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Govt to renegotiate hurricane insurance scheme
September 14, 2017
Govt to renegotiate hurricane insurance scheme
The Bahamas government is in talks with the CCRIF SPC (formerly the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility) to split The Bahamas into three regions in order to get the most out of the country's tropical cyclone insurance.
Deputy Prime Minister Peter Turnquest told Guardian Business that his government is exploring splitting The Bahamas into three zones - the southern, central and northern B...
CCRIF SPC to give Bahamas 234K payout after Irma
September 13, 2017
CCRIF SPC to give Bahamas 234K payout after Irma
Hurricane Irma has triggered payments from CCRIF SPC (formerly the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility) of approximately US$29.6 million, with The Bahamas receiving $234,000.
A release from CCRIF SPC yesterday explained that the insurance scheme shelled out payouts to the governments of Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, St. Kitts and Nevis, the Turks and Caicos Islands, Haiti and The Bahama...
Margot Bethel's Portal
April 07, 2017
Margot Bethel's Portal
"Everyday bucket go to well. One day the bottom fall out."
- Bahamian proverb
"For she who goes to the well; who carries; who labours; who bleeds; who sweats; who delivers; who bears all; who nurtures; who listens; who waits; who lays down her life in sacrifice; who is broken, silenced, violenced, erased and forgotten.
When she no longer agrees to bondage. When she sees, herself reflected whole....
From the Collection
May 26, 2017
From the Collection
Lavar Munroe's "The Migrant" is an illustrative portrayal of a spindle-legged, knock-kneed nomad carrying his home on his back. In many ways, the tale in this digital print tells of the ubiquitous image of the immigrant and is reminiscent of the Phil Stubbs classic song, "Cry of the Potcake". The xenophobia and self-hate we deal with as a nation is quite easily summated in the lyrics of the catchy...
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.
New book by High-ranking Naval Officer calls for Naming Bahamas Waters the 'Lucayan Sea'
July 15, 2015
New book by High-ranking Naval Officer calls for Naming Bahamas Waters the 'Lucayan Sea'
A high-ranking naval officer and author of several scholarly publications is calling for the majestic waters of The Bahamas and Turks & Caicos to be named the Lucayan Sea, declaring that the name not only pays fitting tribute to the islands? original inhabitants...
This week at the Art Walk at Marina Village
April 07, 2017
This week at the Art Walk at Marina Village
From visual artists to ceramicists to farmer's market purveyors with everything from jams and jellies to native teas and drink, cheesecake and chocolate, locally grown herbs and greens, cooling popsicles and vegan treats -- the twice per month Art Walk at Atlantis has become a must do Saturday outing. With a constant rotation of artists and artisans, live entertainment, cooling and delicious libat...
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...
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