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September 11, 2017
Ministry of Foreign Affairs -Hurricane Irma-Bahamas Overseas Office

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to advise that The Bahamas Consulate General in Atlanta will be closed Monday and Tuesday, 11 and 12 September, respectively...

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November 02, 2023
Registration for the Advanced Poll as an Overseas Voter (Form J) or Special Voter (Form K)

Eligible registered voters in the West Grand Bahama and Bimini constituency mayapply to vote in the Advanced Poll for the West Grand Bahama and Bimini ByeElection, as an Overseas or Special Voter as defined below:

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November 25, 2016
A new relationship for the overseas territories

While most of the world has been focussed on the outcome of the U.S. presidential elections, other events of long-term importance to the region have been taking place.

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August 12, 2016
NHI to ensure some of $80 million spent overseas remain at home; Gomez sheds light on funding

Payments from the National Health Insurance Plan/National Health Insurance Fund will be ?focused only to local facilities and Providers? in order to funnel some of the more than $80 million in health spending which currently goes overseas, Minister of Health the Hon. Dr. Perry Gomez announced.

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February 06, 2012
Overseas Voter Registration Now Open!

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"The current legislation allows ONLY for students and Bahamian Government workers, their spouses and any immediate member of the family living within their household, to register and vote from overseas.

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November 16, 2011
Bethel: No Voters Have Registered Overseas Yet

Parliamentary Commissioner Errol Bethel said yesterday no one has registered overseas to vote as yet.

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June 21, 2011
Bill would allow overseas voting

Amendments to the Parliamentary Elections Act would empower the parliamentary commissioner to establish polling stations outside The Bahamas and allow for early voting for a wider range of Bahamians.
Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham introduced the bill in Parliament yesterday.
The bill contains a broad spectrum of amendments and changes aimed at streamlining the voting process.
Under the new legi...

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September 17, 2021
'Mother 'Pratt alive and well: 'How many times are they going to say I'm dead'?

FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Cynthia "Mother" Pratt questioned "how many times are they going to say I'm dead?" yesterday, after it was reported that she passed away from COVID-19.

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January 15, 2021
Covid: UK to close all travel corridors from Monday

The UK is to close all travel corridors from Monday morning to "protect against the risk of as yet unidentified new strains" of Covid, the PM has said...

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May 29, 2020
Symonette: Govt must bring Bahamians home 'as quickly as possible'

St. Anne’s MP Brent Symonette said yesterday that the government needs to send daily Bahamasair flights to repatriate Bahamians stuck in South Florida during the COVID-19 pandemic...

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