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(EDITOR’S NOTE: I absolutely had to share this excellent birthday tribute to former Prime Minister Perry Christie by Andrew Burrows as a Guest Commentary. Although we knew each other from …
Read MoreNASSAU, Bahamas – August 20, 2020 — The Hon. Philip “Brave” Davis, Leader of the Opposition Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), who has tested positive for COVID-19, this afternoon released the …
Read MoreSAINT LUCIA, August 19, 2020 – The first phase of the reopening of the tourism sector has been extended. The new date is now set for September 30, with the …
Read MoreNASSAU, Bahamas, August 18, 2020 –A small group of protestors defied COVID-19 emergency orders and gathered near Windsor Park on East Street Tuesday morning to protest the seven-day lockdown imposed …
Read MoreNASSAU, Bahamas, August 17, 2020 — Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced the strongest restrictions yet for New Providence during a national address on Monday night (August 17) in response …
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C., August 17, 2020 — In a gesture of solidarity with Latin America and the Caribbean during the current COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of the United Arab Emirates, through …
Read MoreFREEPORT, Bahamas, August 17, 2020 – The Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited (GBPA) is progressing on its initiative to rid Freeport of the unsanitary and unsightly problem of derelict vehicles …
Read More(EDITOR’S NOTE: Sonja Natasha Brown, a Grand Bahamian who is a lawyer and lives in Atlanta, re-posted this classic family photo originally posted by her aunt, Annette Poitier, a noted …
Read MoreNASSAU, Bahamas, August 16, 2020 — Progressive Liberal Party Opposition Leader Philip “Brave” Davis has tested positive for the COVID-19 VIRUS. Confirming this on Sunday, August 16, Mr. Davis noted …
Read MoreCOMMENTARY BY OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., August 15, 2020 – During my tenure as Editor of The Freeport News the second around from 2003 – 2009 — I previously …
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