Creative Nassau (CN) began broadcasting its weekly Nassau radio show with hosts Pam and Patti (CN President and Vice President respectively) from IslandFM 102.9, compliments of Sir Charles Carter, in March of 2015. March 2022 marked the celebration of our SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY with the Radio Station! Thank you so much once again, Eddie & Mark Carter, and Cameo Stuart!

However, the CN Radio Show on IslandFM 102.9 radio came to an end with its final episode on Tuesday, January 31, 2023, due to the decision of the owners to close the station!.

We sincerely thank the Carter Family’s for their kind generosity and support over these many years, and for allowing us this amazing opportunity - as they hold a very special space in our hearts, and we wish them all the very best in their future endeavours!

Since our fabulous 8-year opportunity with Island FM 102.9 Radio has ended, a great new format and medium is now being worked out for you, our loyal fans and supporters!

Please stay tuned!!

The show aired every TUESDAY from 7 - 7.30 pm and was re-broadcast on Sunday from 5-5.30pm, and was also listened to online at these times on http://liveonlineradio.net/player/?p=island-102-9-fm

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and local lockdowns and curfews in 2020, the CN Radio Show was discontinued for several months, but we were thrilled to go back on the airwaves in mid September! The radio shows are posted on this page for your listening enjoyment, as well as on our Facebook Creative Nassau page.

We thank our loyal fans for their support, and look forward to you joining us on the new Creative Nassau Podcast format!

2023

The final CN Radio Show for the month broadcasted on Island FM 102.9 was with guest, Master Artist Antonius Roberts, who spoke with Pam and Patti about his solo retrospective Exhibition entitled “Antonius Roberts: Art, Ecology & Sacred Space” which was being launched on February 2 at the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas (NAGB). The Exhibition will be on display until August 2023.

Our next guests were Chef Simeon Hall Jr and Shacara Lightbourne to talk about the “Outstanding In the Field” culinary experience described as a “roving restaurant without walls” by its founder Jim Devenan. that took place for the first time in The Bahamas on Lighthouse Beach. What a fantastic example of community culinary creativity that was!

As is the norm, we invited our regular guest, Joan Albury of The Counsellors Ltd, to talk about the first Bahamas Business Outlook for the year and the 32nd edition of the event under the theme “Forward, Upward, Onward Together”. CN Members Patti & Neko Meicholas were also on the impressive line up of speakers, and they gave a riveting presentation on Creativity and the Orange Economy that you can read on this link:

https://www.guanimacreative.com/ourblog/2023/1/24/bahamas-business-outlook-january-2023 

The CN Team started off the year with with their New Years and 50th Independence anniversary wishes!

2022

The CN Team closes the month and the year with our overview of the year’s achievements, as well as our Christmas wishes, and our very special thanks to ISLAND FM 102.9 who continues to kindly sponsor our presence on the airwaves! Happy Holidays!!

CN Radio spread the wavelengths into Nova Scotia, Canada as Pam interviewed an exciting Bahamian resident there, Bobbi Carey, about her successful foray into opening a Bahamian Restaurant: “242 Bahama Mama Delicacies", this month in another 242 to the World episode!

December continues with an interview with Junkanoo Icon, Arlene Nash Ferguson, to talk about the History of our ancestral tradition of JUNKANOO on Bay Street, as well as the excitement of the ‘Return to Bay’ of the Junkanoo Parades following two years of shut down due to the COIVD pandemic! Be sure to check our GOOMBAY GAPSEED Page this month as well since Arlene has also produced several special Junkanoo-themed episodes to highlight this momentous occasion!

December began with an interview with Bahamian singer and entertainer, TaDa, who is making a comeback on the entertainment stage after several years. She talks about her sabbatical and what she has achieved during this time, as well as her enthusiasm to return to her musical career!

On the final CN Radio for November 2022, the CN Team took to the airwaves to talk about their individual '242 to the World' activities over the past few months: Neko graphically and virtually in Mexico; Patti, as keynote speaker for the West Indies/Caribbean Literary Conference; Pam as keynote speaker on Bahamian straw/fashion in London; and Rosie 'representing' in Santo Domingo on Creative Tourism!

Patti and Neko spoke with Master Ceramicist, Jessica Colebrooke, about her professional journey, the challenges and successes of her career, and her plans for the future.

It is always a pleasure to invite Joan Albury, Founder of The Counsellors Limited, to be our guest on CN Radio. This month she is talking with Pam and Patti about the final Bahamas Business Outlook event for 2022 focusing on the island of Long Island!

In this CN Radio show, Patti and Neko speak with Master Artist, John Beadle, about his multi-talented artistic skills and his exciting career as a Bahamian artist, including his current installation at the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas’ (NAGB) National Exhibition.

Welcome November! On this CN Radio show Patti and Neko speak with Abaco couple, Amanda Diedrick and Tom Walters about their amazing publication, The Abaco Sun, and their love of Bahamian history which they so readily share!

For this CN Radio show Pam speaks with Dr Christopher Curry, Director of the Antiquities, Monuments and Museum Corporation (AMMC), and Curator Nameiko Miller about the new Exhibition which opens on National Heroes Day, October 12, entitled: “The Lucayan Exhibition: First People of The Bahamas - Gone But Not Forgotten”. This Exhibition will pay homage to the Lucayans and celebrate their accomplishments!

For this first Creative Nassau Radio Show for October, Pam is excited to have as her guest Apryl Burrows, Fashion Trade Chair at the Bahamas Technical & Vocational Institute (BTVI) to talk about the resumption of their Introductory Straw Plaiting and Weaving classes on October 18!

From music to theatre - Pam speaks with Dr Nicolette Bethel about this year’s 14th Annual Shakespeare In Paradise (SiP) Festival taking place at the Philip A. Burrows Black Box Theatre at the Dundas Centre for the Performing Arts! The featured Shakespeare play is Richard III; along with an exciting array of Short Tales; the play : First Comes Mourning; and the film: “Tell Me.”

Pam speaks with guests Courtney Barr and Shavincia Saunders of the Bahamas Music Academy about their exciting music programmes for students that concentrates primarily on strings, and also woodwind instruments and urges the public to lend their support to this group of extremely talented students and passionate teachers, parents, and administrators!

Pam speaks with guests, Ed Fields, Director of Business Development at Nassau Cruise Port Ltd; and Samantha Rolle, Executive Director of Access Accelerator at the Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) about the collaborative Grant Initiative that has been developed for the Tenants of the Authentically Bahamian Marketplace that is presently under construction. Pam, as Chairperson of this Marketplace Committee, also describes the role of that entity in ensuring that the Marketplace is a unique shopping experience.

On this first CN Radio for September, Pam speaks with guest, Amanda Coulson, Co-Founder of the TERN Gallery about the recent opening of April Bey's Exhibition entitled "I Believe in Why I'm Here" at the Simon Lee Gallery in London, England https://www.simonleegallery.com/exhibitions/242/

The final show for the month of August was about Pam and Rosie’s fascinating interview with retired hotelier and Bahamian icon, Vernal Sands, who has opened up his ‘Hotel Museum’ showcasing decades of memorabilia of all kinds relating to the hotel industry in The Bahamas along with his own colourful life story and many awards as a top professional in the field!

Pam and Rosie interviewed guests, Courtney Celeste Spears and Asa Cary, co-founders of ArtSea Dance www.artseadance.org who returned to The Bahamas for their seventh year of hosting a dance weekend with fabulous experiences for Bahamians! Courtney, of Bahamian heritage, is a dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre and is no stranger to CN Radio as she has graced the CN radio microphone on many occasions over these years. It is always a pleasure to have them back home!

Multi-media artist, Candis Marshall, was invited back to the microphone with Pam to talk about her recent successful trips to California and Indianapolis in the United States to demonstrate and talk about her exciting artistic practice!

