AUNT MARIA’S FUNERAL WAS LIKE A FAMILY REUNION
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., September 10, 2019 – I arrived back in Washington, D.C. late last night (actually at 12:09 Tuesday morning) after spending more than six hours …
Read MoreFAMILY MEMBERS AT THE REPAST FOLLOWING THE FUNERAL OF AUNT MARIA ELLIOTT FORBES
MIAMI, Florida, September 9, 2019 – I am currently at the airport in Miami awaiting my flight back to Washington, D.C., after attending the funeral of aunt Maria Elliott-Forbes on …
Read MoreLYNN ARMSTRONG, A FORMER CO-WORKER AT FREEPORT NEWS, AMONG VICTIMS OF HURRICANE DORIAN
WASHINGTON, D.C., September 4 — I just got confirmation via a video on CNN that Lynn Armstrong, who was one of my proofreaders when I was Editor of the Freeport …
Read MoreBAHAMAS CONSUL GENERAL TO NEW YORK AMONG THOSE PAYING RESPECT AT VIEWING OF THE BODY OF MARIA ELLIOTT-FORBES
NEW YORK – Bahamas Consul General to New York Lawrence Cartwright was among those paying their respects to my aunt the late Maria Elliott-Forbes during the viewing of her body …
Read MoreDELIGHTFUL MEMORIES OF WORKING WITH A WONDERFUL GROUP AT THE BAHAMAS EMBASSY IN D.C.
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., September 4, 2019 — Facebook has a wonderful daily feature that reminds regular users of this remarkable communications innovation of past events they posted. …
Read MoreU.S. COAST GUARD TAKES PRIME MINISTER AND DELEGATION ON AERIAL TOUR OF ABACO
NASSAU, Bahamas — A United States Coast Guard plane took Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert A. Minnis, U.S. Charge d’Affaires Stephanie Bowers, Leader of the Opposition Philip “Brave” …
Read MorePRIME MINISTER CALLS ON NATION TO UNITE TO HELP THOSE IN NEED
NASSAU, Bahamas, September 2, 2019 — The Royal Bahamas Police Force has confirmed that five people died during the passage of category 5 Hurricane Dorian through North Abaco, Prime Minister …
Read MoreREPORTS ON HURRICANE DORIAN’S PATH OF DESTRUCTION IN THE BAHAMAS WAS PAINFUL TO WATCH ON TV
BY OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., September 2, 2019 — It was extremely painful watching the news on CNN about the devastation and destruction that Hurricane Dorian has wrought in …
Read MoreGREENSLADE WELCOMES “CHIPMAN CLAN” TO HIGH COMMISSION
LONDON, England, September 1, 2019 — His Excellency Ellison Greenslade, QPM, Bahamas High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, welcomed the “Chipman Clan” to The Bahamas High Commission, …
Read MoreVIEWING OF THE BODY OF MARIA ELLIOTT FORBES ANNOUNCED BY SEALY CUYLER FUNERAL HOME IN BROOKLYN
NEW YORK — For Bahamians living in the New York area, the body of Maria Elizabeth Elliott-Forbes, the noted Bahamian educator who died in New York on August 21, 2019, …
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