MARIJUANA LEGAL PLANS REVEALED
NASSAU, Bahamas — The Davis administration released a compendium of bills that would transform cannabis use in The Bahamas from a strictly illegal activity to an industry regulated for medical, …
Read MoreGROWNG PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN MASTERCARD AND THE BAHAMAS
NASSAU, Bahamas –The Bahamas is becoming a “solid” partner with Mastercard, the company’s Country Manager for the West and Dutch Caribbean Markets Jimena Elia told Guardian Business yesterday, adding that …
Read MoreGBPA REFUTES PM’S CLAIM IT IS BEING SUBSIDIZED BY GOVERNMENT
NASSAU, Bahamas — The Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) yesterday fired back at Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis’ assertion that the government is subsidizing the Port Authority, arguing that it …
Read MoreCOMMONWEALTH WOMEN’S AFFAIRS MINISTERS ENDORSE ROADMAP TO FAST-TRACK GENDER EQUALITY
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was published today (Thursday, August 24) on the Commonwealth Secretariat website) NASSAU, Bahamas, August 24, 2023 –Women’s affairs ministers from Commonwealth countries committed to a roadmap …
Read MoreLUSCO RELEASES STATEMENT ON “DEFECTS” AT TAINO BRIDGE
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama, August 24, 2023 –Declaring that it holds the safety of the motoring and boating community of paramount importance and is taking necessary and decisive action to ensure …
Read MoreNEW AMBASSADOR OF BRAZIL PAYS COURTESY CALL ON AMBASSADOR JONES
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Her Excellency Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti , the new Ambassador of Brazil to the United States, on Thursday, August 24, 2023, paid a courtesy call on His …
Read MoreTHE EVIL, WICKED AND DISGRACEFUL LEGACY OF SLAVERY
COMMENTARY: BY OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., August 24, 2023 –During my daily morning devotion on Wednesday, August 23, Tim Gustafson, author of the narrative that accompanied TODAY’S OUR DAILY …
Read MoreMASTERCARD HOSTING FINTECH SUMMIT AT BAHA MAR
NASSAU, Bahamas, August 23, 2023 — Mastercard currently is hosting a financial technology (fintech) summit at Rosewood at Baha Mar aimed at exposing trends in the Caribbean’s fintech ecosystem. Prime …
Read MoreOPINION: A GENDER-EQUAL SOCIETY WILL MOVE US ALL FORWARD
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This Opinion piece by Commonwealth Secretary-General, The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, was posted on the Commonwealth Secretariat website. Secretary-General Scotland is currently in Nassau for the 13th …
Read MoreTHE GRAND BAHAMA PORT AUTHORITY’S RESPONSE TO MEDIA QUERIES ABOUT THE PRIME MINISTER’S REMARKS OF AUGUST 21
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama, August 23, 2023 –Responding to media queries about remarks made by the Prime Minister on August 21, 2023, the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) declared that it …
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