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September 21, 2023
7-year-old saves school lunch money to feed the hungry - Small child with a big heart
7-year-old Naevia Burrows is a small child with the heart of a giant – the 3rd grader has been saving her school lunch money for nearly a year, donating every month to the Bahamas Feeding Network so other children won’t go hungry.
September 20, 2023
Colina’s Freeport Branch Teams Up with Police Staff Association for Back-to-School
Team Freeport, led by Branch Manager - Sandradee Henfield, MDRT - partnered with the Police Staff Association by donating to and volunteering at their annual back-to-school giveaway/fun-day at Police Headquarters in Freeport on Saturday, August 26. Assistant Commissioner of Police Bernard K. Bonamy Jr. and Parez Demeritte, Director of Northern Bahamas, Police Staff Association, were both grateful ...
September 20, 2023
Acting Prime Minister Cooper Reads at Queen’s College School
Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments & Aviation the Hon. I. Chester Cooper participated in Queen’s College “Blast off to Reading” initiative at the school on Village Road on Monday, September 18, 2023.
Teen fined for bringing drugs on school campus
September 20, 2023
Teen fined for bringing drugs on school campus
A Doris Johnson High School student on Tuesday avoided jail for bringing 27 homemade Rice Krispies treats that were laced with marijuana onto the school's campus. At his arraignment, Thomas Graham, 19, of St. Andrews Beach Estates, pleaded guilty to a charge of drug possession with intent to supply. Police officers arrested Graham at the school ...
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September 19, 2023
Teen Charged With Bringing Weed-Laced Snacks to School
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - A high school student who brought Rice Krispy Treats laced with weed to school has avoided jail time by paying a fine.
Temple Christian School's Alumni Meet And Greet
September 18, 2023
Temple Christian School's Alumni Meet And Greet
Temple Christian School, the premier Christian educational institution in The Bahamas, recently hosted an Alumni Meet and Greet event that brought together alumni spanning generations for a memorable evening of connection, reminiscence, and celebration.
"I WENT TO CULINARY SCHOOL AT SANDALS"
September 18, 2023
"I WENT TO CULINARY SCHOOL AT SANDALS"
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — If you hope to excel in the culinary field, but you lack the resources to pursue further studies, then Senior Sous Chef and Banquet Chef at Sandals Royal Bahamian, Thomas Reckley, may serve as the perfect source of inspiration. Reckley, 45, began working at Sandals Royal Bahamian in 1997. He had just [...]
Botswana President speaks to high school and college students about preserving democracy
September 14, 2023
Botswana President speaks to high school and college students about preserving democracy
BOTSWANA President Dr Mokgweetsi EK Masisi lectured high school and university students yesterday on the importance of protecting democracy, telling them that as future leaders, they should demand constitutional term limits, separation of powers, free and fair elections, and an independent press.
Tragedy hits school again
February 22, 2011
Tragedy hits school again
By MEGAN REYNOLDS
Tribune Staff Reporter
mreynolds@tribunemedia.net
TRAGEDY has struck again at a Bahamas primary school.
An eight-year-old girl was killed when she was knocked off her bicycle in a car accident in Kemp Road, The Tribune has learned.
Tasheka Johnson, a grade three pupil at Uriah McPhee Primary School, was crossing the road on her bicycle when
she was knocked down, a source sa...
September 13, 2023
AML Foods and Guardian Media Group Join Forces for Successful Back-to-School Snackathon Initiative, Raising $3,800 for Children in Need
AML Foods today announced the successful conclusion of its Back-to-School Snackathon promotion, a collaborative effort with the Guardian Media Group. The goal of the campaign, which ran for three weeks from August 8th to August 31st, was to raise funds to provide snacks for children in need as they headed back to school. More than 150 families benefited from the initiative.
Scotiabank High School Track Field Championships
March 07, 2011
Scotiabank High School Track Field Championships
Nassau, Bahamas - The Scotiabank National High School Track & Field Championships are here again! Scotiabank is once again a proud partner
with the BAAA as the Title Partner of this year's National High School Track
& Field Championships.
