Member of Parliament for Marco City, Michael Pintard.
The Freeport News in recent publications, has highlighted two very important happenings, directly related to youth/business development. Access Accelerated, headed by Yvette O’Conno, teamed with the University of The Bahamas for a high-powered forum at which young business-minded individuals showcased their entrepreneurial ideas. There was a top award of $10,000. Then, Marco City Member of…
WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE — Officials of Waterkeepers Bahamas, members of the international Waterkeeper Alliance, encourage Grand Bahamians from near and far to join them in hearing from the President of the Waterkeeper Alliance, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this coming Saturday, April 20, at the Regency Theatre beginning at 7:00 p.m. for ‘A talk with Kennedy: Access to Clean Water: It’s a Human Right.’ Pictured from left to right are Joseph Darville, Grand Bahama Coastal Waterkeepers and President of Waterkeepers Bahamas; Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; Rashema Ingraham, Bimini Coastal Waterkeeper and Executive Director, Waterkeepers Bahamas and Fred Smith, Q.C., Clifton-Western Bays, Waterkeeper, Waterkeepers Bahamas.
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President of Waterkeeper Alliance, noted United States attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will serve as the guest speaker for an informative educational session hosted by members of the Alliance, Waterkeepers Bahamas. According to Rashema Ingraham, Executive Director, Waterkeepers Bahamas, “The Bahamas is a member of the Water Keepers Alliance through its waterkeepers. We have three…
AQUILA TRAINING SET FOR MAY 8 – Next month will be the second in a series of Aquila Workshops slated for Grand Bahama and local businesses in the tourism sector, hosted by the Invest Grand Bahama Small Business Bureau and Facilitated by Aquila Center for Cruise Excellence. Aquila is the exclusive training partner of the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association. Pictured is Derek Newbold, Sr. Manager of Business Development (first left) during Aquila’s Product Development and Packaging Workshop in November 2017. Also pictured is Beth Hatt (third left) Founder of Aquila Tours and Melanie Colpitts, Aquila Lead Coach and Trainer (fourth left).
Over the coming months, Freeport will witness a new era of development that is both transformational and unprecedented. With this, residents can expect to see population growth, significant economic injection, job creation and entrepreneurial opportunities for Bahamians. Carnival’s formal announcement of its new cruise port on Grand Bahama, complemented by Royal Caribbean’s proposed redevelopment of…
Freedom Farm Baseball League (FF) and Junior Baseball League of Nassau (JBLN) will celebrate their 30th Anniversary this year. Both Leagues have previously held events and are expected to host other planned events to celebrate this three-decade milestone. One of those events is the upcoming FF vs JBLN High Five Easter Baseball Tournament. The tournament…
