HURRICANE ISAIAS AND THE ISLANDS OF THE BAHAMAS
NASSAU, Bahamas, August 2, 2020 – The all clear has been given for The Bahamas as hurricane warnings for the Northwestern Bahamas have now been discontinued. Hurricane Isaias continues to …
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NASSAU, Bahamas (Saturday, August 1, 2020—9:00 AM EDT) ) – The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation continues to track the progress of Hurricane Isaias, a Category 1 hurricane. Hurricane …
Read MoreJAMILA THOMPSON SAYS STAFF OF JOHN LEWIS “HEARTBROKEN AND LOST”
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 31, 2020 — Jamila Thompson, the Bahamian-American Deputy Chief of Staff of the late Congressman John Lewis, spoke on behalf of Lewis’ congressional staff and provided a …
Read MoreGBUC ANNOUNCES NEW CAPITAL INVESTMENT AMIDST SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS TOWARDS ISLAND-WIDE POTABILITY
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama, July 30, 2020 — Since Hurricane Dorian’s devastating impacts in September 2019, the Grand Bahama Utility Company (GBUC) has been working to restore island-wide water potability to …
Read MoreHOME QUARANTINE VIOLATORS IN SAINT LUCIA PUT INTO INSTITUTIONAL QUARANTINE
SAINT LUCIA — Saint Lucia has taken “swift action” to put home quarantine violators into institutional quarantine, Tourism Minister Dominic Fedee disclosed on Tuesday, July 28. Fedee said five different …
Read MoreHARDWARE STORES IN GB PERMITTED TO OPEN DUE TO THREAT OF HURRICANE
By ROBYN ADDERLEY FREEPORT, Grand Bahama, July 28, 2020 (BIS) –With the threat of a possible storm impacting The Bahamas generally and Grand Bahama specifically later this week, it has …
Read MoreFORMER BARBADOS PRIME MINISTER OWEN ARTHUR DIES
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Former Prime Minister of Barbados Owen Seymour Arthur died during the early hours of Monday, July 27, a brief government statement has confirmed. He was 70. …
Read MoreGOVERNMENT “RECALIBRATES” TO AVOID TOURISM STRANGLE
NASSAU, Bahamas — The government is continuing to “recalibrate” its COVID-19 travel protocols to give Bahamians “substantial protection without absolutely strangling tourism”, the attorney general said yesterday (July 26), The …
Read MoreCHANCES GAMES FULLY UNDERSTANDS THE VALUE OF PROMOTIONS
CONGRATULATIONS TO CHERYL RUSSELL, THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER FOR THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS IN THE “I TRUST CHANCES” RAFFLE JULY 17, 2020. By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., July 26, 2020 …
Read MoreROBLES 4-RBI NIGHT LEADS NATS PAST YANKEES
(EDITOR’S NOTE: My beloved Washington Nationals began its campaign to repeat as World Series Champions on Saturday night with a 9-2 victory over the New York Yankees, after losing the …
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