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Food 99/1: Be prepared! Food for the storm
Food 99/1: Be prepared! Food for the storm
While it was a hope and a dream to never have to write this article, the time has arrived when being prepared can make the difference. With a hurricane approaching, remember that stocking up on shelf stable foods and clean drinking water is as essential for a trouble free recovery as is shutters on your house. Remember, if the power goes out for an extended period of time, refrigeration will be at...
Hope for Deep Water Cay?
Hope for Deep Water Cay?
Four years after Hurricane Dorian wrecked East Grand Bahama, one of the oldest Bahamian bonefishing lodges - the once illustrious Deep Way Cay (DWC) - remains closed as its employees continue to recover.
Calls for change at the GBPA
Calls for change at the GBPA
There is broad consensus on Grand Bahama that the current leadership at the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) is not fulfilling its mandate under the near 70-year-old Hawksbill Creek Agreement.
Battered not broken
Battered not broken
For the past 20 years, Grand Bahama has suffered economic shocks and nightmare conditions after being battered by intense hurricanes.
Developing industry
Developing industry
In the years following the signing of the 1955 Hawksbill Creek Agreement, Grand Bahama quickly morphed from a poor fishing village to a thriving industrial hub.
Equipped with knowledge and skills to achieve dreams
Equipped with knowledge and skills to achieve dreams
As the members of the St. Augustine's College (SAC) Class of 2023 transitioned from high school to the next phase of their lives, whether they continued on an academic route or entered the workforce, they were encouraged by their peer, Sisters of Charity Valedictorian Maneiqua Marshall, to not be afraid to take the long route to achieving their dreams, and to remember that fear can paralyze a pers...
DPM: Promising downtown projects presented to govt
DPM: Promising downtown projects presented to govt
Minister of Tourism, Investments and Aviation Chester Cooper said yesterday that several new, promising, Bahamian-led developments have been presented to the government to transform and breathe new life into downtown east of East Street.
How important is art?
How important is art?
Jackson Burnside is reputed to have once said: "We don't see what we're looking at."
Prime Minister Philip Davis - National Address
Prime Minister Philip Davis - National Address
Good evening to my fellow Bahamians:
Thank you so much for joining me tonight.
Flooding, heavy rain and wind hit Grand Bahama
Flooding, heavy rain and wind hit Grand Bahama
GRAND Bahama experienced flooding, heavy rain, wind and thunderstorm conditions from the outer bands of powerful Hurricane Ian, which made landfall on Florida yesterday.