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February 05, 2015
Cat Island Sailing Club to honor King at regatta

The Cat Island Sailing Club will host its 59th annual regatta in New Bight, Cat Island, from July 31 to August 3, this year.

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June 05, 2018
Minister Pintard Meets Stakeholders at Rake-N-Scrape Festival in Cat Island

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture the Hon. Michael Pintard said that his Ministry was committed to collaborating with the Cat Island Rake-n-Scrape Festival committee in ensuring that each year the product improves and enlarges the reach of Bahamian artists, artisans and chefs beyond the boundaries of Cat Island and The Bahamas.

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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?

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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.

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May 11, 2016
Fundraiser to help form Cat Island marching band

RUDOLPH Stubbs, president of the Cat Island Development Association of Grand Bahama, has announced plans for a fundraiser this weekend in Cat Island to assist students with forming a marching band there.

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July 08, 2017
$45K to Cat Island Regatta; Sailing this year to Honour Zeke Taylor

The annual Cat Island Regatta will be held this year in New Bight, Cat Island, on Emancipation Weekend during the holiday of August 4-7, 2017 the Ministry of Agriculture & Marine Resources announced, on July 6, at its offices. Parliamentary Secretary Carlton Bowleg...

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March 02, 2015
Cat Island to host Richton Park, Illinois delegation

The Cat Island Sister City Association is hosting a delegation from the Village of Richton Park, Illinois, over the next four days to conclude talks on the formation of a sister city relationship.

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April 03, 2017
Cat Island Infant has birth registered and certified through modern online process

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Works and Urban Development, the Hon. Philip Davis, accompanied by the Attorney General, Senator the Hon. Allyson Maynard Gibson, arrived in New Bight, Cat Island...

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July 07, 2016
Cat Island Sailing Club to honour Godfrey Kelly at 60th Regatta

Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources the Hon. V. Alfred Gray in a press conference on Wednesday announced the upcoming Diamond Jubilee Anniversary of the Cat Island Regatta July 29 to August 1, 2016 in New Bight Cat Island, and that Co-Founder of the Cat Island Regatta Godfrey Kelly would be honoured.

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December 02, 2016
Cat Island Sailing Club Invests in Youth

The future of Cat Island is beginning to look brighter, as the Cat Island Sailing Club Association awarded five students with scholarships to attend the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI).

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