1:30 pm - Election officials: So far, so good

Voters started lining up at the polls early this morning, and so far there has been a steady turnout as Bahamians cast their votes throughout the country, election officials reported this afternoon.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Quinn McCartney told Guardian News Network that up to 1 p.m. there had not been any major incidents reported at any of the polling stations in the 38 constituencies.
He said that as to be expected, police officers are out in full force. McCartney said that apart from some tension over where to set up party tents outside of the individual polling station areas, things were going smoothly.
Prime Minister and Free National Movement Leader Hubert Ingraham, 64, said he was spending Election Day at home.
"I await the results of the people," Ingraham said. "I am making boil' fish right now. I do nothing on this day but wait for results."
According to aides of Progressive Liberal Party Leader Perry Christie, 68, he had visited several polls earlier in the day to get a feel of how the voting was going and to lend his support to party candidates.
Meanwhile, at 1 p.m., Democratic National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney was at the Jordon Prince William High School, where some of the polling stations of the Bamboo Town constituency are located.
"For the most part we are anticipating some good results after 6 p.m. today," said McCartney, who pointed out that not many voters were wearing their party colors to the polls.
McCartney, who turned 45 on Sunday, said he was very relaxed, and would watch the election returns from home.Traffic is backed up in many of the areas where voting is taking place but officials are hopeful that he voting process will continue to run smoothly as the day progresses.
Parliamentary Commissioner Errol Bethel said there had been no major hiccups, so far, and all is going well.
He said a few polls opened a few minutes late because they were busy counting ballots.

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1st Annual Jamaican Curry Festival

Saturday 12th May 2012  10:00 AM

Saturday, May 12, 2012 from 10:00am to 5:00pm at RM Bailey Park, Nassau RM Bailey Park, Nassau, Bahamas Saturday, May 12, 2012 10:00am-5:00pm The show will feature a wide variety of curry dishes. Breadfruit, jackfruit, mango, cake, ice cream, jerked chicken, pork, run-dung, scallop, ackee and salt fish and veggie chunks.

1st Annual Snapper Tournament Weigh-In Festival, July 30th

Freeport, Grand Bahama - The waters off West End, Grand Bahama have, for many years, provided bounteous catch to those fishers that venture into it.

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1st Annual Snapper Tournament Weigh-In Festival, July 30th

Freeport, Grand Bahama - The waters off West End, Grand Bahama have, for many years, provided bounteous catch to those fishers that venture into it.

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1st Annual Snapper Tournament Weigh-In Festival, July 30th

Freeport, Grand Bahama - The waters off West End, Grand Bahama have, for many years, provided bounteous catch to those fishers that venture into it.

On Saturday, July 30, 2011, The West End Community, in collaboration with...

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1st Annual Snapper Tournament Weigh-In, July 30th

Freeport, Grand Bahama - The waters off West End, Grand Bahama have, for many years, provided bounteous catch to those fishers that venture into it.

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1st Annual Snapper Tournament Weigh-In, July 30th

The waters off West End, Grand Bahama have, for many years, provided bounteous catch to those fishers that venture into it.

On Saturday, July 30, 2011, The West End Community, in collaboration with the Community Tourism Program of the Ministry of Tourism & Aviation, will share their treasured waters with the public, at its 1st Annual Snapper Tournament Weigh-In & Festival.

Everyone can get involved! Featured competitions will include: The Most Snappers (by weight), The Largest Snapper, Fish Scaling, and the culinary offering... Best Seasoned Fish. There'll also be fun and games for the whole family, as well as live entertainment, with headliner Geno D! and lots of delicious food and drinks...

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1st Youth Benefit Fishing Tournament being planned by GB Shipyard

Grand
Bahama, The Bahamas - A great day of fishing fun for all in aid of
better sporting facilities for a school on Grand Bahama is taking place
this month. That is what the Grand Bahama Shipyard with a number of
corporate sponsors are offering through the 1st Youth Benefit
International Fishing Tournament to be held on May 21st, 2011 at the
Xanadu Resort.

Making the announcement on Friday was
Mr. Joseph Darville, GB Shipyard's Workforce Development Director, who
said this is the first of what they hope to be an annual affair and this
fundraiser is to help the students and residents of the Eight Mile Rock
High School with a Youth Sports Center...

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1st Youth Benefit Fishing Tournament being planned by GB Shipyard

Grand
Bahama, The Bahamas - A great day of fishing fun for all in aid of
better sporting facilities for a school on Grand Bahama is taking place
this month. That is what the Grand Bahama Shipyard with a number of
corporate sponsors are offering through the 1st Youth Benefit
International Fishing Tournament to be held on May 21st, 2011 at the
Xanadu Resort.

Making the announcement on Friday was
Mr. Joseph Darville, GB Shipyard's Workforce Development Director, who
said this is the first of what they hope to be an annual affair and this
fundraiser is to help the students and residents of the Eight Mile Rock
High School with a Youth Sports Center...

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2 men missing at sea off Hatchet Bay, Eleuthera

ELEUTHERA, Bahamas -
Police along with residents on the island of Eleuthera are searching for
two (2) men, who reportedly went missing during a fishing trip on
Sunday 5th May, 2013.

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