Freeport’s First Investor: A then 100 year old Abaco Lumber Company 1946

 

By The Bahamianologist

 

The 1967 Commission of Inquiry into Casino Gambling in The Bahamas is not light reading. But for those willing to sit with its transcript, it begins to illuminate something remarkable — how a single commercial agreement, struck in the colonial twilight of 1955, conjured an entire city out of pine forest and ambition.

That agreement was the Hawksbill Creek Agreement.

That city was Freeport.  Read more>>

The Many Faces of Love Flower Show in Grand Bahama

 

The Many Faces of Love Flower Show

 

March 7, 2026

1-5PM

 

Wallace Groves Auditorium

Freeport, Grand Bahama

 

Entry fee: $5

 

Presented by

The Freeport Garden Club 

Step Into Spring with a Somatic Writing Retreat in Grand Bahama

 

Spring Equinox Somatic Writing Retreat

 

March 21, 2026 - 10:00am - 5:00pm

 

Mosai Art Hub - Freeport, Grand Bahama

with Erin James & Susan Jensen Sweeting

Step into the turning of the season and the doorway of your next creative chapter.

Join us for a day-long writing retreat honoring the Spring Equinox — a time of balance, renewal, and possibility. Through guided writing, reflection, somatic awareness, and community, we’ll explore what is emerging in our lives and on the page.

This retreat is for writers of all levels who feel called to pause, listen, and cross a creative threshold.

 

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Grand Bahama Student Eco Art Contest: From Waste, We Create!

An Eco-Art & Sculpture Contest for Students

Awarding Young Artists & Visionaries who want to help bring awareness to how climate change and global pollution affect our island nation.

 

The From Waste, We Create! Eco-Art & Sculpture Competition is a dynamic, island-wide movement that empowers Grand Bahama’s youth to take action for our island and ocean - through creativity, teamwork, and environmental pride.

 

Sign  Up Today

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For Colored Girls - A Powerful Stage Experience You Don’t Want to Miss

 

For Colored Girls

 

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf
An emotionally charged story about love, heartbreak, healing, and strength.

 

Jan 30 & 31 – 8PM | Feb 1 – 4PM

 $30 | 18+

 Regency Theatre, Grand Bahama

 

 Tickets available online

 

 Or purchase in person at Baha Gala (Rayvin Mall) & DeGregory Fine Foods (Seahorse Plaza)

 

 This powerful stage production is coming
to Regency Theatre in Grand Bahama and you do not want to miss it!

✨🎄 Grand Bahama, Hop on the Jitney Express! 🎄✨

 🎄✨ A Magical Christmas Experience at The Regency Theater

December 14th & 15th! 🎭✨

 

Don’t miss out on the Holiday Magic

Grab your tickets now! 🎟️

Available at Imagine Graphics and Seventeen Shop
($20 Students; $25 Teachers; $30 Adults),

or online at The Jitney Express Tickets.

PLUS—capture the festive cheer in our exclusive holiday photo booth in the lobby! 🎅🏾📸

Let’s make this Christmas unforgettable!

Revitalizing the Economy of Grand Bahama

 

 "Island Economic Growth" - Bahamas AI art

  ©A. Derek Catalano

 

 

Revitalizing the Economy of Grand Bahama

 

Revitalizing the economy of Grand Bahama, The Bahamas, requires a multifaceted approach that leverages the island's unique assets and addresses its current challenges. Here are some ideas and projects that could contribute to economic revitalization: