EGOT Winner Viola Davis Among the Highlights of Day One of the Afreximbank Annual Meetings in The Bahamas
Among highlights of Day 1 of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) 31st Annual Meetings (AAM2024), on June 12, 2024, was a panel discussion featuring EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) Award-winning actress and businesswoman Viola Davis: Ms. Davis, her husband, actor and producing partner Julius Tennon, and author, Lavaille Lavette, are partners in JVL Media, an […]
CCAICACB members pay a courtesy call on the Governor General
Her Excellency the Most Hon. Dame Cynthia Pratt, Governor General, received Members of the Commonwealth Caribbean Association of Integrity Commissions and Anti-Corruption Bodies (CCAICACB) in a courtesy call at the Office of the Governor General on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. The post CCAICACB members pay a courtesy call on the Governor General appeared first on […]
Carolyn Vogt-Evans sworn in as Acting Vice-President of the Bahamas Industrial Tribunal
Governor General, Her Excellency the Most Hon. Dame Cynthia Pratt administered the Oath of Allegiance and the Judicial Oath, and presented the Instrument of Appointment to Mrs. Carolyn Vogt-Evans, Assistant Chief Magistrate, as Acting Vice-President of the Bahamas Industrial Tribunal during a swearing-in ceremony at the Office of the Governor General on Tuesday, June 11, […]
Sweeping Health Measures Underway in New Budget Cycle, Says Health Minister Dr. Darville
The Minister of Health and Wellness the Hon. Dr. Michael Darville says his ministry is about changing the way health care is delivered to the public through the modernization of facilities and other services. He was making his contribution to the Budget Debate in the House of Assembly on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Dr. Darville […]
P.M Davis welcomes Grenada’s Prime Minister to The Bahamas and to the House of Assembly
Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Hon. Philip Davis on Wednesday, June 12, 2024 welcomed to The Bahamas and to the House of Assembly the Prime Minister of Grenada the Hon. Dickon Mitchell. Prime Minister Mitchell is also Grenada’s Minister of Infrastructure and Physical Development, Public Utilities, Civil Aviation and Transportation. Accompanying Prime Minister Mitchell was […]
HOA Debate: 12M Tourist Target For 2024
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investment and Aviation, the Hon. Chester Cooper made his contribution to the 2024-2025 budget debate in the House Of Assembly on Wednesday. In his presentation, Cooper highlighted the record number of tourist arrivals in the country revealing that from January to April, 2024 almost four million tourist visited […]
109-year-old Millie Robinson, interviewed by the National Independence Secretariat
Journalist Felicity Darville interviewed 109-year-old Millie Robinson, ‘oldest Bahamian,’ for the National Independence Secretariat on Tuesday, June 11, 2024 surrounded at home by members of her family. From: Bahamas Information Services More Photo Highlights Below: The post 109-year-old Millie Robinson, interviewed by the National Independence Secretariat appeared first on ZNS BAHAMAS.
Pastor Addresses Surge In Suicide Attempts
Senior Pastor of Freeport Bible Church, Pastor Kyle Maycock is sharing his story of struggling with depression for almost two decades. Maycock recently spoke with ZNS News on the topic saying, “I know what it is. I know that this isn’t me. I know that’s my mind or emotions, whether it be something chemical or […]
HOA Budget: Therapeutic Boarding School
Minister of Social Services, Information and Broadcasting, the Hon. Myles Laroda spoke to the government’s plan for a new boarding school for at risk boys during his contribution to the 2024-2025 budget debate on Tuesday. Laroda told Parliamentarians the school will “include a psychological, educational, academic and vocational criteria and a multi discipline board school […]
BPL Partners With Island Grid
The government announced its plans to reform the country’s energy sector on Monday. The plan includes a partnership with Bahamian company Island Grid to modernize the electrical grid. At a press event launching the new initiative, Minister of Transport and Energy, the Hon. Jobeth Coleby-Davis said the partnership will improve power reliability and reduce prices. […]
