PACE Bahamas (Providing Access to Continued Education for Teenage
Mothers) has been renamed the Andrea E. Archer Institute, after its
founder. The institute was created to assist pregnant adolescents who
were unable to continue their education in the mainstream school system.
It provides access to continued education while providing essential
support to the young women. An official ceremony was held, April 29,
2022 on the grounds of the institute...
Minster of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with
responsibility for Disaster Preparedness, Management and Reconstruction,
the Hon. Myles LaRoda, Sunday urged Bahamians everywhere to commence
their preparations for the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season now, as yet
another above-average season has been predicted by weather forecasters.
State-Minister
LaRoda made his plea while addressing the 11am Sunday Morning
Anniversary and Eucharistic Service at the historic Zion Baptist Church...
Prime Minister Philip Davis congratulates Miss Teenager Bahamas
Flonique Lightbourn who recently won the Miss Teenager Universe pageant.
Lightbourn,
a Grand Bahama native, made the Bahamas proud last evening as she
competed for, and won the title in Panama City. We continue to
experience phenomenal success in the area of pageantry and are proud of
the milestones...
Former Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham on Friday presented a
copy of his book, 'I Say What I Mean and I Mean What I Say,' to
Minister for Grand Bahama the Hon. Ginger Moxey during a courtesy call.
Mr. Ingraham encouraged Minister Moxey in her position and said he was
going to speak to several high school students to encourage them to stay
out of trouble and strive to be the very best. Minister Moxey also
displayed a photo taken many years ago showing herself pictured with
Former Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham and Former Prime
Minister the Rt. Hon. Perry Christie. She added she would like to have
the photo re-enacted...
Former Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham, April 29, 2022
addressed students of grades 10 and 11 representing all schools on the
island at the Jack Hayward Senior High School Gymnasium.
Minister for Grand Bahama, the Hon. Ginger Moxey, was present.
During
his address, Mr. Ingraham told the students of his upbringing from
being born in Pineridge and raised by his grandparents (his grandmother
in particular) in Abaco...
During a courtesy call at the Office of the Governor General, on April
26, 2022, Deputy to the Governor General Cynthia Pratt received a
presentation of a framed copy of “Desert Rose After the Rainstorm," by
award-winning photographer Eric Rose. The fine-art print is a part of
his "Urban Beauty" series, that highlights natural beauty in urban
communities throughout The Bahamas.
Over the years, Rose’s work
in fine arts has been recognized both locally and internationally and
has won him several awards. He most recently won the top award for
Photography in the 2021 E. Clement Bethel National Arts Festival.
The Grand Bahama Disaster Relief Foundation (GBDRF), a charitable
organization founded by the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA), and
funded entirely by private donations, is launching a new home repair
initiative. The program, which begins Easter Monday, April 18, 2022,
will assist those in our communities who are still recovering from the
long-term impacts of Hurricane Dorian...
Approximately 50 vendors received the Emergency Vendor Relief Grant on
Friday, April 8, 2022 -- distributed on the first floor of the Harold
DeGregory Building, where the Ministry for Grand Bahama is housed.
The
Hon. Ginger Moxey, Minister for Grand Bahama said that when the Deputy
Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments and Aviation, the
Hon. Chester Cooper visited Grand Bahama in late March, they were having
meetings with potential buyers of the Grand Lucayan...
The launch of the Housing Expo in Freeport, Grand Bahama marked the
beginning of efforts by the Ministry of Transport and Housing to bring
quality, affordable housing solutions to residents of Grand Bahama.
This
was the sentiment of the Minister of Transport and Housing, the Hon.
Jobeth Coleby-Davis while in Freeport on Friday, April 8, 2022 for the
opening of the Housing Expo, on the lawn of the National Insurance
building...
The Ministry of Health and Wellness held a Health Fair at its Meeting
Street office on Friday, April 8, 2022. A number of stations were set up
for health care providers to administer free screening for Chronic
Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). Also during the fair, the Minister of
Health and Wellness the Hon Michael Darville, and Permanent Secretary
ColinHiggs presented the winning students who participated in the
colouring competition for Kidney Health Month in March. The students who
represented Grade 2 of government and private primary schools not only
coloured pictures but also had to write about their favourite fruit and
vegetables...
