Pinder Point News Today

ARRON Pinder was 15 years old when he was first bitten by the business bug.

For the past 20 years, Grand Bahama has suffered economic shocks and nightmare conditions after being battered by intense hurricanes. Their names are etched into the memories of the island’s residents: Frances, Jeanne, Wilma, Matthew – and the biggest monster of them all – Dorian. The storms have left hundreds of millions of dollars in

James Carey has been re-elected as president of the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce (GBCC) for 2023-2024. The election took place at the chamber’s annual general meeting at Pelican Bay Hotel. Carey said he looks forward to completing some outstanding matters that are hampering the island’s businesses. “There remain a few concerns that we still have

This holiday season, many Grand Bahama residents have been giving back through multiple feeding programs providing individuals and families with hot meals or grocery items. Operation Christmas, a collaborative effort between Apostle Phalmon Ferguson of United Faith Ministries International in New Providence and the Bahamas Union of Teachers’ Freeport branch, was launched on December 22, 2022.

Dear Editor, In recent weeks, North Abaco MP Kirk Cornish and Central and South Abaco MP John Pinder have both sounded the alarm over the explosive growth of the Haitian population on Abaco in the post-Dorian era. Despite the destruction of Pigeon Pea and The Mudd, with sheer determination and grit, the Haitian community continues

By: Robyn Adderley Bahamas Information Services   #TheBahamas, July 5, 2022 – Minister of Social Services and Urban Development, the Hon. Obie Wilchcombe, told 33 graduates that leaders give and expect nothing in return. Minister Wilchcombe was the keynote speaker at the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture Youth Leaders’ Certification Programme held on Saturday, […]

By: Robyn Adderley Bahamas Information Services   #GrandBahama, The Bahamas, July 2, 2022 – Hundreds of Beautiful Grand Bahama workers cheered when told by Minister for Grand Bahama, the Hon. Ginger Moxey on Friday that their 12-week work programme has been extended for 12 additional weeks. The employees are from all communities of the island. […]

dmaycock@tribunemedia.net AT a time when many persons on Grand Bahama are struggling, Elnet Maritime Agency delivered a full Christmas dinner to five needy families on Christmas Day. Patrice Rolle, operations manager at Elnet, and her team provided a hot Christmas meal to serve a family of ten – two families in Freeport, and one family in Pinder’s Point, Eight Mile Rock, and West End. The initiative benefitted some 50 persons in total. Mrs Rolle said Elbert Hepburn, president and CEO of Eln...