$100,000 Donation From The Kate & Justin Rose Foundation Keeps Pages Turning

At least 300 children in the Over-the-Hill and Downtown communities are expected to benefit from Lend a Hand Bahamas’ recently revitalized literacy programme within the next year. This number will continue to increase following the donation of $100,000 to the non-profit organization from The Kate & Justin Rose Foundation.

The generous donation will directly support Lend a Hand’s after-scho...

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BahamasLocal.com Banner Ads Surpass 23 Billion Views, Pages Viewed Over 4 Million Times Per Month

In 2006, when Jason McDowall began developing content for a website he said would become the Google of the Caribbean, there were those who stifled a smile and thought ?good luck...?

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FNM anger at 72 pages of duplicate registrations

THE Free National Movement has raised "grave concerns" regarding the general election 2017 voter register, among them the discovery of 72 pages of duplicate registrations, names printed of persons born over 200 years ago and some who were born in 2017, according to party Chairman Sidney Collie yesterday...

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Turning pages and heads at the second annual Salt Cay Writers Retreat

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Critical salary and staffing pages missing from the budget

Dear Editor,
In every annual budget, each ministry or department has a main head salary and staff document page that lists the individual salaries of the ministers, senior public officials and all employee groupings, as well as any changes in those salaries and number of persons employed.
In this budget for the first time, those pages are missing - such that you are unable to see and know any chan...

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BTC gets the silver for its Yellow Pages

NASSAU, Bahamas -- BTC was once again recognized globally for its phone directories, taking home four international honours at the 2011 ADP Gold Book Awards. More than 90 years after the first directory was published, this year's version topped the competition from 101 other companies.
BTC received awards in the following categories: 2nd Place for Excellence in Print Directories (The Bahamas Dire...

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BTC Gets the Silver for its Yellow Pages

BTC was once again recognized globally for its phone directories, taking home four international honours at the 2011 ADP Gold Book Awards.

More than 90 years after the first directory was published, this year's version topped the competition from 101 other companies. BTC received awards in the following categories: 2nd Place for Excellence in Print Directories (The Bahamas Directory), 3rd Plac...

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The women behind the pages

The Ponciana Paper Press, last week was excited to present Nicolette Bethel's new book, "Mama Lily and the Dead." In a collection of poems reminiscent of the Bahamian storytelling tradition of oral histories, Nicolette paid tribute to the resilient island women from generations past through the resonant story of her own grandmother.

Bahamian artists, writers and avid readers all gathered at The...

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Beautiful Inagua bound for Boston Globe pages

The mysterious beauty of Inagua is set to be revealed in an upcoming issue of The Boston Globe.

Globe writer Patricia Borns spent four days on the island, the third largest of The Islands Of The Bahamas, to capture Inagua?s natural treasures. Inagua is famous for its scenic landscapes and abundant wildlife.

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Three Day VIP Experience for Heineken Coachella Winners

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Commonwealth Brewery Limited (CBL) has chosen two lucky winners to receive coveted VIP tickets to the 2024 Coachella Music Festival. In February, the Heineken team launched an island-wide enter-to-win competition. To enter to win the grand prize, consumers simply had to purchase a 6-pack of any Heineken product from participating stores, and [...]

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