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Celebration Key's 'Plant a Tree' initiative marks significant milestone with 5,000 locally grown trees
Celebration Key's 'Plant a Tree' initiative marks significant milestone with 5,000 locally grown trees
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Carnival Corporation has announced that it has purchased 5,000 palm trees, all grown locally in Grand Bahama from seed, to beautify the company's flagship cruise port destination, Celebration Key. Through the resounding success of Phase One of the company's 'Plant a Tree' initiative, 40 percent of these trees were purchased from small-scale [...]
Grand Bahama Nurse Faces Emotional, Medical Threat, Praises Local Doctor, Cleveland Clinic Florida “They Saved my Life’
There are moments when Daphne Roxbury does not know how she got through it. Two weeks before Hurricane Dorian ravaged Grand Bahama and Abaco, the Registered Nurse who had helped so many others through pain and suffering learned the suspicious area that turned up on an MRI was what she most feared, breast cancer.
She had survived a major surgery for pre-ovarian cancer, diabetes, asthma, a resus...
Local comedians join award-winning 'Goombay Kids'
Local comedians join award-winning 'Goombay Kids'
The award-winning Bahamian TV show "Goombay Kids" is set to debut its fourth season this Saturday.
Animal Protection and Control Bill discussed on local radio show
Nassau, Bahamas - Kim Arenhas, President, The
Bahamas Humane Society and Frances Singer-Hayward, Honorary Chairman, The
Humane Society of Grand Bahama joined Patty Roker on her
Sunday Island 102.9 FM radio show? on July 25th
to speak of the impact of
the new Animal Protection law that was recently passed in the Senate and to
generally discuss the prevailing attitudes toward animals of the Bahama...
Local Artist: We Need To Pay Attention to the Contributions of Music
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Following the recent passing of well-known multi-disciplinary and mixed media artist John Beadle, another local artist who has made his mark on the community is admonishing the community to show more support for local talent.
Agri-Business Expo To Raise Awareness For Local Products
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Prime Minister Philip Davis was among many who gathered at the Gladstone road farmers market for the Agri-Business Expo.
Agri-Business Expo To Raise Awareness For Local Products
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Prime Minister Philip Davis was among many who gathered at the Gladstone road farmers market for the Agri-Business Expo.
Local Pediatrician: For Every Five Boys, I See One Girl
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - In the US, boys are nearly four times more likely to be diagnosed with autism than girls and now, a local pediatrician is saying a similar rate is being seen here in The Bahamas.
Murder 41, Man Shot Dead Outside Local Nightspot In New Providence
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The country's murder count was bumped up two notches over the weekend as a result of two fatal shooting incidents which pushed the murder count to 41 for the year; both incidents unfolded outside of a local nightspot, police said the most recent killing happened during the early morning hours of Monday [...]
Agri-Business Expo Relaunches After 5-Year Hiatus, Workshops Available For Locals
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Agri-Business Expo has been relaunched after a five-year hiatus, allowing local agricultural vendors and farmers to display their locally grown fruit and vegetable products. Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources Jomo Campbell underscored the importance of the initiative during his keynote address at the opening ceremony for the event held [...]