The official opening of the Grand Bahama Arts & Craft Centre was held, Thursday, February 4, in Freeport. Lilly Strachan-Moxey, President of the Bahamas National Craft Association, cut the ribbon at the ceremony. The Centre located on East Sunrise Highway was officially opened by the Hon. Philip E. Davis, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Works & Urban development.

From left: Patrice Glinton, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works & Urban Development; Clay Sweeting, Deputy Chairman, BAIC; Deputy Prime Minister Davis; Dr. the Hon. Michael Darville, Minister for Grand Bahama; Mrs. Strachan-Moxey; the Hon. Dion Smith, Executive Chairman, BAIC; the Hon. V. Alfred Gray, Minister of Agriculture & Marine Resources; and Chala Cartwright, A.G.M. Northern Region, BAIC. (BIS photo/Vandyke Hepburn)