Pam began the month of August with a conversation with Ms Taneko Adams of Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (BAIC) the lead on Component 3 of the Bahamas Pine Islands Project (of which Creative Nassau is a partner) to announce and congratulate the winners of the recent Cascarilla and Silver Top Palm Poetry and Video Contest. We congratulate all of the winners and thank all of the contestants who sent in their submissions that were judged by an panel of distinguished judges. Read more about the Contest and view the winning entries on our website page!

For the final July 2022 Radio Show, Pam speaks with guests, Cristin Carole and Dr Faith Butler about their progress with the Shirley Hall Bass Dance Educators’ Forum whose goal is to promote Dance Education in every school throughout the Bahamian archipelago; and about the upcoming annual Forum next month on August 27.

Pam and Rosie were happy to invite the Director of the Bahamas National Youth Choir, Dexter Fernander, to be their guest on this radio show where he discussed the Choir’s recent trip to perform at Carnegie Hall, as well as their upcoming trip to France in August! Follow them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/242BNYC

On the second week’s Creative Nassau radio show in July, Patti and Neko speak with guest, Daniel Belton, reclaimed and inlay wood artist, who uses pallets and fine woods to create beautiful works of art and custom furniture.

On this first CN Radio Tuesday in July, Pam and Patti send 49th Bahamian Independence greetings to our listeners for a safe and Happy Independence Day next Monday, July 11! (Photo below left, courtesy of Tourism Today)

The final show for the month of June 2022 was with book artist, writer, and publisher Sonia Farmer and the CN Team of Patti, Neko and Pam to discuss Poinciana Paper Press Ltd which has a new home in Parkgate Rood in New Providence.

Penelope Nottage returned to the airwaves to speak with Pam about the “Young Artists of The Bahamas” Exhibition on display this month at Doongalik Studios. Penny organizes the show annually to give emerging artists the opportunity to showcase their talents and selll their art! The Exhibition closes at 1 pm on Saturday, July 2.

Joan Albury of The Counsellors Limited was back to speak about the Andros Bahamas Business Outlook event that provided free digital access to the public for a full half day of informative speakers and experts discussing the many potential that exist on the island of Andros!

June began with a revisit from Angelique ‘Bahamian Culture’ McKay wearing a new hat as the Bahamas’ Family Island Coordinator of Festivals and Homecomings to talk about her exciting job, including her trip to the Cat Island Rake n Scrape Festival. These events are significant Orange Economy drivers for the health and wealth of the Family Islands and the country as a whole.

The final show for the month of May 2022 was the CN Team of Pam, Patti and Neko discussing the Bahamas Pine Island Project Poetry and Video Contest and the new submission date extension to June 3.

Pam and Rosie had the pleasure of interviewing accomplished musicians Christine Gangelhoff, and Chris and Yonell Justillien about the newly launched, and thoroughly innovative Conch Shell Choir!

Angelique ‘Bahamian Culture’ McKay and Dr Michael Pateman were the guests to talk about their recent trip during April to Princess Town, Ghana with Christopher Davis to continue fascinating research on the origins of Junkanoo there with the Ahanta people, having established direct ties to the Bahamian Junkanoo Festival. Details can be found on the Davis’ ‘Sankofa Flamingo’ facebook page.

The second May show was dedicated to the 11th Anniversary of the CN Founder’s passing on May 11, to talk about the Opening of the Jackson L. Burnside III Library and Resource Centre for public use in an interview with Pam and Librarian, Penelope Nottage.

Creative Nassau is very proud to announce the launch of the Bahamas Pine Islands Project (BPIP)/SeaWords Bahamas Cascarilla and Silver Top Palm Poetry and Video Contest in this first of the two part radio shows. Eligible Bahamian contestants from age 10 to 21 will be challenged to produce a 2-verse poem or 1-minute video in competition for a wealth of prizes for top performers. Contest deadline is May 20, 2022

The contest is intended to promote a greater understanding and appreciation for the economic, social and cultural value of two local plants— Cascarilla (Croton eleuteria) and the Silver Top Palm (Coccothrinax argentata). Through straw work and cascarilla bark processing both plants have provided sustainable livelihoods for Bahamians for generations throughout the archipelago. Cascarilla bark harvesting for export is especially important to the economies of Crooked Island and Acklins, while the production of straw work based on material from the Silver Top Palm has produced income for Bahamians throughout the country. Find out more by checking our Contest page on this website!

Creative Nassau was very pleased to welcome back our dear friend and associate, Fashion Historian Teleica Kirkland, all the way from London, England. She is on her 5th trip to The Bahamas to carry our research towards her Doctorate degree on how Caribbean women throughout the Diaspora (U.K., Eleuthera, Bahamas, and Kingston Jamaica) regard their clothing as a mark of respectability.

We welcomed April with guests Teresa Butler, Patricia Glinton Meicholas, and Neko Meicholas of Guanima Press for a discussion about a new Bahamian publication for which they were editors and the publishers of entitled “I Say What I mean and I Mean What I Say: Hubert A. Ingraham In His Own Words” by this former Prime Minister of The Bahamas!

Pam and Patti discuss how leaders of our national institutions are chosen, particularly with regard to the University of the The Bahamas in the first part of a two-part series on Education and Institution leadership in the country as we approach our 50th anniversary of Independence next year.

The Bahamas Business Outlook (BBO) returns for their second BBO featuring the island of Grand Bahama! It is always a pleasure to invite Joan Albury of The Counsellors Ltd www.tclevents.com back to the airwaves to talk about the line up of speakers for this BBO event, which will continue on different islands throughout the year!

We welcomed back Youlette and Rob from The Coconut Factory www.thecoconutfactory.com to talk about their exciting developments since we last spoke with them in March 2019 (as seen in the studio photo below)! They have made amazing improvements and have grow their product line which has been extremely well received. We congratulate them for their hard work and determination, and wish them continued success with their endeavours!

CN Radio welcomes the month of March in celebration of their 7th year on the air at ISLANDFM 102.9! To show their immense gratitude to the radio station and with warm memories of the station’s founder, the late Sir Charles Carter, Pam presented a gift basket to his granddaughter Taylor, at the station. Pam and Rosie used this celebratory occasion to talk about CN’s new Initiative #foodforthought242 in response to The Bahamas’ burgeoning Food Challenges and issue a Call to Action to all citizens to meet the challenge together as a Community! WE CAN DO THIS - each one , reach one and help so many more!

CN Radio welcomes Master Bahamian artist, Antonius Roberts O.B.E., to the airwaves in celebration of the 10th Anniversary of his iconic and historic Downtown Nassau Art Gallery, Hillside House!

Pam and Patti bring CN Valentine’s greetings to the listening audience in this segment as they discuss their Love for their Country , the Community, and the Greater Good!

Visual/Multi-media artist, Candis Marshalll was the guest for this segment to talk about her new solo Exhibition mounted at Doongalik Studios entitled “Blueprint: Visual Memories” until February 28. She also gave a snapshot of her interesting journey as an artist in her beloved Bahamas!

Patti and Pam welcomed to the airwaves, the new Director of the Antiquities Monuments and Museums Corporation, Dr Christopher Curry, along with the Chief Curator, Ms Nameiko Miller to talk about their exciting plans for the institution!

Pam and Patti were happy to invite back to the airwaves, Bahamian musician Kamilah, to continue with Part 2 of the discussion on the in depth analysis of what it means to be Bahamian and how to develop a consciousness of what this creative uniqueness means and how we can use it as tools for development of the country and the people!

