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Bahamas Information Services Updates
'Be A Hero' Campaign Launched to Make The Bahamas Cleaner and Safer -
Oct 15, 2018 - 9:07:57 PM
The Ministry of the Environment and Housing, in conjunction with
stakeholders, has launched an initiative designed to foster a greater
sense of pride in cleaner, safer environments.
“Be a Hero, Make
Your Bahamas a Clean, Safe Bahamas” campaign was launched Monday,
October 15, 2018 during a news conference at Atlantis, Paradise Island.
The
second of a two-pronged approach, the “historic” initiative seeks to
spur new thinking: primary and junior high school students are being
challenged to influence adults to make a positive change in their
neighborhoods...
Community
Be A Hero Campaign aims to Clean and Green -
Oct 15, 2018 - 6:21:45 AM
For tourists, The Bahamas conjures up images of sugary sand beaches and
breathtaking tropical vistas, but for a majority of its 400,000
residents, the reality is far less glamorous, particularly in New
Providence where natural beauty is marred by litter and pride in
surroundings is too often an endangered commodity.
That sad state of affairs could all change if an ambitious program launched today by the Ministry of Environment succeeds...
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Bahamas Information Services Updates
GB Minister Congratulates WNBA Player Jonquel Jones on “Exceptional” Season -
Sep 18, 2017 - 1:12:54 PM
Congratulating Grand Bahamian Pro Basketball Player Jonquel Jones on
completing a record-breaking and “most impressive basketball season with
the WNBA,” Minister of State for Grand Bahama, Senator Kwasi Thompson
in a statement issued on Saturday remarked that a combination of
perseverance, good character and a supportive community is sure to set
persons on the path to victory, and that the Bahamas Government is
determined to foster such support.
Jonquel Jones became a
professional basketball player with the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA,
after she was drafted with the sixth overall pick in the 2016 WNBA
Draft. Jones, who is a 6’6” power forward/centre, is a native of Holmes
Rock, Grand Bahama, who played college basketball for Clemson and
George Washington...
Sports
#WNBAVote Jonquel Jones to get her to Verizon WNBA All-Star 2017 -
Jun 17, 2017 - 8:10:38 AM
The Verizon WNBA All-Star 2017 match will take place on July 22nd in
Seattle, Washington, and will be broadcast on ABC at 3:30pm. Voting
presented by Verizon, is underway and Bahamians and fans of Jonquel
Jones are encouraged to vote to help get her there.
“Its time to
get in formation!" said Jonquel on her Facebook page. "This season has
been great so far and while I’m never the one to boast, I’m playing at
an All-Star level! The thing is I only become an All Star with your
help!"
Community
BTC Bounces on Board for Annual Labour Day Basketball Tournament -
May 31, 2017 - 10:17:01 AM
BTC has signed on as the title sponsor of this year’s Hoytes Labour Day
Basketball Classic. Now in its eighteenth year, the annual tournament
will see as many as twenty-four teams, estimating anywhere from three to
four hundred children, coaches and parents descend on Grand Bahama for
the long holiday weekend.
Teams will travel from Nassau, Bimini,
and Abaco to compete against local Grand Bahama players for bragging
rights and a trophy on the court of the St. George’s High School
Gymnasium. Tournament Director Sharon ‘the General’ Storr said games
will be played in a round-robin style, and stop time will prevail in all
circumstances. “The entire schedule is geared towards encouraging as
much activity as possible for each participating team, a minimum of 3
games each...
Sports
Grand Bahama WNBA star Jonquel Jones attends BTC festivities -
Apr 12, 2017 - 12:19:57 PM
Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama – The Bahamas and in particular Grand
Bahama Island has no shortage of sports talent. In fact, many of the
country’s top athletes hail from the second city. From Golden Knights
Demetrius Pinder and Micheal Mathieu to Gold Medal High Jumper Donald
Thomas, Grand Bahamian athletes have continued to leave their mark both
locally and internationally and BTC has been there to support them all.
For
residents in West Grand Bahama though, few names carry more weight than
that of the six-foot WNBA phenom Jonquel Jones. The 23-year-old forward
for the Connecticut Suns was born and raised on Grand Bahama Island and
has represented her community and country with pride...
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Bahamas Information Services Updates
Grand Bahama School Teams Given Volleyball Jerseys -
Feb 8, 2017 - 11:09:57 AM
Freeport Restaurant Company Ltd. donated team jerseys to four
volleyball teams at the Ministry for Grand Bahama on Monday, February 6,
2017.
The presentation was made for the senior boys and girls of
Tabernacle Baptist Christian Academy, Eight Mile Rock High girls, and
Jack Hayward High boys. These teams were the winners of the Grand Bahama
Secondary Schools Athletic Association Championships in December.
Minister for Grand Bahama, the Hon. Dr. Michael Darville noted that
"Grand Bahama is a leader when it comes to developing and producing the
most skilled and talented individuals in the area of sports..."
Sports
Results of the 3rd Annual CASJA Caribbean Sports Awards -
Nov 18, 2016 - 11:14:02 AM
CASJA Caribbean Sports Awards held their awards and the
winners (below with nominees) were selected from a final list of 49 nominees from
Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Grenada, Guadeloupe,
Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis and Trinidad and Tobago.
The nominees represented Athletics, Basketball, Cricket, Football, Paralympics and Swimming.
The
eight categories are Sportsman of the Year; Sportswoman of the Year;
Junior Sportsman of the Year; Junior Sportswoman of the Year; Team of
the Year (Male)...
Sports
Junkanoo Jam relocating to Bimini after Hurricane Matthew -
Oct 21, 2016 - 9:55:16 AM
Due to Hurricane Matthew, the annual Junkanoo Jam, always held in Grand
Bahama Island will relocate to the island of Bimini. Teams usually
stayed at the Grand Lucayan resort in Freeport, but this year the
tournament will be held at Gateway Christian Academy on North Bimini
Island. All teams and supporters that purchased tournament packages
through Junkanoo Jam and Basketball Travelers, will be automatically
assigned rooms at the brand new Hilton at Resorts World Bimini.
Participating teams North Carolina Tar Heels,
University of South Florida Bulls, Georgia
Bulldogs and Minnesota Golden Gophers will be featured in the Lucaya
Division; and the University of Dayton Flyers, Missouri Tigers, Georgia
Tech Yellow
Jackets and Georgia Bulldogs will complete in the
Freeport Division.
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Ministry of Tourism Updates
Minister Wilchcombe visits Grand Bahama Island Tourism Office -
Oct 16, 2016 - 8:34:58 AM
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama Island- After seeing for himself the devastating
aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, Minister of Tourism Hon. Obie Wilchcombe
paid a special visit to the hardworking Ministry of Tourism team on
Grand Bahama to discuss the future of the island’s tourism industry.
Minister
Wilchcombe and the team met to brainstorm ideas and begin plans to
create a “new tourism product” for the world to re-discover.
Though
some may view the hurricane’s destruction as a setback, Minister
Wilchombe called it an opportunity to reinvent Grand Bahama.
“It
is imperative that we get the product ready again,” Wilchcombe said as
he encouraged the tourism team on Grand Bahama Island to orchestrate an
aggressive plan.
