Freeport, Bahamas - A special reception was held on board the Bahamas Celebration owned by Celebration Cruise Lines on March 24th, 2010. The vessel began sailings on March 16th every other day between Palm Beach, Florida and Grand Bahama Island. Bahamas Celebration lays in port on either side for approximately 18 hours. Guests and local dignitaries received a ship tour and were treated to lunch in the full service and upscale Crystal Dining Room after a plaque exchange took place in the Ocean Breeze Lounge. The Bahamas Weekly was on hand to record this important event. In this video you will hear the entire speeches from the Hon Neko Grant, Minster of Works and Transport. Magnus Alnebeck, President of the Grand Bahama Tourism Board gave remarks on presented a plaque on behalf of the Grand Bahama destination to Captain Peter Fielding and Bahamas Celebration President, Charlie Kinnear. You will also hear from Michael Weber, General Manager of the Our Lucaya Resort; the Junior Minister of Tourism, Winnae Hunt at her first official event; and from Karen Seymour of the Ministry of Tourism, Grand Bahama. An invocation was given by Rev. Arnold Pinder and speaking on behalf of the Ministry of Tourism and Aviation was Gary Gilbert of the Freeport Harbour Company also gave remarks and presented a plaque to Bahamas Celebration. Final words of welcome were made by Jeremy Cafferata, President of Freeport Ship Services. The programme was led by Betty Bethel, GM of Business Development for the Ministry of Tourism.
Naturally 7 set to perform in Grand Bahama May 1st
Freeport, Grand Bahama Island - The Grand Bahama Performing Arts Society is pleased to present international recording artists Naturally 7
Ray Ellin Live at NYC Comedy Club Bahamas
Freeport, Grand Bahama Island The 2nd Annual NYC Comedy Club event commenced Friday March 12th 2010 at The Treasure Bay Casino to a standing room only crowd. Midway through the show comedian Ray Ellin came on stage to do his routine, it was at this point during the show that uncontrollable bouts of spontaneous laughter erupted far beyond even what Ray anticipated as he proceeded to concoct an impromptu routine that featured the duo of twin brothers who are , amongst other things, the principals behind the proposed Yellowfin Tuna Net Fishing venture on Grand Bahama Island (The Bahamas Pelagic Aquaculture Tuna Fishing Program). Unbeknownst to Ray, he haphazardly connected with the audience with irony and humor that resounded across the length and breadth of this island and beyond. In his routine, Ray probed the twin brothers with questions like: What kind of work do you do? Are you some kind of mobsters? On and on he went amidst uncontrollable laughter so unfathomable to him that he finally bellowed: WILL SOME ONE TELL ME WHATS GOING ON? Admittedly, this video has been one of the most requested of our almost 300 video productions library; we are pleased to finally have it ready for your entertainment. Enjoy!
fletcher final
The first African-American to win an Oscar in screenplay writing, Geoffrey Fletcher attended the Bahamas premiere of Precious. The Bahamas Weekly is pleased to bring you our streaming video interview with Fletcher, who attended the Bahamas International Film Festival in December on behalf of Lee Daniels, the director. Daniels had attended previous Bahamas film festivals, and having Precious as BIFF's closing night film is a definitely feather in the festival's founder and executive director's hat, as not only did the film win for best screenplay adaptation, but it also won for Best Supporting Actress by Mo'Nique, and she becomes only the fifth black actress to win an Oscar following Hattie McDaniel, Whoopi Goldberg, Halle Berry and Jennifer Hudson. The video ends with BIFF Founder and Executive Director, Leslie Vanderpool explaining how her friendship with the of "Precious" director Lee Daniels led to her to securing Precious as BIFF's closing night film. Watch the Trailer for Precious See photos and related article on the Precious screening in The Bahamas The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) is a nonprofit organization committed to providing the local community and international festival-goers with a diverse presentation of films from the Bahamas and around the world. In addition to showcasing films that might not otherwise be released theatrically, BIFF provides unique cultural experiences, educational programs, and forums for exploring the past, present and future of cinema. BIFF aims to raise the level of filmmaking, participation and education throughout the Bahamas and the world. www.bintlfilmfest.com
(VIDEO) The Bahamas National Trust’s Tuna Net Fishing Town Meeting
Grand Bahama Island The Bahamas Weekly is pleased to present herewith, video coverage of The Bahamas National Trusts Tuna Net Fishing Town Meeting, which took place Monday March 1st 2010. The focus of this standing room only debate could arguably be described as the most heated topic surrounding the preservation of our marine heritage since long line fishing. The Bahamas Pelagic Aquaculture Tuna Fishing Program as proposed by David and Paul Mellor has sparked vigorous debate over the last couple of weeks. The Mellors claim of sustainability and conservation in the harvest and farming of tuna in growing cages in the ocean is an emotionally charged topic throughout the international maritime community and was vigorously debated. This town meeting moderated by Dr. Pamela Etuk was much anticipated as both panelists and audience alike openly discussed the merits of purse seine netting and its ecological and economic affects on our tourism based archipelago nation. The audience included representatives from The Billfish Foundation, other Bahamian Aquaculture programs, marine biologists, sport fisherman, tour operators, taxi drivers, divers and a multitude of concerned citizens from various walks of life. Although the government has stated that they are not minded to permit the use of purse seine or net fishing within the waters of The Bahamas, the Mellors persist in presenting their unpopular venture even in the face of overwhelming global contempt. This dynamic video presentation has been divided into two parts. Part 1 is 54 minutes and Part 2 is 5 minutes and contains a contribution by Grand Bahamian Terry Pace.
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