Happy New Year! Creative Nassau Radio wishes all of our listeners and supporters the very best for a safe, healthy and prosperous year ahead! CN Radio restarted on January 11 with Patti and Pam speaking with their guest, Mrs Joan Albury of The Counsellors Ltd about the upcoming 31sr annual Bahamas Business Outlook (BBO) under the theme “Beyond Recovery Into Growth”. This event is a great way to begin the year with a forecast of what Bahamian businesses have in store!

2021

For the final CN Radio show for 2021 the CN Team of Rosie, Pam, Patti and Neko, thanks their wonderful sponsor ISLAND FM 102.9 for keeping them on the air, speaks about their accomplishments over the past year and their excitement about the future of the Orange Economy and private/public partnerships following the successful Authentically Bahamian Trade Fair sponsored by Nassau Cruise Ports and BAIC, and sends their warmest Christmas and New Year’s wishes to their faithful listening audiences all around the world!

Patti and Pam were thrilled to speak with their special guest: renowned Bahamian artist, Lillian Blades, who continues to make huge waves in the global art world from Atlanta Georgia, where she lives and works. They talk about her artistic journey which is pure inspiration!

Her huge and fabulous collages and public art pieces can be found throughout the state starting with installations at the Atlanta airport which continues to 'wow' passengers who pass through one of the busiest US airport hubs!

One of her latest artworks installed in November entitled ‘Abundanscape’ is, in her own words, "big and bold on Peachtree St. near 10th St!! I am super thrilled!"

For the end of November and beginning of December shows we are proud to be a part of and to promote the Authentically Bahamian Trade Fair sponsored by Nassau Cruise Port (NCP) and Bahamian Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (BAIC) being held on Saturday and Sunday December 11 & 12 in the Grand Ballroom at Atlantis Paradise Island from 10am - 6pm with over 80+ extremely talented Bahamian artisans and artists, including 17 from the Family Islands!

We interviewed Ed Fields from NCP first, and then Pam and Patti discussed the important mandate that we, as the promoters of Bahamian art culture and heritage, had to ensure t hat more people, Bahamians and visitors alike, were aware of the enormous talents in this country and how this Orange Economy can be used to develop and sustain generations of entrepreneurs! This is a fabulous initiative!

Bahamian music was the next interview with guest, rising Bahamian musical artist/ singer/songwriter Kamilah, who talks about her exciting musical journey about which Bahamians can be proud.

Kamilah was also a former Apollo Theatre Competition winner, who recently walked the red carpet in LA for her song writing and singing skills used in the film "Swan Song."

Pam and Patti were honoured to have as their guest, the former Commodore of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, Tellis A. Bethel. Commodore Bethel has a fascinating story to tell of his professional journey as well as his latest endeavours as a researcher and writer of Bahamian history.

His books (available at Doongalik Studios), "The Lucayan Story" and recent publication of "The Lucayan Islands" which coincided with the National Heroes Day holiday, show amazing insight into Columbus' misguided voyage which landed him in our Bahamian archipelago in an encounter with the Ancient World.

This was the start of the first mass genocide of the Lucayans, an indigenous people who inhabited our islands, which morphed into the unfortunate era of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and the formation of the New World.....and it all began right here and are an integral part of our unique heritage!

Part 2 of this interview with Tellis Bethel focused on the next book in the series “The Lucayan Sea: Birthplace of the Americas - A Case for Naming the Historic Waters of The Bahamas & The Turks and Caicos Islands” which is a fascinating account of a visionary action to cement The Bahamas’ place in the world order as a Centre of Peace and Reconciliation whilst giving just tribute to, and honouring the centuries old legacy enshrined in our first inhabitants, the gentle and industrious Lucayans. .

We start off the month of November by speaking with special guest and artist, Dwight Ferguson, who is opening his fifth solo exhibition at Doongalik Studios on November 5 entitled “Colour Me Yellow” - a visual message of Hope, The show features photographs, metal sculptures, abstract paintings, and an installation and will be on display for the entire month.

We ended the month of October with an interesting interview with wood artist Kim Deveaux who talks about her artistic journey and her new Exhibition at Doongalik entitled “All Wood” consisting of amazing carved wood sculptures on local woods, home accessories like mirrors and clocks amongst other artworks.

The Creative Nassau Team return to the airwaves to congratulate Vice President Patricia Glinton-Meicholas on the receipt of her National Heroes Award of Merit this month, and also to talk the ‘true-true’ facts about the Orange Economy, since Creative Nassau was the entity that introduced this Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) model to The Bahamas in 2013, followed by a Webinar in 2017! As a member of the UNESCO Creative City Networks, our goal is to ensure that Creativity in all of its forms is at the forefront of the country’s development - which we have continued to do, with or without government’s help - because we loooove The Bahamas!

Patti and Pam welcome back our regular guest, Joan Albury, to talk about the Abaco Bahamas Business Outlook taking place this month with the recently elected Prime Minister as the Keynote Speaker and other interesting guests speaking on topics relevant to the ongoing rebuilding of Abaco after the devastation of Hurricane Dorian two years ago.

The month of October is a celebration of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Pam interviews her breast cancer mentor, Paula Roberts, Manager at Hillside House Art Gallery, who talks about her hope and help success as a 40+ years survivor whilst urging listeners to practice early detection as the best protection!

Pam speaks with artist, Averia Wright, Curatorial Manager at The Current Baha Mar Gallery and Art Center about her Exhibition “Overhead Bin’ as well as her interesting journey as a ceramic artist and sculptor who often uses Bahamian straw motifs in her installations as it is a part of her family heritage!

Pam and Patti are thrilled to speak with a regular guest, Keisha Oliver, about her ongoing research as a Visiting Scholar at Clark Art Institute in Massachusetts, to hear about her exciting art research project which will be so beneficial to our country's story! ! Keisha is Head of the Visual Art & Design Department and a Assistant Professor of Design at the University of The Bahamas who is very interested in archiving the country's art history.

Patti and Pam are back to speak about “Rebuilding” in all its forms: from the hurricane, covid, the economy and post elections. There is much work to be done and we can get it done if we move forward upward and inward TOGETHER!

Welcome September! On this month’s first show, Pam has as her guests, Cristin Carole (niece of world acclaimed dancer and choreographer, the late Shirley Hall Bass), and Dr Faith Butler to talk about the recently held Shirley Hall Bass Dance Educators Forum which is geared towards ensuring that a Dance Degree can be established at the University of The Bahamas to train Dance Educators so that Dance can become a part of the each Bahamian public school's curriculum.

You can watch the 3rd annual Forum event on the Forum’s facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/cristin.carole/videos/580189809786648 or on Vimeo at this link Developing a National Programme for Dance Education and follow and support the group's progress!

Are you a Bahamian living home or abroad? Do you, or have you ever, taken dance classes? Do you rush in junkanoo? Do you love to dance? Then please take 20 minutes to fill out this anonymous and comprehensive survey here https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GQH2DBQ and share it widely with your Bahamian family and friends so that important data can be used in the research to make Dance education throughout all of the islands of The Bahamas a reality!

General election time has been set for The Bahamas, and Pam and Patti, shown in the photo below during one of their weekly recording visits to the radio station in the 'P-C' i.e. pre-covid era, end the month by having a conversation about the upcoming Bahamian Election slated for Thursday, September 16 (with the advanced poll on September 9 for the uniformed forces and senior citizens!) that will take place amidst the reality of a raging covid-19 environment, which has unfortunately become the world’s 'new normal.'

Still on the topic of talented Bahamians involved with music, the next CN Radio show featured a fascinating interview with a multi-talented Bahamian creative, Ty Chiko, who is studying at Arizona State University.

Ty was also a finalist in the upcoming and prestigious Lotte Lenya Competition in New York on August 28 where we were proud to follow at https://www.kwf.org/2021finals/ and support Ty!

