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Opposition in Spanish Wells to shanty demolitions
April 16, 2024
Opposition in Spanish Wells to shanty demolitions
SOME Spanish Wells commoners oppose the impending demolition of illegal shanty town structures either entirely or in part, arguing that the needs of people who were allegedly given permission to build on commonage land should be respected even if their structures are not legally built.
Nine-year-old Zoe Nairn aces Spanish BJC
September 25, 2023
Nine-year-old Zoe Nairn aces Spanish BJC
Sixth-grade student Zoe Nairn began learning Spanish in 2020 when she was just a second-grade student. Three years later, at nine years old and in fifth grade, her teacher felt she was prepared to write the Bahamas Junior Certificate (BJC) Spanish examination, which students normally take at the end of their ninth-grade year. Zoe not ...
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Spanish Wells student new spelling bee champ
March 20, 2023
Spanish Wells student new spelling bee champ
After a grueling competition that lasted 15 rounds, Wes Underwood, 13, an eighth-grade student at Samuel Guy Pinder All Age School in Spanish Wells, Eleuthera, was yesterday named the winner of the 26th Annual Bahamas National Spelling Bee (BNSB) Final Competition.
Spanish Wells student new spelling bee champ
March 20, 2023
Spanish Wells student new spelling bee champ
After a grueling competition that lasted 15 rounds, Wes Underwood, 13, an eighth-grade student at Samuel Guy Pinder All Age School in Spanish Wells, Eleuthera, was yesterday named the winner of the 26th Annual Bahamas National Spelling Bee (BNSB) Final Competition. The competition, which was held at Breezes Bahamas resort, saw 24 contestants from around ...
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Mailboat runs aground off Spanish Wells
February 10, 2023
Mailboat runs aground off Spanish Wells
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Ministry of Transport yesterday reported that the MV Legacy ran around near Egg Island off Spanish Wells, Eleuthera on Wednesday morning. Seven passengers were reportedly evacuated from the vessels. The M/V Legacy provides mailboat service to Marsh Harbour, Abaco, and reports are that the vessel left New Providence en route to [...]
November 17, 2022
Spanish Ambassador-Designate paid a courtesy call at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ambassador-Designate of Spain to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas His Excellency Diego Romero de Terreros paid a courtesy call at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Monday morning, November 16, 2022.
October 28, 2022
Spanish Wells committee implements one-year building ban in Blackwoods area
THE Spanish Wells Commonage Committee has implemented a one-year building ban due to the expansion of shanty towns on generational farmland.
October 28, 2022
Ban on further building on Spanish Wells commonage land
A mid growing concerns about the expansion of shantytowns, the Spanish Wells Commonage Committee has implemented a one year ban on building in the Blackwood area of mainland Eleuthera. The ban went into effect on October 25, 2022. In a letter, Ivanhoe Sweeting, the committee's chairman, said the ban is on "any and all building, ...
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Former Spanish teacher pivots to learn a trade
October 24, 2022
Former Spanish teacher pivots to learn a trade
An interest in the creation of design and staging props has led former Spanish teacher Tameka Jones to donning steel toe boots and the study of carpentry and electrical installation. She enrolled at Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) because she knew that building them would require her to have carpentry and electrical installation. The ...
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July 28, 2021
Azaro Roker signs with Spanish basketball team Gipuzkoa
After his final collegiate year at St. Francis Xavier University (SFX) was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it did not stop Azaro ‘Big Z’ Roker from realizing his dream of playing basketball professionally. He signed a contract this past Monday to play for the Acunsa Gipuzkoa Basket in Liga Española de Baloncesto (LEB Oro) league in Spain.
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