FREEPORT, Grand Bahama -- Gemma and Toby Cafferata recently celebrated their 8th birthdays in an extraordinary way: by donating almost $700.00 to the Grand Bahama Children’s Home.

“We all know how excited children get about their birthdays … and a large part of that is often thinking about the presents. When we think of Gemma and Toby asking for donations for the children at the Home instead of gifts for themselves, it just amazes us,” says GBCH Administrator Mrs. Brennamae Rolle-Cooper.

“It is such a generous, loving way for them to celebrate their birthdays. This wonderful donation is very much needed and will go a long way in helping us at the Home. We want to say a big thank you to Gemma and Toby for this gift,  thank you to their generous friends, for remembering our children and for setting a great example for us all,” she adds.

This is the second year that the twins celebrated their birthday with a donation to the Home.

FREEPORT, Grand Bahama -- The management of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) want to assure the Grand Bahamian public and The Bahamas of their commitment to both the island and the country.

For over a decade the Mediterranean Shipping Company, one of the world’s leading global shipping lines, has called The Bahamas home and over time has tranformed the way that thousands of companies throughout the country do business.

The success of Mediterranean Shipping Company in Grand Bahama has also translated into success for the Freeport Container Port, which is one of Grand Bahama’s largest employers.

Due to the company’s success MSC Geneva opted to expand to Nassau in late 2007, allowing Nassau retailers to connect with over 270 ports worldwide, and able to ship to the five (5) continents under one Bill of Lading, saving the consumer much needed transshipment costs.

“We are committed to the island,” said Manuel Ruiz, General Manager of MSC Bahamas. “It is unfortunate that rumours in the marketplace have created a lot of talk about us leaving. This simply is not true and we want to assure our clients and most importantly our investors we are here to stay.”  

NASSAU, Bahamas -- Lyford Cay International School (LCIS) marked the beginning of its 50th anniversary celebrations with a Founders Day Assembly honoring their founder E.P.Taylor, on January 31, 2012.

“We have put a lot of work into the celebration of our 50th year,” said Stacey Bobo, Principal at LCIS. “It seemed fitting to start at the beginning with our founder E.P.Taylor. We wanted to learn as much about him as possible and we wanted to be sure that our students understood that Taylor really was a visionary and that we, as a school, are here because of him.”

E.P.Taylor, the original developer behind Lyford Cay, founded the Lyford Cay School in 1962 to provide a good education to the children of his staff. The school opened its doors with nine students and two teachers and today, 50 years later, has a student enrollment of 345 students with a faculty of more than 70.

The Founder’s Day service honored past alumni and brought the exciting story of E.P.Taylor’s life to everyone gathered.  "We learned as much as we could about E.P.Taylor, through contacts with his family members, friends and those who know him in the Lyford Cay Community. We read his biography by Richard Rohmer, interviewed people who knew him or worked for him and spoke to his family members,” said Mrs. Rebecca Massey, Development Coordinator who is responsible for the 50th Anniversary. 

NASSAU, Bahamas -- The Government of The Bahamas welcomed His Excellency Michel Joseph Martelly, President of the Republic of Haiti for high-level discussions on matters relating to trade, immigration issues and the redevelopment of that country since the 2010 devastating earthquake.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration the Hon Brent Symonette led the welcoming party at the Odyssey Airport, where President Martelly arrived with his delegation on a private aircraft on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 around 8 p.m.

President Martelly was taken away in a motorcade to meet with the Haitian community at the Church of God Auditorium, Joe Farrington Road. His visit also includes paying Courtesy Calls on His Excellency Sir Arthur Foulkes, Governor General, at Government House; the Rt Hon Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister at the Cecil Wallace-Whitfield Centre; Mr Symonette at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the Hon Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace, Minister of Tourism and Aviation, Bolam House, George Street; the Rt Hon Perry Christie, Leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition at his residence on West Bay Street and members of the business community led by the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce.