For Kathryn Cartwright, it was a very long journey to a church not far from the one-bedroom apartment she is renting in Marsh Harbour. It began decades earlier. Cartwright’s family had farmed as long as she could remember. In 1999, Hurricane Floyd took their well-known agricultural landmark, Carrollville, in Treasure Cay. She moved to Leisure […]
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US Helps Make Corrections Safer; Donates State-of-the-Art Body Scanner, X-Ray Machine, and Radio Equipment NASSAU – The United States delivered nearly $300,000 of advanced imaging and scanning technology and radio equipment to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services (BDCS) Facility in Nassau. The donation is part of a long-term collaboration between the U.S. Embassy’s Office […]
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The Amoury Company Upgrades Surveillance System at the Bahamas Humane Society Post Break-In Last October, the Bahamas Humane Society was greeted by some unwanted visitors – and we’re not talking about animals. The organization that shelters hundreds of animals in need of care was ransacked by thieves, leaving the facility in shambles and fear in […]
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Tour de Turquoise smashes previous fundraising record as tourists and community unite in major fundraiser for Exuma. On a warm Bahamian night, twenty or so tourists gather around the pool at one of Exuma’s many second homes. Amid colourful cocktails and soft island music, there is nothing seemingly unusual – they appear to be just like […]
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U.S. Coast Guard District 7 Commander Visits Bahamas; Delivers $200K Boat to RBDF On November 30, Admiral Brendan McPherson, Seventh District Commander based in Miami, made his first official visit to The Bahamas to strengthen the bilateral maritime law enforcement partnership with the government of The Bahamas. While on New Providence, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Usha Pitts, […]
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