“Mothers are the superheroes, the hospitals, the finest five star restaurants, the nurturer, and the one that children can turn to at any given time. Mothers have the most challenging and the most rewarding job in the world. This is the ultimate full time job; in fact it is twenty-four hours a day, from the birth of the first child until the mother dies. You see, once a mother always a mother. What other job offers that kind of a deal? Not one single job or career can do that. For those women who think that the workforce is the most challenging or difficult; they should try being a mother.” -Richard B. Benson, The Importance of Mothers

How important is your mother to you? Can you imagine life without her? Mothers without a doubt go above and beyond for their children. This great act of love should not go unrecognized. This mother’s day show your Mom that she matters to you just as much as you do to her. Take her out to lunch, dinner or make her breakfast or even brunch. Buy her a perfume set, Jewelry or clothing; something that you know your mother would appreciate.

“The Bazaar Loves Mom”, and there are stores that are open to help you with finding just the right gift for her.

 

Clothing (Check out these clothing stores for affordable, styles).

A-Wear – Styles for young Mothers

Affordable Styles- Casual Clothing for Mom

Elle Couture – Styles for Conservative Mothers

Ta’Sasha’s Boutique – Styles for All Mothers

Strut N It Shoe Boutique – Sexy, Chic, Classy

Transition Clothing – Elegant dresses for both young and mature age groups

DQ Swagg Centre – Styles for the younger generation of men.

Glorious Fashion – Formal Wear

Precious Children – Children’s Clothing

 

Fragrances (Make a visit to any of these stores for Perfumes for every occasion)

The Perfume Factory – Create your own original fragrance for Mom (you can also name it after her).

Perfum de Paris – Fragrances to fit every personality

Jubulee Bath & Body – Homemade Scented Bahamian Oils, Body Lotions and more.

T’s Perfume Depot – Affordable top of the line fragrances

 

Beauty and Beauty Products (Take your mother to be pampered or buy her a home beauty product)

Head 2 Toe – Get the perfect Hair Style for both Mothers and Daughters

Just Hair – Supplying Beauty Products from Head to Toe

 

Jewelry, Accessories & Home Décor (Lovely Jewelry, Accessories and Home Décor items)

Essentials – Home Décor, Candles etc

Paradise Jewels – Exquisite jewelry.

Classy Clutter – Elegant, Sophisticated Décor to help make your home more inviting

Midnight Sun – Beautiful Crystal pieces from Dining Sets to Table Ornaments.

 

Restaurants/ Cafés & Variety Stores (Quality dishes at affordable prices, take your mother to Breakfast or Lunch or Dinner)

Cogia’s Organic Food & Café – For the health conscious Mom!

The Art of Giving- Starbucks and a large variety of gift ideas for mom

The Love Shack – Down Home Bahamian Food (Caters to Groups).

The Pretzel House – Swirls of Desserts, also serving breakfast and lunch

Pinders Sundries & Gifts – Gift Baskets and more.

Wings N Things – Quick, Tasty Meals to Go

Best Variety – A variety of groceries and snacks at low low prices.

 

Photography (Capture this day and keep it forever)

Quality Photography – Quality Photography at unbelievable prices

Spotlight Photo Studio – For Mothers who love the spotlight

 

Miscellaneous

Carstac – Buy or Sell a car for Mom

Ucilla’s Christian Bookstore- Bible or Inspirational Books for Mom

 

 

 

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For a country of only 350 thousand people, having 172,085 registered voters for our 2012 Election on Monday, May 7th 2012 is astounding; there is obviously a great interest in the outcome of this election. This election will be watched very closely as there are three parties vying for an opportunity to govern the Bahamian People.

Here is the list of polling divisions through out the country. Be sure to go out and vote, all 172 thousand of you. This one will make history!

 

NEW PROVIDENCE

Bain & Grants Town

1.College of the
Bahamas

2.College of the
Bahamas

3.C. R. Walker
Secondary School, Blue Hill Road

4.College of the
Bahamas

5.College of the
Bahamas

6.C. R. Walker
Secondary School, Blue Hill Road

7.C. R. Walker
Secondary School, Blue Hill Road

8.C. R. Walker
Secondary School, Blue Hill Road

9.C. R. Walker
Secondary School, Blue Hill Road

10.College of the Bahamas

11.College of the Bahamas

12.C. R. Walker Secondary School, Blue Hill Road

13.College of the Bahamas

14.C. R. Walker Secondary School, Blue
Hill Road

 

Bamboo Town

1.Prince Williams
High School, Cowpen Road

2.Carleton Francis
Primary School, Seven Hills

3.Carleton Francis
Primary School, Seven Hills

4.Prince Williams
High School, Cowpen Road

5.Prince Williams
High School, Cowpen Road

6.Prince Williams
High School, Cowpen Road

7.Prince Williams
High School, Cowpen Road

8.Prince Williams
High School, Cowpen Road

9.Carleton Francis
Primary School, Seven Hi

10.Prince
Williams High School, Cowpen Road

11.Carleton
Francis Primary School, Seven Hills12.Carleton Francis Primary School, Seven
Hills13.Carleton Francis Primary School, Seven Hills14.Carleton Francis Primary
School, Seven Hills

