The Downtown Improvement Initiative received a big boost last week when representatives placed 40 dark brown and red planters along the major thoroughfare.<\/P><\/p>\n
The innovative plant pots were created out of wooden barrels which Bacardi and Company Limited would ordinarily use to age its rum products. Following a donation by Bacardi, however, the barrels were transformed by Roots Landscape into planters.<\/P><\/p>\n
Organisers of the Downtown Improvement Initiative strategically placed the colourful containers along the heart of Bay Street where they now house a number of brightly coloured plants, including Bougainvillea and Hibiscus.<\/P><\/p>\n
Project officials said the planters were designed to beautify and enhance the vista of historic Nassau.<\/P><\/p>\n
Bacardi CEO and President Frank Amaral expressed his organisation\uffb4s satisfaction at being a part of the project. <\/P><\/p>\n
\uff93Bacardi and Company Limited is pleased to continue our support of the Bahamian tourism product,\uff92 he said.<\/P><\/p>\n
\uff93If our Bacardi barrels can be put to good use on Bay Street, we are happy to help,\uff92 he added.<\/P><\/p>\n
The Downtown Improvement Initiative is a collaborative effort spearheaded and funded by the Ministry of Tourism and participating members of the Nassau Tourism & Development Board.<\/P><\/p>\n
Darrin Culmer, The Bahama Journal<\/B><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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