Another Bahamian blazing art trails all around the world that we can be proud of!

Pam and Patti were happy to welcome back their dear friend and talented Bahamian musician, Fred Ferguson, along with Orchid Burnside to talk about the newly released recordings of Bahamian music superstar JOSEPH SPENCE entitled "Encore: Unheard Recordings of Bahamian Guitar and Singing.”

Spence's legacy continues unabated around the world, so this release has received much interest and acclaim. Although hardly known in the land of his birth, Spence’s talent remains a worldwide phenomenon! We have so much creative talent in our country and Creative Nassau is dedicated to making this known. Let’s be proud of what The Bahamas has contributed to the world of music!

The larger than life coconut sculpture of Joseph Spence shown below is by master coconut artist, Troy Nixon.

The Bahamas celebrates Emancipation Day annually on the first Monday of August, and this year the CN ladies Team of Rosie, Pam and Patti have their say on what Emancipation means to them, along with asking the questions we should all contemplate: what have we accomplished over the centuries; are we there yet; what more needs to be done?

Happy August! We started the month off with our return guest, Joan Albury from The Counsellors Limited (TCL), who came back to talk about the next Bahamas Business Outlook (BBO) featuring the island of Eleuthera that took place on Thursday August 12 from 9.30am to 2.30pm. You can find out about (and register for) any upcoming BBOs at www.tclevents.com

Our last radio show for July is dedicated as usual to the Bahamas Pine Islands Project, and we were honoured to invite Dr Michele Singh, Country Representative for the Caribbean Agricultural Research & Development Institute (CARDI) to be our guest and speak about the important role that she and her organization play in partnership with the team members for the execution of Component 3 of the Project which deals with the Bahamian Cascarilla and Straw Palms!

During this Independence month we invited Bahamian ceramicist, Jessica Colebrooke of Jessica’s Tileworks http://jtileworks.com/ to talk about the future of the Arts during these unprecedented COVID-19 times, and how artists and artisans can make that necessary pivot to keep their businesses operational!

July 10 is Independence Day in The Bahamas and we begin this month by bringing greetings from the CN Working Team of four small but mighty members (pictured below left to right: Rosemary Hanna , Pam Burnside, Patricia Glinton-Meicholas and Neko Meicholas) for this 48th Anniversary, and discuss what we have achieved so far as the leaders of our Non Profit organization, as well as what progress and challenges we have encountered as a country, and what more needs to be done, especially during these COVID-19 times. We also offer our wishes for the country as it comes closer to its 50th Anniversary in a few short years!

We end the month of June with our segment on the Bahamas Pine Islands Project with guests, Taneko Adams of the Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (BAIC), who is the Project Leader for Component 3, along with Mr Philip Williamson, Chairman of the Acklins Islanders Cooperative Society Limited to talk about the recent launch of the Sustainable Harvesting of the Cascarilla Plant video which can be accessed here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-EAPfNZdRU and the amazing work being done in these southern Bahamian Islands for protecting, preserving, and sustaining the Bahamian Cascarilla Industry! The public is encouraged to become a member of the Cooperative to assist in this most important project! It really was a most productive and informative discussion!

What fun to have ‘Charlie Bahama’ Smith https://earthbeat.com/charlie-bahama back on CN Radio to talk about his exciting new summer adventure, The Tru Tru Bahamian Treasure Hunt, in partnership with OUR TV Channel 12, and the Tru Tru Bahamian Festival!

This exciting educational and informative television promotional competition will run from July to November. It consists of a week of Bahamian clues being aired during OUR News Monday to Friday for the public to answer and it culminates with a Saturday winner each week with a fabulous prize of a stay at a Bahamian resort or hotel located throughout the Bahamian archipelago, thanks to the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association! Watch the promo here on Charlie’s facebook page https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj_Zfhy-U2A

This initiative is an amazing way to inspire the public to learn more about their Bahamian art, culture, and heritage, and Creative Nassau is honoured to be assisting with the promotion - thanks Charlie!!

June is always a busy month, and 2021 was no different! We were very happy to invite the extremely talented and dynamic, Liesl Wright, to be our guest to speak about the Annual Templeton Laws of Life Essay and Video Competition www.templeton.org, an amazing programme started by the late Sir John Templeton decades ago for students from Grade 5 and up to Tertiary Level to write and speak about one of his Laws of Life either in essay or video form. along with the chance to win amazing prizes for the students and their educational institutions.

We were very happy to invite our dear friend and partner, Joan Albury, back to the air waves to talk about the inaugural virtual Bahamas Business Outlook (BBO) event for Cat Island and to discuss the various creative and business developments happening in this Bahamian Island under the theme “Facing Unprecedented Times: Recover, Adapt, Advance.” This Outlook featured our own Vice President, Patricia Glinton-Meicholas, speaking with pride about the island of her birth! It was a first Conference on this island put on by The Counsellors Limited (TCL) which has successfully continued the BBO series virtually since the pandemic!

The month of June ushers in the official start of summer and the Hurricane Season. We began with an interview with Mrs Taneko Adams of the Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (BAIC), our partner in the Bahamas Pine Islands Project, to talk about the progress made to date with Component 3 - the Silver Top Palm in the Red Bays Settlement of Andros in particular, as well as the Cascarilla Project in the southern islands of Acklins and Crooked Island, and Samana and Plana Cays!

Creative Nassau is extremely proud of the work that has been achieved with the awesome team of participants headed by the Department of Environmental Planning and Protection (DEPP)!

We ended the month of May by interviewing our guest, Penelope Nottage, about her Art Exhibition on display at Doongalik entitled “Young Artists of The Bahamas”, a previously annual affair that she has put on over several years to promote emerging Bahamian artists from primary school through to tertiary level! This is also the very first Exhibition to be hung at the gallery since the beginning of the pandemic, so strict COVID-19 protocols were adhered to.

Penny also has the distinction of being the Librarian responsible for the Jackson L. Burnside III Library which was also discussed on the show!

2020

Our CN Radio team was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of the Island FM founder and our kind and dearest Creative Nassau sponsor, Sir Charles Carter, the following week, having spent the last show speaking about his cousin, Jackson’s passing. It was only fitting to air the very last radio show at which he kindly graced us with his presence as our very special guest. Little did we know it would be our last encounter!

We proudly commemorate his precious memories with these photos of him with us at the radio station over the years.

The Bahamas has lost a ‘TRUE TRUE’ CULTURAL GIANT who blazed a fiery trail in the Bahamian music and cultural fields. We extend sincere condolences to his family, He will be greatly missed, Rest in Eternal Peace Sir Charles!

Doongalik Studios, which is also the home of Creative Nassau, was the topic of conversation on the airwaves for this show as Pam talked about the 10th anniversary of her late husband, Jackson Burnside’s death in May 2011 and how it was being memorialized by the new re-branding exercise and the opening of the Jackson Logan Burnside III Library and Research Centre!

Jackson was also the founder of Doongalik and Creative Nassau, along with Pam, so there was much to say about his vision for The Bahamas. You can see more photos of the re-branding exercise on the Doongalik website at www.doongalik.com!

We started the month of May with our dynamic guest, Alicia Thompson from the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) to talk about their wonderful educational programmes and how, through government mandate, they now offer free tuition to eligible students. in addition, private scholarships are also available to students thanks to one of their most generous donors, the D’Aguilar Art Foundation, who have gifted BTVI with the Vincent D’Aguilar Memorial Scholarship.

As always, Ms Thompson delivered a most rewarding and insightful conversation and urged more members of the public to consider donating to this wonderful scholarship initiative!

On this show we delved into the important topic of Agriculture and Food Security in The Bahamas with the amazing Shacara Lightbourne of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and discussed how this Institute is positively impacting the many islands of The Bahamas as well as the region!

