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LEFT TO STRUGGLE WITHOUT POWER: Andros residents tell of constant outages on island
WHEN Bahamas Power & Light couldn't keep its power on in August, seamstress Raquel Beneby had a choice: temporarily relocate to New Providence to complete school uniforms for her customers or buy a generator and finish the work in Andros.
KEVIN EVANS FLIES TO NEW YORK FASHION WEEK WITH BTVI BACKING
The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) recently celebrated its New York City-bound alumnus Kevin Evans in grand style. In the lead up to his participation in New York Fashion Week (NYFW), the institute presented Evans with a replica of the first ever BTVI Fashion digital badge and a $2,000 donation during a reception held in his honour.
Fierce, fabulous, breastless beauty
Fierce, fabulous, breastless beauty
A breast cancer diagnosis was one of the most devastating news Gillian Gia Curry-Williams has ever received, but having faced cancer diagnoses in her family before, and an advocate for others who have battled the insidious disease, she was decisive and resolute in her course of treatment - a bilateral mastectomy and reconstruction - because ...
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Misty watercolor memories
Misty watercolor memories
I recently celebrated a birthday, and it gave me a chance to sit back and reminisce about the various periods of my life, a life filled with undeserved blessings, not the least of which is an unbelievable treasury of great memories. I am grateful to God and to the community in which most of those memories ...
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STELLA VIRGINIA PINDER
STELLA VIRGINIA PINDER
Funeral Service for the Late STELLA VIRGINIA PINDER age 74 years of Pinder's Point, Grand Bahama, Bahamas and formerly of Nassau, New Providence will be held on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at Upper Zion Baptist Church, Pinder's Point, Grand Bahama. Officiating will be Pastor Peter E. Pinder and Pastor Allison Pinder, assisted ...
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Rocking the road to 50
Rocking the road to 50
What started as an open-ended class assignment for Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) students Samantha Murphy, Janice Brown and Sandra Ferguson transformed into a full-fledged event featuring the work of Bahamian designers and BTVI alumni, Kendi Smith and Kevin Evans. The trio, enrolled in a fashion consultancy course, were required to come up with ...
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BTVI Class of 2022 celebrated for their achievements
BTVI Class of 2022 celebrated for their achievements
Graduates of the Class of 2022 of the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) were honored for their accomplishments during the Spring Commencement exercise. They accepted certificates, diplomas and degrees during the institute’s graduation ceremonies, Thursday, June 16, at Bahamas Faith Ministries International.
NIB Building Named In Celebration of Dame Ivy Dumont's Career Milestones
Dame Ivy Dumont is the most recent living legend to have a building named in her honour. Dame Ivy Dumont’s contributions to nation building span a career in the public service, politics, private sector, and union affiliation.
A multi-purpose building funded by the National Insurance Board was ceremonially named the Ivy L. Dumont Building on Monday July 5th, 2021 and houses the Ministry of Ed...
Lost in Dorian
Lost in Dorian
TWO witnesses testified in the Coroner's Court yesterday about their frantic efforts to find loved ones who went missing during Hurricane Dorian in 2019.
Face mask producers inundated with demand
Face mask producers inundated with demand
A silver lining during the economic challenges due to COVID-19 lockdown measures has been the overnight springing up of a local personal protective equipment (PPE) manufacturing industry, which has left seamstresses and fabric supply companies inundated with demands for face masks...