CBS Bahamas Home and Builders Show

Saturday 18th March 2017  9:00 AM

We are so excited to invite you to our very first Home and Builders show here at CBS Bahamas. The show will take place on March 17th and 18th. Theree will be booths set up with representatives from major Home and Building brands like Milwaukee Power Tools, Pratt and Lambert Paint, Kohler Kitchen & Bath and so much more.

You will have a chance to speak one-on-one with the vendors who will be de...

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