Bahamian Art & Culture : No. 373 : 03.08.19
Fresh off the presses - This week's issue of the popular Bahamian Art & Culture Newsletter. See what's happening and who's doing what in the arts:• Cover art by Bahamian-raised artist Tiffany...
View ArticleA.I. And The Need For Increased Female Gender Participation In Its Development
By Taarini Kaur DangThere is a critical need for female gender participation in overall artificial intelligence creation and development. This article is Part 2 of a 2 part series. Here is Part...
View ArticleThe Bahamas’ Ultimate Adventure Hotel
By Guy BrittonThe Andros Barrier Reef is one of the longest barrier reefs on earth. Another mile offshore the reef meets a wall that drops to a depth of 6,000 feet.Here on Andros, you quickly realize...
View ArticleAlbury Higgs ecomes fastest Bahamian woman in 200 yard breaststroke at SEC’s
Albury Higgs SEC 2019By Tony MorrisonAlbury Higgs of the Bahamas and the University of South Carolina had a great SEC( Southeastern Conference Championships) recording all personal bests . The...
View ArticleRingplay Productions - Auditions!! March 11 2019
Auditions!!our April production:Untitled - an original work currently in developmentRingplay Productions' Rep Season at the Dundas Centre for the Performing ArtsAUDITIONSMONDAY, MARCH 116:30 P.M....
View ArticleRescued Yoruba and Egbar Slaves Arrive in Nassau May 4th., 1838
“A ni ominira!” is Yoruba for “We are free!” On 4th May, 1838, one thousand and forty three (1,043) Yoruba and Egbar African slaves were rescued by two British Man of War, H.M. ‘Pearl’ and...
View ArticleRelief as Bahamas agrees to release body of SA cruise ship employee
Buhle Bhengu died in the Bahamas more than a month ago. The family of Buhle Bhengu, a former cruise ship employee who died in the Bahamas, is now battling to find a route to bring her back to South...
View ArticleLenny Kravitz opens up about his Bahamian getaway: 'Things are different'...
Lenny Kravitz - EntertainerBy GIBSON JOHNSLenny Kravitz is proud of his Bahamian heritage.The Grammy-winning rocker, whose late mother was of Bahamian descent, recently took part in an illuminating...
View ArticleNational debt reaches over $8 billion
By Royston Jones Jr.The Bahamas’ national debt, as of the end of 2018, stood at $8.2 billion, according to information provided by the Central Bank of The Bahamas.In the last five years, the country’s...
View ArticleBahamas signs agreement with Disney Island Development Ltd
By CMCThe Government of The Bahamas has signed a heads of agreement with Disney Island Development Ltd. for a proposed cruise port and entertainment facility on the island of Eleuthera.The agreement...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, Internet: The World Wide Web Turns 30
By Rob MarvinIn March 1989, CERN computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee published a proposal for a "web" of hypertext documents that could be viewed through a "browser." Three decades later, the internet...
View ArticleJennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez's Bahamas Getaway Is a Tropical Dream —...
By Brea CubitJennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez have been living it up in the Bahamas over the past few days and decided to take their romance to a new level by getting engaged! On Saturday, the...
View ArticleRingplay Productions - for colored girls returns March 15-24 2019!
In memoriam:for colored girls returns!!Five years ago, Ntozake Shange's for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf was the production that opened the Philip A. Burrows...
View ArticleYou Can Cruise Around the Bahamas With DJ Khaled and Cardi B This Summer
Maury Phillips/Getty Images; Tommaso Boddi/Getty ImagesBy Madison RobertsIf you wanna party with Cardi, now’s your chance.This summer, you can set sail on a four-day, three-night hip-hop cruise hosted...
View ArticleMonsignor Preston Moss, dead at 79
By EyeWitness NewsNASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Catholic community is mourning the loss of 79-year-old Monsignor Preston Moss, who died on Monday at his Lakeview Drive residence after losing his battle with...
View ArticleRoyal Caribbean, partners finalizing plans for Grand Lucayan, GB cruise port
By Chester RobardsRoyal Caribbean and its partners are finalizing a plan and proposal for Grand Bahama that will include the redevelopment of the Grand Lucayan resort complex and the island’s cruise...
View ArticleWestern powers using Christianity to 'subvert' China, says religious official
Head of state-sanctioned Protestant churches in China says ‘anti-China forces in the west’ are trying to interfere with social stability The Chinese government has tightened restrictions on religions...
View ArticleGrand Bahama Down Syndrome Society - Rock Your Socks Bahamas!
Join the Beacon School and World Down Syndrome Day in wearing mix matched socks to bring awareness and understanding to Down syndrome.
View ArticleA brief history of capital punishment in Britain
Between the late 17th and early 19th century, Britain’s ‘Bloody Code’ made more than 200 crimes – many of them trivial – punishable by death. Writing for History Extra, criminologist and historian...
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