FLY FISHING RULES COME INTO FORCE TOMORROW
We congratulate the Minister for Fisheries for the new rules which will come into effect on Monday 9 January on
THE PLP RESPONDS TO ISMIRLIAN
From The Office Of The Chairman of The Progressive Liberal Party On The Most Recent Legal Action Initiated In The
THE JUNKANOO MESS
They cheat is heard again. Junkanoo Groups are soon going to turn the public completely off if they don’t stop
2016 Boxing Day Parade Results
The results for the 2016 Boxing Day Parade are: 1) Family 2) Saxons 3) Roots 4) Genesis 5) Valley
THE WORK OF THE MISSIONS ABROAD
New York NEW YORK –The Hon. Forrester Carroll (right), Bahamas Consul General to New York, and his wife Dr. Valencia
THIS WEEK IN THE BAHAMAS BY ELCOTT COLEBY
19 December to 23 December 31,735 jobs added to the economy in 4.5 years The latest labour statistics were released
FRED MITCHELL HOSTS: CHRISTMAS ON THE BAY
Photos by Peter Ramsay of the Bahamas Information Services The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held its first Christmas concert specially
LORETTA IN HER OWN WORDS (From The Tribune)
16 December Former Free National Movement MP Pierre Dupuch said the actions of the seven FNM rebels led by Loretta
PM ANNOUNCES BAHAMAR IS SOLD
Nassau, Bahamas – Communication by The Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie, M.P. Prime Minister & Minister of Finance on The
BRADLEY ADDRESSES THE PLP EXPLAINS BAHAMAR DEAL
15 December The following statement was delivered by Bradley Roberts, Chairman of the PLP, to his National General Council on
BRAN MCCARTNEY’S BIG MISTAKE
12 December Regardless of who calls you or when you are called to service, we must always put the interests
ANDRE ROLLINS: STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES
Try as he might to explain away the treachery which he and Loretta Butler Turner wrought upon Hubert Minnis, it
THE WORK OF THE MISSIONS ABROAD
Miami MIAMI, Florida — The Hon. H. Ricardo Treco, Bahamas Consul General to Miami, attended the Barry University 2016 December
THE WEEK IN THE BAHAMAS BY ELCOTT COLEBY
THIS WEEK IN THE BAHAMAS (12 – 16 DECEMBER 2016) COMMENTARY BY ELCOTT COLEBY This week in Parliament The Lower
BREAKING NEWS: THE DEED IS DONE LORETTA IS OPPOSITION LEADER
MINNIS REACTS TO APPOINTMENT BREAKING: Statement from Free National Movement Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis: Today, the Bahamian people will witness
THE CABINET AT LUNCH WITH THE GOVERNOR GENERAL
The Governor General held her annual Christmas luncheon for the Cabinet on Tuesday 6 December at Government House. This year
WHAT NOW FOR THE FNM
The back and forth between the Loretta Butler faction, read UBP faction of the FNM, and the Hubert Minnis, read
GLADSTONE THURSTON WRITES FROM LONG ISLAND
The following was posted on the Facebook page of Gladstone Thurston, who is a former Tribune writer and former employee
DR. MINNIS’S RESPONSE
Nassau, Bahamas – Dr. Minnis, Leader of the Free National Movement (FNM), issued the following statement: “Today seven members of
UDP AND GATEKEEPERS MERGE BUT 0+0 = 0
If nothing else Greg Moss has a lot of moxey or chutzpah. There was a lot of prep that went
THE WORK OF THE MISSIONS ABROAD
Bridgetown Photos from the 50th Independence Celebrations of Barbados Caption 1 Bahamas Delegation participating in the 50th Anniversary Celebration of
THIS WEEK IN THE BAHAMAS BY ELCOTT COLEBY (5 – 9 DECEMBER 2016)
This week in Parliament The House of Assembly met on Wednesday of this week to table and debate the Automatic
FORMER JAMAICAN PM PORTIA SIMPSON MILLER TO STEP DOWN AS PARTY HEAD
Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell with Portia Simpson Miller, formerly Prime Minister of Jamaica now Leader of the Opposition in Jamaica
THE WORK OF THE MISSIONS ABROAD
The United Nations NEW YORK — H.E. Dr. Elliston Rahming, Permanent Representative of The Bahamas to the United Nations, hosts
THIS WEEK IN THE BAHAMAS BY ELCOTT COLEBY
THIS WEEK IN THE BAHAMAS (28 NOV – 2 DEC 2016) COMMENTARY BY ELCOTT COLEBY Bahamas government delegation head to
REGISTRATION AT UNIVERSITY OF THE BAHAMAS
Fox Hill MP Fred Mitchell encouraging young UB students to register to vote 1 December at the UB campus Nassau.
Picewell Forbes Visits Andros
Picewell Forbes MP shown inspecting roadworks with Emile Knowles, the contactor for road works in his South Andros constituency on
FIDEL CASTRO DIES AT AGE 90 ON 25 NOVEMBER
Fred Mitchell recalls a dinner that he had with then President of Cuba Fidel Castro. Mr. Castro called his doctor
PRIME MINISTER INVITES THE PROTESTORS IN
(They say they are not coming, reports the Nassau Guardian)
TRIBUNE PUTS 2 + 2 AND MAKES IT FIVE
Ava Turnquest claims in a story written in The Tribune that because a private voice note by MP Fred Mitchell
JEROME FITZGERALD ANSWERS THE PROTESTORS
Nassau, Bahamas – On November 22nd, 2016, a letter was addressed to the Office of the Prime Minister by the organizers
THE WEEK IN THE BAHAMAS BY ELCOTT COLEBY
(21 – 25 NOVEMBER 2016) This week in Parliament The House of Assembly met on Monday 21st November to consider Urban
THE WORK OF THE MISSIONS ABROAD
Chicago CHICAGO, Illinois – The Honourable Michael C. Fountain, Bahamas Honorary Consul to Chicago, brought greetings on behalf of the
CARICOM SUPPORT SG SCOTLAND!
Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell with the Prime Minister of Dominica Roosevelt Skerritt, Baroness Patricia Scotland, Secretary General of the Commonwealth
THE NEW PLP CANDIDATES
We congratulate the two newest candidates for the PLP: I Chester Cooper for Exuma and Ragged Island and Eva Bain
THE NEW FNM CANDIDATES
The newest candidates for the FNM are Jeffery Lloyd for South Beach, Rueben Rahming for Pinewood and Renward Wells for
BRADLEY ROBERTS: FNM CORRUPTION
The following statement was delivered by Bradley Roberts, Chair of the PLP, at the National General Council meeting of the
THIS WEEK IN THE BAHAMAS BY ELCOTT COLEBY 14 – 18 NOVEMBER 2016
Prime Minister Christie: Freeport hotel properties up for sale. During his address on Monday at the 2016 Bahamas Institute of