IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM THE GBPA
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama, April 3, 2020 – The Grand Bahama ort Authority (GBPA) posted this important notice on its Facebook page on Friday, April 3, with the following caption: “We …
Read MoreVIRTUALLY COMPLETE SHUTDOWN IN THE BAHAMAS DURING THE WEEKEND
NASSAU, Bahamas, April 3, 2020 – In an address to the nation Friday afternoon, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis ordered a complete shutdown of all services, with limited exemptions. The …
Read MoreSOME SAGE ADVICE FROM AISHA BOWE DURING THE 24-HOUR QUARANTINE
(EDITOR’ NOTE: Aisha Bowe is better known as an aerospace engineer who is the founder and CEO of STEMBoard, a technology solutions company. Although they are not technology-related, I was …
Read MoreCARIBBEAN NEEDS FINANCIAL BACKING
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — In an earnest letter on behalf of the Caribbean Region, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, has written to the World Bank and International Monetary …
Read MoreDCBOE CLOSING TO THE PUBLIC, EFFECTIVE APRIL 6
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 3, 2020 – The District of Columbia Board of Elections (DCBOE) has announced that it has been “advised that members of the public who visited the Board …
Read MoreFLASHBACK: BUDDY HIELD NAMED 2016 NAISMITH TROPHY WINNER
TODAY’S FACEBOOK MEMORIES: My Facebook reminder this morning is this photo of Buddy Hield that was posted on this date four years ago, April 3, 2016 without a caption. I …
Read MoreFLASHBACK: BAHAMIANS IN THE DIASPORA FEATURING CYRIL G. JERVIS
(EDITOR’S NOTE: I found this BAHAMIANS IN THE DIASPORA article in the archives of The Tribune. BAHAMIANS IN THE DIASPORSA was a popular feature that I introduced when I was …
Read MoreNEW GB POLICE CHIEF ISSUES “STERN WARNING” TO CRIMINALS: THERE WILL BE A ZERO-TOLERANCE APPROACH TO CRIME
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama – The new police chief in Grand Bahama has warned that there will be a “zero tolerance” approach to crime and that all laws will be enforced, …
Read MoreNORTON DECRIES UNPRECEDENTED UNFAIRNESS TO D.C. IN THIRD CORONAVIRUS BILL; ALREADY AT WORK IN RETROACTIVE FIX IN NEXT BILL
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)has expressed profound disappointment that the third coronavirus bill, which was signed into law on Friday, March 27, treats the District of Columbia as …
Read More“WOEFULLY BAD DECISION” BY BPL MUST BE REVERSED
COMMENTARY: BY OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., April 1, 2020 – At first when I saw the lead paragraph of a story and a photo in The Tribune of the …
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