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53 MSMEs Receive Women Entrepreneurs Standalone Grant
A ceremony celebrating the 53 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) that have been approved for the Women Entrepreneurs Standalone Grant was held at the Small Business Development Centre (SBDC), Monday, June 19, 2023. The enterprises will receive funding for up to $10,000.
BTC Continues To Support GOTB’s Parkconnect Initiative
Since the official launch of the government’s ParkConnect project last August, BTC has thus far powered 42 parks throughout The Bahamas with Wi-Fi, completing 32 last year and connecting 10 in the first quarter of 2023.
And the party continues
Moss to stage A-class ocean race
Moss to stage A-class ocean race
Former sailor Cassius Moss is set to stage what he is calling "the biggest single race sailing event" in the history of the country.
With a view of bringing back the glory days of sailing in The Bahamas and to bring some sort of cease fire to the infighting that has plagued the sport in recent times, the sailing icon said that something had to be done, and he's the man to do it. Having successf...
Leadership and kindness - top character strengths of 2022 Hidden Heroes Champions
The PACE Foundation is pleased to announce twelve champions of the Character Day Bahamas Hidden Heroes 2022 campaign. Nominees hailed from eight islands - Abaco, Andros, Berry Islands, Eleuthera, Exuma, Grand Bahama, Long Island, and New Providence. Recognized for their contributions to their community, there were students, educators, community builders, a physician, a disability advocate, coaches...
GGYA collaborates with BNT at Exuma’s national park
GGYA collaborates with BNT at Exuma’s national park
Fifty-five participants in the Governor General's Youth Award (GGYA) got up close and personal with a little-known national treasure, the Moriah Cay National Park in Exuma, and played a hand in preserving the protected area, rich in biodiversity.
GGYA scores with BASE in Exuma
GGYA scores with BASE in Exuma
Exuma was calling and 57 participants, including two from St Lucia, looking to complete a level of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award answered the call.
The Governor General's Youth Award, the local office which delivers the internationally recognized programme, hosted its Bahamas Award Super Expedition (BASE) for the first time since 2019. The annual, mega event provides participant...
After pandemic pause, GGYA resumes inter-island expedition
It was a transformative weekend for 35 participants in the Governor General’s Youth Award who successfully completed their Silver qualifying hike in Eleuthera, the first out of town expedition hosted by the youth organization since the onset of the pandemic two years ago.
Running Sideways released this week: Inspiring story of Pauline Davis, the Bahamian double gold medalist who defied the odds and won world acclaim
If Bahamians are looking for heroes, they don’t have to look very far.
Just over-the-hill, as they call it here, to a densely populated community known as Bain Town where the strong survived and all the churches combined could hardly hold the confessions and prayers of their congregants, and where in that hardscrabble hood, to a girl with grit.
BTC CONTINUES EXTENSIVE FIBER ROLLOUT TO SUPPORT ONLINE LEARNING AS SCHOOLS REOPEN
With schools opening in just a few days, BTC continues to execute its aggressive fiber to the home broadband rollout to deliver elevated speeds to at least 3,000 more families to ensure that students have access to classes. In addition to its Flamingo Gardens upgrade, BTC is working arduously to deliver up to 600Mbps of super-fast broadband speeds to thousands of customers in the Carmichael corrid...