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Island Luck launches OWN grant fund for a third year
March 09, 2017
Island Luck launches OWN grant fund for a third year
Island Luck has shelled out $300,000 in the past two years to jump-start Bahamian businesses, and its CEO Sebas Bastian is looking forward to helping another 20 businesses through another $150,000 in grants this year.
According to Bastian, the OWN Bahamas entrepreneurship program has had a 90 percent success rate, with the businesses funded "making a mark for themselves".
"In our 2016 successful a...
Elevating food and drink
March 03, 2017
Elevating food and drink
Why do people love Festival RumBahamas? For the rum, duh. But for me, Festival Rum Bahamas is more than just rum. It's a celebration of rum, food and culture. And it's where you should expect to find the best of these offerings. But what makes them even more special is when they're offered with a twist.
While I know I can probably get a good conch fritter or fried chicken and French fries meal, or...
February 26, 2017
Davis, Darville updated on work at Fishing Hole Road Trestle Bridge, Fishing Village
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Works and Urban Development Philip Brave Davis visited Grand Bahama on Thursday, for an impromptu visit to a number of sites where projects tendered by the government are presently under construction.
Among the places he visited was the site of the new bridge, known as the Fishing Hole Road Trestle Bridge, considered to be vital for Gr...
All roads lead to Festival RumBahamas
February 24, 2017
All roads lead to Festival RumBahamas
When they say there's something for everyone, Festival RumBahamas organizers mean that everyone will find something that piques their interest whether it's rum, food, culture, or an artisan product, as the list of vendors to be showcased at the three-day weekend affair runs the gamut from Events by Alexandra and Savory Art, to Burns House and Mount Gay, to Pineapple Bay Swimwear and a live art wal...
Celebrating rum, food and culture
February 17, 2017
Celebrating rum, food and culture
It's known as Festival RumBahamas, but truth be told, there's always something for everybody -- even non-rum drinkers -- and the fourth version of this popular festival will once again offer up different atmospheres and experiences. Rum tastings, rum competitions, rum-in-food demonstrations and pairings, cultural and historical presentations, live Bahamian music, live entertainment, food booths, p...
January 15, 2017
J.S. Johnson estimates 60 million in Hurricane Matthew claims
J.S. Johnson paid out 75 percent of its claims during the three months following the passage of Hurricane Matthew across The Bahamas, the company's senior manager, Charles Johnson, said recently.
Speaking to the media at a press conference for the Royal Fidelity Bahamas Economic Outlook, Johnson said the company would have shelled out close to $60 million in hurricane claims when all of its cases ...
Gomez won't seek re-election
January 03, 2017
Gomez won't seek re-election
Central and South Eleuthera MP Damian Gomez announced yesterday he will not seek a nomination for the 2017 general election.
"After prayerful consideration of the party leader's invitation for me to sit out this election, we have decided to accede," Gomez said in a statement released to the press.
"The PLP branch is free to choose a new standard bearer.
"I remain committed to the principles of hon...
Christmas Celebrated at Annual Festival of Carols
December 12, 2016
Christmas Celebrated at Annual Festival of Carols
The sounds and sights of ?Things Bahamian? including festive costumes, goat skin drums, cowbells and conch shells resonated in the Church of God of Prophecy, East Street, as students and teachers from private and public schools throughout the country participated in the Annual Festival of Carols...
Super Value robbed
November 21, 2016
Super Value robbed
Three gunmen robbed Super Value, West Bay Street, of a "substantial" amount of cash after 7.a.m. yesterday, police said.
A new normal
November 01, 2016
A new normal
Keith Cooper, a 59-year-old businessman, who with his wife, Linda, owns West End Ecology Tours, bent down and picked up a small sewing kit out of a pile of debris, dusted it off and put it into his pocket as if he had found a cherished family memento last Wednesday.
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