Body of missing fisherman found Nov 14, 2008
GULFPORT The body of a missing fisherman was found Thursday in the Mississippi Sound near the east end of Cat Island. Authorities have identified the fisherman as 41-year-old Rodney Brewer, who disappeared after a boating mishap. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Hurricane Paloma weakens over Cuba Nov 10, 2008
However, a tropical storm warning is still in effect for the central Bahamas, including Cat Island, the Exumas, Long Island, Rum Cay, San Salvador, Acklins Island, Crooked Island and the Ragged Islands. Since Friday, hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated from several Cuban provinces, with the residents of entire coastal towns being moved inland. (Hindu)
Paloma slams into Cuba Nov 9, 2008
The Bahamas government late Saturday afternoon issued a tropical storm warning for the central Bahamas, including Cat Island, the Exumas, Long Island, Rum Cay, San Salvador, Acklins Island, Crooked Island and the Ragged Islands. (). (Globe and Mail)
Sea, sun, its old-time soul make Cat Island purr Oct 19, 2008
CAT ISLAND, Bahamas - "There won't be air conditioning or television or night life," warned the owner of our rental cottage in the Family Islands ... Situated between the Atlantic Ocean and Exuma Sound, Cat Island called to our inner castaway ... I didn't plan to visit the homes of Cat Islanders, but Uschi Ingersoll, a Fernandez Bay resident who brings care packages to the elderly, invited me to tag along. (Boston Globe)
Southeast Braces For Hanna As Ike Looms Sep 5, 2008
Hanna blew by the Bahamas late Thursday, knocking out power to Cat Island and causing minor flooding in other eastern islands, but sparing the Atlantic nation major damage. U.S. National Hurricane Center said Hanna should reach the coast of North or South Carolina by Saturday, but its sprawling bands of outer winds are likely to hit the U.S. sooner. (CBS News)
2008 Miss. shrimp season off to average start Jun 18, 2008
Other boats were working around Cat Island and West Ship Island. Traci Floyd, director of DRM's Shrimp and Crab Bureau, said that with the high cost of fuel, "many fishermen decided to wait until they had more information on how the season would be.". (The Clarion-Ledger)
Weekend Window: Gulf Islands Seashore Jun 16, 2008
"Gulf Island's seashore extends from Cat Island, Miss. to Okaloosa, Fla. We have over 160 miles, excluding Alabama," said chief interpretation ranger Gail Bishop. The shore is home to a variety of animals, parks, and sand dunes that are so pure, they look like snow drifts. (ABC News)
Sidney Poitier's message Jun 14, 2008
But Sidney, the youngest of nine children, did survive, and he was taken home to Cat Island in the Bahamas ... Miami was totally different from Cat Island and Nassau. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Poitier writes to great-granddaughter in book Jun 10, 2008
"He still gets offers for films, but he's not interested in working. He said he's playing the grandfather and the great-grandfather in his real life. He now has two great-granddaughters.Poitier spent his early life in the Caribbean, but he was born in the United States. His father and his six-and-half-month pregnant wife had gone to Miami to sell their tomato crop. Their mission over, they prepared for the trip back home. But Sidney was born, all three pounds of him. Survival seemed doubtful,... (MSNBC -- News)
Biloxi, Mississippi: Alive and thriving Feb 27, 2008
The dining room has views of Cat Island and Ship Island, but the best seats might be the ones inside the 4,000-bottle wine tower. Across from Mary Mahoney's looms one of the city's newest additions: the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi, which was originally set to debut the day the hurricane hit. (CNN -- Travel)
Memories from the Museum: Smallpox hospital on Cat Island Jan 17, 2008
Cat Island, which is now known as Children's Island ... But long ago, when the island was known as Cat Island, it housed a hospital. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Memories from the Museum: Significant Marblehead dates Dec 18, 2007
26 Smallpox hospital on Cat Island destroyed by arson, 1774. 30 Gen. John Glover died, inflammation of the liver, 1797. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Memories from the Museum: The Col. Jonathan Glover House Nov 29, 2007
Glover, Elbridge Gerry, John Glover and Azor Orne petitioned the town to build a small-pox hospital on Cat Island (Reporter readers may recall a previous article on the subject). He assisted in the unloading of the British transport ship Hope after she had been captured by the gallant Capt. James Mugford. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Solitaire Minerals Corp. to Drill Sidace Lake Extension on the Red Lake North Property, Red Lake, Ontario Nov 16, 2007
The southeastern claim block is on the contact between the overlying Balmer Assemblage volcanics and the Cat Island Pluton to southeast. Based on drilling by RMX, the prospective gold bearing sericite schist horizon continues onto the northwestern claim block, at depth. (PR Newswire)
Outside: On the Move Oct 30, 2007
Big Tree Trail, Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge, St. Francisville ... When - Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge is along the southern-most unleveed portion of the lower Mississippi River ... For more information call the Cat Island National Refuge, now based at the St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Sibley, Miss. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Fall Travelers Save Hundreds on Getaways to the Islands of the Bahamas Oct 27, 2007
The Islands Of The Bahamas are made up of more than 700 islands, including Nassau/Paradise Island, Grand Bahama Island and the Out Islands - Abaco, Andros, Berry Island, Bimini, Cat Island, Eleuthera, Exuma, Inagua, Long Island, Crooked Island and San Salvador. Each island has its own distinct character and boasts an impressive array of land and water sports including golf, tennis, diving, fishing, waterskiing, sailing and horseback riding. (PR Newswire)
* Penghu cannot be allowed to sell its islands Sep 17, 2007
For instance, Cat Island, where swallows and gulls can often be seen to flock together, has been filed for status as a wildlife refuge. The seaweed on Kupo Islet is managed by Lungte Temple in Chihkan, which transformed an ancient system for picking seaweed into a modern enterprise. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Jose: Marlins open hearts, wallets at strip club Apr 4, 2007
" And then, guys like Nacho Figueras, Adolfo Cambiaso and Carlos Gracida will be coaching. Historic sports figure Tommie Smith, who raised a gloved fist in protest during his gold medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968, will be there, too. ... What is it with polo patron and auto dealership heiress Melissa Ganzi's boys? Nearly two years ago, one of her players, Juan Bollini, was placed on probation by the U.S. Polo Association for slamming his pony into the mount of opposing player... (The Palm Beach Post)
After Frey Debacle, Oprah Chooses Poitier Memoir for Book Club Jan 27, 2007
Originally published in September 2000, ``The Measure of a Man'' is Poitier's second memoir and recounts his rise from an impoverished childhood on Cat Island in the Bahamas to his Oscar-winning film career. The book includes meditations on integrity, commitment, faith and forgiveness and finding meaningful pleasures in life. (Bloomberg)
