Caribbean Tourism Director of the Year: Joy Jibrilu, The Bahamas
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The Caribbean Travel Awards 2020
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Insight: Setting The Ground Rules For A Marijuana Industry
The manager of a retail marijuana dispensary in Oregon stocks the shelves.
THE recent leak of the Bahamas National Commission on Marijuana’s preliminary report has brought the topic of marijuana decriminalisation back to the fore. With Prime Minister Minnis’ decision to transfer the commission from the Ministry of Health to the Office of The Prime Minister, now we wait for the next steps. Of course, as marijuana continues to be a polarised topic across generations, Bahamians, whether for or against decriminalisation, know that such a policy shift will completely alter The Bahamas. At this time, there is no timeline for the publication of the final report. However, that has not prevented speculation on what the Bahamian marijuana industry would look like. Read more >>
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Organizers say big changes coming to carnival
Hundreds of participants took part in last year’s Bahamas Carnival Road Marc, which started at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium.
In its third year of owning and managing the festival, Polantra Media said it has made big changes, “organizing the best combination of carnival vibes and entertainment for one unforgettable weekend in paradise”.
Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium will be the venue for major carnival events, an official said.
“We’re changing the way people envision playing mas at Bahamas Carnival,” said Trevor Davis, president of Polantra Media. Read more >>
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Boothe Makes History With Marathon Bahamas Victory
Delroy Boothe makes history as he crosses the finish line. Photo: Terrel W Carey/Tribune staff
Tribune Sports Reporter
rdorsett@tribunemedia.net
A testament to his consistency and longevity in the sport, Delroy Boothe returned as the overall winner of Marathon Bahamas in 2020, a decade after his first win at the event.
Boothe made Bahamian history as the first two time local winner of the country’s premier distance running event when he highlighted the 11th edition of Sunshine Insurance’s Marathon Bahamas Race Weekend with a winning time of 2:56.01 seconds. Read more >>
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Hurricane Dorian Conference: Reflecting, Reimagining, Rebuilding
Sustainable Grand Bahama 2020
Go to: www.sustainablegb.org
Email: keturah.babb@ub.edu.bs Phone: (242) 727-4055
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Ringplay Productions: What's New in 2020
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Ringplay Season 2020Ringplay Productions is proud to announce that the 2020 Repertory Season kicks off at the Dundas with John Patrick Shanley's Doubt: A Parable. Other productions lined up for the season include a revival of Ian Strachan's Diary of Souls in February; Larry Shue's The Foreigner in March; and an original work, The Francis Factor, featuring plays by Patrice Francis, in April. The fifth play of the season is currently in negotiation and will be announced at a later date. |
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Jack Nicklaus’ New Residence Club Is Coming to The Bahamas
The Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course at the Baha Mar in Nassau.
Legendary golfer and course designer Jack Nicklaus has launched a new residence club, and its first phase will include several locations in The Bahamas.
Nicklaus, who designed Nassau’s Royal Blue golf club at the Baha Mar, will have two locations for his residence club program: a property called 36 on Paradise Island, and a property called Ocean Terrace on West Bay Street near Caves Heights.
“I’ve spent the majority of my life traveling around the world, playing golf, designing golf courses, and experiencing a variety of destinations,” Nicklaus said. “I appreciate the importance of quality lodging and first-class service as complements to good golf. The industry continues to evolve for those who seek premier residences in ideal destinations, and we believe this is a natural fit as we expand the Nicklaus lifestyle brand.” Read more >>
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AEW Dynamite – Road to the Bahamas
By Andrew Ravens
All Elite Wrestling has released a special video titled, Road to the Bahamas, which looks at the journey of various stars from the launch of the promotion to this Wednesday’s episode of AEW Dynamite on TNT from in the Bahamas at the Ship of Jericho.
This episode of Dynamite will be taped later today and air on a delay Wednesday night. Chris Jericho has announced various matches that will be taped on the ship. Read more >>
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Laing: The Bahamas must become the ‘John the Baptist of Climate Change Resiliency’
Former Cabinet minister Zhivargo Laing
“Just as he made a spectacle of himself speaking the message he was speaking, we got to make a spectacle of ourselves, speaking about the existential threat that climate change is to ourselves, and, the need for resiliency,” he said.
Laing, Executive Director of UB’s Government and Public Policy Institute, was a featured panelist at a forum held at the library yesterday.
