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August 03, 2018
Oh, Cat Island! Hiking expedition brings joy, trepidation for Caribbean youths

What happens when you take young adults from eight Caribbean nations and plop them down on a sparsely populated island in The Bahamas for four days and three nights spent outdoors?

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October 11, 2012
Cat Island Project To Sell 20M In Land

A Cat Island developer is looking to sell $20 million worth of land, as it completes a 90 slip mega-yacht marina in a proposed "mixed-use" community.

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May 06, 2012
BTC Brings High-Speed Technology to the Cat Island Children

GIVING CAT ISLAND YOUNGSTERS A BOOST -- Employee participants of BTC?s new ivolunteer initiative recently made a special visit to the Cat Island Children?s Home. The company donated $15,000 worth of equipment and services to the home including two commercial washing machines, four top-of-the-line computers, a ViBe phone, 8mb hi-speed internet service, 20 fruit and palm trees and a shipment of gard...

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January 28, 2019
UPDATED: American man dies after motorcycle crash on Cat Island

AN American man died after the motorcycle he was driving crashed into a utility pole on Cat Island on Saturday...

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October 26, 2016
Cat Island Sailing Club to host boat cruise for hurricane relief

In an effort to assist those greatly impacted by Hurricane Matthew, the Cat Island Sailing club will host a boat cruise this weekend with the majority of the proceeds going toward families affected during the hurricane.

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May 27, 2016
Rake 'n' Scrape 'til the music's done

It's usually a stellar line-up of veteran Rake 'n' Scrape artists performing at the Cat Island Rake 'n' Scrape Festival, but in an about face for the 18th edition of the much-loved event, organizers will focus on a younger lineup of artists.

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October 23, 2015
Cat Island Regatta donates to senior citizens

The Cat Island Sailing Club Association recently donated food items to 20 senior citizens residing in Cat Island.

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May 29, 2015
Isaacs: Rake n' Scrape Festival struggled for govt support this year

The annual Cat Island Rake n' Scrape Festival struggled for government support this year because of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Relays and the inaugural Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival, according to Sidney Isaacs, president of the Cat Island Rake n' Scrape Association.

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News Article
October 25, 2011
Snow Swapped For Sand In Cat Island Dream

The sandy beaches of Cat Island are far way from the snowy slopes of Colorado, but two decades ago Leslie Kennedy decided beach villas, rather than ski-shops, was the way to go.The story starts in a fashion familiar to many Bahamians - a young couple comes to The Bahamas, falls in love with the seascapes, sunsets, and locals before thinking this is somewhere they want to live.? It veers from many ...

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August 30, 2011
Couple Rallying Friends, Family to Assist Cat Island

As the dust settles after Hurricane Irene, images out of the hardest hit southern islands of The Bahamas are sobering -- communities are facing weeks and months without water, clean food, electricity and even shelter.

To those on islands which were spared the full force of the major hurricane, the images spawn a sense of helplessness and a desire to assist those in these far-off communities in ...

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