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PM Minnis calls on the Office of the Spouse - Mar 28, 2019 - 7:58:01 PM
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis paid a courtesy call
today on the Office of the Spouse of the Prime Minister at the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, Goodman's Bay Corporate Centre.
Mrs. Patricia
Minnis, wife of the Prime Minister, is pictured during this First
Courtesy Call, as she welcomed the Prime Minister, along with Minister
of Foreign Affairs the Hon. Darren Henfield, Permanent Secretary Jack
Thompson, and members of staff.
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Grand Bahama Tech and Industrial Forum Set for April - Mar 28, 2019 - 4:12:07 PM
 Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis, is set to officially
open a Technical and Industrial High School Forum and Exhibition on
Friday, April 5, 2019.
The event, jointly sponsored by the Office
of the Prime Minister in Grand Bahama and the Ministry of Labour, was
announced on Wednesday, March 27 during a press conference at OPM.
Minister of Labour, Senator the Hon. Dion Foulkes, is also expected to
be in attendance.
The Tech Fair will be held on Friday from 10 am to 3 pm at the St. Georges High School Gymnasium...
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Vegetable Harvest at Gambier Primary School - Mar 28, 2019 - 3:57:20 PM
Harvest! Vegetables have been cultivated at Gambier Primary School
Garden as a project of Office of the Spouse -- Mrs. Patricia Minnis,
wife of the Prime Minister. Grade 6 students participated in the
project which has produced bountiful beets, onions, tomatoes, sweet
peppers, and broccoli. Mrs. Minnis and School Principal Delores Forbes
are pictured sharing in the enthusiasm of the recent harvest. The next
planting will be of melon and pumpkin, which the students will enjoy as
appetizing dishes prepared by school lunch providers. (Photos/Courtesy
Ann Higgins)
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Minister Campbell Hosts Bahamas Conference of the Methodist Church to ‘Working Meeting’ - Mar 28, 2019 - 2:25:03 PM
Minister of Social Services and Urban Development, the Hon. Frankie A.
Campbell met with senior executives of The Bahamas Conference of the
Methodist Church (BCMC) Thursday (March 28, 2019) at the Ministry’s
Headquarters, Aventura Plaza.
The Working Meeting was a
continuation of Minister Campbell’s personal mandate to meet with all of
the Ministry's various existing stakeholder groups -- while
simultaneously creating new partnerships -- since assuming office in
July, 2018...
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Campbell: Child abuse can short-circuit children’s development - Mar 28, 2019 - 1:50:50 PM
Child abuse can short circuit children’s ability to lead balanced,
wholesome lives, and ultimately become productive members of society,
Minister of Social Services and Urban Development, the Hon. Frankie A.
Campbell said Wednesday.
Addressing a Press Conference held to
announce plans for the observance of Child Protection Month (the Month
has been observed annually in April in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas
since 1992, marking 27 consecutive years) -- Minister Campbell said
child abuse can have lingering effects on its victims...
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Iowa State students visited Ministry of Tourism - Mar 28, 2019 - 1:26:56 PM
Students from Iowa State University have visited The Bahamas for the
past seven years during Spring Break for their Study Abroad Program.
During their recent visit to Nassau, the group of 15 students and two
faculty members participated in various cultural experiences including
the People-to-People Program. One of the highlights was a courtesy call
on Deputy Director General of Tourism and Aviation, Mr. Ellison 'Tommy'
Thompson who shared with the students The Bahamas's most recent success
in Tourism as well as the new marketing strategies...
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Dance Begins for Grand Bahama's National Arts Festival Adjudications - Mar 28, 2019 - 1:21:54 PM
Dancers in Grand Bahama took to the stage, at the start of the E.
Clement Bethel National Arts Festival dance adjudications on the island
March 27, 2019. Students presented performances in modern, jazz,
popular and international folk dances, to cheers and applause of the
audience at Grand Lucayan Convention Centre -- adjudicated by Cultural
Icon Lawrence Carroll.
More than 500 entries are expected to take part
in the Grand Bahama Festival in dance, drama, the visual arts, and
music, until April 5...
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Ministry of Education announces plans for National Teacher of the Year 2019 - Mar 28, 2019 - 1:00:03 PM
Forty-eight outstanding teachers from public schools in New Providence
and the Family are vying for the post of National Teacher of the Year.
The
Ministry of Education (MOE) announced plans for the 2019 Teacher of the
Year program during a press briefing Wednesday at the Church of God of
Prophecy, East Street. The event was attended by Lorraine Armbrister,
Permanent Secretary; Sharon Poitier, Deputy Director; Benjamin Whyte,
Co-Chairperson...
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Pinewood resident goes from washing cars to seeing the world aboard a Royal Caribbean ship - Mar 28, 2019 - 10:21:59 AM
Shervano Johnson, 25, centre, a resident of Pinewood in the heart of
Nassau, gets words of encouragement from Royal Caribbean International
President & CEO Michael Bayley, right, as the young man who began
washing cars to earn money at age 13 prepares to ship out for a job
aboard one of Royal Caribbean’s 26 innovative ships.
Pinewood MP
Reuben Rahming arranged the introduction to Johnson while Bayley was in
The Bahamas recently. Bayley told Johnson 38 years ago he started out
as an assistant purser onboard a ship and today he heads the company
that has been voted Best Cruise Line Overall for 15 consecutive years by
readers of Travel Weekly...
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