Ministry of Tourism officials in Eleuthera on Wednesday, May 31st, announced a postponement of the 2023 Pineapple Festival. The planned two-day signature event was set to take place on Friday, June 2nd and Saturday, June 3rd in Gregory Town, Central Eleuthera. The announcement followed a special weather statement released by the Bahamas Department...
Monthly Archives: May 2023
Colorado State University hurricane researchers are predicting a slightly below-average Atlantic hurricane season in 2023, citing the likely development of El Niño as a primary factor. Eastern and central tropical and subtropical Atlantic sea surface temperatures are much warmer than normal, while Caribbean sea surface temperatures are near their...
Bahamians and other nationalities traveling to the U.S. will no longer have to show proof of having received a COVID-19 vaccination, said the U.S. White House in a release on May 1st, 2023. The Biden-Harris Administration announced that it would end COVID-19 vaccination requirements for international travelers and others. In part, the release read,...
The Flag of the Bahamas The Bahamas’ Ministry of National Security issued a release on May 3rd, 2023, reminding the general public on several points when dealing with national symbols, including The Bahamas Flag, as provided for in ‘The Bahamas Flag and Coat of Arms Act’. The release read, “The Ministry of National Security wishes...
Women Honourees: Ivis Agatha Culmer, Miriam Knowles, Theresa Culmer, Patrice Moss, Ophelia Bethel-Ingraham, and Sheila Mae Cooper. The Wesley Methodist Church of Palmetto Point, which is part of the Bahamas Conference of the Methodist Church (BCMC), celebrated its 210th Anniversary, with a slew of special services and events hosted throughout the month...
A 40 strong group of runners and walkers from throughout the Central Eleuthera communities came together on Saturday morning, May 6th, 2023 in support of the Catch Jerry Chile Run-Walk fund-raiser – all for a worthy cause. This year’s proceeds go to the Eleuthera Cancer Society. Now in its 11th year, the ‘Catch Jerry Chile’...
Above (L-R): BLTA president Perry Newton, Roy Rivera, Carol Young, Michelle Walker, and Coach ‘Artie Johnson’. Rivera and Walker receive ‘Play Tennis’ certifications, and Young receives her USTA coaching certificate. The Eleuthera Tennis Association (ETA), with president, Coach ‘Artie’ Johnson – the tournament...
Above: Lashonda Leary (on right), owner of the Rock Oven, was assisted in her booth, specializing in delicious pizzas on Saturday, by Lashelle Ingraham of First Ministry (on left), and her sister, Stacy Ferguson, owner of True Serenity Hair Salon in Rock Sound (center). One Eleuthera’s Earth Day Festival returned with a bang in April. The...
Minister Clay Sweeting, presenting the keynote address at the 2023 Eleuthera Business Outlook on April 20th, 2023. The business community congregated at the Eleuthera Chamber of Commerce’s I-Hub location in Rock Sound on Thursday, April 20th, 2023 for the 11th Edition of the Eleuthera Business Outlook, organized by TCL Group. The hybrid...