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Churchgoers help with urban renewal
Churchgoers help with urban renewal THE Urban Renewal Centre in Bain and Grant's Town got a much-needed helping hand from local and international volunteers. The group, brought together by St Andrew's Presbyterian Kirk, gave the centre a complete facelif
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Churchill Square to be opened today
FREEPORT - Today's official opening ceremony for the transformed Churchill Square will mark the successful completion of the Downtown Turnaround Project spearheaded by the Grand Bahama Port Authority.
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DIANE PHILLIPS: Let’s be honest - it’s time to clean up our act
We often talk about beautification, meaning planting flowers or adding greenery, lighting, benches in a pedestrian area. We include clean-up where appropriate, public art where possible, underground irrigation where affordable. But we rarely stop to think how the place we are beautifying got into the shape it did that required beautification in the first place.
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Project aims to revitalise inner city community
IMPROVING the physical appearance of an inner city community can be a powerful tool for social change, according to Rev C B Moss.
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Cleanliness brings rewards for schools
GOVERNOR General Sir Arthur Foulkes congratulated the Bahamas National Pride Association and the Ministry of Education for the presentation of the 17th Clean Campus Awards Ceremony, held January 30 in the Grounds at Government House.
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QC giving back
AS Queen’s College celebrates its 123rd anniversary, the school’s Alumni Association is calling on all former students and teachers to “give back”.
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Bahamian group drives Mayaguana port plan
A Cabinet minister yesterday said the proposed Panama Canal-style port development in Mayaguana, which he admitted is in its "infancy", is being driven by a Bahamian private sector group and not the Government.
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Beautification project launched for dilapidated buildings
THE Grand Bahama Port Authority has embarked on a beautification project to spruce up several dilapidated, abandoned buildings in Freeport with the help of well-known local Bahamian artist Sheldon Saint.
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Lower revenue from Bimini hurts Resorts World's parent company
RESORTS World Bimini’s parent company suffered a decline in earnings in its latest quarter, according to international reports.
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Minister officially launches Bertram McPhee Memorial Basketball tourney
MINISTER of National Security Wayne Munroe congratulated the Street Legends Basketball league for their continuous dedicated work in the community at the 1st Annual Bertram McPhee Memorial Basketball tournament on Saturday, January 28.
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Keeping the wood crafting dream alive
The widow of Bahamas Woodcrafters’ founder is working with company staff to keep his 22-year dream alive by making it the leading business in the industry.Alexander Baxter opened the creative wood crafting business in the Soldier Road Industrial Park
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Stingray sculpture part of series of environmental art
THE third of a series of environmental art sculptures in Freeport was unveiled at the roundabout of West Atlantic Drive and Pioneer’s Way on Sunday.
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Ranfurly Home for Children asking for volunteers as their young residents prepare for adulthood
THE Ranfurly Homes for Children is appealing for volunteers as the orphanage prepares to transition some of its adolescent residents into adulthood.
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In the eye of the makeup artist
SHE started out in the unlikely field of banking, but today Lucy Lu is on her way to becoming one of the Bahamas’ leading makeup artists.
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INSIGHT: $4.5m to beautify Grand Bahama - so did it work?
WITH a budget of $4.5m, Grand Bahama Minister Ginger Moxey promised to make a difference on Grand Bahama and in the lives of many Bahamians through a new unit called Collab: Partnerships for Development.
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Call for owners to be forced to fix rundown buildings
A PROMINENT Freeport lawyer is calling on the powers that be to force property owners of dilapidated buildings in the City of Freeport to fix them up or sell them.
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Farmers market held to mark Caribbean Wellness Day
THE Ministry of Health and Wellness hosted its first farmers market last Friday to commemorate Caribbean Wellness Day. Caribbean Wellness Day is observed on the second Saturday of September.
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Cruise port beats 2022 arrivals in just 9 months
The Nassau Cruise Port (NCP) yesterday said it surpassed total visitor arrivals for the 2022 full-year in just nine months with some 3.224m passengers passing through the facility by end-September.
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Demolition of derelict buildings downtown to resume
THE DEMOLITION of derelict buildings downtown will soon resume, Senator Randy Rolle announced in the Senate on Friday.
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A new era in sport
A new era in sport By CHESTER ROBARDS Tribune Senior Reporter crobards@tribunemedia.net THE BAHAMAS' national stadium officially opened Saturday night with all 15,000 of its seats filled and another almost 2,000 eager spectators waiting on the outskirts
