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Four Bahamas Christmas Churches Stamps Released in Time for the Holiday Season
The Bahamas Postal Service released four Bahamas Christmas Churches Stamps on November 29, 2018...The 15 cent value highlights Bethel Baptist Church, Meeting Street...
Plan to restore historic Coconut Grove home stirs controversy
Miami Herald - Miami wasn't yet a year old when a Bahamian immigrant named
Ebenezer Stirrup put the finishing touches on his West Grove home.
Now,
115 years later, the landmark on Charles Avenue that was the first home
built in Coconut Grove is in disrepair. And the man who leases the
property wants to turn it into a bed and breakfast, with perhaps a café --
a move that has infl...
Message of Condolences on the passing of Reverend Ralph Russell from The Hon. K. Peter Turnquest
Message of Condolences on the passing of Reverend Ralph Russell from The Hon. K. Peter Turnquest
On the recent passing of Rev. Ralph Russell, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and East Grand Bahama Member of Parliament K. Peter Turnquest extended condolences. His message follows..;.
Wood You
Wood You
This past summer at the University of The Bahamas (UB) Oakes Field campus through a meeting of creative minds, an enthusiasm to produce was met, with a heart to preserve. UB's Carpentry and Visual Arts Departments collaborated to host an intensive wood workshop in June designed as a pilot project to foster a sense of community through craftsmanship and creativity.
As part of UB's art faculty, I ha...
Ferguson's fantastic dragon
Ferguson's fantastic dragon
A fire-breathing hell-beast, a scaly winged thing of fantasy -- sometimes good, sometimes dangerous and greedy: dragons. Not a staple in the established subject matter for Amos Ferguson, but nonetheless a treasure in the National Collection, an entity worthy of having an epic flying reptilian guarding it for sure. Ferguson's "The Dragon" (1991) is an outlier for a lot of reasons. While his usual p...
From playing at pastor to God's messenger
From playing at pastor to God's messenger
It was 33 years ago that Stephen Smith accepted the Lord as his personal savior during a crusade, but it took another 10 years for him to recognize the call of God on his life.
Easter messages 2017
Easter messages 2017
Easter is about a deep love that God has for us
"I will sing of your steadfast love, O Lord, forever; ... For your steadfast love was established forever." (Psalm 89:1a and 2a)
As we celebrate another Easter, we note that at its core Easter is about a deep love that God the Father has for human beings. God gave his Son to live, to preach, to teach, to die, to rise again and to ascend to His Father...
Isaiah Taylor the leader and the man
Isaiah Taylor the leader and the man
Isaiah Taylor is a household name and music legend as the leader and bass player of the globally successful group Baha Men -- a group that has earned a number of international awards -- a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording for the 2000 song "Who Let the Dogs Out?"; Billboard Music Awards for World Music Artist of the Year and World Music Album of the Year; and a two-time Nickelodeon Kids Choice...
Mother and son learning a trade together at BTVI
Mother and son learning a trade together at BTVI
He is a reporter and his mother is an attorney. Yet, they both are part-time carpentry majors at the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI).
Seeing the other side of a hurricane
Seeing the other side of a hurricane
I have yet to meet anyone who loves storms or hurricanes.