THIS WEEK IN THE BAHAMAS (JANUARY 26 – 30, 2014) COMMENTARY BY ELCOTT COLEBY The Caribbean Energy Security Summit, the CELAC Summit, Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival, and the Bahamas Business Outlook 2015 capped off a busy week for Prime Minister Christie. CHRISTIE AT WASHINGTON ENERGY SUMMIT Prime Minister Christie led a ministerial delegation to Washington DC… Read more »
BAHAMAS HOSTS RETREAT FOR CARICOM AMBASSADORS WASHINGTON, D.C. — Guided by an impressive agenda covering a broad array of issues of common interest to their respective countries, Ambassadors to the United States and Permanent Representatives to the Organization of American States (OAS) or their alternates from CARICOM-member countries participated in an all-day retreat hosted by… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — His Excellency Dr. Eugene Newry, Bahamas Ambassador to the United States, on Tuesday, January 13, 2015, signed the Book of Condolences opened at the Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Road, N.W., in honour of the people who were killed by terrorists in an attack on the offices of the French satirical weekly… Read more »
THIS WEEK IN THE BAHAMAS (DEC. 29, 2014 – Jan. 2, 2015) COMMENTARY BY ELCOTT COLEBY IMMIGRATION DEPT RESPONDS TO WEB DISINFORMATION In last week’s commentary, I reported on several vessels interdicted in Bahamian waters transporting illegal immigrants, specifically at Barre Tarre Exuma. Well, in a race against time and with limited resources on this… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister the Hon. Fred Mitchell totally discredited the malicious misinformation circulated nationally and internationally about The Bahamas’ new immigration policy during a major address at a Special Permanent Council Meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS) on Tuesday, December 16, 2016. Addressing ambassadors from OAS-member countries and… Read more »
MITCHELL ENGAGES OAS ON NEW BAHAMAS IMMIGRATION POLICY WASHINGTON, D.C. – Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Frederick Mitchell arrived in Washington D.C. on Sunday for a series of meetings at the Organization of American States (OAS) on December 15-16, 2014, to discuss the new immigration policy of The Bahamas and address concerns which might… Read more »
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C. — There is no disputing the fact that the most widely acclaimed BAHAMIAN IN THE DIASPORA is Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE, the Bahamian-American actor, film director, author and diplomat. Although he was born in Miami, Florida, on February 20, 1927, Sir Sidney’s Bahamian roots are deeply planted in Cat… Read more »
Freeport, Grand Bahama The Bahamas is a chain of sub-tropical Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, known throughout the world as one of the most beautiful destinations on the planet. Located just 68 miles from North America, Grand Bahama is the most northerly point in The Bahamas’ archipelago, and enjoys a unique status within the Island… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), whose membership includes the Publishers and Editors of all the Black-owned newspapers in the United States, will be holding its mid-winter conference in Nassau, Bahamas, at the British Colonial Hilton from January 28 – 31, 2015. As a prelude to the mid-winter conference, NNPA President and… Read more »
NASSAU, Bahamas (Dec. 10) — Mr. Cedric Scott, the well-known actor, producer, director and businessman, has been named Honorary Consul for The Bahamas for the jurisdiction of Los Angeles, California, the Bahamas Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration has announced. Mr. Scott, who left The Bahamas in his late teens to attend college, studied at… Read more »
