIRECTION
COMMENTARY: By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., February 25, 2021 – Watching the video on Wednesday of Minister of Health Renward Wells announcing that a COVID-19 vaccine would soon be …
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