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5th Anniversary of Keep Grand Bahama Clean
5th Anniversary of Keep Grand Bahama Clean
Five years ago an initiative known as "Keep Grand Bahama Clean" was birthed on the island of Grand Bahama. The organizational model was to encourage the participation of public and private sector representatives and interested citizenry to become involved in demonstrating and evangelizing the importance of environmental stewardship.
KGBC Puppeteers Reaches Scores of Youth with Environmental Message
Youth on Grand Bahama Island learned valuable lessons about protecting the environment and keeping their communities clean courtesy of the Keep Grand Bahama Clean (KGBC) Committee...
Lanisha Rolle is misguided
Lanisha Rolle is misguided
Dear Editor, Regrettably Lanisha Rolle has never been one to inspire great hope. Since unburdening herself of her feelings on her colleagues last administration, and subsequently resigning from the Senate, she has existed in the public sphere more representative of a puppet than pioneer of [...]
Selling out
Selling out
The decision by We March organizer Ranard Henfield to accept a Senate appointment from Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis appears less about a desire for "the people to have a seat around the table" -- as he puts it -- and more about pursuing his personal ambition.
It will likely set back activism in The Bahamas by years.
It is easy to see why some people who supported We March feel duped. They feel...
Hand in hand to create a better tomorrow for China-Bahamas relations
Distance cannot separate true friends who feel so close even though they are thousands of miles apart. Although China and The Bahamas are separated by vast oceans, the long-lasting exchanges and profound friendship allow us to be neighbors across the Pacific Ocean. Dating back to 1870, some Chinese moved to Nassau and settled down, and their descendants have played an important role in the industr...
The PLP is the only thing I 'wan'
The PLP is the only thing I 'wan'
Dear Editor,
I vividly remember toting water to my grand-aunt's small wooden house in the Bain Town community. We would use a government water pump. My great, grandfather was a Pingdomite. I remember having to use an outdoor toilet he had built for the family. We lived in a PLP blackbelt area. It was fun. FNMs are busy posting Facebook memes of poor Bahamians in blackbelt areas using outdoor toile...
A final case
A final case
The curtains fell on the 2017 general election campaign of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) minutes before midnight last night, with Prime Minister Perry Christie employing the major themes he adopted over the last several weeks, as he made his final arguments for why he and his party should be given another term to govern the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
In what he has pledged was his final pi...
Engaging in a vocabulary expedition
Engaging in a vocabulary expedition
Reading isn't just a habit or pastime to keep children out of trouble. It's also a way for children to improve their spelling, reading comprehension and critical thinking abilities, according to Nickisha Deveaux, vice principal of the primary division at Mt. Carmel Preparatory Academy.
With that in mind, the students and staff at the school engaged in what they dubbed a "Vocabulous Expedition" to ...
Team Scotia spreads love to Special Olympics athletes
Scotiabank Bahamas Ltd. recently captured the hearts of Special Olympics Bahamas athletes, hosting their annual new year's party for them at the Adventure Learning Centre. Over 100 Special Olympics athletes enjoyed an afternoon filled with activities, entertainment and treats.
Senior Manager of Marketing at Scotiabank Leah Davis explained: "The team demonstrated its commitment to the community not...
Team Scotia Spreads The Love to The Special Olympics Athletes
Scotiabank recently took the hearts of the Special Olympics Bahamas athletes, hosting its annual New Year?s party for them at the Adventure Learning Centre. Over 100 Special Olympics athletes enjoyed an afternoon filled with activities, entertainment and treats...