 

Carmichael

1-14 Gerald
Cash Primary School, Flamingo Gardens

 

Centreville

1.Columbus Primary School, Collins Ave. & Wulff Road

2.Columbus Primary School, Collins Ave. & Wulff Road

3.Columbus Primary School, Collins Ave. & Wulff Road

4.Columbus Primary School, Collins Ave. & Wulff Road5.Centreville Primary, Collins Ave.

6.Columbus Primary School, Collins Ave. & Wulff Road

7.Columbus Primary School, Collins Ave. & Wulff Road

8.Centreville Primary, Collins Ave

9.Centreville Primary, Collins Ave.

10.Centreville
Primary, Collins Ave.

11.Columbus
Primary School, Collins Ave. & Wulff Road

12.Centreville
Primary, Collins Ave.

13.Centreville
Primary, Collins Ave.

14.Centreville
Primary, Collins Ave.

 

Elizabeth

1-12 Thelma
Gibson Primary, Elizabeth Estates

Englerston

1.Ridgeland Primary School, Ridgeland Park West

2.R. M. Bailey Senior High, Robinson Road

3.R. M. Bailey Senior High, Robinson Road

4.Ridgeland Primary School, Ridgeland Park West

5.Ridgeland Primary School, Ridgeland Park West

6.R. M. Bailey Senior High, Robinson Road

7.R. M. Bailey Senior High, Robinson Road

8.Ridgeland Primary School, Ridgeland Park West

9.Ridgeland Primary School, Ridgeland Park West

10.R. M. Bailey
Senior High, Robinson Road

11.R. M. Bailey
Senior High, Robinson Road

12.R. M. Bailey
Senior High, Robinson Road

13.R. M. Bailey
Senior High, Robinson Road

14.Ridgeland
Primary School, Ridgeland Park West

 

Fort Charlotte

1.CC Sweeting High School, College Ave.

2.St. Francis Joseph Primary School, Boyd Road

3.St. Francis Joseph Primary School, Boyd Road

4.St. Francis Joseph Primary School, Boyd Road

5.CC Sweeting High School, College Ave.

6.CC Sweeting High School, College Ave.

7.CC Sweeting High School, College Ave.

8.St. Francis Joseph Primary School, Boyd Road

9.CC Sweeting High School, College Ave.

10.St. Francis
Joseph Primary School, Boyd Road

11.St. Francis
Joseph Primary School, Boyd Road

12.CC Sweeting
High School, College Ave.

13.CC Sweeting
High School, College Ave.

 

Fox Hill

1.Sandilands Primary, Bernard Road

2.St. Augustine’s College, Bernard Road

3.St. Augustine’s College, Bernard Road

4.St. Augustine’s College, Bernard Road

5.Sandilands Primary, Bernard Road

6.Sandilands Primary, Bernard Road

7.Sandilands Primary, Bernard Road

8.Sandilands Primary, Bernard Road

9.St. Augustine’s College, Bernard Road

10.St.
Augustine’s College, Bernard Road

11.St.
Augustine’s College, Bernard Road

 

Garden Hills

1.S. C. McPherson, Blue Hill

2.A. F. Adderley, Blue Hill

3.S. C. McPherson, Blue Hill

4.S. C. McPherson, Blue Hill

5.S. C. McPherson, Blue Hill

6.S. C. McPherson, Blue Hill

7.A. F. Adderley, Blue Hill

8.A. F. Adderley, Blue Hill

9.A. F. Adderley, Blue Hill

10.S. C.
McPherson, Blue Hill

11.S. C.
McPherson, Blue Hill

12.A. F.
Adderley, Blue Hill

13.A. F.
Adderley, Blue Hill

 

Golden Gates

1-14 Carmichael
Primary, Carmichael Road

Golden Isles

1 – 13Anatole
Rodgers High School, Faith Gardens South

 

Killarney

1.St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Lyford

2.H. O. Nash Secondary School, Dolphin Drive

3.H. O. Nash Secondary School, Dolphin Drive

4.St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Lyford

5.H. O. Nash Secondary School, Dolphin Drive

6.H. O. Nash Secondary School, Dolphin Drive

7.H. O. Nash Secondary School, Dolphin Drive

8.H. O. Nash Secondary School, Dolphin Drive

9.H. O. Nash Secondary School, Dolphin Drive

10.St. Paul’s
Catholic Church, Lyford

11.H. O. Nash
Secondary School, Dolphin Drive

12.Gambier Primary,
Gambier Village

13.H. O. Nash
Secondary School, Dolphin Drive

 

