March 7- 8: Magufuli is flown to Kenya secretly by air ambulance and lands at Wilson Airport. March 6: The date when then vice-president Suluhu later said Magufuli was taken ill.ĭate not known: Magufuli's condition suddenly deteriorates after less than 24 hours at the Tanzanian hospital.ĭecision is reportedly made to fly him to South Africa, which has better facilities but doctors advised there was not enough time and was flown to Kenya instead. Timeline of Magufuli's movements, according to the Daily Nationįebruary 27_:_ Last public sighting of President John Magufuli. The Nation Corporation’s other subsidiary companies include the radio stations of Starcom Network, an Internet service company, Nation Logic and a real estate holding company, Nation Properties.Citing sources, the Daily Nation said Magufuli "was flown to Kenya secretly on March 8 after suffering acute cardiac and respiratory illnesses, was under intubation when a decision was made to fly him back home".ĭaily Nation said his entry and exit from Kenya was a guarded affair and that only select National Intelligence Service (NIS) officials and members of the National Security Advisory Committee were aware. On Januthe Nation Corporation, a Barbadian owned media and Communications Company merged with Caribbean Communications Network of Trinidad and Tobago to form One Caribbean Media Limited. The Nation is a subsidiary of the Nation Corporation which is a subsidiary of One Caribbean Media Limited. Its aim has been to give Barbados a world-class newspaper and offer supreme service to its clients. The paper created a niche for itself and then went on to set a new higher standard of journalism, not just for Barbados, but for the Caribbean. The phenomenal growth of the Nation followed upon its exciting launch and creative development.
At the same time, it has a reputation for very strong Caribbean coverage and full regional analysis. Never afraid to be controversial, The Nation has an independent editorial policy, and fiercely defends Barbados and things ‘Bajan’. Its authoritative news reporting and reliability of information have made the paper the most quoted in the Caribbean. To date, the Nation Newspaper produces a news publication seven days a week. It started printing bi-weekly in 1977, introduced the Sunday Edition in 1979, and launched into daily printing in 1981.
The first issue of the paper, then a weekly, was published on November 23, 1973. Įstablished in 1973, the Nation is Barbados’ most widely read newspaper with an average of 45,000 prints published each week. The Nation Publishing also produces several specialty magazines and niche publications including Barbados Business Authority, Better Health, Smart Homes, Fine Cuisine, Parenting Today and Explore Barbados magazines, the Crop Over Souvenir and the Nation Work Book for primary schools. Under its Nation Newspaper brand, the Company publishes several daily newspapers which include the Daily Nation, Weekend Nation, Saturday Sun and Sunday Sun. Limited (Nation Publishing) is the leading print media house in Barbados.
“A valued and distinguished institution now stands like a colossus astride our information landscape.” Professor Hilary Beckles, Pro Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies.