VISITORS SPENT ESTIMATED $5.6 BILLION IN 2023
NASSAU, Bahamas, July 5, 2024 — Visitors spent an estimated $5.4 billion in The Bahamas last year, according to data from the Ministry of Tourism, Investments and Aviation, The Nassau …
Read MoreDR. ROMER AMONG THOSE WELCOMING MS. KIMBERLY FURNISH
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., July 5, 2024 — Dr. Kenneth Romer, Deputy Director General of Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation, today posted a collection of photos …
Read MoreBAHAMAS CONSUL GENERAL ADDERLEY ATTENDS DR. WILLIAM F. PICKARD’S FUNERAL IN DETROIT
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 5, 2024 – The Hon. Patrick Adderley, Bahamas Consul General to Washington, D.C., on Saturday, June 29, 2024, attended the funeral service for the late Dr. William …
Read MoreHAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY TO ALL MY FELLOW AMERICANS
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., July 4, 2024 — I relocated to the United States from The Bahamas in 1973 and became a naturalized American citizen on September 17, …
Read MoreWEEK-LONG WELCOME HOME CELEBRATION BEGINS IN GRAND BAHAMA
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama, July 3, 2024 – Minister for Grand Bahama Ginger Moxey has extended an invitation to all Grand Bahamians to a week-long homecoming “to celebrate our island’s potential, …
Read MoreBAHAMIAN STUDENTS EVACUATED FROM JAMAICA AS HURRICANE BERYL APPROACHED THE ISLAND
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., July 3, 2024 – As Jamaica today braced for a direct hit from Hurricane Beryl with devastating winds of 145 miles per hour, the …
Read MoreFOR ALL BAHAMIANS IN THE NEW YORK AREA DIASPORA
NOTE: BAHAMAS CHRONICLE is pleased to share this email received from Olivette Taylor, a Bahamian living in New York. Happy INDEPENDENCE DAY(s) – both here and abroad! JULY 4th – …
Read MoreGBPA REAFFIRMS REGULATORY AUTHORITY OVER UTILITIES IN FREEPORT
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama, July 2, 2024 – Responding to recent comments Prime Minister Philip E. Davis regarding the potential removal of the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) as the regulator …
Read MoreGBPA OROVIDES UPDATE ON CONCERNS ABOUT LUCAYAN TOWERS SOUTH BUILDING CODE CONTRAVENTIONS
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama, July 2, 2024 – In a statement released today, the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) today provided an update on the Building Code contraventions that resulted in …
Read MorePRIME MINISTER DAVIS SAYS NEW US EMBASSY COMOUND REPRESENTS “OUR COMMITMENT TO MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL TIES BETWEEN OUR NATIONS
NASSAU, Bahamas, July 1, 2024 (BIS)– Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Hon. Philip E. Davis said on Friday, June 28, that it was a “great honour” to join …
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