VIEWPOINT: D.C. NEEDS TO SPEED UP 5G DEPLOYMENT
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Vincent Orange, President and CEO of the D.C. Chamber of Commerce, is currently (April 29 to May 2) heading a Trade Mission to The Bahamas, and more likely …
Read MoreBAHAMIAN DRINK DAZZLES CROWDS AT SOUTH FLORIDA’S TASTE OF THE ISLANDS FESTIVAL
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida – April 29, 2019 – The crowds in attendance at the recent Taste of The Islands Experience in downtown Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, were wowed and just could …
Read MoreTURNQUEST ELECTED DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF ELEUTHERA PROPERTIES LIMITED
NASSAU, Bahamas — At a meeting of the Board of Directors on April 26, 2019, Mr. O.A.T “Tommy” Turnquest was elected Deputy Chairman of Eleuthera Properties Limited (“EPL”), the parent …
Read MoreMY LATE “AUNT” SYLVIA WOULD BE SO PROUD OF HER GRANDSON
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., May 1, 2019 – My late “Aunt” Sylvia Elliott Ross, who died in August of 2012, would have been so proud of her grandson, …
Read MoreJOANN CALLENDER PRESENTS COPY OF HER BOOK TO THE GOVERNOR GENERAL
NASSAU, Bahamas — Noted Bahamian musician and “songbird” Mrs. JoAnn Callender paid a courtesy call upon Her Excellency the Most Hon. Dame Marguerite Pindling, Governor General of The Bahamas, at …
Read MoreEDUCATION MINISTER LLOYD PARTICIPATES IN CARIBBEAN SAFE SCHOOL MINISTERIAL FORUM
SAINT VINCENT AND GRENADINES – The Hon. Jeffrey L. Lloyd, Minister of Education, participated in the second Caribbean Safe School Ministerial Forum held in Saint Vincent and Grenadines, April 29 …
Read MoreBAHAMIAN DIPLOMAT IN LONDON NAMED 2019 YOUNG DIPLOMAT OF THE YEAR
LONDON, England — Ambassadors and High Commissioners from over 95 countries (and diplomats from over 120 countries) attended the DIPLOMAT magazine 2019 annual Awards Ceremony in the Ballroom of the …
Read MoreCOMMONWEALTH EVALUATION AND LEARNING WEEK
LONDON, England — In a tweet on Monday, April 29, 2019, Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland stated: “Pleasure to speak at the beginning of our evaluation & learning week which …
Read More565 SPELLERS TO COMPETE IN THE 2019 SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE COMPETITION
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., April 29, 2019 — As the time nears for the two participants from The Bahamas to arrive in Washington, D.C., for the upcoming Scripps …
Read MoreBTVI STUDENT INTERNS ABROAD
NASSAU, Bahamas — The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTV) recently facilitated its first international internship. Carpentry student Odler Pierre boldly reached out to Storm Team Construction and secured an …
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