The Water & Sewerage Corporation (WSC) in Eleuthera has been working to fix a hole accidentally bored through an 8 inch main water line by Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) workers on Sunday, July 31st, 2016. Numerous complaints have been coming in from residents in the areas of Gregory Town and Hatchet Bay and WSC manager on the island, has said that...
Monthly Archives: July 2016
IN LOVING MEMORY of Sybil Kathleen Carey-Treco 104 years February 12th, 1912 – July 26th, 2016 Sybil Carey-Treco of Nassau, formerly of Tarpum Bay, Eleuthera, passed away peacefully at her daughter’s residence in Spanish Wells. She is survived by three sons – Gordon, Eric, and Steven Carey; five daughters – Orville Shoupe,...
(Eleuthera,Bahamas) – The Ministry of Tourism teamed up once again this year with the organizers of the Bannerman Town Homecoming, to host the first of three Junkanoo Summer Festival events held in Eleuthera, during summer 2016. Nassauvian entertainer Hubert G., along with the Rum Runners live band were all part of the down home...
(Palmetto Point, Eleuthera) – Palmetto Point added another exciting community event to The Eleuthera calendar, with the 1st Annual Passing Jack Festival held on Friday, July 22nd and Saturday, July 23rd at the South Palmetto Point beach site. The ‘Passing Jack Festival Committee’ was recently formed by a group of residents who...
(Harbour Island, Bahamas) – On Saturday, July 23rd, 2016, volunteers from the community of Harbour Island organized a “Harbour Island Cleanup Campaign. The morning began at the Administrator’s place, where the group began with breakfast, before going around the island filling garbage bags with trash and debris. The volunteers...
(Eleuthera, Bahamas) – According to Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) Manager, Eleuthera Operations, Mr. Robert Hall, Monday night’s extensive power outage, which affected most of Eleuthera and Harbour Island for approximately 13 hours, beginning shortly after 8pm on the evening of July 25th, originated with challenges at the Hatchet Bay Power...
Eleuthera youth at a Bahamas Plastic Movement Educational Camp this summer. (NASSAU, BAHAMAS) – Through its Grants programme, Lyford Cay Foundations partner with local non-profits to provide educational opportunities in a range of areas During the Foundations’ most recent grants awards cycle, a total of $70,500 was awarded to 15 non-profit...
(Eleuthera, Bahamas) – Bahamas Power and Light (former BEC) is struggling to restore power to most of Eleuthera, after settlements from Savannah Sound to Harbour Island, excluding Spanish Wells, were plunged into darkness sometime after 8pm on Monday, July 25th, 2016. In initial communication with the company shortly after the outage...
(Eleuthera, Bahamas) – Mid-morning on Monday, July 25th, the entire island of mainland Eleuthera and Harbour Island were affected by an unexpected power outage, which originated at the Rock Sound Power Plant, when reportedly, an engine ‘tripped’, which subsequently affected the power system island wide. The outage lasted for...
Coral Harbour Base, 23 July (RBDF) – A total of 14 Cuban migrants have been turned over to officials at the Carmichael Road Detention Center after being apprehended by members of the Royal Defence Force on Saturday afternoon. While on routine patrol, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force patrol craft P-128 coxswained by Petty Officer James Darling,...