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St. Mary's Favored at Men's White Sands Bahamas Golf Invitational, Ocean Club
St. Mary’s College men’s golf team will travel farther than any other in the nine-team field for this week’s White Sands Bahamas NCAA Invitational at the Ocean Club Golf Course on Paradise Island, Bahamas. And among the things the California team will carry to the event is the label as the favorite in the field. The 54-hole invitational is scheduled from Friday through Sunday (Oct. 20-22).
The Future of STEM shines bright through BRON’s 2023 Internship Program
Bron Ltd. (“BRON”) caps off its 2023 cohort by celebrating a milestone for itsInternship Program, welcoming its largest group of interns to date. Representing a spectrum of youth from 10th graders to recent university alumni, this initiative reaffirms BRON’s dedication to molding the next generation of STEM professionals.
Bahamas Tourism Officials Head to Monaco for Mega Yacht Show
The Hon. John H.W. Pinder II, Parliamentary Secretary, Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation (BMOTIA) will lead a small delegation to Monaco between 27 – 30 September for the 32nd edition of the Monaco Yacht Show. At the luxury show, the largest gathering of super yachts in the world, tourism officials will continue efforts to market The Islands of The Bahamas as a leader in the ya...
Coming Home, Local Exumian becomes First Artist-in-Residence at Big Sampson Cay
In the super-charged reality we call our daily lives, few things -- and fewer places -- still have the capacity to take our breath away.
Bahamian ocean advocate lands two international campaigns
Grand Bahama marine ecologist Alannah Vellacott has worked on two international projects: BB Swim, a new swimwear line by American fashion designer Brandon Blackwood and a collaboration between a UK-based reusable bottle brand Ocean Bottle and Disney to celebrate the launch of The Little Mermaid movie.
The Bahamas drops two matches in Suriname
The Bahamas drops two matches in Suriname
The 18th Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association (CAZOVA) Senior Caribbean Volleyball Championships continued on Wednesday with both of The Bahamas' teams falling.
Chumming still a concern
Chumming still a concern
Despite the concerns of tour operators and divers about the practice of chumming at a popular shark dive in the area known as Shark Junction south of Taino Beach, Grand Bahama, there appears to be no government department monitoring the activity which divers believe has led to more aggressive behavior by sharks.
Encouraging a conservationist spirit
Encouraging a conservationist spirit
The Perry Institute for Marine Science (PIMS) 2023 Rising Tides field school is immersing six Bahamian high school students in a comprehensive curriculum centered on marine ecology, aiming to kindle a conservationist spirit in these future leaders.
Sweet, sweet Cat Island
Sweet, sweet Cat Island
Cat Island sweet aye! This is a saying I've heard for as long as I can remember, so given the opportunity by the Bahama Out Island Promotion Board to check out how this saying came to be, I packed my "Georgie bundle" to continue on the Family Island jaunt that I started last year.
Pinder says 12 percent of sunken ship salvaged as legal action is to be taken
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder said 12 per cent of a ship that sank off Abaco last year has been salvaged.