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Six Great Art Galleries in Nassau

The Bahamas is doing some fascinating things in the art world. It seems that there’s always a new gallery opening up — you can even find art exhibited in government buildings (through initiatives like the Public Treasury Art Programme). Indeed, […]

In the Bahamas, a Brotherhood in Art

Above: image by Allan Wallace By the Caribbean Journal staff Following the five-month Bahama Mama exhibition, which explored the art of Bahamian women, a new initiative takes a look at the art of Bahamian men. “Nurturing Brotherhood” is the latest […]

Bahamian Art Exhibition to Examine the Photography of Deception

Above: Popopstudios in Nassau (Artwork pictured: Homerun, by John Cox from the “Negative Space” exhibition) By the Caribbean Journal staff A new exhibition to open in the Bahamas Dec. 8 will take a photographic look at the theme of deception. […]

In the Bahamas, a Fresh Look at Art

By Alexander Britell Just off Nassau’s East Street North, in a place known more for tax than talent, a new generation of Bahamian artists is getting its chance to be seen. The once-bare walls and open spaces of the Bahamas’ […]

Painting the Future of Bahamian Art

Ashley Powell is part of a growing movement of young Bahamian artists, the first of whom, photographer Lyndah Wells, CJ talked to last month. Powell, who is currently furthering her art studies at the Art Institute of Atlanta, is working […]

For Bahamian Women, a Story in Art

Above: Lyndah Wells’ The Walking Reds (Courtesy of BIS) The Bahamas’ Public Treasury Department has turned its first five floors on Nassau’s East Street into an art gallery featuring the works of Bahamas’ female artists. Entitled “Bahama Mama,” the exhibition […]

In the Bahamas, Art Gets a Boost

By the Caribbean Journal staff Bahamian art is getting a lift from a new programme from the country’s Public Treasury Department, which announced a plan to recognise and encourage young Bahamian artists and engender a renewed commitment to art in […]

Bahamas Airport Overhaul

The Bahamas’ Major Airport Overhaul

The Bahamas has embarked on a major country-wide overhaul of its airports. The first phase of the program involves infrastructural projects geared toward increased capacity at thirteen of the country’s airports. “Over the last four years we have undertook a […]

Carnival Gets Approval to Launch Cruises to Cuba

Above: the MV Adonia By Alexander Britell MIAMI — Carnival Corporation is heading to Cuba. The cruise ship giant will become the first US-based cruise line to sail to Cuba, following approval by the US Department of the Treasury and […]

Grenada Plans to Restructure Debt

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s government will undertake a “comprehensive and collaborative restructuring of its public debt, it announced this weekend. The government said “circumstances have forced” the move, which will include its US and […]

Jamaica’s Phillips: Negotiations With IMF Technical Staff “Virtually At An End”

The following is a statement from Jamaica Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips concerning the country’s negotiations with the International Monetary Fund: On assuming office, one of the most urgent priorities of this administration was to reopen the line of communication […]

Grenada to Rename National Stadium After Gold Medalist Kirani James

Above: Kirani James’ victory parade in Grenada By Lincoln Depradine ST GEORGE’S – More than EC$730,000 in cash, real estate, treasury bonds and jewelry has been donated to Kirani James, the Grenadian superstar athlete, who won gold on August 6 […]

Haiti Gets $15 Million IDB Grant to Help Reform Agricultural Policy

Above: an irrigation channel in Haiti (IDB Photo/Paul Constance) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has received a $15 million grant from the Inter-American Development Bank to help modernize the country’s agricultural policies and institutions. The grant will be complemented […]

European Union Approves Grant for Financial Management in Antigua

By the Caribbean Journal The European Union has approved a grant of just under $4 million for a project aimed at strengthening revenue administration and public financial management in Antigua. The project will be managed by the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs […]

The Bahamas, through Lyndah Wells’ Lens

The Bahamian government’s Public Treasury is putting Bahamian art on the stage with an upcoming exhibition, “Bahama Mama,” featuring the works of female Bahamian artists and the way they see the women of the island. One of the featured artists […]

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