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Mr Zahawi said today that the statement was not a sign of the beginning of the for the Commonwealth, but rather the beginning of strengthening for the association of nations.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited coral restoration farm Coral Vita on Grand Bahama at the site of an Earthshot Prize winner in the final engagement of the Royal Caribbean tour.

“The Bahamas is back, and open for business,” says the Honorable I. Chester Cooper, Deputy Prime Minister, for The Islands of The Bahamas. 

Share: LOS ANGELES, June 29, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- "We have to encourage as many Bahamians as possible to remain on the cutting edge of technology, to understand the new way of doing business and to ensure that we compete with the rest of the world," said Bahamas Director of Labor, John Pinder at the opening ceremonies. As many as 40% of Bahamian workers were either unemployed or facing furloughs in September of last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A larger digital workforce could help...

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John J. Pinder, Jr. landed on D-Day 77 years ago Sunday — June 6, 1944. Before he made it off the boat in Normandy, France a piece of a bullet shell took a hunk of skin out of his face. As he held his left cheek in place, the Army

Normal text size Very large text size In May 2013, Dasha Ross and her husband of 27 years, John Pinder, were preparing for a grand adventure. Ross is a well-respected documentary maker and Pinder was a prominent figure in the comedy and cabaret scene. In his prime, the producer was a big, ebullient man, famous for his signature giant yellow glasses, booming presence, and pack-a-day smoking habit. It was Pinder who co-created the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in the 1980s. There was no...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — As political parties continue efforts to jumpstart their political campaigns for the next general election, the Free National Movement (FNM) is close to wrapping up its full slate of ratified candidates. According to FNM Chairman Carl Culmer, the FNM will name its remaining six candidates, including the seats held by the prime minister and deputy prime minister, in short order, though he did not provide an exact date. The remaining seats include Englerston, Pineridge, Fox Hi...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) President Darrin Woods said yesterday that if the government seeks to introduce a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy in The Bahamas it ought to be prepared for a “faceoff” as he condemned restaurants and other private sector employers who have sought to introduce the practice. “We stand behind the point that the government has said that vaccination is not mandatory,” Woods said. “No employers in this count...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Director of Labour John Pinder said yesterday that his department received numerous complaints and inquiries from associates of Sushi Rokkan after the restaurant in Old Fort Bay Town Center reportedly advised associates of a new mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy effective immediately. “Nobody is mandated to take that,” Pinder told Eyewitness News. “You voluntarily decide whether you are going to take that or not. No employer has the right to force any employee to ...