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Bahama Hand Prints celebrates a milestone
Bahama Hand Prints celebrates a milestone
You may know them as “Sea Treasures” or “Bahama Rama”, “Junkanoo Beat” or “Dancing Hibiscus”. And even if you don’t know them by their proper names, you know their faces — repeating patterns of intricate bouquets, whirls of native fruit and sun-speckled shells. They are Bahama Hand Prints and they have told their stories of The Bahamas ...
Nassau Cruise Port Hosts Special Art Class For Autistic Kids
On Saturday, April 20, 2024, Nassau Cruise Port (NCP) partnered with The Current: Baha Mar Gallery & Art Center (The Current Gallery) to host a special art workshop for autistic children in celebration of Autism Awareness Month. Twenty children from the R.E.A.C.H. Bahamas (Resource, Education, Advocacy & Community Help) community participated in a Botanical Leaf Printing class for an afternoon of ...
Students create anti-bullying signs from Rotary’s Theme
Rotary's Peace and Conflict Resolution initiative was embraced by the Interact Club of Doris Johnson. They created messages around the anti-bullying theme on signs that will be placed around the school.
In the absence of legislation, we all need to step up
I was in a meeting this past week when a hotel executive shared a story about how guests often ask him what the establishment is doing about recycling.
He went on to relate how efforts have been made to get staff to implement sorting items for the purpose of recycling.
Unfortunately, this suggestion was followed by somewhat of a revolt.
These guests, no doubt, come from countries where the recycli...
Quote of the Week - An Instant Vacation
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Supreme Court Judge upholds homicide verdict in Azario Major case
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A Supreme Court judge has declined to set aside a Coroner's Court verdict that deemed the 2021 police-involved killing of Azario Major, 31, a homicide. Justice Franklyn Williams delivered the decision, which stemmed from the Coroner's Court ruling in May 2023. Sergeant Antoine Sweeting, Sergeant Jamal Johnson, Inspector Raymond Saunders, and Corporal [...]
URCA releases revised consumer protection regulations for electronic communications sector
URCA releases revised consumer protection regulations for electronic communications sector
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has published revised consumer protection regulations for the electronic communications sector, emphasizing the need for service providers to prominently display "service arrangements, rates, and terms" on their websites and ensure timely updates coinciding with service launches or changes. URCA has decided to extend...
Bahamas Agricultural Health and Food Safety Authority (BAHFSA) - Urgent Product Recall Notice
Bahamas Agricultural Health and Food Safety Authority (BAHFSA) - Urgent Product Recall Notice
On February 12th, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced a recall by Fratelli Beretta of an undetermined amount of ready-to-eat (RTE) meat charcuterie products containing Coppa that may be under-processed and which may have resulted in possible contamination with foodborne pathogens. An initial recall of the products were made by Fratelli B...
Driver's License pick up delay
Driver's License pick up delay
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Superintendent Coran Jennings of the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) Road Traffic Division revealed that over 6,000 driver's licenses are printed and waiting for collection at the Road Traffic Department on East West Highway. Supt Jennings revealed that some motorists have not collected their driver's licenses since 2022.
MD Cares initiative donates 100 care kits to PHA foundation
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — One hundred cancer patients in The Bahamas are getting some much-needed assistance thanks to a fellow cancer survivor. Melissa Major, a 22-year cancer survivor of non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, has always wanted to expand her level of giving to the people experiencing the ordeal she lived through. After a year of careful planning, she [...]