He elaborated on the economic aspect of risk management and climate change. Read more >>
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Huron-Manistee National Forests kicks off 2020 Kirtland's Warbler art contest
2019 contest winner Tierney Hartman, Mr. Baker’s 5th grade class at Grayling Elementary School. (Huron-Manistee National Forests)
WEXFORD COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Entries are now being accepted for the Huron-Manistee National Forests' 2020 Kirtland's Warbler Young Artist Contest.
The contest is a collaboration of the USDA Forest Service, Huron Pines AmeriCorps members, Marguerite Gahagan Nature Preserve, American Bird Conservancy and The Bahamas National Trust.
It is open to students in grades kindergarten through Eighth.
Entries to the Young Artists Contest must be original and demonstrate an understanding of the Kirtland’s warbler or any other creatures that live in northern Michigan’s unique jack pine forests.
This year, students from The Bahamas, where Kirtland's warblers spend their winter, will also be participating in the contest. Read more >>
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Prime Minister Of The Bahamas Supports Release Of Prisoners With Small Amounts Of Marijuana Convictions
Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis.
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday suggested that cannabis reform laws are on the horizon, as he expressed support for the release of all prisoners incarcerated for the possession of small amounts of marijuana.
Minnis, who has previously affirmed his support for the decriminalization of the substance, made the comments during the handover of the preliminary Bahamas National Commission on Marijuana report.
The prime minister maintained marijuana reform is a “matter of social justice”.
“As a country, we should not consider Bahamian marijuana users as criminals,” Minnis said.
“I have publicly declared my position on this matter." Read more >>
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Drone delivery service takes flight
Fli Drone, a Bahamian firm authorized to perform drone delivery services.
Fli Drone, a Bahamian firm authorized to perform drone delivery services, was founded by two former college classmates: Abaco native Robert Sweeting (Chief Executive Officer) and Arthur Frisch (Chief Technology Officer).
The company officially launched in 2018.
According to Sweeting, the idea behind Fli Drone was for the logistics company to offer a service for persons tired of the unreliability and time associated with mailboat delivery and cost associated with chartering a plane.
Also, a major benefit of the platform is that it requires zero infrastructure. Meaning Fli can deliver virtually anywhere, point to point. Read more >>
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Abaco locals assist at Bahamas Great Abaco Classic at Baha Mar
Seven members of The Abaco Club maintenance crew joined Superintendent Matt DiMase this week at Royal Blue GC. (Contributed Photo)
On the morning of Sunday, September 1, 2019, Hurricane Dorian made landfall on the island of Great Abaco in the northern Bahamas with sustained winds of 185 miles per hour. The Category 5 hurricane remained over the island for approximately 24 hours. The effects of the storm and flooding were devastating as many Bahamians lost their lives, thousands were displaced and the town of Marsh Harbour was leveled.
The devastation hit especially close to home on the Korn Ferry Tour, as the island has served as the backdrop to The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic at The Abaco Club since 2017. Over the years, players, caddies and staffers have met many Abaco natives and grown to love the annual stop. Marsh Harbour is the closest town to The Abaco Club at Winding Bay and traditionally hosted many of those involved with the tournament. Read more >>
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Jamaican-based Global Tourism Resilience Centre hands over $100,000 to Bahamas
The Jamaican-based Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre on Tuesday donated US$100,000 to the Bahamas. The funds will assist with hurricane relief following the passage of Hurricane Dorian last year, as well as for the development of the Disaster Risk, Resilience & Readiness Assessment in the Caribbean Tourism Sector Study.
Jamaica Tourism Minister and Co-Chair of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, made the presentation, during the Caribbean Travel Marketplace taking place in Baha Mar.
The donation, which was presented to the Bahamian Minister of Tourism, Hon. Dionisio D’Aguilar, is a collaborate effort with the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA).
The donation was drawn from GTRCM’s relief fund supporting tourism-ravaged economies impacted by disruptions including natural disasters and pandemics. Read more >>
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In the Bahamas, Adventists Still Reeling After Hurricane Dorian
Church members are being assisted psychologically as they face uprooting, depression.