We continued in April with the return of one of our most honoured guest, Joan Albury of The Counsellors Limited (TCL) who spoke about the next Bahamas Business Outlook (BBO) taking place in the ‘second city’ of Grand Bahama this month with various insights from the fields of education, health, agriculture and business, and how they fit into the resilience progress from the devastation of Hurricane Dorian, as well as the coping strategies being exercised for the pandemic.

The BBOs are always an amazing way to learn more about our Family Islands! Stay tuned for more of them that will be happening throughout the year!

For the last Tuesday in March, Pam and Patti focused once again on the various stakeholders of the Bahamas Pine Island Project, and are delighted to speak with two of our special partners from the Forestry Unit of the Ministry of Environment and Housing: Director Christopher Russell and Forestry Officer, Danielle Hanek-Culmer about their successful annual Forestry Awareness Week under the theme: Forest Restoration: A Path to Recovery and Well-being" in Part 1 of the series. Part 2 on April 6, goes into more depth about the Bahamas Pine Island Project and the Forestry Unit’s participation in the research, regeneration and sustainability of both Cascarilla in Acklins & Crooked Island, and the Straw Palms in Red Bays and Grand Bahama,

The Forestry Unit is in charge of sustainably managing The Bahamas' extensive natural forest resources and are a crucial component of the Bahamas Pine Island Project, of which Creative Nassau is a part. For more information on the Forestry Unit and for permits for removing timber and harvesting protected trees, visit their website www.bahamas.gov.bs/bahamasforestry, and their facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/bahamianforestry/

In 2018, Creative Nassau signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Forestry Unit for the protection, conservation and sustainability of our native palms that are used in the Bahamian straw industry. Our photo below left taken at this event, shows Director Russell standing, and Mrs Culmer seated at the right as Patti and Pam sign the document.

Then over to music, when Patti and Pam interviewed Christine Gangelhoff, Associate Professor of Music at the University of The Bahamas, about the launch of her new book “Tour de Force: A Musical Journey of the Caribbean!”

Courtney Celeste Spears and Asa Cary followed from New York with their plans for the first in a series of trips to Nassau on their sixth anniversary to hold their ArtSea Dance Community Project www.aerseadance.org for Bahamian dancers! It is always a pleasure to have Courtney as a guest on CN radio and we congratulate on her on her continued success as a dancer with the Alvin Ailey Dance Company!

March, our Anniversary month, has been a busy one with guests covering the creative areas of art, dance, music and science. We spoke with Dr Keith Wisdom about his Art Exhibition “Junkanoo Inspired” at the Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio and congratulated him on his achievement to take Junkanoo to the world through his abstract artworks!

Our final show for February included the launch of a new segment at the end of each month which will feature discussions on the Bahamas Pine Islands Project (BPI) of which Creative Nassau is a part with respect to the Bahamian Straw Industry. In this introductory show, Pam and Patti spoke with members of the Department of Environmental Planning and Protection (DEPP): Director Ms Rochelle Newbold, and Mr Solomon Gibson, Project Manager, to inform the public of how this collaboration between DEPP, Department of Forestry, BAIC, and CN is making such a positive difference to the islands of Acklins, Andros, and Grand Bahama.

Our next guest for the month was Dr Timothy Barrett, medical doctor, accomplished athlete, musician, and now author of his first book, entitled “Once”. He talks with Patti and Pam about his journey as an author, the many stories and life lessons readers can find in his publication, and how he continues to do his part to make his country and the world, a better place!

A new month - February, the month of love - ushers in hearty congratulations to Creative Nassau’s long time partner, the Bahamas All Stars Marching Band who celebrate their 10th Anniversary this month! Pam and Patti welcomed their founder, Yonell Justillen, to the airwaves to talk about this non-profit’s amazing rise to a world renowned band that has performed all around the world whilst successfully mentoring hundreds of Bahamian youth over the years through the power of music and the performing arts! They were the first non-American band to be invited to participate in the magnificent Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, and have participated in Ireland’s St Patrick’s Day Parade, just to name a few of their accomplishments, not to mention the many educational scholarships their members have received because of their high standards! Follow their phenomenal progress on social media at “Bahamas All Stars”!

Creative Nassau is so very proud to call this organization ‘family’! Here they are performing and wowing the crowd in 2015 at our Creative Nassau Market in Pompey Square, and then in Ireland several years later - a true-true example of “Bahamas to the world! “

Patti and Pam continued the Post-BBO discussion in a 2-part series touching on some of the many topics raised in this year’s event. What does the “New Bahamas” look like and what does that mean for example, for the future of work practices, attitudes, and ethics? Part 2 discussed food security, jobs, sustainability and education.

We are always happy to interview our special annual guest, Joan Albury, President of The Counsellors Ltd (TCL) to talk about this year's Bahamas Business Outlook (BBO), which is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The event took place on Thursday and Friday, January 14 and 15 via zoom - the new normal for public communication!

We consider this event to be the fitting start of the new year, and as usual there are so many interesting topics being discussed from the Economy, Energy, Environment, Education to Science and Technology. Enjoy an inside look at the world of business here in The Bahamas!

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2021 and our best wishes to all for a happy, healthy and prosperous one as we emerge from the blistering bombardments of 2020!

We start the new year with the CN Team of Rosemary, Pam, Patti and Neko (pictured below) expressing their wishes for the year ahead which ranged from the health and wealth of our beloved country and its people, strengthening its foundations and institutions - its community - and ensuring the success of the Orange Economy and all of its related creative endeavours, to Education and Food Security as we traverse the year ahead bolstered by the commitment of our essential workers who have our sincere thanks as their task ahead continues!

Personal and heartfelt thanks were extended to our sponsor, ISLAND FM 102.9 headed by Sir Charles Carter and his formidable team who allow us to stay on the air, and to our loyal listeners who continue to encourage us! Roll on 2021!

We are so excited for this show airing during Christmas week as Patti and Pam come back together to the microphones to interview our guest, Omar Williams, a multi talented Bahamian designer who was awarded the task of decorating this year’s 40 foot Christmas tree in Nassau’s Rawson Square! What a magnificent job he and his team accomplished! Creative Nassau was so excited about this feat because it is so originally Bahamian as he incorporated one of our favourite material - straw plait - into the design, as well as sea treasures! Congratulations Omar and Team for a job so Bahamian and so lovingly well done to shine a spirit of pride and hope for the country as we prepare to end this year and bring in the new!

Feast your eyes on this delightful symbol of a Bahamian Christmas (photo kind courtesy of our own roving photographer, Rosemary C. Hanna)

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE BAHAMAS!!

Keeping in the spirit of the covid Christmas environment, Pam’s guest for the next show was Adjuah Cleare who would normally hold an annual art exhibition physically at the gallery. This year Asjuah was forced to go virtual and introduced an interesting portfolio of work entitled “Tea and Flowers”, a collection of original artwork incorporating her favourite things! It was a new, but pleasantly challenging approach to her art that turned out to be very successful for the artist!

Here we are in December, the last month of this strange COVID-19 year of 2020! But on this December 8th evening show we are shining some light inside the dark covid tunnel as it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! We welcome Pam back to the microphones to speak with her daughter, Orchid Burnside, about an initiative to boost the depressed orange economy artisans from our CN Pompey Square, Art Walk, and Doongalik Markets by announcing the Doongalik Socially Distant Christmas Markets that took place during the next two weeks on the Doongalik porch! Permission needed to be granted from the Office of the Prime Minister and thirteen artisans were eager to participate in order to showcase their talent and products! The Markets were also complemented with a Virtual ‘meet the artist’ zoom presentation on both Sundays. A great time was had by all, social distancing and alll! Find out more by visiting the Doongalik Studios facebook page!

