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December 02, 2016
Cat Island Sailing Club Invests in Youth

The future of Cat Island is beginning to look brighter, as the Cat Island Sailing Club Association awarded five students with scholarships to attend the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI).

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December 21, 2011
Cat Island Signs On To Governor General Youth Award program

After many failed attempts, two new units of the Governor General Youth Award have come on stream in Cat Island.

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July 27, 2016
Cat Island students to participate in 2016 Youth Ambassadors Exchange Program in the U.S.

Six Cat Island students have been selected to participate in the 2016 Youth Ambassadors Exchange Program in the United States.

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October 30, 2015
Cat Island Sailing Association comes to the aid of deserving youth

The Cat Island Sailing Association continues to invest in the youth of Cat Island by awarding academic scholarships. For the second consecutive year, and with the help of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC), the association has provided financial assistance to four young people who hail from the island, with each student being granted $500.

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May 22, 2023
Prime Minister Davis speaks of Infrastructure Developments on Cat Island, San Salvador and Rum Cay

Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Hon. Philip Davis noted population changes, as he spoke about various infrastructure developments on Cat Island, San Salvador and Rum Cay.

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May 22, 2023
PM Davis: Family Island Development is not a “Mere Political Catchphrase”

While speaking on his Government’s plans to facilitate investment through enhanced infrastructure and business support for Cat Island, San Salvador and Rum Cay, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Hon. Philip Davis said that Family Island development is not a “mere political catchphrase for my government.”

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April 16, 2012
Rt. Hon. Hubert A. Ingraham Prime Minister Constituency Opening in Cat Island

Good Evening Cat Island,
Colour Red has come to Cat Island! And we are very happy to be here, the cradle of Bahamian culture ? rake n?scrape music, Quadrille dancing, Cuomo Hill/Mt. Alvernia, and the site of slave plantations ruins -- too many to mention. And home of some of the most productive, most educated and most artistically gifted people in The Bahamas.

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June 05, 2018
Minister Pintard Meets Stakeholders at Rake-N-Scrape Festival in Cat Island

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture the Hon. Michael Pintard said that his Ministry was committed to collaborating with the Cat Island Rake-n-Scrape Festival committee in ensuring that each year the product improves and enlarges the reach of Bahamian artists, artisans and chefs beyond the boundaries of Cat Island and The Bahamas.

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August 03, 2018
Oh, Cat Island! Hiking expedition brings joy, trepidation for Caribbean youths

What happens when you take young adults from eight Caribbean nations and plop them down on a sparsely populated island in The Bahamas for four days and three nights spent outdoors?

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May 11, 2016
Fundraiser to help form Cat Island marching band

RUDOLPH Stubbs, president of the Cat Island Development Association of Grand Bahama, has announced plans for a fundraiser this weekend in Cat Island to assist students with forming a marching band there.

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