I LOVE WATCHING OLD WESTERN MOVIES
COMMENTARY BY OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., August 22, 2020 — As I noted in a recent commentary in BAHAMAS CHRONICLE, Nevar Smith, whom I got to know very well …
Read MoreSUPPORT COMING FOR LOCAL FISHERFOLK IN JAMAICA
KINGSTON, Jamaica, August 21, 2020 — Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says direct government support is coming to local fisherfolk …
Read MoreHAPPY BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE TO FORMER PRIME MINISTER PERRY CHRISTIE
(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 MoreOPPOSITION LEADER DAVIS TRAVELS TO UNITED STATES OF COVID-19 TREATMENT
NASSAU, 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 EXTENDS FIRST PHASE OF TOURISM REOPENING
SAINT 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 MorePROTESTERS IN NASSAU DEFY LOCKDOWN MEASURES
NASSAU, 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 MorePM ANNOUNCES SEVEN DAYS OF FURTHER LOCKDOWN MEASURES FOR NEW PROVIDENCE
NASSAU, 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 MoreUNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE) DONATES PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT TO OAS
WASHINGTON, 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 MoreGRAND BAHAMA PORT AUTHORITY’S CLEAN-UP OF DERELICT VEHICLES UNDERWAY
FREEPORT, 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 MoreTHE STRENGTH OF MY GRANDMOTHER LIVES IN ME
(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 …
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