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June 11, 2012
Beauties @ Brunch to support Grand Bahama's Red Rose Ball Committee

The successful Beauties @ Brunch event which supported the Bahamas Crisis Center last month in New Providence is on its way to Grand Bahama! The Cia Monet experience will hit Freeport on Sunday, June 24th at 3pm with a fashion event at the Canal House, Pelican Bay Hotel.

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May 26, 2009
Lucaya International School sixth grade students holding food drive for the Grand Bahama Children's Home

FREEPORT, Grand Bahama -- For their Sixth Grade Final Exhibition at Lucaya International School, (left to right) Acacia Bain, Jade Dobinson, and Nikolas Olssen have been studying children?s rights and how children are affected by poverty, abuse or being orphaned.

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December 26, 2011
Grand Master of the Shakuhachi to perform in Grand Bahama

Freeport, Bahamas - Elizabeth Reian Bennett, the first woman to play professionally as a Grand Master of the shakuhachi, the Japanese bamboo flute will be performing in Grand Bahama at the Labyrinth in the Garden of the Groves on Boxing Day, December 26th.

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October 07, 2009
Sir Charles Hayward Children's Library gets new books and a new look

FREEPORT, Grand Bahama -- Patrons of the Sir Charles Hayward Children's Library now have a greater selection of books to choose from thanks to a generous donation made by The Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited (GBPA) and Group of Companies.

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October 04, 2019
Florida’s AVE International School Students Send Messages of Love & Hope in the wake of Hurricane Dorian

In the month since Dorian ravaged both Grand Bahama Island and Abaco, the islands have received countless donations in support of the ongoing restoration efforts. Through the Grand Bahama Disaster Relief Foundation (GBDRF), donations have been received at their shipping address from near and far, providing much-needed relief items to the families and individuals most severely impacted by the storm...

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September 30, 2019
Director-General of PAHO and WHO Visits the Samaritan’s Purse Field Hospital

Minister of Health Dr. the Hon. Duane Sands and Minister of State for Grand Bahama Sen. the Hon. Kwasi Thompson visited the Samaritan’s Purse field hospital with the Director-General, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

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September 19, 2019
DPM Says Government Will Assist with Rebuilding

The government will create packages to assist those who have been affected by the devastation brought on by Hurricane Dorian so as to help people rebuild their lives and communities, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Hon. K. Peter Turnquest during the National Prayer Service on Wednesday, September 18, at St. John’s Jubilee Cathedral...

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September 18, 2019
Hot Meals for Thousands as BTC Teams up with World Central Kitchen

As thousands of Bahamians continue to be in need of food, water and shelter, The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC), through the Cable & Wireless Charitable Foundation (CWCF), today announced its partnership with World Central Kitchen (WCK). BTC presented WCK with a check in the amount of US$25,000 to help the organization with the cost of providing meals to displaced families...

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February 04, 2017
GB Chamber makes generous donation to Bahamas Red Cross on behalf of corporate sponsors

The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce (GBCC) made a generous contribution to the Bahamas Red Cross Grand Bahama Centre last month to aid Hurricane Matthew victims...

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July 04, 2016
Walking to support resident left struggling to breathe

CHESAPEAKE residents participated in a walkathon in support of the Wilchcombe family and to heighten awareness of the environmental and health concerns in the Grand Bahama subdivision which they believe are related to a nearby sewerage plant.

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