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Mrs. Davis plants a breadfruit tree at the 10th Annual Cat Island United Earth Day Festival 2023
April 24, 2023
Mrs. Davis plants a breadfruit tree at the 10th Annual Cat Island United Earth Day Festival 2023
To the 'Earth Day' 2023 theme, "Invest in our Planet Earth," -- on Saturday, April 22, 2023, Mrs. Ann Marie Davis, of the Office of the Spouse of the Prime Minister, and the Hon. Lisa Rahming, Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development, and delegation, attended the 10th Annual Cat Island United Earth Day Festival at Cat Island Cultural Heritage Site.
November 02, 2021
Visiting Fulbright Scholar Leads UB Students on Studies of Cat Island Heritage Sites
Cat Island is a treasure trove of culture and history, attracting scholars interested in connecting the dots between the past and the present to ensure a future for generations yet unborn. Dr. Allan Meyers, visiting Fulbright Scholar attached to the Faculty of Social and Educational Studies at University of The Bahamas (UB) led a team of thirteen UB students to Cat Island in an ongoing cultural he...
August 03, 2018
Oh, Cat Island! Hiking expedition brings joy, trepidation for Caribbean youths
What happens when you take young adults from eight Caribbean nations and plop them down on a sparsely populated island in The Bahamas for four days and three nights spent outdoors?
Irene's Impact Lingers On Cat Island
August 21, 2012
Irene's Impact Lingers On Cat Island
Nearly one year since Hurricane Irene hit, the signs of destruction and hardship on Cat Island are painfully evident.
January 21, 2019
New Real Estate & Hospitality Opportunity on Cat Island
The Bahamas boutique resort and vacation industry is the envy of the Caribbean and Real Estate Brokerage firm Engel & Volkers believes it has a real estate opportunity that can revolutionize the hospitality industry on Cat Island...
Cat Island?s First is a Rarity in the Bahamas
March 18, 2016
Cat Island?s First is a Rarity in the Bahamas
Hilltop Village is one of the only communities in the Bahamas
powered strictly from renewable energy sources. The Bahamas Family Islands are often rightfully referred to as the ?Real Bahamas?, due to the unspoiled air, land & sea combined with the culture and friendliness of the residents...
October 26, 2016
Cat Island Sailing Club to host boat cruise for hurricane relief
In an effort to assist those greatly impacted by Hurricane Matthew, the Cat Island Sailing club will host a boat cruise this weekend with the majority of the proceeds going toward families affected during the hurricane.
Cat Island "fared pretty well" says administrator
October 08, 2016
Cat Island "fared pretty well" says administrator
CAT Island administrator Jackson McIntosh says the island "fared well" during Hurricane Matthew. "There has been no report of injury or emergencies and we fared pretty well here in Cat Island," he told The Tribune shortly before 8:
30am on Thursday.
Irene Pummels Cat Island
August 25, 2011
Irene Pummels Cat Island
Hurricane Irene is still a category 3 storm?. Although forecasters do still expect her to intensify into a category 4. This will probably not happen until the eye has already cleared the Bahamas.
Looking at satellite imagery, the centre of Hurricane Irene is this morning battering Cat Island, but the dangerous storm appears to still be impacting the entire country and hurricane warnings are sti...
Tests "Show spillage not from BP Oil Disaster"
December 06, 2010
Tests "Show spillage not from BP Oil Disaster"
While the government cannot confirm "conclusively" the source of the oil-like substance found on the Cat Island shoreline, Earl Deveaux, Minister of Environment, said tests have ruled out spillage from the recent BP oil disaster in the Gulf.
Mr Deveaux said: "In this case we suspect, but cannot conclusively say it was an oil tanker that let a substance, not petroleum, but something close to it,...
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