Richard and Curlean Berry lost their home and farm in Abaco, North Bahamas, where they lived for more than 27 years, helping to grow the church as self-supporting missionaries. They visited the New Providence Seventh-day Adventist Church in Nassau, Bahamas, on January 8, 2020, to hear lectures on psychological trauma led by Loma Linda University experts. They expressed the hope that it helps them better cope with losing their way of life in Abaco and waiting for rebuilding to take place. [Photo: Libna Stevens/IAD]
By: Libna Stevens, Inter-American Division, and Adventist Review
Richard and Curlean Berry have been homesick since the day they had to evacuate their home and farm in Abaco, North Bahamas, when Hurricane Dorian leveled the central part of the island in early September 2019. They had lived for more than 27 years in Marsh Harbour after a rural paving job came about in the 1990s for Richard, a road engineer and builder. Curlean had her own crafts souvenir business that was thriving. When they moved to Abaco, they had decided to go as self-supporting missionaries to grow the church membership there. They were instrumental in pioneering two churches in South Abaco and strengthening the church in Marsh Harbour as well. Read more >>
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Now Princess Michael backs a stem cell clinic in Bahamas... but says she wasn't paid and did NOT get her private treatment for free.
By Sam Greenhill, Chief Reporter, Daily Mail
Princess Michael of Kent has been promoting a private medical clinic in the Bahamas – for free.
In a slick video the wife of the Queen’s cousin praised the ‘amazing’ stem cell treatment she had received.
Unlike other royals who have cashed in through commercial deals, she said she was not paid for the promotional video. The princess also said she paid in full for the ‘life-changing’ treatment. Read more >>
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The dolphin diaspora of Little Bahama Bank
By Bethany Augliere
Marine biologist Denise Herzing has been studying Atlantic spotted dolphins for decades. So long, in fact, that she currently leads the longest-running underwater study of dolphins in the world – the Wild Dolphin Project (WDP), which was established in 1985. During that time, Herzing and her team have made discoveries regarding dolphin behaviour, social relationships, feeding, movement patterns and genetics. She remains fascinated by dolphin communication (one of the primary reasons for the project’s launch), particularly whether the animals have an established language. Read more >>
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San Diego Based Etiquette Expert Maryanne Parker is Co-hosting a fundraiser in The Bahamas with the First Lady
San Diego Based Etiquette Expert Maryanne Parker is co-hosting a fundraising event with Baroness Angelika Christie and The First Lady of The Bahamas.
Many prominent representatives of the business community and the Government sector are expected to attend the event to help raise funds for Hurricane Dorian affected small businesses in Grand Bahama. The evening is expected to be very elegant, filled with great people, delicious food and local entertainment.
The sponsors will be greatly presented by the local TV and radio stations, social media channels and in every other way possible. Read more >>
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Exhibition Event: “4th Sundays @ the NAGB” on Sunday, January 26, 2020 @ 12:30pm-5:00pm at NAGB
Exhibition Event: “4th Sundays @ the NAGB” on Sunday, January 26, 2020 @ 12:30pm-5:00pm at NAGB — The Bahamas, West Indies; Event Details: Place: National Art Gallery Of The Bahamas; Location: West St. & West Hill St., Nassau, New Providence; Phone: (242) 328-5800; Email: info@nagb.org.bs; Websites: The NAGB-Facebook and The NAGB
Event Description: “Fourth Sundays is returning in 2020 on Sunday, January 26, 2020 @ 12:30pm-5:00pm with new exhibitions! Let our knowledgeable NAGB staff guide you through our our newly opened show 'Refuge,' featuring the work of over 45 artists and our Permanent Exhibition 'TimeLines,' which explores the history of Bahamian art. Add an exciting element to your visitor experience and connect with and learn more about the artworks at The National Art Gallery! Tours will be held every 30 minutes beginning at 12:00 p.m. Interested persons can stop in to our Mixed Media Store to sign up for an available tour and meet our wonderful staff! ...”— Read more: The NAGB-Facebook and The NAGB - (source)
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The Bahamas Celebrates Highest Visitor Arrival Numbers In History
From Air to Sea, The Bahamas' Tourism Business is Stronger Than Ever
Bahamas Minister of Tourism & Aviation, Dionisio D'Aguilar
NASSAU, Bahamas, Jan. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation has exceeded a record-breaking seven million visitors in 2019. The Ministry attributes this historic success to data-driven, agile marketing, authentic storytelling, and aggressive PR, sales and airlift strategies. While the impacts of Hurricane Dorian are still felt, the hard work and dedication of Ministry partners have ensured that The Bahamas is still rockin'. Read more >>
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