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Cultural community makes courtesy call on Bahamas Ambassador- Designate to the People's Republic of China
December 30, 2015
Cultural community makes courtesy call on Bahamas Ambassador- Designate to the People's Republic of China
The Bahamas Ambassador-Designate to the People?s Republic of China, Paul Andy Gomez, centre, welcomed members of the cultural community in a Courtesy Call.
Cultural community mourns Adderley
July 06, 2017
Cultural community mourns Adderley
The cultural community is mourning the loss of a "giant of a man".
Many are struggling to come to grips with the loss of founder and director of the Bahamas National Youth Choir (BNYC) Cleophas Adderley, who passed away at age 62 yesterday afternoon at Doctors Hospital after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.
Among those grieving is artist JoAnn Callender, who told The Nassau Guardian yesterday...
Cultural heritage erasure
May 12, 2017
Cultural heritage erasure
ow do we forget that when we lose our tangible culture, we actually also lose our intangible culture? They usually go together. Culture is not just a product that we package and sell. It is actually a process, a way of life, a rhythm that is embodied in a place. Exuma and Long Island, Acklins and Bimini have very different rhythms. They do not all practice Rake 'n' Scrape the same way, nor do th...
Cultural development and investment
May 26, 2017
Cultural development and investment
Cultural heritage, shockingly, is actually not unique to or owned by a people unless it is inscribed as such. So, as a nation, we think we are the sole practitioners of Junkanoo the way we perform it on Boxing Day morning and New Year's Day morning, however, this unique cultural relationship does not endow us, The Bahamas or the Bahamian people, with the right to use Junkanoo as we wish. We do not...
June 18, 2017
Munnings: No evidence of value for money in cultural consultancy
Veteran Bahamian entertainer Freddie Munnings Jr. said there is nothing that he can see "emanating from the current or former Ministry of Tourism" that would suggest that there was value for money in the more than $1 million spent by the Christie administration for consulting on culture for the ministry.
Minister of Tourism and Aviation Dionisio D'Aguilar revealed last week in his contribution to ...
June 01, 2017
Cultural festival to take the spotlight in Eight Mile Rock
IN celebration of its silver jubilee, the West Grand Bahama Youth Development Association announced plans for a Cultural Festival and Basketball Tournament on Saturday at the Sunset Village grounds in Eight Mile Rock.
October 12, 2010
Fifteenth Annual International Cultural Festival - October 16-17
NASSAU, The Bahamas -- The
stage has been set for the
15th Annual International Cultural Festival
in the
Botanical Gardens from
October 16 to 17, 2010.
"The countdown is on folks. Patrons are encouraged to go from stall
to stall and sample cuisine, fine wines, special brews, arts and craft,
exciting raffle prizes and the money centre's entertainment line-up,"
said The Hon Brent Symonette,...
October 12, 2010
15th Annual International Cultural Festival - October 16-17
NASSAU, The Bahamas -- The
stage has been set for the
15th Annual International Cultural Festival
in the
Botanical Gardens from
October 16 to 17, 2010.
"The countdown is on folks. Patrons are encouraged to go from stall
to stall and sample cuisine, fine wines, special brews, arts and craft,
exciting raffle prizes and the money centre's entertainment line-up,"
said The Hon Brent Symonette,...
October 13, 2010
Swagger Crew Performing at the 15th Annual International Cultural Festival
Nassau, Bahamas - The Swagger Crew from
Atlanta, Georgia, will be the featured artists representing the United States
of America at the 15th annual International Cultural Festival (ICF)
to be held at the Botanical Gardens in New Providence, October 16 -
17. Under the USA's theme, "Many Americans, One
America," the five member dynamic dance group will perform the latest in
hip-hop dancing and...
March 18, 2016
PM Christie Urges Encouragement of Cultural, Sporting Talent
Cultural industries should make an impact on the island, Prime Minister of The Bahamas, the Rt. Hon. Perry Christie said during the official opening of the Bahamas Business Outlook Grand Bahama on Thursday, March 17...
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