Marathon

1.Claridge Primary School, Claridge Road

2.Claridge Primary School, Claridge Road

3.Claridge Primary School, Claridge Road

4.Claridge Primary School, Claridge Road

5.C. I. Gibson High School, Marathon Road

6.C. I. Gibson High School, Marathon Road

7.C. I. Gibson High School, Marathon Road

8.Claridge Primary School, Claridge Road

9.C. I. Gibson High School, Marathon Road

10.C. I. Gibson
High School, Marathon Road

11.C. I. Gibson
High School, Marathon Road

12.C. I. Gibson
High School, Marathon Road

13.C. I. Gibson
High School, Marathon Road

 

Montagu

1.Palmdale Primary School, Bradley Street

2.Queen’s College3.Queen’s College

4.Queen’s College

5.Palmdale Primary School, Bradley Street

6.Palmdale Primary School, Bradley Street

7.Palmdale Primary School, Bradley Street

8.Palmdale Primary School, Bradley Street

9.Queen’s College

10.Palmdale
Primary School, Bradley Street

11.Queen’s
College12.St. Matthew’s Church Hall, Church Street

13.Queen’s
College14.Queen’s College

Mount Moriah

1.St. John’s College, Bishop Eldon Drive

2.St. John’s College, Bishop Eldon Drive

3.St. John’s College, Bishop Eldon Drive

4.St. John’s College, Bishop Eldon Drive

5.Government High School

6.Government High School

7.St. John’s College, Bishop Eldon Drive

8.Government High School

9.Government High School

10.Government
High School

11.St. John’s
College, Bishop Eldon Drive

12.Government
High School

13.Government
High School

14.Government
High School

 

Nassau Village

1.Cleveland Eneas Primary, Charles Saunders Highway

2.Cleveland Eneas Primary, Charles Saunders Highway

3.BTVI, Old Trail Road

4.Cleveland Eneas Primary, Charles Saunders Highway

5.Cleveland Eneas Primary, Charles Saunders Highway

6.Cleveland Eneas Primary, Charles Saunders Highway

7.BTVI, Old Trail Road

8.BTVI, Old Trail Road

9.BTVI, Old Trail Road

10.Cleveland
Eneas Primary, Charles Saunders Highway

11.BTVI, Old
Trail Road

12.Cleveland
Eneas Primary, Charles Saunders Highway

13.BTVI, Old
Trail Road

14.Cleveland
Eneas Primary, Charles Saunders Highway

 

Pinewood

1.CV Bethel High School, East Street South

2.CV Bethel High School, East Street South

3.Cleveland Eneas Primary, Charles Saunders Highway

4.Cleveland Eneas Primary, Charles Saunders Highway

5.Cleveland Eneas Primary, Charles Saunders Highway

6.CV Bethel High School, East Street South

7.Cleveland Eneas Primary, Charles Saunders Highway

8.CV Bethel High School, East Street South

9.CV Bethel High School, East Street South

10.Cleveland
Eneas Primary, Charles Saunders Highway

11.Cleveland
Eneas Primary, Charles Saunders Highway

12.Cleveland
Eneas Primary, Charles Saunders Highway

13.Cleveland
Eneas Primary, Charles Saunders Highway

 

St. Anne’s

1 – 13 St.
Anne’s School, Fox Hill Road

SeaBreeze

1 – 12 Sadie
Curtis Primary School, Nassau Village

 

South Beach

1.Bahamas Academy, Marshall Road

.Bahamas Academy, Marshall Road

4.CV Bethel High School, East Street South

5.CV Bethel High School, East Street South

6.CV Bethel High School, East Street South

7.Bahamas Academy, Marshall Road

.Bahamas Academy, Marshall Road

10.Bahamas
Academy, Marshall Road

11.Bahamas
Academy, Marshall Road

12.Bahamas
Academy, Marshall Road

 

Southern Shores

1 – 12 Garvin
Tynes Primary School, Alexandria Blvd.

Tall Pines

1 – 14 Aquinas
College, Gladstone Road

Yamacraw

1 – 13 St.
Andrew’s School, Yamacraw Road

 

 

GRAND BAHAMA

 

Central Grand
Bahama

1.Lewis Yard Primary

2.Bishop Michael Eldon School

3.Sister Mary Patricia Russell Junior High

4.Sister Mary Patricia Russell Junior High

5.Sister Mary Patricia Russell Junior High

6.Sister Mary Patricia Russell Junior High

7.Bishop Michael Eldon School8.St. George’s High School

9.St. George’s High School

10.Bartlett
Hill Primary School

11.St. Vincent
de Paul Catholic School

12.St. George’s
High School

13.St. Vincent
de Paul Catholic School

14.St. George’s
High School

 