Our guest for this last Tuesday in November is none other than Bahamian, Erica Moiah James, assistant professor of art and art history at the University of Miami, Florida. The Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant has named Dr. James as one of the twenty-two writers who are the recipients of its 2020 grants. She was the founding director for the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas, a post she held for eight years, before pursuing a career in college-level teaching.

It was a pleasure for Patti and Neko to invite her as their guest and to let the world know how proud we are of her accomplishments!

For November Patti, Rosie, and Neko have as their guest for two shows, the Bahamian Master Musician, Fred Ferguson, who discusses his long and interesting musical journey throughout the islands of the Bahamian archipelago, as well as his present situation, having left home to live in Alabama to keep his creative talent alive! There is much work still to be done to keep the amazing creative talent in the country vibrant and viable. Enjoy the sessions and be sure to visit Fred’s facebook page to listen to his new tract just released with Fanshawn Evans entitled “Smile” - it will surely brighten your day!

CN Radio discusses the return of the popular Transforming Spaces Art Tour (that was put on hold since its originally scheduled dates of March 28 & 29 were postponed) in a new virtual format, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic! Hear all about it in this segment with Pam and Patti!

You are also warmly invited to view the TS2020 first ever Virtual Art Tour (in two parts at the link below) featuring seven of the New Providence art spaces that have been uploaded for the enjoyment of the general public! Feel free to share and you may leave comments at info@tsbahamas.com.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfQjIWrEL48kM8S3UjSt6Tg

We are so pleased to have as our first guest artist after our return to the airwaves, the multi talented Charlie Smith of Electric Air and the Exuma swimming pigs fame who has launched a new TV series here in The Bahamas “The Charlie Bahama Show’ which airs on Our TV Channel 212! Charlie has so many stories of tell of his professional life as a writer, film maker, video music host, photographer, and so much more. Find out more about it all at www.charliebahama.com and www.earthbeat.com.

WE ARE BACK ON THE AIRWAVES!! CN Radio has been on hiatus since mid-March due to COVID-19, so we are so very happy to be back - albeit via a virtual platform - thanks to Island FM 102.9 and Cameo!

Welcome back to our loyal listeners, and be sure to listen in on the same time: Tuesdays at 7pm with rebroadcast on Sunday at 5pm, and of course right here on our website soon after!

HAPPY 5th ANNIVERSARY TO CN RADIO THIS MONTH, AND SINCERE THANKS AND GRATITUDE TO ISLAND FM 102.9 FOR CONTINUING TO SPONSOR THIS SHOW!

The March 10 show has as our guest Keisha Oliver, Assistant Professor at the University of The Bahamas and Marketing and Branding coordinator for Transforming Spaces 2020 who joins us to talk about the upcoming annual event!

This week Patti and Neko host guest Steven Cartwright, another CN Partner from ‘the first beginning’ who discusses his novel IDEA Project!

This week we have as our guest , Bahamian writer and Book publisher Sonia Farmer to talk about the resumption of the popular Illiterati Story Slam literary/ open mic event started in 2014 by her and Orchid Burnside, as well as her interesting printing press career at Poinciana Press.

We are always happy to have our creative partner, Suzanne Pattusch of the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) join us to talk about their exciting annual Tru Tru Bahamian Festival that takes place at John Watlings Distillery for a weekend of authentic Bahamian culture from the products, food, crafts, music, games - you name it, you will find it there - including our Creative Nassau booth! This year the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) kindly assisted us in bringing master straw weaver, Norma Jean Knowles from Red Bays, Andros as our guest to display her amazing authentic straw weaving skills and products, which were very well received! The annual Festival welcomes both locals and visitors for a tru-tru ‘down home experience’! There is always so much to discuss about this event that we invited Suzanne back at the end of the month for a recap of the event! Enjoy the dialogue and be sure to mark your calendars for the 2021 Festival!!

Our journey continues…. as Patti and Pam discuss their 2020 goals in Part 1 of this series and continue the conversation the following week with Creative Nassau’s plans for 2020 and beyond in Part 2!

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2020 everyone! Creative Nassau wishes all of our dedicated supporters a safe and prosperous year ahead as we remain ever mindful of our total commitment to our late founder, Jackson Burnside III’s vision statement and prediction years ago that by the year 2020 more persons will visit The Bahamas for our Bahamian Art, Culture, and Heritage, rather than merely for our sun, sand, and sea!

2020 is here and we have worked hard to reach this goal - thank you for your continued encouragement and support!

We start our 2020 CN Radio Year with our first guest, Joan Albury of The Counsellors Limited (TCL), founder of the amazing Bahamas Business Outlook event that is taking place this month on THURSDAY, JANUARY 16 under the theme “A New Era: Resilience in the Face of Vulnerability”. Listen in below and find out more by logging on to their page www.tclevents.com to register to attend!

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The Monster Hurricane Dorian is the reason for our guest, Chef Antonio Huyler, co-owner of the ‘Da Blue Hole’ Restaurant in Abaco which was completely destroyed. Nevertheless, resilient and creative, Chef Antonio and his partner Chef David Thompson, have embarked on a worldwide fundraising tour for rebuilding, and to take Bahamian cuisine to the world! Creative Nassau has introduced them to our Network Cities of Gastronomy all around the world and hope that they will assist as well in welcoming the Bahamian Chefs to their cities! Find out more at www.culinaryreflieftour.com and please support!

We are always happy to have as our guest on CN Radio, the talented Alistair Stevenson, a Bahamian artist continuing his studies for a Master’s Degree in Sculpture in Beijing, China, who has just opened a new Exhibition of his ceramic works at Doongalik until August 13. He will be talking about the Exhibition “Material Beauty” as well as his many exciting opportunities in Asia. Alistair is Creative Nassau’s official representative there, and he has represented us as the curator and host at two City of Nassau ceramic pavilions at the world famous International Ceramic Shows in Jingdezhen, China (where he completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Ceramics) as well as at the Crafts and Folk Art Cluster meeting in Icheon, South Korea. Plans to represent the City of Nassau in China and Japan are upcoming! Thank you Alistair!

We were happy to have as our guest, Niambi Dean to talk about the second exciting King of the Conch Festival on Sunday, August 4 to be held on Montague Beach foreshore!

The UNESCO Creative Cities Annual Meeting was held this year in Fabriano Italy under the theme ‘The Ideal City’. Pam was honoured to represent the City of Nassau there, graciously accompanied by the Minister of Tourism and Aviation, the Honourable Dionisio D’Aguilar who made a presentation to the assembly (which consisted of over 400 delegates representing the 180 cities of the Network) about our City, Nassau.

Pam also made a presentation at the Meeting about the Transforming Spaces ‘Dream Wall of Respect Mural Project’ in Lewis Street, and Nassau displayed samples of our Crafts and Folk Art in the form of a beautiful sisal bag by Beverly Taylor of Harl Taylor BAG, along with a Junkanoo sculpture by Kevin & Vanessa Knowles of Jujukanoo!

The July 23 edition of the Radio Show highlighted the trip and how much we have to be proud of as members of this prestigious organization!

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Pam was so happy to be back at the microphone after traveling to the XIII UNESCO Creative Cities Network Annual Conference in Fabriano, Italy in June (lots more information about this fascinating trip 'comin soon tereckly'!) Special thanks to Patti and Neko for 'holding the fort'!

On this Creative Nassau Radio Tuesday, July 9, there was another special treat for our listeners - a glowing example of what is possible when creativity and collaboration is at play! Those of you born in the 1950s and 60s should well remember the Dance Icon, Shirley Hall-Bass, who although a native of Chicago was considered a 'true true' Bahamian, having positively impacted the lives of thousands of Bahamians throughout her career with continuous dance programmes and cultural exchanges with the Sammy Dyer Theatre in Chicago!

