Educator, Environmentalist and certified Climate Change Reality Leader Joseph Darville takes the reins of Save The Bays

Educator, environmentalist and certified Climate Change Reality Leader Joseph Darville takes the reins of Save The Bays from current chairman Fred Smith

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The most potentially destructive period of the year

Everyone dreams of owning a house in the right neighborhood, built to their specifications, with furniture and decor reflecting their unique taste, with a lush, green lawn that invites you to slip off your shoes and walk barefoot through the grass.
Imagine going through all the trouble to realize your dream and all the time and money it took to make your greatest investment as close to perfect as ...

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Manicuring your lawn during the summer months

Although lawn grasses are one of the hardiest of plants growing on your property, it can be stepped on, ripped up by large branches of trees falling on it, also it can withstand flooding or even dry out during the long, dry summer months. Grasses not only tolerate such “bad treatment,” it needs it, or else if neglected it can be over-run by other grasses.
Self propagation: Most grasses...

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Soccer poised for an upswing

Not too long ago, Bahamas Football Association (BFA) President Anton Sealey had a close-up look at the new Thomas Robinson National Stadium. The infield will soon be made ready for soccer matches. The grass seeding is the next step.
There is a Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) certified field already in place, at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex. The field inside the new s...

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We must nourish our golden cow

Dear Editor, We are all familiar with the phrase that claims that "the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence". A slight variant of this saying may be, that perhaps "you should water and feed your own grass before longingly looking at the grass on the other side of the fence". ...

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The Minnis Family Art Exhibition in Context

Wednesday 24th September 2014  7:00 PM

Lecture Title: The Birth of Impressionism

Presenter: James O. Rolle

Date: Wednesday, September 24th

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Location: NAGB

In painting, one of Eddie Minnis' many talents, he records aesthetically and uniquely much of our way of life that is regrettably disappearing. Eddie Minnis' subject matter comprises primarily landscapes and seascapes, which are rendered in the impressio...

Roberts applauds govt's 'fiscal discipline'

The government's fiscal discipline in containing spiraling debt and the successful implementation of much-needed revenue generating measures are all welcomed news, Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts said in a statement yesterday.

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Wonderland in Golden Gates 2 Wins Bahamas Realty Holiday Home Showcase Competition

Nassau, Bahamas - From exciting exuberance in Golden Gates 2 to classic elegance on Eastern Road, and "snow" on the grass in East St. South, the judges agree the Bahamas Realty Holiday Home Showcase is a heartwarming experience.

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'Country needs new leadership'

Fort Charlotte MP Dr. Andre Rollins last night severely criticized Prime Minister Perry Christie in the House of Assembly, declaring that "it is evident we need new political leadership" in the country. Rollins expressed anger over the fact that Christie spent a majority of his communication to "threaten" backbenchers for their dissenting views, instead of providing "hope and comfort" to Bahamians...

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32 junior golfers take advantage of clinic

Thirty-two junior golfers participated in a clinic - organised by the Bahamas Petroleum Company - at the Bahamas Golf Federation's driving range, Baillou Hills Sporting Complex, on May 28.

The junior clinic, facilitated by veteran golfers Lee Elder and Wayne Player, was part of the inaugural "Experience Golf Clinic" which began at the Ocean Club resort on Paradise Island on May 25.

Mr Elder,...

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