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Fay Knowles - WriterI started writing at age nine and now at seventy-five years old, I don’t plan on stopping any time soon! I am delighted to let you know that I have just released my fifth book,...
View ArticleFires burning on Grand Bahama may be causing smoky smell in South Florida
By Brandon Orr - MeteorologistPEMBROKE PARK, Fla. - At least two large fires are burning in Grand Bahama, and their smoke can be smelled all the way in South Florida.Satellite images clearly show two...
View ArticleRingplay Productions - SIP 2019 11th Annual Festival Introduces the Faces of...
SIP CELEBRATES 11th ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF THEATRE IN THE BAHAMASBY BRINGING 10 NEW BAHAMIAN WORKS TO THE STAGE FOR THE SECOND TIME See what's new to our 2019 Festival!Join Us for Another Season of Short...
View ArticleThe rare Bahama nuthatch may have paid the ultimate price in Dorian
The ruins of a neighborhood destroyed by Hurricane Dorian in Sandbank, Abaco, Bahamas, on Sept. 28. (Ramon Espinosa/AP)By Howard YouthHoward Youth is senior editor at American Bird...
View ArticleWe can be Heroes
By Michael VerdonI typically use this column to introduce the theme of each month’s issue. The copy in your hands has multiple stories about emerging technologies that we hope will give you concrete...
View ArticleDistressed properties rental assistance program idea gaining momentum
Broker Mario Carey: ‘Golden opportunity’ for entrepreneurs, jobs and boost to economyBy Natario McKenzieNASSAU, BAHAMAS- An initiative that uses foreclosed properties to meet housing needs for...
View Article242newbahamas - Grand Bahama Hurricane Update
GRAND BAHAMA HURRICANE UPDATEGrand Bahama Re-Emerges Stronger & BetterDear Readers,It has officially been one month since Hurricane Dorian made landfall in The Bahamas and Grand Bahama has managed...
View ArticleBahamas struggles to right itself a month after Category 5 Dorian brutalized...
Children and adults affected by hurricane Dorianline up at the Thomas Robinson Stadium in Nassau.Amy Bennett WilliamsFort Myers News-PressNASSAU, Bahamas – Stooped and heavily laden, Keri Pierre...
View ArticleThe Bahamas Hurricane Dorian Fact Sheet
REPORT from US Agency for International DevelopmentView and download The Bahamas Hurricane Dorian Fact Sheet(Published on Sept. 30, 2019)
View ArticlePalm Harbor shelter taking in dogs and cats from the Bahamas
Photo credit: Compassion KindBy Jen Epstein, FOX 13 NewsPALM HARBOR, Fla. (FOX 13) - It's been over a month since Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas. Thousands of people lost their homes, and so...
View ArticleCarnival Backs Bahamas with £145M Cruise Port Investments
BY JAMES CHAPPLEThe company on Wednesday (2 October) confirmed it had signed an agreement with the Bahamian government.The first, a new cruise port on Grand Bahama, primarily for Carnival Cruise Line,...
View ArticleAnti-Haitian sentiments on the rise following Dorian
Louby GeorgesActivist files police complaint over viral death threat.NASSAU, BAHAMAS —Anti-Haitian sentiments in the country have soared in the aftermath of deadly Hurricane Dorian as widespread...
View ArticleRefuge from the storm
KEVIN WADLOW/Free Press Bahamian residents find refuge in Islamorada after their homes in the Abacos were destroyed by Hurricane Dorian. Mike Forster, left, of Mangrove Mike's Cafe and other Upper Keys...
View ArticleHurricane Dorian: MIPD officer teams up with Marco Patriots to send supplies...
Marco Patriots, with the help of officer Josh Ferris and other volunteers, donated generators, propane grills, cleaning supplies and clothes to the Rotary Club of Grand Bahama Sunrise. From left to...
View Article242newsBahamas - Grand Bahama Hurricane Update
GRAND BAHAMA HURRICANE UPDATE 2.0Update: What's Open in Grand Bahama - We got your emails!Dear Readers,The #242newsbahamas Team has updated our What's Open list thanks to the responses of our...
View ArticleRingplay Productions - SIP 2019 11th Annual Festival Introduces the Faces of...
SIP CELEBRATES 11th ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF THEATRE IN THE BAHAMASBY BRINGING 10 NEW BAHAMIAN WORKS TO THE STAGE FOR THE SECOND TIME See what's new to our 2019 Festival!Join Us for Another Season of Short...
View Article$2500 Raised During Atlanta Junkanoo Group Fundraiser As Bahamian Doctors...
Arthia Nixon interviews Atlanta-based Dr. Roland Hamilton, Jr and Dr. Shaneeta Johnson as they shared their stories of being on the ground in the northern Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian at the Atlanta...
View Article5 Caribbean Vacations for October, From Dominica to The Bahamas
Fernandez Bay Village, Cat Island, BahamasNew hotels, new villas, new dining hotspots. It may be the quietest time of year in the Caribbean, but the region is as hot as ever – and an October vacation...
View ArticleThe Nuns Behind the Wall
Sister Marva Coakley, Prioress of Saint Martin MonasteryBy By Hadassah Deleveaux (née Hall)It was the first time I entered the Saint Martin Monastery – a place over the hill I’ve passed multiple times....
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