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ABACO, Bahamas — Eight months after their deaths, 55 victims of Hurricane Dorian were buried in Central Pines, Abaco, on Friday (May 22). Their remains were encased in white coffins …
Read MoreFREEPORT, Bahamas, May 22, 2020 — As government officials work to safely re-open the nation’s economy, many businesses on Grand Bahama are keen to resume rebuilding their operations. This sentiment …
Read MoreNASSAU, Bahamas — BISX-listed FOCOL Holdings is on a capital markets “reconnaissance” mission to determine its best finance-raising options as it “very aggressively” seeks to position itself for growth post-COVID-19, …
Read MoreKINGSTON, Jamaica –The first batch of the 1,044 Jamaican ship workers who returned to the island on Tuesday afternoon has departed for government quarantine centres in St Ann after being …
Read MoreNASSAU, Bahamas – Carlyle Bethel, the head of the Free National Movement’s Torchbearers Youth Association, wants judges to be more measured and compassionate when enforcing Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ …
Read MoreCARICOM describes the decision by the European Commission to blacklist Barbados, Jamaica and The Bahamas as “callous and premature,” the Barbados Advocate reported on May 19. Below is the full …
Read MoreFREEPORT, Grand Bahama, May 20, 2020 – The Grand Bahama Disaster Relief Foundation (GBDRF), the charitable arm of the Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited (GBPA), sourced over 100 new beds …
Read MoreCOMMENTARY: BY OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., May 20, 2020 – Dr. Andre Rollins, once considered to be one of the most promising young politicians in The Bahamas but who …
Read More(EDITOR’S NOTE: LisaRaye McCoy was First Lady of the Turks and Caicos Islands when she was married to that British colony’s then Premier Michael Misick from 2006 – 2008. This …
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced in a press release that Norton successfully got three provisions vital to the District of Columbia included in …
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