East Grand
Bahama

1.Sweeting’s Cay Primary

2.High Rock Primary

3.Eric L. Sam Centre Church of Ascension

4.Eric L. Sam Centre Church of Ascension

5.Water Cay All Age School

6.McClean’s Town Primary

7.Freeport Primary8.Maurice Moore Primary

9.Freeport Primary10.Walter
Parker Primary

11.Freeport
Primary

12.Freeport
Primary

13.Maurice
Moore Primary

14.Maurice
Moore Primary

15.Walter
Parker Primary

 

Marco City

1.Grand Bahama
Academy of 7^th Day Adventists

2.Freeport Gospel Chapel School

3.Jack Hayward Senior High School

4.Mary Star of the Sea Catholic School

5.Bishop Michael Eldon6.Bishop Michael Eldon

7.Sunland Baptist Academy8.Sunland Baptist Academy

9.Mary Star of the Sea Catholic School

10.Jack Hayward
Senior High School

11.Jack Hayward
Senior High School

12.Jack Hayward
Junior High School

13.Grand Bahama
Academy of 7^th Day Adventists

14.Jack Hayward
Junior High School

15.Mary Star of
the Sea Catholic School

 

 

 

Pineridge

1.Hugh Campbell Primary

2.Foster Pestaina Centre Christ the King

3.Grand Bahama Catholic High School

4.Church of God Hawksbill

5.St. Paul’s Methodist College

6.Grand Bahama Catholic High School

7.St. Paul’s Methodist College

8.St. Paul’s Methodist College

9.Central Church of God

10.Tabernacle
Baptist Academy

11.Grand Bahama
Catholic High School

12.Tabernacle
Baptist Academy

13.Hugh
Campbell Primary

 

West Grand Bahama

1.West End Primary School

2.West End Primary School

3.West End Primary School

4.Holmes Rock Primary

5.Holmes Rock Primary

6.Martin Town Primary7.Martin Town Primary

8.Louise McDonald High School

9.St. Stephen’s Anglican Church Parish Hall

10.Roman
Catholic Church Hall11.Mt. Zion Baptist Church Hall

12.Eight Mile
Rock High School13.Eight Mile Rock High School

14.Eight Mile
Rock High School15.Eight Mile Rock High School

 

FAMILY ISLANDS

 

Central & South Abaco

1.Guana Cay Public School

2.Man O War Public School

3.Hope Town Public Library

4.Below Deck Abaco Resort, Marsh Harbour

5.St. Francis de Sales Catholic School, Marsh Harbour

6.St. John the Baptist Parish Hall, Marsh Harbour

7.Spring City Community Centre

8.Community Centre Cherokee Cay

9.Fire Station, Casuarina Point

10.Crossing
Rock Primary

11.St. Martin’s
Church Hall, Sandy Point

12.Moore’s
Island All age School

 

North Abaco

1.Grand Cay All Age School

2.Fox Town Primary

3.Teacher’s Residence Cedar Harbour

4.S. C. Boodle High School

5.Cooper’s Town Primary

6.Treasure Cay Primary

7.Amy Roberts All Age School, Green Turtle Cay

8.Abaco Central High School, Murphytown

9.Abaco Central High School, Murphytown

10.Central
Abaco Primary School, Dundas Town

11.Methodist
Church Hall, Dundas Town

12.Central
Abaco Primary, Dundas Town

 

Mangrove Cay
& South Andros

1.Post Office, Mars Bay

2.Primary School, Deep Creek

3.High School, Kemp’s Bay

4.High Rock Primary

5.Pre School Long Bay Cays

6.Primary School Driggs Hill

7.Victoria’s Point, preschool

8.Burnt Rock Primary

9.Bering Point Primary

10.Bowen Sound
Primary

11.Fresh Creek
Primary

12.Central
Andros High

 

North Andros
& The Berry Islands

1.Lowe Sound Community Centre

2.Murphy Building, Lowe Sound

3.Nicholls Town Primary

4.Nicholls Town Primary

5.Conch Sound Old School Building

6.Red Bay Primary

7.BARC

8.R. N. Gomez All Age School

9.Mastic Point Primary

10.Mastic Point
Primary

11.Stafford
Creek Primary

12.Blanket
Sound Primary

13.Staniard
Creek Primary

 

Cat Island, Rum
Cay & San Salvador

1.Arthur’s Town High School

2.Orange Creek Primary

3.Bennett’s Harbour Primary

4.Media Centre, Knowles Settlement

5.New Bight Primary

6.Old Bight Primary

7.Porte Howe Primary

.Rum Cay All Age School

10.Primary
School United Estates, San Salvador

11.San Salvador
High School

 

