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Students and Parents Sing Praises for National Arts Festival
The Louise McDonald High School ninth-grader bashfully said that she was not ready to be interviewed on camera. No matter how much the other members of the school choir cheered her on, the young girl only blushed more and shook her head...
Oasis Sandyport celebrates One Year, Young Designer adds Africa by Camel to Shopping Safaris
Oasis Sandyport celebrates One Year, Young Designer adds Africa by Camel to Shopping Safaris
When most buyers shop for their clients or shops, they take a plane, a car and book a night or two in a good hotel to recover from the stress...
Deal wants environmental concerns addressed before LNG plant constructed
The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers' Confederation's (BCCEC) Energy and Environment Committee chair, Deborah Deal, told Guardian Business yesterday that Shell NA LNG LLC & Affiliates' winning bid to provide power for New Providence, via the construction of a liquid natural gas (LNG) plant, [...]
BPL union: More details needed on LNG plant
BPL union: More details needed on LNG plant
Although he welcomed Bahamas Power and Light's (BPL) announcement that Shell NA LNG LLC & Affiliates will undertake the construction of a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plant at Clifton Pier, President of the Bahamas Electrical Workers Union (BEWU) Paul Maynard said the "devil [...]
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...
Bahamians Taking Advantage of International Trade Partnerships
Executive Chairman of the Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (BAIC), Mr. Michael Foulkes says Bahamian companies are taking advantage of opportunities provided by international trade partnerships...
EU added Bahamas, U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Kitts to tax haven list
European Union finance ministers added the Bahamas, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Saint Kitts and Nevis to the EU blacklist of tax havens on Tuesday, an EU document said...
Monday, May 4,2015 Gas Prices.
Monday, May 4,2015 Gas Prices.
For prices today on gas check out BPSU, AutoServ, Texaco, Esso and Shell service
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Offender of Turtle killed arrested
Offender of Turtle killed arrested
We have seen the distressful video of the illegal killing of a Loggerhead Turtle on Grand Bahama. We are relieved to say that arrests have been made, and the offenders are now in Police Custody. Thank you all, for your concerns and making sure your voices were heard...
BAIC Promotes Vision for 2018
BAIC Promotes Vision for 2018
The Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (BAIC) with the theme ?Growing, Partnering, Empowering? is laying the groundwork through its Handicraft Development Department to assist Bahamian...
Back on top
Back on top
The Shell Saxons Superstars yesterday dashed the hopes that Roots had of a three-peat, winning its first Junkanoo parade since New Year's 2013 with the theme, "Expressions of Junkanoo and Feel the Rush". Saxons won with a score of 88.66. The group won best off [...]
Stunning Saxons rush to victory
Stunning Saxons rush to victory
THE Shell Saxons Superstars were named the unofficial champions of the 2018 New Year's Day Junkanoo Parade, ending a four-year drought which saw major changes within the group's senior command.
DPM says East End Communities are Ecological Dream Come True
In officially opening the 45th Annual Conch Cracking Festival in McLean?s Town, during the National Heroes Day Holiday, October 9, 2017 Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, and Member of Parliament for East Grand Bahama, the Hon. K. Peter Turnquest remarked that places like McLean?s Town remain an ecological dream ? a paradise by many standards...
Hurricane Nate Public Advisory Number 15A
Hurricane Nate Public Advisory Number 15A
Issued at 100 AM CDT Sun Oct 08 2017
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Hurricane Nate Intermediate Advisory Number 15A
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
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100 AM CDT Sun Oct 08 2017
...EYE OF HURRICANE NATE MOVED OVER KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE WHERE
HURRICANE HUNTER PLANES RESIDE...
SUMMARY OF 100 AM CDT...0600 UTC...INFORMATION
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Hurricane Nate Public Advisory Number 15
Hurricane Nate Public Advisory Number 15
Issued at 1000 PM CDT Sat Oct 07 2017
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Hurricane Nate Advisory Number 15
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
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1000 PM CDT Sat Oct 07 2017
...NATE'S NORTHERN EYEWALL MOVING ONSHORE THE MISSISSIPPI COAST...
SUMMARY OF 1000 PM CDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...29.9N 89.1W
ABOUT 35 MI...60 KM S...
Road to Recovery begins with 'Serious Determination'
Road to Recovery begins with 'Serious Determination'
The road to recovery for residents of those Bahamian islands negatively impacted by Hurricane Irma began with ?serious determination,? Monday (September 11, 2017)...
Government Offers a Second Evacuation of Residents from Ragged Island
Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Hubert A. Minnis Monday urged the remaining residents of Ragged Island who decided to ?ride-out? Hurricane Irma in their homes to take advantage of a second opportunity to be evacuated to safety in the wake of the massive destruction inflicted by the storm...
