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Satisfy your cookie monster
Satisfy your cookie monster
Gregory Collie II knows that he's "sweet mouth" and to indulge his sweet tooth he started making cookies from scratch "just for the heck of it" to enjoy whenever he had a craving and especially to enjoy while watching football with family and friends. But five months after losing his job, and one month after the birth of his first child, he found that things were tight financially and he needed an...
Person of the year: Alanna Rodgers of Hands for Hunger
Today Front Porch launches an annual tradition of naming its Person of the Year. In various magazines those chosen are typically high-profile individuals. In this venue, the individual selected is a Bahamian citizen or resident who, though likely not a high-profile individual, has contributed significantly to our national life in the past year. This year's choice is Alanna Rodgers, a leading Baham...
Halkitis confident govt's fiscal plan will be successful
While acknowledging the seriousness of the recent warning from ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) that the country could face future downgrades should the government's implementation of value-added tax (VAT) not yield the projected results, Minister of State for Finance Michael Halkitis said he remains confident that the government's fiscal plan will be successful.
The government intends to im...
BAIC: Facilities at heart of criticisms 'festered for decades'
The chairman of the Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (BAIC) has responded to recent criticisms of mismanagement of several agricultural facilities, including the Produce Exchange and Feed Mill, stating that the facilities had "festered" for decades.
BAIC Chairman and Mount Moriah MP Arnold Forbes claimed that BAIC requires more time as it rolls out plans for extensive renovations an...
Melia Nassau Beach and Believe Foundation Support Hands For Hunger Food Program
Surplus Food Collections Help To Fight Hunger In New Providence...
BTVI students receive international certification
BTVI students receive international certification
Five students of The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) now have international certification in heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC).
Three of the students received universal certification while the other two received core and levels one and three certifications.
The certification used for local technicians is based on Section 608 of the United States Environmental Protec...
Haiti's problems continue: Claims of sanctioned trade abuse at the border
Inasmuch as there has been a significant amount of attention placed on the issue of Haitians born in the Dominican Republic being stripped of certain rights by the Dominican Republic, overlooked and may be argued just as perverse is what appears to be systematic and apparently sanctioned trade abuses by the Dominican Republic government. This relates to the export of products into Haiti through ga...
Technical education teachers urged to pursue further training
High school technical teachers were recently urged to ensure they are knowledgeable about the latest advances in their fields of study from the Dean of Construction Trades at The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI), Alexander Darville.
Darville told the public school teachers during a professional development workshop that they could not rely on the Ministry of Education to do everyt...
Online application process for Lyford Cay Foundation scholarships opens
Lyford Cay Foundation, Inc. and The Canadian Lyford Cay Foundation are now accepting online applications for academic and technical training and vocational scholarships for study at approved institutions in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and the Caribbean.All applications must be made through the foundations' website, http://www.lyfordcayfoundation.org.Applicants must be Bahamia...
Ways to save money on food shopping: How to eat cheap, but healthfully, despite rising grocery costs
Ways to save money on food shopping: How to eat cheap, but healthfully, despite rising grocery costs
According to general practitioner Dr. Patrick Whitfield, the cost of living continues to pose challenges to Bahamians. He said food, housing and access to efficient transportation...