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NASSAU, Bahamas — Zion Baptist Church Pastor T.G. Morrison yesterday blasted new protocols that permit churches on New Providence to hold services in parking lots amid the COVID-19 pandemic, saying …
Read MoreBy OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., May 24, 2020 – When her Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) becomes history, Jonquel Jones, the Bahamian WNBA superstar, could very well have her …
Read More(EDITOR’S NOTE: In a February 11, 2019 article, the Freeport News described the Rev. Dr Keith Russell as a “no-nonsense pastor, very well respected in Grand Bahama and outside” when …
Read MoreNASSAU, Bahamas — The Grand Bahama Shipyard has terminated 27 workers, including several long-serving managerial staff, due to a further slump in business caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, The Tribune …
Read MoreNASSAU, Bahamas –Eleuthera, Exuma and San Salvador were not allowed to resume normal commercial activity because they have the capacity for direct international flights, Dr. Merceline Dahl-Regis, health advisor to …
Read MoreABACO, 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’ …
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