Building
on our existing partnership with the BAAA and ongoing support of youth
development and sports in The Bahamas, Scotiabank again confirms our commitment
...
March 01, 2011
Hawksbill High School Class of 81 presents Millennium Reunion 2011
Freeport, Grand Bahama - Graduates of The
Hawksbill High School Class of 81 has been
feverishly working on planning the biggest School Reunion of all times.
Coming to Grand Bahama on
May 20-23, 2011 at The Our Lucaya Hotel, will be
the
reunion of all Alumni of Hawksbill High School. We are looking for
the first person that registered as a student and the last person that
registered as a student...
March 03, 2011
Scotiabank sponsors BAAA high school track championships
By RENALDO DORSETT
Sports Reporter
rdorsett@tribunemedia.net
A LEADING corporate citizen of the Bahamas has teamed up with the country's governing body for track and field to host what is expected to be the biggest meet in the 33-year history of the top junior event.
Scotiabank (Bahamas) has again come on board as the title sponsor for the 33rd edition of the BAAA National High School Track an...
BAAA Scotiabank 2011 National High School Track and Field Championships set for March 24-26
March 03, 2011
BAAA Scotiabank 2011 National High School Track and Field Championships set for March 24-26
Nassau, Bahamas -
Thus far this season a record number of athletes from throughout New
Providence and the Family Islands have participated in BAAA, school, and
club meets.
On
March 24-26 the
BAAA will host the 23nd Edition of the National High School Track &
Field Championships...under the theme: 'ONE MISSION, ONE GOAL, ONE
ATHLETICS BAHAMAS!!
Today we are very pleased to announce that
S...
After-school sports program challenge
January 04, 2011
After-school sports program challenge
The appointment of a director of after-school sports (Evan Wisdom) by the Ministry of Education evolved out of a brilliant idea, offered by former Sports Minister Desmond Bannister.
When he first took over the new portfolio as Minister of Education, one of his priorities was to better regulate high school sports in the land. The first substantive step has been taken in bringing Wisdom on board.
Th...
After-school sports huge challenge - Part II
January 05, 2011
After-school sports huge challenge - Part II
All the way back in 1888, the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States was established. The organization’s motto is as powerful today as it was at the outset: “Sports for all, Forever.”
Wikipedia, the online bible of information, gives the basic history of the AAU.
“The AAU was founded to establish standards and uniformity in amateur sports. During the early years, the A...
January 07, 2011
Opinion: GB schools may pull out of BAAA upcoming events
By BRENT STUBBS
IS there some type of conspiracy brewing between New Providence and Grand Bahama?
Two major sporting bodies are reportedly going to be affected by the absence of teams from Grand Bahama as they express their disappointment in the manner in which they have been treated.
The Grand Bahama schools have reportedly decided that they won't come to town to participate in any Bahamas Ass...
January 11, 2011
Mitchell on the removal of Sheila Scavella at Walter Parker Primary School
Nassau, Bahamas - The following is a press statement by Fred Mitchell, MP of Fox Hill, Opposition Spokesman on the Public Service on Reports of Removal of the Principal of Walter Parker Primary School.
"My
colleague Alfred Sears MP and Opposition spokesman on education is away
on leave and will no doubt have more to say on the matter of the fate
of
Shelia Scavella, the Principal of the...
Define Being Bahamian High School Art Competition
January 12, 2011
Define Being Bahamian High School Art Competition
Freeport, Grand Bahama - Bahamas Illustrated's first annual
High School Art Competition.
Enter to win: iPads, Laptops, Wii Games, Cell Phones, Carnival Cruise and Bahamas Celebration cruises and More!
Finalists entries will be displayed at an Exhibition on March 19th at 3pm in the small arcade at the International Bazaar.
Competition Theme:
Define Being Bahamian...
Student stabbed at school
January 12, 2011
Student stabbed at school
A 14-year-old ninth grade male student was stabbed multiple times yesterday at T.A. Thompson Junior High School.
Another 14-year-old male student from the school was taken into police custody for questioning in connection with the stabbing.
According to school officials, the stabbing is related to a fight that started on Monday.
