Ministry continues global sales and marketing missions, “Bringing The Bahamas,” to key markets of New York and New Jersey.
By Linda Hohnholz, eTurboNews This week, the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation (BMOTIA) continued its successful series of Global Sales and Marketing Missions in efforts to reengage tourism partners and further boost visitor arrivals from the Big Apple and the Garden State. The Honorable I. Chester Cooper, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of […]
Douglas Rivlin: “Our current broken system empowers reckless human smugglers and traffickers and incentivizes dangerous treks to our southern border and on makeshift ocean vessels.” Washington D.C. – A boat enroute to Miami from Haiti capsized off the Bahamas on Sunday and 17 people died, including 15 women and a little girl. An additional 8-15 […]
At the invitation of the Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be fielding a CARICOM Election Observation Mission to monitor the General Elections which will be held in that country on Thursday, 16 September 2021. The six-member Mission will be headed by Mr. Ian S. Hughes, Assistant to the […]
NASSAU, Bahamas, August 26, 2020 – In a continued effort to ensure the safety for all in The Bahamas during the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister, The Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis issued updated measures and protocols for New Providence, Grand Bahama Island, and various Family Islands. New Providence Based on new data presented by the […]
Members of the New York City & Vicinity District Council of Carpenters donate their time and skills to rebuilding efforts in the Bahamas following widespread devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian
Photo Credit: HEART 9/11 NYCDCC members volunteering in the Bahamas New York, NY – The New York City & Vicinity District Council of Carpenters (NYCDCC) is rebuilding homes and hearts with Heart 9/11, a disaster-relief organization that is now on-the ground mobilizing the rebuilding and recovery efforts in the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian ravaged […]
Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Minnis addressing the UN General Assembly. (Photo credit: UN/Loey Felipe) NEW YORK, NY, United States – Hurricane Dorian, one of the most destructive Atlantic storms ever recorded, “is a generational tragedy” for The Bahamas, Prime Minister Hubert Minnis has told the UN General Assembly. And he has urged fellow world leaders […]
NASSAU, The Bahamas, Wednesday September 4, 2019 – As authorities had warned, the death toll from Hurricane Dorian is on the rise, with confirmed fatalities yesterday increasing to 20. Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, who a day earlier said the deaths stood at seven, told a press conference last night the number had risen again, […]
Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced the deaths “in the midst of a historic tragedy”, at a press conference yesterday. By Caribbean360 NASSAU, The Bahamas Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis has confirmed at least five deaths in the Abaco Islands of the Bahamas in what he yesterday described as a “historic tragedy”. The dead include […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, 3 Sept. 2019 – The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) expresses our deepest regret and sadness over the loss of life and damage done to the Abacos and Grand Bahama Island by dangerous category 5 hurricane Dorian. In the wake of this monstrous storm, we have witnessed the pain of those who lost loved […]
