Search results for : land research

Showing 31 to 40 of 46 results

News Article
December 18, 2015
Louis Bacon's Moore Bahamas Foundation announces major donation to BREEF for re-supplying schools in the Southern Bahamas

Louis Bacon?s Moore Bahamas Foundation announced today that a substantial share of its $250,000 commitment to the islands of the southern Bahamas devastated by Hurricane Joaquin would go to helping children and teachers return to the classroom and begin to regain a sense of normalcy by supporting the replacement of destroyed school supplies.

read more »


News Article
December 02, 2015
Louis Bacon's foundation donates 120,000 to hurricane relief

Louis Bacon's Moore Bahamas Foundation yesterday announced its donation of $120,000 to the Rotary Clubs of The Bahamas for the rebuilding of the southern islands devastated by Hurricane Joaquin.

read more »


News Article
December 02, 2015
Louis Bacon's Moore Bahamas Foundation announces donation to Rotary Club of The Bahamas for relief efforts in The Bahamas

Rebuild Bahamas, Rotary and Chamber of Commerce express 'extreme appreciation' for Louis Bacon's Moore Bahamas Foundation award for southern islands.

read more »


News Article
October 08, 2015
Louis Bacon's Moore Bahamas Foundation announces 250,000 donation to relief efforts in The Bahamas

NASSAU, Bahamas -- Louis Bacon's Moore Bahamas Foundation announced Wednesday a $250,000 donation toward the relief efforts and rebuilding needed after Hurricane Joaquin.
"The Bahamas are like a second home to me and my family," said Louis Bacon. "We were saddened to learn of the devastation caused by Hurricane Joaquin in the southern islands. Having spent a great deal of time in these beautiful ...

read more »


News Article
October 07, 2015
Louis Bacon's Moore Bahamas Foundation Announces $250,000 Donation to Relief Efforts in The Bahamas

Louis Bacon?s Moore Bahamas Foundation today announced a $250,000 donation toward the relief efforts and rebuilding needed after Hurricane Joaquin.

read more »


News Article
May 18, 2015
Association of Caribbean Historians conference

Right now, the College of The Bahamas is hosting the Association of Caribbean Historians' 47th Annual Conference, which is a week-long presentation of panel discussions on a variety of topics; meetings and social events.

read more »


News Article
September 08, 2014
Time to come clean on BAMSI

Dear Editor,
Prime Minister Perry Gladstone Christie really needs to come clean and tell the Bahamian people what is really going on with the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) in Andros. The leader of the opposition, Dr. Hubert Minnis has caught him off guard again and he needs to step up now.
For a politician who lacks acumen according the critics, Minnis is besting Christi...

read more »


News Article
January 14, 2014
Bahamas urged: 'Band together' with region in cruise talks

A leading regional academic has argued that The Bahamas should "band together" with other Caribbean countries to get a better deal from cruise lines, to enhance their contribution to the economy.
Dr. Andrew Spencer, program director and head of the Centre for Tourism Management, University of the West Indies (Bahamas), said that even as the industry has grown "explosively" cruise ships and the pas...

read more »


News Article
September 23, 2013
Understanding land use planning

Downtown Nassau embodies all of the elements for a beautiful cosmopolitan city: harbor frontage, history and architectural splendors. Yet its revitalization stymies, not for lack of effort by the Downtown Nassau Partnership, but from years of poor planning and inadequate maintenance. As the government seeks to reignite investment in the Family Islands, it must be cognizant of the shortcomings cr...

read more »


News Article
September 20, 2013
Two development groups vie for 'integral' casino license

The new land-use plan developed by Southern Cross Developments proposes that the property, which has been closed since 2004, be developed into two upscale resorts, a marina and retail village alongside the extensive Greg Norman-branded ocean-front golf course...

read more »