BAHAMIANS IN THE DIASPORA: CHRIS C. GARDINER HAS ESTABLISHED A SUCCESSFUL CPA FIRM IN DC By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C. — During the recent three-day visit to Washington, D.C., by Dr. Ranford Patterson, President of the Bahamas Christian Council (BCC), and a group of religious leaders from the BCC, Ms. Paulette Zonicle, Bahamas Consul… Read more »
THIS WEEK IN THE BAHAMAS (20 – 24 JUNE 2016) COMMENTARY BY ELCOTT COLEBY BUDGET DEBATE WRAPPED UP THIS WEEK The Hon. D. Shane Gibson, Minister of Labour, National Insurance and the Public Service, said that Public Service Officers are set to receive $1,200 added to their annual salary in addition to their normal increment… Read more »
ZONICLE IS KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT AFRICA DAY CELEBRATIONS ATLANTA, Georgia — Mrs. Paulette Zonicle, Bahamas Consul General to Washington, D.C., was the keynote speaker at the Africa Heritage Foundation’s 20th Anniversary and Africa Day Celebrations at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, June 17, 2016. The Africa Heritage Foundation is focusing on launching economic… Read more »
KNOWLES COMPLETING INTERNSHIP AT THE EMBASSY OF THE BAHAMAS WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nicholas Richard Knowles, a 19-year-old Bahamian student at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, is nearing the completion of a five-week internship at the Embassy of The Bahamas in Washington, D.C., an experience that he describes as the “first steps” towards “a life… Read more »
BETHEL ELECTED TO CEDAW FOUR-YEAR TERM UNITED NATIONS, 21 June, 2016 — Marion Bethel, the noted Bahamian attorney and author, is among the 11 experts elected to serve on the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), replacing those whose four-year terms are set to expire at the end of 2016…. Read more »
THIS WEEK IN THE BAHAMAS (13 – 17 JUNE 2016) COMMENTARY BY ELCOTT COLEBY BUDGET DEBATE CONTINUED THIS WEEK IN PARLIAMENT Parliament met this week from Monday to Thursday to debate the $2 billion 2016/2017 budget. Below is a summary of the contributions: Grand Bahama Affairs Minister Dr. Michael Darville was clearly the most demonstrative… Read more »
RAHMING ELECTED VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND IS SET TO ASSUME CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE OAS NEW YORK — H.E. Dr. Elliston Rahming, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas to the United Nations (UN) and the Organisation of American States (OAS), on June 13, 2016, was… Read more »
THIS WEEK IN THE BAHAMAS (6 – 10 JUNE 2016) COMMENTARY BY ELCOTT COLEBY BAHAMIANS REJECT ALL FOUR GENDER EQUALITY REFERENDUM BILLS The biggest story of the week was the second constitutional referendum in The Bahamas’ forty-two year history as an independent nation; the historic vote was held on Tuesday of this week. The referendum… Read more »
BAHAMIANS IN THE DIASPORA: DR. SIDNEY MCPHEE FROM HIGHBURY HIGH TO THE PRESIDENCY OF MTSU WASHINGTON, D.C. — When he graduated from Highbury High School in Nassau, Bahamas, in 1973, Sidney McPhee had a deep love for music and his career goal at the time was to be a high school band instructor. He also,… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bahamas National Spelling Bee champion Donovan Aaron Butler failed to advance to the finals of the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee currently being held at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbour, Maryland, near Washington, D.C. Following completion of the third round, the 45 finalists who accumulated the required… Read more »
