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May 22, 2013
GAFFW Donates to Abaco Charitable Organizations

Abaco, Bahamas - The 2013 Great Abaco Family Fitness Weekend
(GAFFW) raised funds for two Abaco based organizations, The Rotary Club
of Abaco and Friends of the Environment.

In only it's second
instance, the 2013 event held in March more than doubled it's
participation from the inaugural year.  185 eager athletes and families
competed from across North America and the Bahamas, selling o...

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March 28, 2024
Heather Hodgson-Kosoy's "Screwball Comedy" coming to Atlantis Theater in April to benefit four local charities

Screwball Comedy, a play written by Norm Foster, produced by Heather Hodgson Kosoy and starring Hodgson Kosoy along with well known local actor D. Sean Nottage, will open in April promising laughs for theater-goers and a financial boost for four local causes.

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January 12, 2024
Carnival Corp appoints Grand Bahama native to new top post

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Carnival Cruise Corporation has announced that Grand Bahamian Philcher Grant-Adderley has been named Director of Public Affairs and Community Engagement, a new role that the company said will be crucial to its ongoing efforts to deepen its relationship with The Bahamas. Grant Adderley, a well-known and respected figure throughout the Grand Bahama [...]

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December 19, 2023
RBC Partners with ADO, Launches Second Community Garden in Rolleville, Exuma from leading bank’s $50,000 donation

Declaring “growing our own food is essential to the economy, our way of life and our very survival,” Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments & Aviation Chester Cooper officially opened a half acre community farm in Rolleville, Exuma this week.

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September 29, 2023
Improving food security 

The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on food security, globally, and highlighted the vulnerabilities in our food systems. It resulted in widespread disruption to food supply chains, food access, and food affordability, which significantly impacted The Bahamas and, disproportionately, those in low-income households and vulnerable communities. The pandemic highlighted the importance of add...

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News Article
October 15, 2010
RoyalStar Assurance campaign a smashing success!

The first phase of the RoyalStar Assurance(RSA)Give&Win campaign wrapped-up with a number of exciting presentations including prize presentations to three lucky winners who made charitable donations during the course of the 3-month initiative, and donation presentations to the three featured charities-Unity House, The Crisis Center and The Cancer Society.
RSA, a general insurance provider througho...

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News Article
May 12, 2010
Prime Minister On the Death of Lady Edith Turnquest

It is with profound sadness that my colleagues and I learned today of the death

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May 20, 2010
Funeral Tribute to Lady Edith Turnquest - Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham

The Bahamas is fortunate to have had at very crucial stages of its development many sons and daughters who were committed to the task of nation-building. They have served at various levels of our society including the political arena, the church, commerce, trade unions, the arts, fraternal societies and in civic and charitable organizations.

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May 26, 2010
2010/2011 Budget Communication

Mr. Speaker, this is the 33rd Budget Exercise in which I will have participated in this Parliament as an MP; the 14th as the Prime Minister and the 6th as Minister of Finance. Such extensive experience in this country?s fiscal affairs has enabled me to observe the many ebbs and flows of economic life in The Bahamas and the attempts by successive Ministers of Finance to grapple with them. I have ...

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June 01, 2010
Ranfurly Home may close boy's dorm

The Ranfurly Home may be facing partial closure as it stares down its hardest

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