Central &
South Eleuthera

1.Tarpum Bay Primary

2.Preston Albury High School, Rock Sound

3.Rock Sound Primary

4.Green Castle Primary

5.Wemyss Bight Primary

6.Deep Creek Primary

7.Administrative Complex Waterford

8.Bannerman Town Community Library & Resource Centre

9.Governor’s Harbour Primary

10.Governor’s
Harbour Magistrate’s Court

11.M E Cooper
Primary

12.Central
Eleuthera High School, Palmetto Point

13.Savannah
Sound Resource Centre

 

North Eleuthera

1.All Age School, Harbour Island

2.All Age School, Harbour Island

3.Catholic Centre, Harbour Island

4.Spanish Wells All age School

5.Spanish Wells All age School

6.Spanish Wells All age School

7.Community Centre, Current

8.Primary School, Current Island

9.Primary School, The Bluff

10.N. E. High
School, Lower Bogue

11.Town Hall
Administrative Complex, Upper Bogue

12.Gregory Town
Primary School

13.P. A. Gibson
Primary, Hatchett Bay

14.Primary
School, James Cistern

 

The Exumas
& Ragged Island

1.Staniel Cay Primary

2.Black Point Primary

3.Farmer’s Cay Primary

4.Barraterre Warehouse Building

5.Stuart Manor Primary

6.Rolleville Primary

7.Hart’s Community Centre

8.Roker’s Point Primary

9.Forest Primary

10.Mt. Thompson
Primary

11.Mosstown
Primary

12.The Resource
Centre, Georgetown

13.Georgetown
Primary

14.Rolletown
Community Centre

15.Williamstown
Primary16.Ragged Island Primary

 

Long Island

1.Morrisville Primary

2.Community Centre, Clarence Town

3.Mangrove Bush Primary

4.MGM Major High School

5.Lower Deadman’s Cay Primary

6.Resource Centre, Gray’s

7.Oasis Centre McKanns

8.Oasis Centre McKanns

9.Glinton’s Primary

 

 

 

MICAL

1.Public Library, Landrail Point

2.Cabbage Hill Primary

3.Cabbage Hill Primary

4.Primary School, Lovely Bay

5.Primary School, Snug Corner

6.High School, Pompey Bay

7.Primary School, Salina Point

8.Long Cay All Age School

9.Abraham’s Bay High School

10. a Pirates
Well Primary

10.b Community
Centre, Betsy Bay

11.High School,
Matthew Town

12.Primary
School, Matthew Town

With elections fast approaching, people are more eager than ever to declare their party of choice. Whether it be DNA, FNM or PLP.

 

Each party provide their supporters with logoed t-shirts that are the colour of that particular party. Though the shirts are a clear sign of the party you support, most people refrain from wearing them, especially women, because the t-shirts are unappealing in style. Junkanoo Shoes Co. Ltd. offers the possibility of declaring which party you support in a fashionable way.

Junkanoo Shoes introduces Rally Shoes for this election season.

 

Junkanoo Shoes was established in 2010 and designed by Arnetta Martin.

These Junkanoo Shoes are available to all Bahamian Islands. Sizes ranging from 6 – 12 with wide width and half sizes available.

 

 

These wedges are $38.99.

The Gladiators are $35.00

The one inch/two inch heel is $37.00.

For more information concerning Junkanoo Shoes Ltd. products, visit and like their facebook page! Or call 242-443-9577.

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After being dormant for the past two years; the Ministry of Tourism’s Ambassador Program, People to People is being revived and relaunched all over the Bahamas. In Grand Bahama, The Ministry of Tourism executives hosted a two Day Certification Workshop in an effort of  certifying hundreds of Grand Bahamians into the programme.

The People-to People Programme is a community involvement venture sponsored by The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism. The Programme was officially launched in Nassau on December 15th 1975 by the late Sir Clement T. Maynard, former Minister of Tourism. The main purpose of the program is to give visitors to the Bahamas a unique opportunity to see life as Bahmians live it. The designers of the concept proposed to match oversees guests to The Bahamas with a Bahamian host primarily by occupational, leisure or religious interest.

During the Two Day Ambassador Workshop Ms. Karenda Swain, Manager of Bahama Host Programme; gave an enlighting presentation on ”The Visitor’s Voice” and “Customer Diversity”, two segments of the Bahama Host Programme.  Ms. Swain shared what Tourists really think about us and why they visit our shores.

Mr. Raymond Dames, gave ideas as to what types of food Ambassadors should make for guests. He encouraged participants to keep it simple. “You should also have a signature drink” says Dames. A demonstration of Mr. Dames’ signature Switcha was done live on the second day of the seminar. The Switcha comprised of 7 ingredients excluding sugar and lime: Clove, All Spice, Cinnemon, Lime, Tyme, Ginger and Cyan Pepper. A prize was given to the Participant who was able to identify all of the ingredients in the lemonade drink.

