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100 years of linking up with America

THE BAHAMAS-American Association Inc has announced its plans for the celebration of the organisations’s 100th anniversary.

From Cat Island to Oscar winner

SIR Sidney Poitier was born in Miami to a tomato farmer from Cat Island, where he grew up.

FNM READY FOR ELECTION FIGHT

FNM READY FOR ELECTION FIGHT By PAUL G TURNQUEST Chief Reporter pturnquest@tribunemedia.net THE FREE National Movement will ratify its full slate of 38 candidates tonight, signaling the official start of their 2012 general election campaign. The party'

Paradise Island arrests as police launch drugs crackdown

POLICE arrested 11 men during a three-day crackdown on Paradise Island last week.

‘We are looking at the matter’ of local govt receiving money says Sweeting

FAMILY Island Affairs Minister Clay Sweeting said if representatives of the North Andros District Council violated the law by accepting funds to clean up a local beach, they would be punished.

Bahamas Ferries extends freight services to Abaco

Bahamas Ferries has extended its freight services to Marsh Harbour, Abaco, with the addition of its latest vessel, the M/V Inagua Spray.The Inagua Spray, a 246.5-foot roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel, is capable of shipping 18 40-foot containers and tw

Good works in Crooked Island

AS IT is imperative to demonstrate the love for God in tangible ways, members of the Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church recently organised a mission trip to Crooked Island where they assisted with the reconstruction of St Paul’s Baptist Church in Cabbage Hill.

Club Med: San Salvador re-opening in December

Club Med’s San Salvador property remains on track to reopen in December 2021, the resort chain said yesterday, citing the island’s lack of medical facilities as a key factor in the property’s ongoing closure.

Home construction to start in Central Pines

WITHIN the next few days, the Disaster Reconstruction Authority will start construction of five homes in Central Pines, Abaco, one of the island’s popular housing subdivisions.

Crystal offering ‘resident special’ on local cruises

Crystal Cruises says it is introducing a Bahamas Resident Special for locals wanting to join its seven-night, week-long home porting voyages around the archipelago.

Attorney: Tie education to industry development

A GRAND Bahama-based attorney yesterday suggested that “industry-targeted” education programmes be established ‘in tandem’ with the island’s development of local industries.Erica Paine, head of Graham Thompson’s Grand Bahama office, while addressing

INSIGHT: Welcome to beautiful Cabbage Beach

LARGE piles of bottles, discarded poles, and general trash mar the entrance to Cabbage Beach near the Riu Hotel on Paradise Island.

US offers support despite being battered by Irma itself

THE US Mission to the Bahamas is working together with the Bahamian government and the Bahamian people to respond in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. The US government provided the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos with satellite imagery to aid in recove

Pelican Bay plans $1m in upgrades

Grand Bahama’s Pelican Bay resort last week celebrated its 12th anniversary, after being the only hotel to stay open following Hurricane Matthew.The 184-room hotel suffered significant damage from the Category Four storm, but this did not dampen the

Oil spill workshop held at Coral Island Maritime Institute

FIFTEEN countries participated in a four-day oil spill workshop in mid-December at the Lowell Mortimer Maritime Institute on Coral Island.

Jet boat provider teams with eatery

A jet boat excursion provider has teamed up with Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville to offer a combination half-day tour and restaurant experience for customers.The tour, dubbed the JetBoat Escape to Margaritaville, begins with a 45-minute to one-hour boa

Child killed in Eleuthera road crash

A CHILD became the country’s latest traffic fatality when the driver of the car he was in lost control on an Eleuthera highway yesterday.

Models to get a 'hoot' from Bimini

The popular Hooters International Calendar, which sells nearly 500,000 copies annually, will feature the historic Big Game Club Resort and Marina and the beauty of Bimini as part of its 2015 edition.

UPDATE: BEC announces another blackout likely tonight

NEW Providence was plunged into darkness last night after an island-wide power cut.

ACM evening of dining, dancing to raise funds

THE Anglican Church Men Council, Diocese of The Bahamas, Turks & Caicos Islands, will host its first “Evening of Fine Dining and Dancing” tomorrow night at The Holy Trinity Activity Centre.

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