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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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April 24, 2023
Mrs. Davis plants a breadfruit tree at the 10th Annual Cat Island United Earth Day Festival 2023

To the 'Earth Day' 2023 theme, "Invest in our Planet Earth," -- on Saturday, April 22, 2023, Mrs. Ann Marie Davis, of the Office of the Spouse of the Prime Minister, and the Hon. Lisa Rahming, Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development, and delegation, attended the 10th Annual Cat Island United Earth Day Festival at Cat Island Cultural Heritage Site.

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November 02, 2021
Visiting Fulbright Scholar Leads UB Students on Studies of Cat Island Heritage Sites

Cat Island is a treasure trove of culture and history, attracting scholars interested in connecting the dots between the past and the present to ensure a future for generations yet unborn. Dr. Allan Meyers, visiting Fulbright Scholar attached to the Faculty of Social and Educational Studies at University of The Bahamas (UB) led a team of thirteen UB students to Cat Island in an ongoing cultural he...

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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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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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November 11, 2015
From Cat Island to Washington, D.C.

Four Cat Island students engaged in an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that took them to Washington DC where they shared learning around environmental conservation, culture opportunities, higher learning with their peers, and learnt that it is possible for every child to go to college once they work hard.

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November 02, 2015
AMMC researchers visit Cat Island to capture oral history

Last month, Dr. Michael Pateman, Senior Archeologist at Antiquities, Monuments and Museum Corporation (AMMC) and researcher, Christopher Davis set out on a mission to document the history and heritage of Cat Island.

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November 01, 2015
AMMC researchers visit Cat Island to capture oral history

Last month, Dr. Michael Pateman, senior archeologist at the Antiquities, Monuments and Museum Corporation (AMMC) and researcher Christopher Davis set out on a mission to document the history and heritage of Cat Island.

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April 27, 2015
Cat Island to honour one of its native sons

When the 2015 Cat Island Regatta is held later this year, it will be a very special event for the King family as the Cat Island Association has selected the family?s patriarch and one of that island?s boat building and sailing legends, the late Herbert King. During a meeting with and courtesy call on the Deputy Prime Minister and area MP, the Hon. Philip Brave Davis at the Ministry of Works, the D...

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