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Young Bahamian entrepreneur marks 5-year anniversary with a store makeover
For most, marking a milestone of five years in a new business means popping the cork and sharing the bubbly. But for Brooke Pyfrom, founder and owner of a unique boutique furniture and home décor store in Sandyport called Oasis, celebrating survival of a first-time enterprise built around design meant doing what she does best – redesigning.
This time, she enlisted the help of a few friends.
Grand Bahama status report after Hurricane Matthew
Grand Bahama status report after Hurricane Matthew
Hurricane Matthew aggressively moved throughout Grand Bahama Island on Thursday, October 7th, 2016, with hurricane force winds in excess of 150 mph; damaging much of the residences and infrastructure on the southern shoreline, from East to West End.
KIM DEAVEAUX TO OPEN SOLO EXHIBITION “ALL WOOD” AT DOONGALIK
Doongalik Studios is pleased to announce the Opening of Kim Deveaux’s Solo Exhibition entitled “All Wood” on Monday, October 18th from 5-8pm with covid-19 protocols in place.
Deveaux started working for this show during the covid pandemic lockdowns last year and realized that she had amassed enough pieces of work to have a show. “All Wood” will be her first solo exhibition at Doongal...
From Pumps to Power Tools
From Pumps to Power Tools
In 2002, Monique Glinton was ranked in the top 10 of the then Royal Bank of Canada’s Private Banking Relationship Managers in the world. Today, she is a carpenter and loving it. Ms. Glinton, who is a 2013 alumna of the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI), started her carpentry journey while still working in banking.
CIBC FIRSTCARIBBEAN DONATES TO RELIEF EFFORTS IN ST. VINCENT
As the region rallies to assist the thousands of people in St. Vincent and the Grenadines displaced by the eruption of the La Soufriere Volcano, CIBC FirstCaribbean has sent a shipment of much needed supplies to the island.
The shipment which was coordinated by the Barbados Coast Guard left the island on Thursday evening aboard the Admiral Bay which was due to arrive in St. Vincent early Frida...
CBC Partners With Cans4kids for Earth Day Aluminum Can Drive
This Earth Day, the Caribbean Bottling Company (Bahamas) Ltd. (CBC) will partner with Cans4kids (Cans for Kids) for an aluminum can drive. The April 22 event, which will be hosted at the R. M. Bailey Park from 2-5pm, will award prizes to the person who donates the most aluminum cans, by weight. Cans4kids will also officially launch their 3-month-long school can donation competition, which will awa...
Lukka Kairi Restaurant and Bar raises $13,093.00 for Teen Challenge; by Royston Jones Jr.
Lukka Kairi Restaurant and Bar raises $13,093.00 for Teen Challenge; by Royston Jones Jr.
Lukka Kairi Restaurant and Bar, which opened its doors to the Bahamian public last week, raised $13,093.00 at its grand opening charity event on Saturday evening. One hundred percent of the donations between 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. were earmarked for Teen Challenge Bahamas...
CBC Hosts Aluminum Can Drive In Support of Ongoing Environment Centric Initiatives
Recycling initiatives and waste reduction programs still have lots of room to grow and evolve throughout the country, but companies like the Caribbean Bottling Company (CBC) are committed to supporting Bahamian environmental preservation projects. CBC has implemented a number of environmental centric programs in recent years. And, in addition to being a proud supporter of the Cans For Kids program...
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line Promotes Lisa Schilling to Senior Vice President of Operations
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line Promotes Lisa Schilling to Senior Vice President of Operations
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line, the only operator of daily two-night cruises to the Bahamas, today announced the promotion of Lisa Schillig to senior vice president of operations...
Local company offers made in The Bahamas product
Local company offers made in The Bahamas product
In December of 2009, The Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited (GBPA) and Care Maintenance Ltd began removing dead pine within the city of Freeport. Beginning at the Lucayan Harbour then moving east, some 2000 plus acres of dead trees destroyed by the Hurricanes of 2004 and 2005 were tagged for clearing and recycling into locally produced mulch. "Our initial aim was to clear away dead pine trees t...