BAHAMAS TO HOST OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN 2020
MEDELLIN, Colombia — With the approval of all the documents submitted for voting by the member states, the 49th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) concluded on …
Read MoreHON. C.A. SMITH SWORN IN AS GOVERNOR GENERAL
NASSAU, Bahamas, June 28, 2019 — The Hon. Cornelius A. Smith was sworn in today, June 28, as the 11th Governor General of The Bahamas by Chief Justice Brian Moree …
Read MoreMARION BETHEL PARTICIPATING IN CEDAW SESSION IN GENEVA
GENEVA, Switzerland, June 28, 2019 — Ms. Marion Bethel, Member of. the Committee of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), currently in …
Read MoreA POWERFUL AND INSPIRING MESSAGE FROM DAME MARGUERITE PINDLING
NASSAU, Bahamas, June 28, 2019 — The Lynden Pindling Foundation posted this powerful and inspiring message on Facebook from Her Excellency Dame Marguerite Pindling as she officially demitted office as …
Read MoreMINISTER PINTARD HEADS BAHAMAS DELEGATION AT FAO MEETING IN ROME
ROME, Italy – The Hon. Michael Pintard, Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources, is leading The Bahamas’ delegation to the 41st meeting of the Food & Agricultural Organization of the …
Read MoreTHANKS TO MY “SISTER-IN-LAW” EDITH FOR THIS CLASSIC PHOTO
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 26, 2019 — I spoke to my “sister-in-law” Edith Fowler this morning after finding out about the death of my brother, Oswald “Big O” Fowler, and asked …
Read MoreBTVI AND GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY FORGE TIES
NASSAU, Bahamas — Following a visit by Georgia State University to The Bahamas last October, the institution and the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) have since signed a Memorandum …
Read MoreSHAME, SHAME, SHAME ON CLINT WATSON AND EYEWITNESS NEWS
COMMENTARY: BY OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., June 26, 2019 — In my more than 55 years as a journalist, the Eyewitness News article on Mrs. Miriam Juanita Curling is …
Read MoreHIGH COMMISSIONER GREENSLADE ATTENDS OPENING SESSION OF IMO TCC 69 MEETING
LONDON, England — His Excellency Ellison Greenslade, QPM, Bahamas High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, on Tuesday, June 26, 2019 attended the opening session of the International …
Read MoreU.S. EMBASSY OFFICIAL IS GUEST OF HONOUR AT FAREWELL RECEPTION
NASSAU, Bahamas – Ms. Jamie Martin, Director of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) at the U..S. Embassy in Nassau, who is leaving following “an eventful and productive three …
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