25 Cat island children explore the environment at Summer Safari 2025

Cat Island United again sponsored Bahamas National Trust Summer Safari in Old Bight with the children gaining swimming, kayaking and snorkeling skills; learning about marine life and enivronmental conservation. Thank you again to BNT, community volunteers and the support of our members who mad this happen!

The composting project launches...bringing life to the soil!

Students built 40 composters and these have been delivered to community sites for compost cooking—to be shared between the composters and the school.

Smith Bay Medical Clinic Open for Service

Dr. Marcus Cooper launched Smith Bay Clinic to provide specialized medical services to Cat Islanders including dentistry, opthamology, “bumps and lumps” examination and diagnostic of injuries. Dr. Kevin Hutton and Cat Cay Medical Clinic Foundation, working with Cat island United, assisted with the provision of x ray and dentistry equipment.

Sunshine Tutorial Farms--Harvesting!!!

The students harvest greens for families, the communities and sell to winter residents…..to buy the broiler chickens for the chicken coop. (underway)

Sunshine Tutorial Farms--Planting

Second planting season—spring and fall 2022—at the Arthur’s Town Comprehensive School and Old Bight Hight School. Two growing seasons and counting…..

Sunshine Tutorial Farms-Building

Students at Old Bight High School and Arthur’s Town Comprehensive schools build the Sunshine Farms: 1. holding water from the rain; clearing the land, laying down drip irrigation and micro emitters

The power of the sun on Cat Island

The Moxleys of Devils Point speak to the impact of solar on their lives to James Honeycutt, Cat Island United Director. The Moxleys were one of six unserved residences where CIU installed small island solar solutions to figure out the most cost effective and safe configuration for a small residence. A final demo solar solution is to be installed in the spring of 2023 at the staff room, currently without electricity, right on Arthur’s Town Square.

RECYCLING—YES WE CAN CANS!

This week, Cat Island United sent a record number of sugar bags filled with empty soda cans for reprocessing into raw aluminum. With the troubles with COVID in China and the war in Russia, aluminum prices have soared as supply has become pinched. Recycling keeps the aluminum out of the dumps and back into manufacturing—from cars to cans. The money we receive goes back to the community. Please join in to help keep this wheel moving!

The Farms Get a Name…and A Painted Sign

Pictured (left-right): Erin Honeycutt, Cassara Turner (ATCS Gr. 8) and Corey Turner (ATCS Gr. 6)

The agricultural science teacher for both high schools on Cat Island, Mr. Horace Forbes, has come up with a name for the farms on the campuses of Old Bight High School and Arthur’s Town Comprehensive School. The school farms are ready to carry the name “Sunshine Tutorial Farm: Powered by Nature.”

Not only do both school farms have the privilege of being named, but they get signs as well. Corey and Cassara Turner, a brother-sister duo and students from Arthur’s Town Comprehensive School had fun with Erin Honeycutt from Pigeon Cay. Creative juices flowing, they designed and painted the sign that will be placed at Arthur’s Town Comprehensive School. Ms. Liz Dubois from Old Bight is going to work with students from Old Bight High School to design and paint the sign for Old Bight High School.

Small Island Solar Solutions for Homes off the Grid

Cat Island United (CIU) came up to the plate to help five Cat Island residences without electricity get power. With the help of the United Nations Global Environment Fund, CIU was able to bring solar solutions to these five homes in Summer 2021. We are working towards giving solar power to more homes, sheds and shacks. Our goal is to help harness the power of the sun to meet the needs of the people of Cat Island.

Fulfilling the nurse’s wish list of additional supplies for the health clinics

Nurse Stuart oversees the distribution of medical equipment to the clinics thanks to Cat Island United' and a generous donation from the Tommy and Chantal Bagwell Foundation and Lyford Cay Charitable Trust. Special thank you to Charles Hollander, Michele Moodie and Rand Falbaum for their technical and logistical support.

Students get into the act installing small island solar solution for free hot water…and lots of it!

Cat Island United volunteers and students install the first solar thermal water heater on Cat Island for resident Daisy Tyson of Arthur’s Town— alternative to diesel-generated electricity from the abundant and free sunshine.

Critical medical equipment donated to Cat Island Clinics during COVID lock down

Trevor McDonald helps Head Nurse Stuart unload a container of medical equipment for the Clinics

From wheelchairs to EKG machines, medical equipment arrived by air and by sea to help better diagnose, treat and keep safe patients presenting at the Cat Island Clinics. Chief Nurse Stuart and Dr. Hollander, CIU Board member, collaborated to identify, procure and ship diagnostic and therapeutic supplies for the island. Purchases were made possible with the generous donations of Lyford Cay Charitable Trust, Rand and Susan Falbaum and the Tommy and Chantal Bagwell Foundation.

Youth winners of the 2019 Shark Tank Competition in Washington DC

Cat Island youth lived, learned and enjoyed life with their student buddies at Bell High School in Washington DC. The youth, Missy Major, ArthursTown; Zoe Turner, Orange Creek; Tatianna Major, Bain’s Town; Lucinda Pratt, Rokers; and Rakeem Brown (unable to attend) were the winners of the 2019 Best Business Plan at the Cat island Earth Day

Bahamas Plastic Movement Summer Camp on Cat

15 Cat Island teens learned about the impact of plastic in our environment through a field trip and beach clean up on the north shore and dissecting the stomach of a fish. Many thanks to our volunteers who supported Krystal Ambrose and her team who led the first ever Bahamas Plastic Movement Summer Camp on Cat Island.

Bahamas National Trust brings Summer Safari to Cat!

20 primary school students, winners of the Environmental Art Competition, snorkeled, learned about sharks and protecting the environment in the first ever BNT Summer Safari organized on Cat Island. Many thanks to the BNT counselors and Cat Island volunteers Griffin and Eliot Mulford!

6th annual cultural exchange with Bell High School Students, Washington DC

Winners of the Best Business Plan with the American youth at the end of their one week stay with their host families. Cat Island youth will be hosted by their American buddies in August in Washington DC. Congratulations to all!!