DR. SANDS IS DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB OVERALL AS MINISTER OF HEALTH
COMMENTARY: BY OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., May 2, 2020 — If the report in the Nassau Guardian on May 1 is accurate, the explanation given by Minister of Health …
Read MoreFLASHBACK: AMBASSADOR NEWRY MEETS WITH CONGRESSMAN JOHN DELANEY
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was first published six years ago on May 1, 2014, when I was Press, Cultural Affairs and Information Manager with The Bahamas Embassy in Washington, D.C., …
Read MoreGOVERNMENT URGED TO PUT REVIEW OF BANKING INSTITUTIONS HIGH ON LIST OF POST-COVID-19 PRIORITIES
GUEST COMMENTARY: BY PAMELA BURNSIDE (EDITOR’S NOTE: This was written as a Letter to the Editor and posted on Pamela Burnside’s Facebook page on April 30, 2020. Because it addresses …
Read MoreFEDERAL JUDGE ORDERS ICE TO RELEASE DETAINEES FROM SOUTH FLORIDA DETENTION CENTERS
MIAMI, Florida, April 30, 2020 — Citing conditions that amount to ”cruel and unusual punishment,” a Miami federal judge ordered U.S. immigration authorities Thursday night to release most detainees held …
Read MoreBARBADOS PRIME MINISTER MIA MOTTLEY INTERVIEWED BY CNN’s CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley on Wednesday, April 29, said she would like to see a global leadership initiative emerging from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, reiterating that the Caribbean and …
Read MoreBORROWING IS NOT AN OPTION FOR CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES; ACCESS TO CONCESSIONAL FUNDING AND DEBT RELIEF URGENTLY NEEDED TO FACE COVID-19
ECLAC PRESS RELEASE, April 29, 2020 — Leaders and government officials from 15 Caribbean countries held a virtual meeting with the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) …
Read MoreFACEBOOK LIVE: BAHAMAS EAGERLY AWAITS RETURN OF VISITORS
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Bahamas Minister of Tourism and Aviation Dionisio D’Aguilar took part in a “Facebook chat” with John Kirk, President and Editor-In-Chief of TravelPulse Canada, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, …
Read MoreGRAND BAHAMA UTILITY COMPANY RESTORES POTABLE WATER TO SEVERAL COMMUNITIES
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama, April 28, 2020 — As an essential service, the Grand Bahama Utility Company Limited (GBUC) continues to work safely through the COVID-19 health crisis to provide water …
Read More“WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER,” U.S. EMBASSY IN NASSAU DECLARES IN REPONSE TO REQUEST MADE BY BAHAMAS PRIME MINISTER MIINNIS
NASSAU, Bahamas — On April 27, Bahamas Prime Minister Dr the Hon Hubert A. Minnis asked “us all to wear Bahamian colors in solidarity with everyone fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.” …
Read MoreBTVI TO CREATE ONLINE AND DISTANCE EDUCATION CENTRE
NASSAU, Bahamas — With the critical need to develop and deliver training throughout The Bahamas to address a growing global demand for technically skilled employees across the economy, Dr. Robert W. …
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