Art & Entertainment

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Illiterati Story Slam returns this month to give a platform to the Bahamian cultural birthright of storytelling. Every month, performers are invited to take to the stage and share a story under the proposed theme for a chance to win a spot at the Grand Slam at the end of the year. Participants will compete alongside the...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — As domestic, regional and international agencies partner to address the humanitarian crisis left in Dorian’s wake — a storm that brought over 185 mile-per-winds and up to 23 feet sea surges, which flooded homes — there has been an outpouring of financial pledges from citizens, the private sector and international celebrities. The record storm pummeled Grand Bahama...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest helps proprietor, Olivia Pages, officially open The Stoned Crab, Taino Restaurant and Beach Bar, employing over 40 Bahamians and estimated to cost over $3.5 million to refurbish.  

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - It’s not common for a university class to pack their bags and head overseas to conduct hands-on research during the summer, but a group of  students who were recently enrolled in a three-week summer Environmental Science class at the Decatur campus of Georgia State University (GSU) got the opportunity to do just that. The Environmental Science class,...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - It’s not common for a university class to pack their bags and head overseas to conduct hands-on research during the summer, but a group of  students who were recently enrolled in a three-week summer Environmental Science class at the Decatur campus of Georgia State University (GSU) got the opportunity to do just that The Environmental Science class,...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Despite unsettled weather on New Providence yesterday, residents of Union Village gathered on the Union Drive park to celebrate this year’s Emancipation Day. The day featured lots of food, games for the kids and down-home music that kept adults on their feet and rocking to the beat. The 12thannual Union Village Day Festival is an event funded...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — She built a name for herself as an up-and-coming author, but when it comes to choosing a career path 15-year-old Sierra Blair doesn’t believe she has to choose books over another passion — baking. Following up on an interest she has had since the age of seven, Blair was among 24 Bahamian high school students exploring a...

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL –JULY 2019– Authentic Bahamian cultural activities, including the Goombay Summer Festival, were a big hit for a recent group of Florida and Georgia travel agents who visited Freeport, Grand Bahama for a familiarization trip. The group included about 40 travel agents from the Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando and Atlanta areas, all of whom had been exposed to...

Pickering, ON, June 28, 2019 - Mark Sunday, July 14th on your calendars becausePickering’s Free Sunday Summer Concert is stepping up Bahamian style. The City of Pickering’s Summer Concert Series launches in early July and is held on Thursdays and Sundays throughout July and August. This year, one of the many free, fantastic concerts will celebrate the life and art...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS -- First Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of National Security and Co-Chair of the Ministry of National Security's Trafficking in Persons Inter-Ministry Committee, Susanne Knowles, was joined by Secretary of the Trafficking In Persons Secretariat Corrections, Corporal Keva Sherman in speaking to Bain and Grants Town Urban Renewal Summer Camp participants on the topic of trafficking in children at Woodcock Primary on Wednesday,...

Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Cornelius A. Smith hosted a luncheon in honour of former Governors General in the Dining Room at Government House, Thursday, July 18, 2019.  Pictured from left: Dame Ivy Dumont; H. E. Cornelius A. Smith; Dame Marguerite Pindling and Sir Arthur Foulkes.  (BIS Photo/Letisha Henderson)  

ANDROS, BAHAMAS - BAMSI’s Summer Education Enhancement Discovery Series (SEEDS)attracted teens from North Andros and New Providence.  This year the camp focused on the impact of climate change on: agriculture, marine resources and communities. To gain a better understanding of the unique challenges brought about by climate change in the Bahamas, participants visited Miss Marshall’s Yard in Red Bays to...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — An international modeling agent will visit The Bahamas this week in hopes of providing local models with the opportunity of walking in Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. Pia Rolle, president of PTG Marketing and Modeling Agency, said that international casting director and former model, Sandi Bass, will attend the company’s casting event on Saturday. Mercedes Benz Fashion week attracts...

Summer Festival launches in Harbour Island with positive feedback from festival goers HARBOUR ISLAND, ELEUTHERA — Residents and visitors to Harbour Island got an opportunity to celebrate all things Bahamian at the Ministry of Tourism’s annual Goombay Summer Festival on Friday July 5th-7th, 2019. Working in collaboration with industry partners in Long Island to extend the itinerary of festivities beginning...

CLEVELAND: For the first time in North America and the second time worldwide, Cleveland Clinic delivered a baby from a uterus that was transplanted from a deceased donor. “We couldn’t have asked for a better outcome. Everything went wonderfully with the delivery, the mother and baby girl are doing great,” said Uma Perni, M.D., Cleveland Clinic maternal fetal medicine specialist.  “It’s important...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS  -- His Excellency, the Most Hon. Cornelius A. Smith, Governor General, attended the Royal Bahamas Police Force 46th Annual Independence Reception held at the Paul Farquharson Centre, Police Headquarters on Wednesday, July 10, 2019.  Pictured at the cake cutting, from left: Minister of National Security Marvin Dames; Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis; His Excellency the Governor General; Chief Justice Brian Moree; Commissioner...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS -- Staff of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture joined together for a combined Independence Day Service, on July 9, 2019, at their headquarters on University Boulevard.  Along with speakers and congregational songs were performances by the Department of Culture Choir and Drum Camps.  (BIS Photos / Eric Rose)