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Govt drafts rules for straw vendors
September 28, 2011
Govt drafts rules for straw vendors
When straw vendors get into the new market they will have to follow stringent rules, including a ban on counterfeit products, National Security Minister Tommy Turnquest said.
Turnquest, Minister of Tourism Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace and Labour Minister Dion Foulkes met with the vendors recently to go over the new rules. "There was in my estimation very little, if any contention with them at ...
October 10, 2011
Straw Market Authority Debate Contribution - Minister Neko Grant
I am honoured to move this historic Bill. Indeed, it is my pleasure to stand in this honourable House today to report that, the newly constructed Bay Street Straw and Craft Market is practically completed. As you were aware, an arsonist fire engulfed and destroyed the old Bay Street Straw Market on 4 September, 2001 and for ten years thereafter, hundreds of vendors endured the unsatisfactory cond...
A sense of pride
February 19, 2011
A sense of pride
“When I walk in here I get the sense of The Bahamas; I get a sense of pride,” said ceramicist Jessica Colebrooke while on the new second floor of the Marlborough Street McDonald’s on a recent busy morning.
Colebrooke, who creates souvenirs and fine art pieces through her company, Jessica’s Tileworks, is largely responsible for the sense of pride she gets on entering the fas...
Dismal start to the year for Port Lucaya Marketplace
January 08, 2021
Dismal start to the year for Port Lucaya Marketplace
The Straw Markets are closed and there are no visitors buying authentic souvenir straw crafts or browsing the stores and eating in the restaurants at Port Lucaya Marketplace - making it a dismal start to 2021.
September 15, 2014
Pittsburgh asks Grand Bahamians: Are you ready for some football
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania - Tired of the sun, sand and surf? Ready for an urban vacation including some good old American football?
In cooperation with Grand Bahama's Tourism Board, VisitPITTSBURGH is sponsoring a "Picture Perfect Pittsburgh" contest to find the perfect social media travel host from Grand Bahama Island. The contest is being run in an effort to promote the one-month trial of a dire...
The Hook Up
July 04, 2014
The Hook Up
New Providence
FESTIVAL: The Cat Island Sailing Club Association will host its annual Cat Island Day Festival on Saturday, July 5 at Arawak Cay from 12 noon to 8 p.m. Lassie Doh Boys and DJ Gold Digger will provide the Rake n' Scrape entertainment. All of the favorite Bahamian foods will be on sale. Proceeds raised will go towards the upcoming 58th annual Cat Island Regatta.
FANTASTIC FRIDAYS: V...
BahamaArts Festival is on the horizon
October 07, 2011
BahamaArts Festival is on the horizon
A cultural treat is in store for patrons at this year's Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation's BahamArts Festival, October 28-29 at the Arawak Cay culture center, featuring more than 100 booths promoting the diversity of Bahamian art and craft.
Live craft demonstrations on utilizing local resources in plaiting, painting, shelling, and coconut craft; food preparation promoting Bahamian ...
Veteran artist learns texture painting secrets
February 21, 2012
Veteran artist learns texture painting secrets
By Teri Monique
Dornell's is a quaint island store located in Governor's Harbor, Eleuthera, a stone's throw away from Cupid's Cay, hailed as The Bahamas' first capital city. From the outside, Dornell's beckons passersby to stop in to have a look around. Once inside the store, a rush of colour comes at you. From the ceiling to the floor, the most interesting souvenirs are displayed on canvas and o...
Simplified Lending 'Business grateful for quick accelerator loans, some brought to tears'
April 15, 2020
Simplified Lending 'Business grateful for quick accelerator loans, some brought to tears'
Pantry says program saving businesses every day...It is extraordinary to see traditionally successful businesspeople cry because they secured a loan to help pay staff. But these are extraordinary times and for one lender participating in the government’s public-private sector loan program...
February 01, 2020
GB Business owners receive grants for hurricane relief and technology upgrades
Sixteen more businesses were on Thursday the recipients of grants from the Office of the Prime Minister in conjunction with the Small Business Development Centre...
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