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Prime Minister Hubert Minnis concedes election. Bahamas Government changes
JAMAICA / BAHAMAS · In Brief · 17 Sep 2021 · 1 response

Former Prime Minister Hubert Minnis has conceded the election to the PLP's Philip "Brave Davis". There does not appear to be a final seat count yet but the newspapers project the new Government will have a healthy majority, which is positive in this environment. Apparently it was not a good idea ...

Is Bahamas approaching a "Thunderball" moment with an election occurring during a Covid wave?
JAMAICA / BAHAMAS · Report · 15 Sep 2021 · 1 response

Most of the action in the James Bond movie “Thunderball” occurred in The Bahamas, where after two movies there, actor Sean Connery chose to live for the rest of his life. The term "Thunderball" refers to the mushroom cloud seen during the testing of an atomic bomb. Thunderball Grotto, shown in th...

Delta has a rendezvous with Dr. No in Jamaica
JAMAICA / BAHAMAS · Report · 25 Aug 2021 · 2 responses

Jamaica probably has the world’s tightest fiscal policy on an effort basis. As Delta drives cases past previous COVID peaks, and Tropical Storm Grace grazes Jamaica, the question is whether this be sustained even by the country's very determined Finance Minister, Dr. Nigel Clarke.