The Workshop concluded with a Mix and Mingle Reception and Award Ceremony on Saturday, April 14th 2012 at the Grand Lucayan Convention Centre. Mr. David Johnson, Director General of The Ministry of Tourism was the Key Note Speaker. In his opening remarks he said, ”Our mission is not only to relaunch the People-to -People Programme; but also to relaunch Grand Bahama as a whole.” Sharing on why the Ministry of Tourism need Ambassadors to help promote our Tourism Product; he went on to say that advertising is hardly credible today because people are not concerned about what the manufacturer is saying about our product, but rather what users of the products-people are saying. In the past, visitors go home and tell 20-30 people about their experiences in the Bahamas; now they can go on FACEBOOK or any other online site and share those experiences with hundreds of thousands of people instantly. Mr. Johnson went on to say that the face of advertising has changed tremendously over the past years.  In less than 4 years, FACEBOOK is almost the size of the entire internet.  He charged the group to ensure that the experiences Tourists are sharing are positive ones.

If you are a patriotic Bahamian that loves your country and want to be instrumental in ensuring that our Tourists have an enriched experience while visiting our shores; resulting in return visits then people- to- people need you.

 

For more information on the Programme email: peopletopeople@bahamas.com or contact Nassau Manager, Bernadette Bastian at 242-302-200 ext #2091

or email bbastian@bahamas.com

Freeport Programme Manager, Debbie Huyler at 242-352-8044  or email: dhuyler@bahamas.com

This well organized cultural event was held on Saturday 14th, May, 2011 at the torii gate of the International Bazaar, in Grand Bahama. Attendees were afforded the opportunity to experience Cat Island through food, artifacts and music. The Cat Island Association hosted this interesting event for a worthy cause; a building for B.T.V.I. They strongly believe Cat Islanders should be afforded the opportunity to study in the tranquility of their own island because they would have fewer distractions.

The Cat Island Association claims Cat Island has the richest historic background. It is the home of the Bahamian Music: Rake n Scrape. Cat Islander are very resourceful and creative. They make their own brooms, graters, bags and more.  Throughout history. When Cat Island is mentioned, Mount Alvernia or Como Hill (as it is known)comes to mind – the highest point in the Bahamas, 206ft.

Today, this island is still a place to discover. If you need to meet serenity pick this precious gem of an island. After tasting Cat Island, many persons plan to visit sometime soon.

If you were born there, a descendant or just want to visit or need to learn more about this beautiful island, don’t miss the upcoming Cat Island Rake n Scrape Festival in June 2012!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miss Grand Bahama 2012 Unveiling Of Contestants

Friday April 6,2012

Pelican bay Hotel

Sabor Pool

8pm

 

Miss Grand Bahama 2012 Church Service

April 8, 2012

St Nicoles

East End

 

Miss Grand Bahama Sponsor Cocktail Reception

April 19, 2012

Club Neptune

8pm

 

Miss Grand Bahama 2012 Fitness Challenge

April 21, 2012

YMCA

 

Miss Grand Bahama 2012 Top Model / talent competition

May 4, 2012

Island Sea Hotel

Pool

8pm

 

Miss Grand Bahama 2012 Evening Gown / Swim suit Competition

May 12, 2012

Treasure Bay Casino

8pm

 

Miss Grand Bahama 2012 Float Parade & Costume Judging

May 19, 2012

Starts from the YMCA 4pm

Costume Judging

7pm

The Conch Galley At the Grand Bahama Yacht Club

 

Miss Grand Bahama 2012
Judges Interview With Contestants

May 18, 2012

Pelican Bay Hotel

8pm

 

Miss Grand Bahama 2012

Pre-show starts 8:15pm

Miss Grand Bahama 2012 Beauty Pageant

9pm

Hilton Outten Theatre

May 20, 2012

 

 

By Renamae Symonette- Ministry of Tourism

 

The 14th Annual Coconut Festival has become a signature event on the community calendar, featuring Authentically Bahamian culture with special emphasis on cuisine, and century’s old social traditions.

Scheduled for April 9th 2012 and locally celebrated as Pelican Point’s Homecoming Festival, family friends and guests will descend upon the small seaside village to a feast of coconut dishes such as coconut jimmy, coconut shrimp, barbecue ribs with coconut sauce, coconut rice, coconut tart, and more, as well as a variety of coconut beverages including the famous Bahamian drink gully wash – made of coconut water.

“There will be an ‘everything coconut under the tent’ display” says Cathy Laing, organizing committee spokesperson and Cacique Award Winner in the Authentically Bahamian Handicraft category.

The Grand Bahama Royal Bahamas Police Force ‘Pop Band’ , ‘Avvy’ and ‘Geno D’ will perform throughout the day, and event-goers will participate in uniquely coconut games and fun activities such as coconut eating and barking contests.  Coconut shell crafts and souvenirs such as jams, soap, coconut-scented candles, etc.,will also be available.

