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Bahamians encouraged to attend Caribbean tourism conference
The 15th Annual Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Investment Conference (CHTIC) is taking place in nearby Jamaica from May 10-12 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, and this is where movers and shakers in the Caribbean tourism industry will be discussing the future of the region’s development.
CHTIC attracts government officials, investors, lenders, architects, planners, construction companies, ...
Town Planning Committee seeking further information from Paradise Island Yacht Club developers
Town Planning Committee seeking further information from Paradise Island Yacht Club developers
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Town Planning Committee believes additional information is required from the developers proposing the renovation and expansion of the Paradise Island Yacht Club before deciding on their application, according to its Chairman attorney Keenan Johnson. Johnson confirmed to Eyewitness News that the committee has not reached a Decision regarding the application submitted [.....
Prime Minister Davis's Remarks at the Bank of Botswana
Bridging Waters, Uniting Dreams: A New Financial Era for Africa and the Caribbean
Letters to the Editor — The BPL Saga: Same script, similar cast
Editor, The more things change, the more they remain the same. These were the words that came to mind as the nation woke up to the news that the current PLP administration has either entered into or is contemplating entering into another BPL deal. In the midst of the uncertainty and controversy, one thing is [...]
Letter: Jackson Burnside - a Renaissance Man
Letter: Jackson Burnside - a Renaissance Man
EDITOR, The Tribune.
Jackson Burnside was a Renaissance Man. His intellectual curiosity, commitment to and love of country, view of his place in the universe and his courage came from his parents, the late Dr. Jackson Burnside (the first black Bahamian dentist) and Mrs. Gertrude Burnside (the first black Bahamian and the first Bahamian female pharmacist). Although an architect by profession, Jack...
A tribute to a Cultural Icon -Jackson Burnside
A tribute to a Cultural Icon -Jackson Burnside
By Tribune Features
The Bahamas has lost a cultural icon with the death of noted Bahamian artist, architect, Junkanoo and culture activist Jackson Burnside who died last week at the age of 62 following a brain aneurysm.
Mr Burnside was the president of the architect firm Jackson Burnside Ltd, ( the company which designed the colourful and uniquely Bahamian themed Marina Village at Atlantis ) and...
HOPES OF A 'REVOLUTION IN SPIRIT' FOR BAHAMIANS
HOPES OF A 'REVOLUTION IN SPIRIT' FOR BAHAMIANS
By NOELLE NICOLLS
Tribune Staff Reporter
nnicolls@tribunemedia.net
THE thanksgiving service for cultural icon Jackson Burnside was an "unpretentious ceremony" for an unpretentious man, said one friend of the renowned artist and architect.
Family friend Charles Carter said he hoped Mr Burnside's death would spark a necessary "revolution in spirit" for Bahamians.
In his tribute, Mr Carter encou...
Contest launched for Grand Bahamians to name Artisan Village at Carnival Cruise Line's Celebration Key
Contest launched for Grand Bahamians to name Artisan Village at Carnival Cruise Line's Celebration Key
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Carnival Cruise Line, with support from the Ministry for Grand Bahama and the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, is announcing a local community competition to name the Artisan Village at the new Celebration Key™ cruise destination. The contest, open to all Grand Bahamians, will close on March 25, 2024, after which [...]
Healthy Buildings to be explored at upcoming Green Tech initiative
Healthy or sustainable buildings, an emerging concept, is one of the disciplines that participants in an upcoming Green Tech programme will be exposed to; the initiative was officially launched at the University of The Bahamas Friday, February 23, 2024
Bahamian appointed chairman of Caribbean School of Architecture Board
JAMAICA -
At its meeting held May 20,
2010 the Academic Board of the University of Technology, Jamaica, approved
the appointment of Architect Jackson Burnside as a voting member of
the Caribbean School of Architecture Course Advisory Board. The appointment
was made for three years with effect from June 30, 2011 to June 29,
2013. At the most recent meetings held in Jamaica, April 6th-8th,
2...