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November 09, 2015
High Commissioner of South Africa Pays Courtesy Call on the Governor General
Her Excellency Manthu Joyini, High Commissioner of the Republic of South Africa to the Caribbean, paid a courtesy call on Her Excellency Dame Marguerite Pindling, Governor General.
Gruner: Bahamas, South Africa share unique bond
October 27, 2015
Gruner: Bahamas, South Africa share unique bond
On October 20, 1985, during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Lyford Cay, former Prime Minister Sir Lynden Pindling led the charge as chairman of the meeting and persuaded the group to agree to what is known as the Nassau Accord, which outlined a renewed approach to increasing pressure and sanctions on South Africa's then minority apartheid government.
Tropical storm Fred forms off east coast of Africa
August 30, 2015
Tropical storm Fred forms off east coast of Africa
TROPICAL Storm Fred, the sixth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, formed in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean near the coast of Africa on Sunday morning.
Tropical storm Fred forms off west coast of Africa
August 30, 2015
Tropical storm Fred forms off west coast of Africa
TROPICAL Storm Fred, the sixth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, formed in the Atlantic Ocean near the west coast of Africa on Sunday morning, the US National Hurricane Centre has reported...
July 27, 2015
IOC awards 2018-2024 broadcast rights in Middle East and North Africa
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that, following the completion of a tender, the beIN MEDIA GROUP (beIN SPORTS) has been awarded the exclusive broadcast rights in the Middle East and North Africa for the XXIII Olympic Winter...
November 12, 2014
Whether it is Ebola or natural resources, Africa is the genesis of civilization
In some western media news reports, Africa is always portrayed as the Dark Continent with backward people, but with the present spread of Ebola on the continent, there is a great health concern globally. The so-called advanced, civilized countries cannot function economically without the natural resources from Africa. Therefore, if the Ebola virus spreads throughout the entire African continent, t...
October 29, 2014
'Only one service calling at Freeport Container Port comes from South Africa'
OF THE 75 to 80 vessels calling monthly at the Freeport Container Port, only one service comes out of South Africa, representatives of international health organisations and the Ebola Task Force were told by port officials during their weekend tour of the transshipment facility to observe safety protocols.
June 27, 2014
Bahamian film 'Passage' secures U.S. distribution, wins Africa Movie Academy Award
The award-winning short film "Passage" by Kareem Mortimer scored two major international feats in recent weeks. The film was both acquired by the National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC) and won the prestigious Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Diaspora Film.
As the United States (U.S.) distributor of "Passage", NBPC has secured online streaming exclusively on the websites PBS.org, AfroPop.t...
The emergence of Africa as an athletics power
May 14, 2014
The emergence of Africa as an athletics power
As the inaugural International Association of Athletics Federation's (IAAF) World Relay Championships approaches, we decided to take a look at the emergence of the African continent as an athletics power. Africa has always had great sprinters and greater long distance runners, but it took the independence movement across the continent in the early 60s to speed this development along.
It should be ...
The Emergence of Africa as an Athletics Power
April 26, 2014
The Emergence of Africa as an Athletics Power
As the Inaugural IAAF World Relays approaches we decided to take a look at the emergence of the African continent as an athletics power...
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