Year: 2023

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

LABOUR DAY 2023: The Prime Minister Philip Davis with the Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper and the leaders of the PLP at the annual Labour Day march.  The Prime Minister reaffirmed the party’s

GRAND BAHAMA PORT AUTHORITY AND ATLANTIS ANTI PLP

On Wednesday 31st May 2023, the Prime Minister of The Bahamas Philip Davis spoke these words: “Grand Bahama contributes 12 percent of the overall GDP of The Bahamas, yet its economy declined by 9 pe

THE BUDGET AT A GLANCE

AL DILLETTE GETS A STATE FUNERAL

1 June 2023 Christ The King in Freeport, Grand Bahama (BIS Photos/Lisa Davis/Jamika Culmer/Andrew Miller) Permanent Secretary Eugene Poitier with Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell, Minister fo

FRED MITCHELL IN TRIBUTE TO AL DILLETTE IN WORDS

1 JUNE 2023 Kathryn Dillette, nee McClean, came to The Bahamas from Toronto, Canada in the 1980s as a teacher at the Eight Mile Rock Senior School. She met Albert King Dillette who styled himself A

SPEAKING TO STALWART COUNCILORS IN FREEPORT

PLP House 30 May 2023

LABOUR DAY WITH THE PLP IN NASSAU

Prime Minister Philip Davis and Mrs. Davis with Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper and Mrs. Cooper remembering the labour demonstrators killed on an earlier Labour Day accident.

LABOUR DAY WITH THE PLP IN FREEPORT

2 June 2023 Ministers Obie Wilchcombe, Fred Mitchell and Ginger Moxey The Road Traffic delegation Fred Mitchell with the brother of former Prime Minister Hubert Minnis, Cyril Boxer Minnis Fred Mitche

THE HON. GEORGE SMITH DIES

The following statement was issued by the Chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party Fred Mitchell on the passing of the Hon. George A Smith: 26 May 2023 I have spoken to Philip Smith, the former MP, a

TIMILEE WILLIAMS DIES TOO YOUNG

Defence Headquarters, 31 May, 2023 (RBDF): The RBDF Extends Condolences to the Family of the Late Petty Officer Timmilee Williams, who passed away on May 31, 2023. Petty Officer Williams was a native

NO SIGN OF THE FNM IN LABOUR DAY FREEPORT

The FNM leadership did not show up in Freeport for the Labour Day march but instead posted this picture in Long Island at the Long Island Regatta. From left to right” Dr. Duane Sands, Chairman, form

Our Men’s Branch Our Women’s Branch

A photo of the current PLP Men’s Branch and the Women’s Branch Chairs Joe Johnson and Patricia Cleare in a photo to mark their ascendency. Congratulations to them.  3 June 2023

A Future Miss PLP

Labour Day 2 June 2023

Farewell To Al Dillette At The Table

The following was posted on the FB page of Fred Mitchell 2 June 2023: “We remember our friend Al Dillette now absent from our table at Pier One in Freeport, Grand Bahama, after his last supper with

The PLP Chair Meets With The Marco City Branch Of The PLP

Fred Mitchell meeting with the Chair of the Marco City Branch of the PLP Santina Basden at Royal Islander to plan the PLP’s work going forward in Marco City in Freeport, Grand Bahama. 3 June 202

The Bahamas High Commissioner To New Zealand

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pleased to announce that Mr. Anthony Ferguson has been appointed as the new High Commissioner of The Bahamas to New Zealand. On Wednesday, 31st May 2023, at 15:30 (G

Ambassador To Kuwait

The Ambassador to Kuwait for The Bahamas Taran Mackey presented his credentials to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait Salem Abdullah Al Sabah  Thursday 1 June 2023

The Pride Flag Flies In The Bahamas

Congratulations on pride month as evidenced by the flag flown in the United States embassy’s presence.  Desperate for political attention Cassius Stuart is making a fool of himself by his relentles