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Bahamian Brewery Expands into a New Three Acre Warehouse with Retail Location to Open Soon
Bahamian Brewery Expands into a New Three Acre Warehouse with Retail Location to Open Soon
For more than a decade, the Bahamian Brewery and Beverage Company Limited (BBB) has redefined the beer business in The Bahamas. Since launching in 2008, the company has become known throughout the islands for its signature products brewed in Grand Bahama like Sands, Sands Light, and Sands Pink Radler along with their Bush Crack, High Rock lager, Strong Back stout, Triple B malt and the newest, San...
'A tsunami of deaths'
'A tsunami of deaths'
Non-communicable diseases (NCD) like diabetes and cancer accounted for 74 percent of deaths in The Bahamas in 2016, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Bristol Wines Sponsors Ocean Expedition Launch of Acclaimed Kishan Munroe
Bristol Wines and Spirits and Lindeman’s Wines partnered in the launch of “Drifter in Residence” – an oceanographic expedition by acclaimed Bahamian artist Kishan Munroe, at an intimate gathering held at the “Never Say Never Again Bar and Grill” on April 24, 2019...
National Drug Council to launch 'Say No to Bidis' Awareness Campaign
Officials at the Bahamas National Drug Council (BNDC), Ministry of Health, will use the 2019 observance of World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) as an opportunity to conduct a “Say No to Bidis” Awareness Campaign aimed at school-aged children...
Bristol Wines Sponsors Ocean Expedition Launch of Acclaimed Artist Kishan Munroe
Bristol Wines and Spirits and Lindeman’s Wines partnered in the launch of “Drifter in Residence” – an oceanographic expedition by acclaimed Bahamian artist Kishan Munroe, at an intimate gathering held at the “Never Say Never Again Bar and Grill” on April 24, 2019...
Malboro owner Altria invests $1.8 billion in cannabis company Cronos
Altria hopes pot is the key to help it grow beyond its stagnant cigarette business...Tobacco giant Altira is investing $1.8 billion in Canadian cannabis company Cronos Group...
'Going legal' is worth just 5m
'Going legal' is worth just 5m
THE country stands to reap the greatest benefit from the full legalisation of marijuana production, sale and use with state control, according to CARICOM's regional report, which estimated net benefits for The Bahamas was about $5.5m...
CARICOM calls for marijuana to be treated the same as alcohol
A CARICOM report calling for an end to the prohibition of marijuana for the entire region is up for discussion in Cabinet today, according to Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis....
PAHO Director Pays Courtesy Call in Minister of Foreign Affairs
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa Etienne paid a courtesy call on Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Darren A. Henfield, M.P, at the Headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
'Sin tax' sacrifice needed to fund NHI
'Sin tax' sacrifice needed to fund NHI
HEALTH officials will recommend to Cabinet that a sin tax be imposed to pay for National Health Insurance, possibly impacting the cost of items like alcohol, tobacco, lard and substances containing high-fructose corn syrup, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands said yesterday...