Throwing his support behind Aquinas College’s greenhouse project,
the Minister of Health and Wellness the Hon. Dr. Michael Darville
reaffirmed a national holistic approach to well-being.
It
was on Thursday, April 7, 2022 – World Health Day -- held under the
theme, “Our Planet, Our Health,” that the minister saw firsthand, the
innovation on the school grounds on Gladstone Road...
Colorful papier mache, picture books, cardboard televisions, brochures,
posters and 3-D models are all ways in which students of Uriah McPhee
Primary School depicted their assignments for a Science Literacy
Exhibition.
The school recognized Science Week from March 28-31
with activities including Science Talk, a virtual field trip to Bahamas
National Trust, and a rap/poem competition. The theme: “Preserve our
Forests, Protect our Animals.”...
The Bahamas Agriculture & Marine Science Institute (BAMSI)
recently hosted its inaugural Food Preservation & Food Safety
Virtual Workshop. The two-day event saw almost two hundred participants
zoom in from across the Bahamas and around the world to learn from food
safety and food preservation experts.
Point person
for the educational initiative Alaasis Braynen, General Manager of
BAMSI, said the free workshop, which was initially meant for staff of
the Institute, was proposed to add value to production...
Participants of the northern Bahamas trained to gather
information for Census 2022 took the Oath of Secrecy on Monday, April 4,
2022 during their launch ceremony. Census workers of Bimini, the Berry
Islands and Abaco joined the 11 a.m. session preliminaries online. They
were trained jointly online with Grand Bahama Census workers. The
launch ceremony was held at the Church of the Ascension. Island
Administrator Gregory Knowles encouraged the group to be confident,
fearless and to have integrity.
Disaster Preparedness is a shared responsibility that calls for the
involvement of everyone, Minister of State in the Office of the Prime
Minister, the Hon. Myles K. LaRoda, told a recent graduating class of
the National Emergency Management Agency’s CERT Programme.
Mr. LaRoda, who has responsibility for Disaster Preparedness, Management and Reconstruction, among his other duties...
The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation (BMOTIA) is
thrilled to return to the annual SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo, slated to
take place 5-10 April in Lakeland, Florida. The BMOTIA has participated
in the event, which promotes aviation education, for over 20 years—and
for good reason, as it is the largest annual conference in Florida. At
the event, BMOTIA representatives will share the allure of The Bahamas
to private pilots...
Quito, Ecuador: Minister of Agriculture, Marine Resources and
Family Island Affairs Hon. Clay Sweeting said that his Ministry will be
working along with several Caribbean countries to improve food security
in The Bahamas.
His comments came after he led a
delegation to the 37th Latin America and Caribbean Regional Conference
(LARC) of the Food Agriculture Organization (FAO) held in Quito, Ecuador
from March 28- April 1...
Grand Bahamian tourism economy got a huge booster shot of optimism
and hope on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, when close to one thousand
visitors from two major cruise ships visited the island, partaking in
various tourism attractions.
Four cruise ships
had docked in the Freeport Harbour Wednesday morning – the Norwegian
Sky, the Norwegian Pearl, the Grand Classica and Ocean Voyager -- and
hundreds of passengers filed out of the belly of those mega vessels and
filled a number of tour buses, headed for attractions in West End and in
the Port Lucaya Marketplace...
Two Bahamians made their editorial debut this International Women’s Day
in a publication of Massachusetts General Hospital, the original and
largest teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School.
Dr
Shamanique Bodie-Williams and media professional Tosheena Robinson
tackled the pandemic’s impact on cervical screenings tests for Bahamian
women in their article, “Screening Inequalities During Covid,” featured
in the latest edition of the digital journal MGH Global OB/GYN
Newsletter....
Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Hon. Philip Davis and
Mrs. Ann Marie Davis chat with The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge during a
Courtesy Call at the Office of the Prime Minister, March 24, 2022. The
meeting comprised the first stop of their Official Visit to The
Bahamas, March 24-26, on the Occasion of Her Majesty The Queen's
Platinum Jubilee celebration this year.
The Government is about to implement a sustainable plan beyond the
five-year cycle for the redevelopment of Downtown Nassau, said Deputy
Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments & Aviation the
Hon I Chester Cooper.
He was addressing a meeting with downtown
property owners held in the Compass Rose Ballroom, Margaritaville Beach
Resort Nassau on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Also present were Senator the
Hon. Ryan Pinder, Attorney General, officials from the Ministry of
Tourism, Investments & Aviation, and other officials...
Out Island Water Company was created by Trevor Williams, a native of the
island of New Providence. The startup will specialize in purified water
manufacturing, water bottling and manufacturing ice. The Access
Accelerator Small Business Development Centre (Access Accelerator)
assisted Out Island Water Company on Sal Salvador to receive funding
approval of $207,500. The capital injection came from the Bahamas
Entrepreneurial Venture Fund in the form of loan and equity funding.
As the son of San Salvadorians, Williams was inspired to start the company by the need to increase water security on the island...
Jubilant Abaconians watched with pride as a ribbon was cut and a
plaque unveiled to signal the formal reopening and renaming of the
bridge that connects Great Abaco and Little Abaco.
More
than two years ago, Hurricane Dorian destroyed Little Abaco Bridge
resulting in a separation of the islands for the first time in 70 years.
Renamed Angel Fish Creek Bridge, the longest single-span bridge ever
built in The Bahamas was officially commissioned at a ceremony Friday,
March 18, 2022...
The Advisory Committee for National Honours invites nominations from the
general public of persons fit to be conferred with an award under the
National Honours Act 2016 and Regulations made thereunder. The
established Societies of Honour under Section 5 of the Act are as
follows:
(a) the Order of National Hero;
(b) the Order of Nation;
(c) the Order of The Bahamas...
L.N. Coakley High School in Moss Town, Exuma, on Friday held a special
assembly with His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Cornelius A. Smith,
Governor-General, who delivered remarks. Also speaking at the assembly
was the Hon. Chester Cooper, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of
Tourism, Investments and Aviation. The Governor-General and the Deputy
Prime Minister planted a Lignum Vitae tree on the school grounds.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments and Aviation
the Hon. Chester Cooper stated that more than $1billion in investments
have been approved for the expansion of the Bahamian economy.
This he revealed during his contribution to the Midyear Budget Debate in the House of Assembly on Thursday, March 17, 2022....
University of The Bahamas today announced the appointment of Dr. Ian
Strachan to the position of Executive Vice President (EVP) effective 1st
April 2022. Dr. Strachan retains his position as President of the
UB-North campus in Grand Bahama.
The position of EVP is vitally
important in the University system. It is enshrined in the University of
The Bahamas Act as an officer of the institution and serves a critical
role in maximizing operational performance and maintaining continuity...
After nearly two years of restrictions brought on by the COVID-19
pandemic, Bahamians are breathing a sigh of relief, especially those on
the Family Islands whose economies have been negatively impacted. During
his contribution to the mid-year budget debate, Minister of
Agriculture, Marine Resources and Family Island Affairs, Hon. Clay
Sweeting, lamented the plight of Family islanders in recent times but
said he is optimistic about the future.
“Residents of the Family
Islands welcome wholeheartedly the relaxation of the COVID-19
restrictions; while it is noted that there are a few restrictions...
Minister for Grand Bahama, the Hon. Ginger Moxey on Thursday said the
future is bright for Grand Bahama as many things will happen for the
island shortly.
The Minister was addressing the 23rd Grand Bahama Business Outlook held under the theme, “Shaping the future for Grand Bahama.”
Describing
the revitalization of Grand Bahama as not only crucial to its people,
but essential to the country she added that because of the
infrastructure, composition and location...