The Pelican Point community comprised of less than one hundred residents is located thirty-five miles east of Freeport/Lucaya and remains populated by descendants of the original residents to this day.  The organizing committee headed by members of the Thomas, Laing, Roberts and Cooper families, in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism and corporate sponsors, are committed to keeping their ancient traditions alive.

Bahamians and visitors were united in love and service as they joined a patriotic company at their second annual art competition  under the theme “Bahamas Unite.” Bahamian Illustrated believes it was a wonderful event indeed. One that started relatively on time, only five to ten minutes later than announced.  Nevertheless it started with a meaning and ended with a feeling – proud to be a Bahamian.

After a prayer of protection by none other than Pastor Adams, the CEO of Bahamian Illustrated opened the event with her welcome remarks: “The Bahamian motto ‘forward, upward, onward and together’ was the real inspiration for this year’s theme – ‘Bahamas Unite.’ We are happy for the amount of support we have received from our sponsors,  participants, and you our audience.” Ms. Cooper then pointed to the remarkable pieces that were made by the various high school students and wanted to be the first to openly applaud their achievements in an area they were obviously passionate about.

The show began. The dynamic hostess Antonia Wilson took the stage. She really had the crowd going. A number of great games and prizes followed. There was also a sketch competition of which both students and parents participated. A special award was given, deemed – Audience choice.

The audience were asked out of the top 5 finalist, which one produced the nicest piece in their opinion; this person would receive ”the audience choice award”. Unanimously the crowd chose Vernesse Henderson’s work. Understandably so, Ms. Henderson actually only scored three points less than the winner.  She was given a gift certificate for a photo shoot sponsored by Quality Photography.

There were also lots of  door prizes which were graciously donated by members of the Bazaar’s Tenants Association which is a compilation of business owners within the International Bazaar.  Light refreshments immediately followed this fantastic event. The only real difference with this year’s competition and that of last year is  the live auction that was held near the end of the show. This auction afforded students with the opportunity to sell their pieces and get a taste of what passion can pay.

Bahamian Illustrated looks forward to hosting more events like this one and thanks their sponsors, students,  judges and members of the public for their continuous support.

Listed are the Top Finalists:

1ST Place- Yohance Bowen (Eight Mile Rock High)

2nd            – Vernesse Henderson (Bishop Michael Eldon High)

3rd              – Natasha Hall                (Jack Hayward High School)

4th            – Zanifa Darville             (Sunland Baptist Academy)

4th           – Whitney Duncombe    (Eight Mile Rock High)

5th          – Lynea Hall                          (Bishop Michael Eldon High)

6th         – Dion Wildgoose                (St. Gorges High School)

7th        – Arlarice Lewis                  (Sunland Baptist Academy)

8th       – Albert Simms                    (St. Georges  High)

9th      -  Sayar Rolle                          (Grand Bahama Catholic High)

 

 

 

 

As painful as it is sometimes, it is never easy when it comes to letting go of someone that has become such an integral part of your life, regardless of the time spent together. Truth be told, for the most part the letting go was never premeditated from either end, but through unexplained circumstances these were the cards that  life dealt you.

 

Funny thing is you knew that this day would come, and the emotions, disappointments and the feelings of lost, were just that the inevitable. Be it knowingly or unknowingly this person has become so woven into the fabric of your life that this letting go process begins to highlight their true value and some of the wonderful experiences they’ve afforded you.

 

It isn’t that you didn’t notice their value before but the extent of their value during this letting go process begins to unveil roots that you could not have possibly imagine were there. Those roots became difficult to observe, because as we all do,  through no coercion of others decides to enter this unrealistic world believing that what we have with them will always be forever……..

 

It is almost similar to death, in that the memory of that person becomes amplified to you, due to the finality of them not existing in your life anymore. Such as their smile, their voice, their touch their laughter and the very thought of the precious times shared with them. It is in these events and moments that have been transformed from an actual experience to archives now tucked away in the memory banks of our minds that repetitiously without warning invade our thoughts, making the letting go process that much difficult.

 

Sometimes I sit and wonder clandestinely, why it is that life will finally allow you to have something that you’ve waited on for so long. Something so precious, promising and conjuring up so much joy, knowing fully well that there was an expiration date attached to it from its very beginning, one must ask, what is the purpose of this? What was the purpose of the wait, and fantasies when the time of having it is so brief?

 

Letting go of the inevitable, speaks to such situations and events, it speaks in a loud voice saying, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING IS FOREVER NO MATTER HOW WONDERFUL, BEAUTIFUL, MAGNIFICENT OR COMFORTING YOU MAY FIND IT TO BE, THE FACTS ARE IT IS LITERALLY BEING LEASED TO YOU!

 

In spite of this seemingly grim view, I have simultaneously discovered that the love that was once shared between two people by far out weigh the letting go process. How you may ask? Well, the love factor was the primary ingredient that altered the course of both parties. It was this love that took these individuals from two entirely different paths of life, which may have not been what they wanted it to be, but this same love magically brought them together and provided something so special, unique and unimaginable that even the thought of letting go of the inevitable was at best a distant fantasy.

