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Cleare responds to UN Working Group criticisms over Detention Centre
AFTER the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WAGD) criticised the Department of Corrections for not allowing conjugal visits since the COVID-19 pandemic, acting Corrections Commissioner Doan Cleare countered yesterday that video calls are common and have generally replaced in-person visits.
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Governor General marks first official visit to Grand Bahama
GOVERNOR General Cynthia “Mother” Pratt travelled throughout Grand Bahama and met Bahamians from all walks of life during her first official visit last week.
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President of Botswana to make a state visit to The Bahamas this week
A STATE visit to The Bahamas by the President of Botswana, Dr Mokgweetsi EK Masisi, will take place this week.
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US VP visiting Bahamas to meet leaders from region
US Vice President Kamala Harris will be the highest ranking US government official to visit The Bahamas since 1973 when she arrives on June 8 to meet Caribbean leaders.
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PM leads delegation from Bahamas to visit Botswana
FIVE members of the executive branch of government are joining Prime Minister Philip "Brave" Davis as part of a delegation visiting Botswana from today until Friday.
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King Charles hopes to visit Bahamas next year
King Charles III has told Prime Minister Philip "Brave" Davis that he hopes to visit The Bahamas next year.
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Welcome to The Bahamas, Mr President
BOTSWANA President Dr Mokgweetsi EK Masisi arrived in The Bahamas yesterday for his first official three-day state visit in an effort to explore potential areas of cooperation between The Bahamas and Botswana.
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Disney making school dreams come true
DISNEY Cruise Line (DCL) cast and crew members visited communities in Nassau, where DCL ships visit regularly, Abaco, where its private island destination Castaway Cay is located, and Eleuthera, where DCL is creating its new island destination, Disney Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point, recently.
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VP visit
In diplomacy and good neighbour relations, surely it doesn’t take 50-years at the level of President or Vice President to visit the closest most friendly offshore independent country… us The Bahamas?
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Seven Jamaican companies meet Bahamas counterparts
Seven Jamaican manufacturers visited The Bahamas on a three-day trade mission earlier this month in a bid to strengthen economic ties and promote regional integration.
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‘Only two sought help’ after shanty town tear down
AS structures continued to be demolished in the All Saints Way shanty town yesterday, Social Services Minister Myles Laroda said only two women visited his ministry seeking help.
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‘TOURISTS TOLD TO STAY AWAY’ . . . but cruise denies passengers advised to avoid Port Lucaya
CARNIVAL Cruise Line has denied discouraging its passengers from visiting the Port Lucaya Marketplace in Freeport after vendors alleged the cruise ship is steering guests away from the area because of safety concerns.
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Former PM Christie among region leaders seeking a Haitian-led solution to crisis
FORMER Prime Minister Perry Christie visited Haiti on Tuesday as part of a group trying to resolve the crisis gripping that country.
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INSIGHT: While US VP visit shows value of PM’s travels, accountability is still needed
THE streets of The Bahamas came to a halt last week as the cavalcade of Kamala Harris came to town.
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Still in limbo despite ruling on citizenship
MANY would welcome giving citizenship to a Harvard-educated scholar like Dr April Finlayson, but seven months after the Privy Council ruled that people like her are citizens at birth, she still can’t get a Bahamian passport and limits her visits to The Bahamas to avoid being warned again that she overstayed her time in the country of her birth.
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Durant and Booker visit the Elite Skills Basketball camp
Phoenix Suns All-Stars Kevin Durant and Devin Booker paid a visit to the 10th edition of the Elite Skills Summer Basketball camp yesterday at the Kendal G L Isaacs gymnasium.
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PM defends frequent travel as conducting ‘strategic international relations’
PRIME Minister Philip ‘Brave” Davis defended his frequent travels yesterday, tying US Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit to his engagement with global leaders.
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Abaco hurricane shelter progress inspected by govt and dignitaries
SHRI R. Masakui, High Commissioner for India to Jamaica, The Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the British Virgin Island inspected a hurricane shelter under construction in Abaco.
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Sanctuary for dogs welcomed
The Bahamas Humane Society applauds the incentive of the Bahamas government to create a sanctuary for dogs. It is high time that the plight of animals in the Bahamas be recognised. Potcakes are frequently mistreated and abused and the Bahamas Humane Society has spent the past 99 years trying to alleviate suffering.
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