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13th BahamArts Festival to begin on October 29
October 14, 2010
13th BahamArts Festival to begin on October 29
THE Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation's 13th BahamArts Festival will be held the entire weekend beginning October 29 at the Arawak Cay Culture Centre, executive chairman Edison Key confirmed.
The Festival brings together artisans and artists from throughout the Bahamas in a 'craft village' setting to show off Bahamian-made products, souvenirs and gifts. Arts, crafts, clothing, acces...
BahamArts opens October 29th
October 14, 2010
BahamArts opens October 29th
Nassau, Bahamas - Bahamas Agricultural and
Industrial Corporation's
13th BahamArts Festival will be held the
entire weekend beginning
October 29 at the Arawak Cay Culture Centre,
executive chairman Edison M Key confirmed.
The Festival brings together artisans and artists from throughout The
Bahamas in a 'Craft Village' setting to show off Bahamian-made
products, souvenirs and gifts for visitors...
Moves to slash $300m handicraft import spending
April 21, 2010
Moves to slash $300m handicraft import spending
Bahamians spend almost $300 million per annum importing handicraft items that appeal to tourists because they appear to be the authentic, archetypal local creation, the Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation's (BAIC) executive chairman said yesterday.
Edison Key said that in light of this massive import bill, BAIC had introduced a one-month training programme to teach interested Bahami...
Cable Beach Straw Market Burns Down
May 31, 2010
Cable Beach Straw Market Burns Down
Almost nine years after the world famous Bay Street Straw Market went up in flames, scores of straw vendors suffered another blow as one of two single-story Cable Beach Straw market structures suffered a similar fate. In the early morning hours of Saturday, the wooden structure, which housed approximately 36 stalls, was completely destroyed by fire.
Garden Hills artisans graduate
June 28, 2010
Garden Hills artisans graduate
Garden Hills artisans who graduated from the Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation course in shell and straw craft were encouraged to take advantage of money-making opportunities
July 16, 2010
Prime Minister's Remarks - Inaugural Voyage of NCL Epic
I am very happy to welcome Norwegian Cruise Line?s latest Freestyle cruise ship - the NCL Epic. And, I extend a warm welcome to Mr. Kevin Sheehan, CEO of NCL and congratulate you on your new post as Chairman of the FCCA.
Junkanoo in Jun. . July
July 20, 2010
Junkanoo in Jun. . July
The summer Junkanoo festivals, often held on weekinds in June, has switched to a month later and dubbed the Junkanoo Summer Festival.
Junkanoo Summer Festival (JSF) is back in Nassau for three weeks of Bahamian cultural entertainment and tourism officials expect to draw unprecedented support from Bahamians and visitors.
Bahamian sailor heads to CAC Games
July 22, 2010
Bahamian sailor heads to CAC Games
Sixteen-year-old Bahamian sailor Christopher Sands, who started sailing when he was only 10, is scheduled to leave New Providence to participate in the Sunfish Class of the CAC Games in Puerto Rico on July 21.
Over the last six years, he has taken part in the Bahamas Sailing Association's junior sailing program, various local and national regattas in the Bahamas and in international events in t...
Island Gems - Handmade Jewelry
July 26, 2010
Island Gems - Handmade Jewelry
This
weekend I escaped. I threw a few lightweight dresses and cut off jeans
into a bag and ran away to what is undeniably one of my favorite
islands in The Bahamas, actually perhaps on this planet? - Eleuthera.?
With
two Eleuthera experts as my unofficial guides, one of the first stops
was Island Made - a tiny souvenir shop off of Queen's Highway in
Gregory Town. Dried coconuts brightly painted t...
BAIC targets 300m import reduction
September 23, 2010
BAIC targets 300m import reduction
By CHESTER ROBARDS
Business Reporter
crobards@tribunemedia.net
THE BAHAMAS Industrial and Agricultural Corporation (BAIC) has focused its efforts on having Bahamas-manufactured goods sold in the Straw Market instead of imports, which drive $300 million out of the country, its deputy chairman said recently.
This comes on the heels of a federal counterfeit goods sting in New York involving nine ...
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