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June 05, 2018
Minister Pintard Meets Stakeholders at Rake-N-Scrape Festival in Cat Island

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture the Hon. Michael Pintard said that his Ministry was committed to collaborating with the Cat Island Rake-n-Scrape Festival committee in ensuring that each year the product improves and enlarges the reach of Bahamian artists, artisans and chefs beyond the boundaries of Cat Island and The Bahamas.

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May 11, 2016
Fundraiser to help form Cat Island marching band

RUDOLPH Stubbs, president of the Cat Island Development Association of Grand Bahama, has announced plans for a fundraiser this weekend in Cat Island to assist students with forming a marching band there.

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July 04, 2010
Caribbean travel writers feature Cat Island

Drawn to Cat Island by the annual Rake N' Scrape festival, writers for Caribbean Travel & Life Magazine David Herndon and Zachary L Stovall spent three days talking to islanders and touring.

Developing material for a feature on the island , Herndon and Stovall made a beeline on arrival for the home of Minerva Rolle for an interview. She is the oldest woman resident of Bennett's Harbour, and she...

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April 25, 2009
Prime Minister gives remarks at groundbreaking of Cat Island Partners Development

Remarks by Rt. Hon. Hubert A. Ingraham
Groundbreaking Ceremony for PGA Village, Old Bight, Cat Island
Cat Island Partners Development
24 April 2009

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May 06, 2010
Cat Islanders showcase talent in National Arts Festival

Arthur?s Town High School students perform a Bahamian folk dance during the E Clement Bethel National Arts Festival adjudications in the Cat Island settlement, Monday, May 3, 2010.

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News Article
May 27, 2016
Rake 'n' Scrape 'til the music's done

It's usually a stellar line-up of veteran Rake 'n' Scrape artists performing at the Cat Island Rake 'n' Scrape Festival, but in an about face for the 18th edition of the much-loved event, organizers will focus on a younger lineup of artists.

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News Article
May 29, 2015
Isaacs: Rake n' Scrape Festival struggled for govt support this year

The annual Cat Island Rake n' Scrape Festival struggled for government support this year because of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Relays and the inaugural Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival, according to Sidney Isaacs, president of the Cat Island Rake n' Scrape Association.

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News Article
September 29, 2011
Getting Cat Island Back On Track Hurricane Relief Concert & Fun Day

It has been many weeks since the arrival and departure of Hurricane Irene but around our beautiful isles of the Bahamas the signs of her coming can be seen in the ravaged landscape and destroyed homes. Cat Island was one of the many islands that took most of the brunt of the hurricane which resulted in unprecedented levels of destruction.

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September 09, 2015
Old Bight High School makes history

In a first for Old Bight High School on Cat Island, a cohort of three students is attempting the school's first foray into Advanced Placement (AP) classes -- exams that test students' ability to perform at a college level. Exams are administered in May each year and represent the culmination of college-level work in a given discipline in a secondary school setting.

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March 21, 2014
Baha Mar Academy Interviews in Family Islands

Abaco to be first stop on new recruitment tour. With December 2014 fast approaching, Baha Mar is well into its recruitment efforts to staff the resort with more than 4,000 jobs by its opening. With December 2014 fast approaching, Baha Mar is well into its recruitment efforts to staff the resort with more than 4,000 jobs by its opening...

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