Patti and Pam speak with her grand niece, Cristin Carole and filmmaker, Jenai Cutcher who were in Nassau gathering information for the Chicago Dance History project www.chicagodancehistory.org and Shirley's amazing contribution to nurturing this love of dance throughout our archipelago over the decades! We were so excited to be able to talk with them and discuss, discover and share the many stories of what took place over Shirley's many years in The Bahamas!

If you were a student of Shirley's - whether through the Chicago/Nassau Cultural Exchange, The Bahamas Dance Theatre, the Ms Bahamas Beauty Pageant, the Government High School, the Independence cultural concerts - please contact Jenai at jenai@chicagodancehistory.org to share your story, photos, memorabilia.... whatever - to keep Shirley's memory and legacy alive for the future!

Pam was proud to have been a member of Shirley's first student dance class in 1967 which started in the Oakes Field hanger. Her tutelage held her in very good stead and was passed down to her own children - they are all lovers of dance, theatre, drama, and musicals as a result! Doongalik celebrated Shirley's life in their 2011 'Spirit of The Dance" Exhibition that was curated by Shirley’s student and Pam’s daughter, Orchid Burnside. If you did not see it you missed a rare treat!

This is how the ARTS shape and develop a people and a country. This is why ART, CULTURE AND HERITAGE ARE CRUCIAL COMPONENTS OF DEVELOPMENT and why they are an integral part of what will make our country grow and survive......LISTEN, UNDERSTAND, AND SUPPORT THE ARTS PEOPLE!!

As we prepare for the Sir Randol Fawkes Labour Day on Friday, June 7, Pam and Patti have as their guest in this two part series, Sir Randol’s daughter, Rosalie Fawkes, who will be talking about her father’s legacy as the founder of the Labour Movement in The Bahamas and what it means today! We wish everyone a safe and happy Sir Randol Fawkes Labour Day holiday this year!

Pam and Patti speak with Librarian Penelope Nottage about her annual birthday related event “Young Artists of The Bahamas” which is held at Doongalik Studios and showcases the artwork of young artists from around the Bahamas for sale, allowing them exposure and opportunity! It is welcoming to know that private citizens are looking our for and encouraging the talents of our youth!

Young entrepreneur, Brandon Kemp was Pam and Patti’s guest on May 14 to talk about his novel event ‘Nassau Night Markets’ which happen every Saturday on Market Slope off Bay Street by the Nassau Straw Market. Creative foods, drinks, music and artisans participate for a fun evening out! Let’s support!!

The Theatre Season in Nassau has been extended, and on this final show for the month of April, Pam and Patti have at their guest Patrice Francis and Nicolette Archer to talk about their new production at the Philip A. Burrows Theatre entitled “Untitled” which discusses mental health - a timely topic for community introspection!

Pam and Patti have a conversation with entrepreneurs Youlette and Rob of The Coconut Factory here in Nassau located on Bay Street, just before Victoria Avenue. Their story is an exciting journey that examines what entrepreneurship and creativity is all about!

The 15th annual Transforming Spaces 2019 Art Bus Tour is gearing up for its April launch, and Patti and Pam preface this event by discussing some historical happenings that took place in the country and the region to show how the past shapes the future and how the Arts place such an important role and shaping our sustainability - TS2019’s theme. They revisit this topic several times during the month! Find out more at www.tsbahamas.com website and facebook pages!

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Creative Nassau holds dear its many ‘True True’ partners who make positive things happen for our country and our creatives by working together ‘for the greater good’. Suzanne Pattusch of the Bahamas Hotel & Tourism Association and Local Sourcing Group is one such special lady and it was a pleasure to be a part of this year’s 4th annual Tru Tru Festival and to invite her to be our guest on CN Radio . The two attached radio programmes talk about this exciting Bahamian event that promotes and celebrates our country’s rich culture and heritage!

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Visiting Bahamian/Trinidadian Rhodes Scholar, professor and poet, Christian Campbell, joined Patti and Pam to talk about all things cultural and Bahamian!

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CN Radio began 2019 with our guest, Joan Albury of The Counsellors Limited - the creator of the famed Bahamas Business Outlook Conferences which take place throughout the islands of The Bahamas during the year. Creative Nassau Radio hosts, Pam Burnside and Patti Glinton-Meicholas were privileged to be presenters at BBO 2014!

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December began with guest author, Felicity Johnson, who wrote an autobiography of her father’s life as a WW2 RAF decorated veteran and Bahamian hero entitled “The Black Prince of Grant’s Town'“

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CN Radio guests, Master Artist Max Taylor and Sue Katz joined us in November to talk about the first ever Bahamian Print Exhib ition on display at Doongalik Studios over the holidays!

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Creative Nassau is pleased to be able to have as guests on this Radio Show, Shelagh Prtichard (standing) and Mitzi Burrows (seated left) of the LEND A HAND BAHAMAS Community Programme that opens its newly refurbished Community Center at the late Neville and Nora Dorsette in Lewis Street, off East Street, Nassau on Saturday, October 20. This is the beginning of a thriving project which will positively impact persons in the Over-The-Hill area of Grants and Bain Towns. Congratulations to the LAHB Team for making this a reality, and Creative Nassau is happy and proud to partner with them!

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The Inaugural SeaWords Bahamas Literary Festival held November 9-11, 2018 was a project of Creative Nassau and was a huge success. CN Radio fittingly spent several segments to discuss the Festival in detail as attached below! Join SeaWords Bahamas once again in 2020!

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CN Radio was pleased to invited Davinia Blair of the Small Business Development Center’s Access Accelerator programme, a partnership between the University of The Bahamas, the Ministry of Financial Services and The Chamber of Commerce and Employers Federation. which is providing unprecedented resources to boost this sector of the country’s development, and as such is another essential partner in Creative Nassau’s mission to promote and celebrate Bahamian art, culture and heritage from the inside out’.

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Pam and Patti welcome back multi-talented guest, Antoine Thompson, aka the rapper 'Puzzle' - to talk about the latest developments with his character "Percy the Potcake" who is getting ready to launch his first YouTube video series on his online site under the same name on Saturday, September 1. The educational series will be geared to children (and adults!) exposing them to the many cultural and historical treasures to be found in our wonderful country! 'Potcake' is the name of the country's indigenous dog breed and the nonmenclature has now been approved as an official Bahamian breed! Go Percy!

Check out the video at https://www.facebook.com/percydapotcake/videos/415977118933013/ 

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CN Radio was extremely pleased and proud to welcome back guest Alistair Stevenson who has just completed his studies towards a Bachelors Degree in Ceramics in Jingdezhen, China - one of our sister UCCN Cities of Crafts and Folk Arts - and is preparing for a new journey towards his Masters Degree at Beijing University. Alistair is also Creative Nassau's official representative and  correspondent for Asia. Congratulations Alistair and best wishes for your future studies!

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As a former Colony, The Bahamas celebrates Emancipation Day on August Monday  - the first Monday in August - as a public holiday. On Tuesday, August 7, the day after August Monday, Patti and her co-host, Neko, talk about what Emancipation means to them and its significance for the country moving forward.

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A warm welcome to our 'Believe in Best' guests shown here with their Communications Head, Gravette Brown (seated left)! Standing left to right are Corrie Seymour, Nekia Brice and Kendrick Delaney, talented team members of the brand new ALIV Discover APP which  provides a authentic digital tour of Nassau's historical and cultural treasures!! Download it for free at Discover Maps!

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Patti and Pam discuss Pre-Independence wishes as we prepare to celebrate our 45th Independence Anniversary - and how Bahamian Art, Culture and Heritage can positively affect the country's development! Happy 45th Birthday Bahamas!

