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Monthly Archives: April 2019

52 year old, Royal Bahamas Defence Force Petty Officer Philip Perpall, was reported to have been shot multiple times in his upper body and killed, while in the guardroom at Government House, where he and three other officers had gathered for a break, at approx. 2:30am on Sunday, April 28th, 2019. Perpall, it was said, was a 30 year veteran marine who...

NHI Managing Director and CEO, Graham Whitmarsh presenting on the revamped NHI program, and fielding audience questions at a town meeting in Rock Sound. (Eleuthera, The Bahamas)  Two community meetings, the first in Governor’s Harbour, and the second in Rock Sound during the month of March, were hosted in Eleuthera by the National Health Insurance...

Audience members posed for a shot with Commissioner Ferguson, commemorating his 2019 presentation in Eleuthera. Commissioner of Police, Mr. Anthony Ferguson, QPM., was invited on island by the Rotary Club of Eleuthera recently, to present on the topic of ‘Peace and Conflict Resolution’.  The presentation hosted at the Eleuthera Arts &...

(Eleuthera, Bahamas) – Police on Eleuthera are actively investigating a shooting incident in North Eleuthera, which resulted in an adult male being shot and a firearm recovered.  According to reports, Officers responded to reports of gunshots being fired in the area of a local night club in Lower Bogue, shortly after 3:00 am, Sunday, 21st April,...

. EXPERIENCED BOAT CAPTAIN/DECKHAND WANTED IMMEDIATELY *Valid “B” license or higher. Marine Mechanical Skills Certifications an asset. *Previous experience in scuba diving industry a real asset. *Must have cash reserve to make move to Harbour Island (or North Eleuthera) *Will train on dive sites Apply to Valentines Dive Center, Harbour Island, Bahamas....

. Mondelez Global LLC issued a voluntary recall for its red, 13 oz. packages of Chewy Chips Ahoy on April 16, 2019, due to the potential of an unexpected solidified agent in the product.  The company has received reports of potential adverse health effects, however, they did not disclose what ingredient/s may solidify or what health effects people...

Teams work. Damianos Sotheby’s International Realty estate agents Angelika Bacchus, left, and Joan Braithwaite, right, are working together as Team Bacchus-Braithwaite to cover more ground on mainland Eleuthera. ELEUTHERA, The Bahamas (April 17, 2019) — Damianos Sotheby’s International Realty Estate Agents Angelika Bacchus and Joan Braithwaite...

Pictured: Moments after the unveiling of the plaque, family, friends and community members gathered for a commemorative photo marking the naming of the WHS Auditorium as the Walter M. Gibson Auditorium. Windermere High School (WHS), on Saturday, March 23rd, 2019, formally renamed their auditorium located at the center of the school’s campus grounds,...

Pictured: Winner of the Bahamas Young Chef Junior High Culinary Competition, Ms. Kristen Ingraham of Preston H. Albury High School. (Eleuthera, The Bahamas)  Kristen Ingraham, a 9th grade student of Preston H. Albury High School in South Eleuthera, competed in and won the top spot at this year’s 27th Annual Bahamas Young Chef Culinary Competition...

Pictured: Children participating in the Eleuthera Junior Baseball League (EJBL) regular season play, during mid-March in Tarpum Bay, South Eleuthera (teams shown are the Tarpum Bay Tigers – fielding, and the Palmetto Point Twin City Legends – batting. (Eleuthera, The Bahamas )  The summer of 2019 will see Eleuthera playing host to the 12U...