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Atlantis, Paradise Island Celebrates 1-Year Anniversary of Art Walk
One of several initiatives undertaken by Atlantis, Paradise Island to bring the culture and vibrancy of The Bahamas to its guests, Art Walk at Marina Village celebrated its first year anniversary recently with many of its local artisans and musicians hailing it a success...
Waterkeepers Bahamas Trains Volunteers to Test Waters for Swim Safety
Waterkeepers Bahamas Executive Director Rashema Ingraham spends hours at beaches in The Bahamas every week, but she isn?t splashing in the water, combing for shells or searching for treasure. Ingraham is part of a team that tests water at 16 public beaches in The Bahamas on a regular basis...
Govt to renegotiate hurricane insurance scheme
Govt to renegotiate hurricane insurance scheme
The Bahamas government is in talks with the CCRIF SPC (formerly the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility) to split The Bahamas into three regions in order to get the most out of the country's tropical cyclone insurance.
Deputy Prime Minister Peter Turnquest told Guardian Business that his government is exploring splitting The Bahamas into three zones - the southern, central and northern B...
CCRIF SPC to give Bahamas 234K payout after Irma
CCRIF SPC to give Bahamas 234K payout after Irma
Hurricane Irma has triggered payments from CCRIF SPC (formerly the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility) of approximately US$29.6 million, with The Bahamas receiving $234,000.
A release from CCRIF SPC yesterday explained that the insurance scheme shelled out payouts to the governments of Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, St. Kitts and Nevis, the Turks and Caicos Islands, Haiti and The Bahama...
Margot Bethel's Portal
Margot Bethel's Portal
"Everyday bucket go to well. One day the bottom fall out."
- Bahamian proverb
"For she who goes to the well; who carries; who labours; who bleeds; who sweats; who delivers; who bears all; who nurtures; who listens; who waits; who lays down her life in sacrifice; who is broken, silenced, violenced, erased and forgotten.
When she no longer agrees to bondage. When she sees, herself reflected whole....
From the Collection
From the Collection
Lavar Munroe's "The Migrant" is an illustrative portrayal of a spindle-legged, knock-kneed nomad carrying his home on his back. In many ways, the tale in this digital print tells of the ubiquitous image of the immigrant and is reminiscent of the Phil Stubbs classic song, "Cry of the Potcake". The xenophobia and self-hate we deal with as a nation is quite easily summated in the lyrics of the catchy...
US couple arrested after firearms, ammunition found
US couple arrested after firearms, ammunition found
AN AMERICAN couple have been arrested for possession of unlicenced firearms and ammunition found at a residence in the upscale subdivision of Fortune Bay, Grand Bahama.
Island Luck launches OWN grant fund for a third year
Island Luck launches OWN grant fund for a third year
Island Luck has shelled out $300,000 in the past two years to jump-start Bahamian businesses, and its CEO Sebas Bastian is looking forward to helping another 20 businesses through another $150,000 in grants this year.
According to Bastian, the OWN Bahamas entrepreneurship program has had a 90 percent success rate, with the businesses funded "making a mark for themselves".
"In our 2016 successful a...
Elevating food and drink
Elevating food and drink
Why do people love Festival RumBahamas? For the rum, duh. But for me, Festival Rum Bahamas is more than just rum. It's a celebration of rum, food and culture. And it's where you should expect to find the best of these offerings. But what makes them even more special is when they're offered with a twist.
While I know I can probably get a good conch fritter or fried chicken and French fries meal, or...
Davis, Darville updated on work at Fishing Hole Road Trestle Bridge, Fishing Village
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Works and Urban Development Philip Brave Davis visited Grand Bahama on Thursday, for an impromptu visit to a number of sites where projects tendered by the government are presently under construction.
Among the places he visited was the site of the new bridge, known as the Fishing Hole Road Trestle Bridge, considered to be vital for Gr...