Sources said there was an argument between boys at the school over a ...
Ridgeland takes Primary School boys basketball title
January 14, 2011
Ridgeland takes Primary School boys basketball title
By BRENT STUBBS
Senior Sports Reporter
bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
RIDGELAND Primary finally got a chance to celebrate a victory in the New Providence Primary Schools Sports Association.
It came yesterday at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium as they knocked off Gerald Cash 22-16 to win the boys basketball title.
"This was a great win for us because we haven't won anything since baseball in 2007," said...
January 17, 2011
Carmichael Primary School visits the Governor-General
Nassau, Bahamas -
Teachers and Students from Carmichael Primary School are pictured with
Governor-General Sir.Arthur Foulkes (standing, front row), during a
courtesy call at Government House on Friday, January 14, 2011...
January 17, 2011
St. Andrew?s School Year 5?s Host an Eye-Opening Hunger Banquet
On Monday, January 10, 2011, St Andrew?s School Year 5 students hosted their Annual Hunger Banquet as part of their inquiry into World Wide Aid. The Hunger Banquet explores the unequal distribution of wealth and resources in the world. To demonstrate this, guests drew a ticket upon entering which designates them as upper, middle, or lower income groups based upon world averages. They were then sho...
Research Community Outreach Symposium Island School Boat House, Cape Eleuthera on December 4th
December 01, 2010
Research Community Outreach Symposium Island School Boat House, Cape Eleuthera on December 4th
Eleuthera , Bahamas - The Cape Eleuthera Island School is hosting this one day event which is
open to the general public. The day begins with a tour of our campus
and research facility and then research presentations by students. Dr.
Dean Grubbs Marine Ecologist(FSU) will be our special guest speaker.
Also the Deep Creek Middle School, the only school in
the Bahamas and t...
School in shock suicide bid rate
November 30, 2010
School in shock suicide bid rate
By TANEKA THOMPSON
Tribune Staff Reporter
tthompson@tribunemedia.net
A SPATE of teenage suicide attempts at a Bahamas high school forced Ministry of Education officials to dispatch a research team to find out if there are common socio-economic threads behind the disturbing trend.
Six students in the public high school system have tried to kill themselves during the fall term - from September t...
Minister Bannister at Carmichael Primary School
December 09, 2010
Minister Bannister at Carmichael Primary School
Nassau, Bahamas - To mark
the occasion of World AIDS Day, which was celebrated on December 1,
Minister of Education the Hon. Desmond Bannister on December 2 reads to
sixth grade students at Carmichael Primary School. Minister Bannister
read from the book "Under The Calabash Tree -- Caribbean HIV/AIDS
Readers - Level 2." The Minister is pictured speaking with Deputy Head
Boy, Sean Taylor.
Minister...
East GB children still waiting for schools
September 12, 2023
East GB children still waiting for schools
Four years after Hurricane Dorian, residents of East Grand Bahama are still waiting for schools in the area to reopen while families are forced to drive daily to and from Freeport, move closer, or send their children to stay in the city. All four schools in East Grand Bahama - East End Preschool, East End ...
The post East GB children still waiting for schools appeared first on The Nassau Gua...
Colina Helps Kids Get Ready for Back-to-School
September 12, 2023
Colina Helps Kids Get Ready for Back-to-School
Education is the key to a brighter future. Colina teamed up with Reach out Youth Organization on a back-to-school giveaway to spread love in Grand Bahama and ensure every child starts the school year with confidence. The team purchased and distributed school supplies, back packs, snacks and uniforms.
Colina Back 2 School Customer Appreciation 2023
September 12, 2023
Colina Back 2 School Customer Appreciation 2023
Colina Insurance Limited (Colina) held Customer Appreciation Day with employees rocking school uniforms and distributing giveaways to clients.
March 02, 2011
St. Mary Patricia Jr. High School courtesy call on Governor General
Nassau, Bahamas - Teachers and students from the
St. Mary Patricia Jr. High School,
Freeport, Grand Bahama paid a courtesy call on Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes
Friday, February 25, at Government House....
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