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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.”
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.
Mrs. Davis plants a breadfruit tree at the 10th Annual Cat Island United Earth Day Festival 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.
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...
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?
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.
From Cat Island to Washington, D.C.
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.
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.
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.
Cat Island to honour one of its native sons
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...