Illegal Haitian migrants apprehended in the Southern Bahamas. Minister of Labour and Immigration, the Hon. Keith Bell hosted a news conference on Monday morning, September 27th, 2021, to update the Bahamian public on the burgeoning illegal migrant situation in the Southern Bahamas. The onslaught of illegal migration began earlier in September when two...
Monthly Archives: September 2021
On Friday, September 24th, 2021, new Health and Wellness Minister Michael Darville, announced a range of eased travel measures, to lift the financial burden from Bahamian travellers, while commenting that the changes still ensure public health safety. The announcement began, “Since March 2020, many residents of The Bahamas have been affected by...
Sir Ronald Sanders, Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organization of American States. By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organization of American States. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London...
Bahamas Cabinet now complete, after the swearing-in of 11 new Ministers on Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021. Above: Cabinet Ministers present at Wednesday’s swearing-in ceremony stand with Prime Minister Philip Davis (front row, center right). Six ministers and five ministers of state were sworn in on Wednesday, September 22nd, by the Governor-General...
RBDF Photo shows boarding team and Haitian sloop on Wednesday September 22nd, 2021. A total of eighty-six (86) Haitian migrants are currently being detained in Matthew Town, Inagua, after they were apprehended in the southern Bahamas during a joint operation with the US Coast Guard, and Operation Turks and Caicos Bahamas (OPBAT), and the Royal Bahamas...
The Public Affairs Section of the United States Embassy in New Providence released a statement on Monday afternoon, September 20th, 2021, with available information on US government announcements made earlier in the day about impending changes to requirements for international travelers entering the United States. The statement...
Nine Cabinet Ministers in the new Bahamas government, were sworn-in on Monday afternoon, September 20th, 2021, during a ceremony held at 3pm in the Andros Room of the Baha Mar Resort in New Providence. Senator Ryan Pinder was appointed Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs. The Hon. Frederick Mitchell was sworn-in as Minister of Foreign Affairs,...
Pictured above: (L-R) Mrs. Ann Marie Davis, Prime Minister Philip Davis, Governor General HE Cornelius A. Smtih, DPM Isaac Chester Cooper, and Mrs. Cecilia Cooper. During his ceremonial swearing-in as the nation’s fifth Prime Minister, Hon. Philip Davis pledged to govern in the interests of all Bahamians and to consult widely with the Bahamian people. The...
New Prime Minister Philip Davis, sworn-in during a private ceremony at the Office of the Governor General on Friday afternoon, September 17th, 2021. The Hon. Philip ‘Brave’ Davis, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas was sworn in on Friday afternoon, September 17th, 2021 at about 12:30pm, during a private ceremony at the Office...
Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) supporters celebrate in Governor’s Harbour on Thursday evening, September 16th, 2021, shortly after former Prime Minister Hubert Minnis released a concession statement, and congratulated Prime Minister Elect Philip Davis on his party’s win in the Bahamas General Election 2021. The undercurrent of dissatisfaction...