Patti and Pam talk about the upcoming SeaWords Bahamas ALIV Literary Festival as well as the importance of the "Orange Economy" to grow the country!

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We welcomed guest and activist Terneille Burrows to talk about the power of the Creative Industries and ideas for its development in The Bahamas.

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CN Radio guest, Sean McWeeney, QC, joined Pam and Patti to talk about his interesting book 'Breaching the Gates: The Bahamian Free Coloured and The Struggle for Civil Rights 1802-1834' - an in-depth look at this part of our history inspired by the life of Bahamian Stephen Dillet, the grandfather of James Weldon Johnson!

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CN Radio welcomed Keisha Oliver, Assistant Professor and Programme Coordinator in the Visual Art Department at the University of The Bahamas to talk about an exciting new Summer Arts Programme for High School Seniors in July, thanks to the kind donation of the Charitable Arts Foundation, the D'Aguilar Art Foundation, Atlantis Resort, and Transforming Spaces.

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CN Radio was very proud and excited to welcome our very own Courtney Celeste Spears, professional dancer, as our guest on two radio interviews to talk about the 2nd annual ArtSea Dance Workshop which will be held on Saturday and Sunday, May 19 and 20 from 8am-5pm here in Nassau - a phenomenal opportunity for persons interested in dance, and also about her own personal journey as a professional dancer!! Check the website www.artseadance.org and facebook pages  for more information on the ArtSea programme!!

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CN Radio was very pleased to welcome as our guest, Bahamian filmmaker and entrepreneur Travon Patton who is also one of our creative partners, having kindly live streamed our Orange Economy webinar last year!

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CN Radio welcomed to the airwaves on March 27, 2018 - Bahamian teacher, Kelley Benjamin-Bonimy, all the way from Singapore where she works at an International School, to talk about her experiences and her new children's book "Lockie and Lakshmi" which she co-authored with Dr Sheela Warrier. It is available for sale at Smith & Benjamin Publishers, Airport Industrial Park, Tel: (242) 377-0241 Website: http://www.smith-benjamin.com. 

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Creative Nassau Radio is passionate about Education and the importance of READING in this process. We were happy to welcome as our guest for two broadcasts on March 13 and 20, Laurenne MacDonald who leads the Volunteer Reading Programme in public schools (find out more on her facebook page "Laurenne Helene").

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Another milestone for Creative Nassau was the Launch in February of the first ever Bahamian Orange Economy/Creative Industry online survey under the auspices of Mr Dennis Deveaux of KPMG who will be collecting data to inform the depth of the country's Creative Economy as a result of last year's Orange Economy webinar at the Central Bank of The Bahamas. Listen in to this informative session with Mr Deveaux on Island FM 102.9 as he interviews with hosts Patti and Neko!

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The year has gotten off to a magnificent start, with CN signing a momentous Memorandum of Understanding with the Forestry Unit of the Ministry of the Environment and Housing to further the productive partnership between these entities for the mapping, research, protection and sustainability of the country's important forestry resources, particularly the native straw palms and other foliage used in the country's unique straw craft industry! This episode speaks with Forest Officer,  Danielle Hanek Culmer about these exciting plans!

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CN Radio was very happy to welcome back to the airwaves,  our supportive Sponsor, Mr Lawrence Bascom, to get an update on his plans for 2018 and to speak about one of his favourite subjects - 'Education'. Mr Bascom was also the Luncheon Speaker on this topic at this year's Bahamas Business Outlook which CN attended to show support!

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This show's guest, Antoine Thompson is a multi-talented Bahamian: he is a rap artist who has been warmly embraced and made famous by the Hawaiian population, a music producer, an entrepreneur - formerly of the Valley Boys junkanoo group - who has produced a series of beautiful Bahamian inspired jigsaw puzzles, AND he is also the creator of the Bahamian character "Percy the Potcake" - available in colouring book form, soon-to-be published book, and also in production for a children's television series!! Wow....all of this talent in one individual - listen in to learn more!

Radio guest Mary Ann Jones (standing) speaks with Patti and Pam about the trip she and Pam recently made to UCCN sister city Paducah, Kentucky (a City made famous for its Quilting tradition) to attend the first ever Crafts and Folk Arts Cluster Conference. See more information and photos about the trip in the "News" Section!

Host, Patti (right) welcomed the newly crowned Miss World Bahamas, Geena Thompson (2nd right) shown next to Island FM owner, Sir Charles Carter, along with the President of the Miss Bahamas Organization, Michelle Malcolm (left) who talked about the local pageant, her 'Beauty with a Purpose' platform and the upcoming International Competition which takes place in China in a few months!

The following CN Radio Show is a 'Double Feature' in two segments: The first segment is a conversation about The Bahamian Project Exhibition www.bahamianproject.com with photographers, our own Rosemary C. Hanna, and Guilden Gilbert. This portrait exhibition opens Thursday, July 6 at the Central Bank of The Bahamas and is a part of the country's 44th Anniversary of Independence celebrations!

In the second segment we welcome back Fr Shazz Turnquest from the St John's College Solar Car Challenge whom we interviewed with his team of students in December 2016 - the Green Lightning solar car is complete and has been shipped to the U.S., and team is reading their travel to Dallas, Texas on July 14 to take part in the Challenge - check out their journey to date on www.greenlightningsolarcar.org. Creative Nassau wishes the Green Lightning Team all the very best!

Pam and Patti talk about Creativity in recent events taking place in the country, and how these areas affects Development & Tourism, as well as Creative events taking place in Literature, Drama and Dance.

CN Radio's host, Patti. was thrilled to continue the discussion on Education by welcoming back our sponsor, Lawrence Bascom, who spoke about his presentation at a recent University of The Bahamas' Education Conference held in Freeport, Grand Bahama. Bascom is a proponent of the Charter School programme and CN applauds his vision. Listen in and lend your support - our country's future depends on getting our Educational component right!

The Art of Photography was the topic of the February 21 Radio broadcast when Patti and Pam spoke with special guests, photographers Guilden Gilbert (standing left) and Rashad Penn (standing right) who recently designed a Basic Introductory Course to Photography as a part of a Continuing Education Course at Queen's College. The two photographers are also members of The Bahamian Project www.bahamianproject.com founded by Duke Wells to develop photographs of ordinary people in the Bahamian Society with the hopes of forming a National Portrait Gallery in the future.

The Bahamian shoe designers explosion continued, as Patti and Pam interviewed guests Marvin Storr (2nd left) and Michael Fountain on February 14 - the radio broadcast is below! Marvin, along with his wife Lynette, are the founders of the amazing ILAND brand of STRAW SNEAKERS (see photos below) that are all the rage in The Bahamas and abroad! You can contact Marvin at strawbystorr@gmail.com or 242.454.4856! We are so very proud of these talented entrepreneurs, and through them we see the success of the Creative Nassau vision of "celebrating and promoting Bahamian Art, Culture and Heritage from the inside out" as we also work to fulfill the Doongalik Studios' mission that "by the year 2020 more persons will come to The Bahamas for our Art, Culture and Heritage, than merely for our sun, sand, and sea!"

CN Radio hosts Pam and Patti welcomed guest Allan Murray on February 7 to talk about his published Bahamian history books, Bahamian History Highlights and  The Colourful History of The Bahamas (which is available at Doongalik Studios), as well as his newly produced power point presentation for the benefit of schools, organizations or civil society groups who would like to learn more about Bahamian Majority Rule Day, the golden anniversary of which was celebrated in January! Contact Allan at nilgirial@yahoo.com for further information! Listen to the radio interview on the link below!

CN Radio was privileged to have as their guests: Talented Bahamian creatives, Keesha Pratt and Dandreia Bethel. Listen in to their discussion with Pam and Patti on Tuesday, January 17, 2017!