Plenty of fuel - so no need to panic, say suppliers
Plenty of fuel - so no need to panic, say suppliers
THE local distributors of Esso and Shell branded gasoline have assured residents they are and will be adequately supplied with fuel during Hurricane Irma's passage over the Bahamas.
Statement by Sun Oil Limited on Hurricane Irma
Statement by Sun Oil Limited on Hurricane Irma
Sun Oil Limited, the Shell licensee for The Bahamas and Turks & Caicos Islands, wishes to assure its valued customers that the Clifton Pier Terminal is well-stocked with over 45 days worth of fuel inventory on hand to supply all of your energy needs...
Rising crime means increased business for some security firms
Some local security firms are experiencing an increase in clientele due to fears by local businesses that they will be the next victims of crime on New Providence.
Police statistics released this summer show that most major categories of serious crime are up year over year, and some businesses seem to be taking note.
An official at ABC Security Systems, which offers closed circuit television (CCTV...
Larry Smith remembered as champion of the truth
Larry Smith remembered as champion of the truth
Larry Smith, a respected columnist and media professional, died at his home on Sunday evening after experiencing chronic heart failure, his family said.
Smith, who began his journalism career as a reporter at The Nassau Guardian, was 67.
He wrote a weekly column titled 'Tough Call' for the Tribune newspaper.
Smith was a principal at Media Enterprises Limited.
His wife of 35 years, Joanne, said the...
Ocean Terraces by Sterling actively on the market
Ocean Terraces by Sterling actively on the market
Ocean Terraces by Sterling - the prime property, which sits between the Caves Heights development and Sapodilla Restaurant, and which was finally brought back to life after almost 10 years in and out of litigation - is now being sold in its entirety, and heralded as "an amazing property with great views".
Last week Guardian Business reported in error that the property might have gone dormant once ...
Ocean Terraces on hold again
Ocean Terraces on hold again
Eight months after a handful of invited guests beheld the potential of Ocean Terraces - the prime property, which sits between the Caves Heights development and Sapodilla Restaurant, and which has remained a shuttered shell for almost 10 years - development seems to have once again gone dormant, with the sign advertising its for-sale condominiums taken down and its gates perpetually closed.
In Jan...
Art Walk at Marina Village is the place to indulge your senses
The twice monthly Art Walk at Marina Village was the place to indulge your taste for art, crafts, Bahamian music and locally grown and made products.
Art walks are popular worldwide and in cities where culture is celebrated and welcomed, and Atlantis' art walk has provided the wonderful opportunity for people to interact personally with artists and artisans.
On Saturday, from Cheesecake Heaven's b...
The health of a nation, FNM style
The health of a nation, FNM style
Dear Editor,
The now defunct PLP and its shell-shocked cadre of leaders, especially Doctor Perry Gomez, led us straight down the garden path of great expectations, with, as it turned out, absolutely no results. The whole exercise played out by Christie & Company relative to the conceptualization, roll out and implementation of a sustainable and viable national healthcare service was just that - a...
Verification exercise could be telling
Verification exercise could be telling
The government has mandated that all of its employees take part in an employee verification process by August 31 or face an interruption in their salaries. The exercise began last week.
According to a notice from the Public Treasury Department, employees must bring a Bahamian passport, Bahamian driver's license, National Insurance smart card or voter's card. All monthly and weekly employed public ...
Atlantis' art walk on
Atlantis' art walk on
The twice monthly Art Walk at Marina Village continues to be the place to indulge your taste for art, crafts, Bahamian music, and locally grown and made products.
And on Saturday, from Cheesecake Heaven's baked goods to Bahama Island Farms' local produce, and from Constantine's jams, jellies and sauces to baked goods and breads from Eartha Hanna, your sense of taste will be satisfied.
On the craft...
All eyes on Bahamas as conch stocks decline in Florida
The Bahamas is being looked at as the proverbial "final frontier" for conch, according to a Miami Herald article that says scientists are looking to these waters for the answers on the depletion of conch stocks, while looking for the answer to bring the large sea snail populations back to healthy levels.
According to the Miami Herald article, entitled "The conch is mostly gone from Florida. Can Th...
Finding home
Finding home
A lonely husk of a seed floats across the oceans, from either India or Southeast Asia- we aren't quite sure which-and finds itself in various locales across that lateral band of the planet we call the tropics. This foreign species found itself here, rooted itself, and has become for us an integral part of the way we view our landscape as Bahamians, as a Caribbean nation, and as a "tropical paradis...
Report outlines millions made in seafood sector last year
A report showed that the value of seafood exports such as spiny lobsters and stone crabs totaled near $37 million last year, while the value of popular scale fish, such as grouper and snapper, came in at just under $270,000.
In the report compiled by the Department of Statistics entitled "Quality and value of domestic exports from The Bahamas by commodity and country of destination for year ending...