 

Just try to imagine for a moment you’re on a beach or a quiet golf course walking with that significant other, expressing your dreams, aspirations, what you think of each other. A wonderful sunset, a gentle breeze with a complementing cloudless sky, to sum it all up the unveiling of a utopia type experience. You smile, you hug, you kiss and just begin to envelope into each others love Then coming to a complete stop in your walk, looking at each other face to face and just absorbing the beauty of this person that you care so much about, knowing the reality that no matter how beautiful this moment is, eventually the letting go process will always be the inevitable via by death or by other means.

 

I am sure we all wish we had a magic wand to some how zap the unwelcome things out of our lives. Nevertheless reality stands as a guard peeking at his watch making sure no one and I mean absolutely no one goes into overtime as it relates to their assigned times in their being together.

 

Letting go of the inevitable, also means that you can not have the pleasure of the one that changed the course of your world anymore, it requires you to pretend as if what you created together was fictitious and at best an extended dream. For those that will experience the letting go process by means other than death. Have to painfully watch from a distance while others fulfill and enjoy what they thought would have been forever for them.

 

In my view I see this as torture, and as an undeserved punishment that has zero justification! Letting go of the inevitable clearly says to us, this is reality in living color and we are apart of a cycle in which we have little say. Why? Because life is just that a cycle that everyone who enters this world automatically becomes apart of this cycle and have no other positive options other than the instructions provided to us by God concerning these delicate matters. King Solomon said that all things happen to all alike. Suggesting no one is exempted, but for some odd reason everyone when falling in love believes that they can challenge this process and that they would successful achieve the forever syndrome.

 

King Solomon in his proverbs said, “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun” Ecclesiastes 1:9 suggesting everything including relationships has its assigned time to exist, from being tangible to becoming intangible. Solomon compounds his point by saying, “To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven” Ecclesiastes 3:1. Again he’s placing emphasis on time and purpose rather than the fantasy of forever. Job who was stripped of everything that he valued, cherished and adored also knew that one day the reality of losing it all would manifest itself, when he said “For the thing I greatly feared has come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me” Job 3:25. Clearly, Solomon and Job had an insight or should we say accepted the reality of life and that is nothing is forever and all things are changing even as we are presently intertwined with it.

 

I believe the agony and torment of letting go intensifies the thought that you now have to return to your former life without that person who became responsible for pulling you away from it all, facing the uncertainty of being alone, when you were well adjusted prior to their entrance into your life. Everyone’s question in this scenario is “What do I do now? Not to mention the thought of, “Should I risk doing this all over again?” Solomon again speaks to this reality when he said, “A wise man sees the evil (The reality of things) beyond where he’s at presently and prepares himself, however the foolish walk into it (his unrealistic world of forever) and is punished Proverbs 22:3,  or issued with the notice that reads, “The inevitable of letting go”

 

Guess what? After intense pondering, I believe I finally got it, yes! That’s right I got it. No one ever promised us that love was forever or the one we share or shared our love with was forever. This was our making, and understanding we were the ones that told each other “I will love you forever, I will be with you forever, and nothing will ever separate us. Everyday building on a fantasy that both parties knew would crumble eventually.

 

Truth is letting go of the inevitable was always a reality from the beginning, we just did what we always do and that is create our own realities to sugar coat the inevitable of letting go.

 

 

Heavenly father thank you once again for your word and wisdom, also for the clarity that your word has brought to these perplexing areas of our lives. It is my prayer for all readers of this article that they would realize and understand that the only thing that has forever attached to it in this world is the things that we do for you. I also pray that you give us the wisdom to focus more on the time and purpose than the thing or person, so that your divine plan can run its course in our lives. I ask these things in Jesus name. Amen!

 

Written by: Kevin L A Ewing

kevinewing@coralwave.com

There is a lot of talent here in the Bahamas, but most of it is undiscovered. It is hard to gain recognition in our own country, especially in the area of art. But this unfortunate circumstance doesn’t stop artists from trying. One very talented artist in particular is Tyrone Fowler.

Tyrone Fowler, a proud Bahamian Wood Carver, has been carving wood since he was 12 years old. He was born in New Providence and is a descendent of Andros & Cat Island. Mr. Fowler has done many other jobs, but has found himself always returning back to his true passion, which is wood carving.

What inspired Mr. Fowler was going out to Rawson Square and hanging around artist wood carvers like Bill Freed, Henry Wallace and Audley Jones. From there he practiced and eventually became an artist wood carver himself. Over the years he has done over 200,000 wood carved pieces. He uses Madeira Bark, Horse Flesh and, his most preferred, Cedar Wood. He prefers this particular type of wood for its durability; because the only way of destroying Cedar Wood is by burning it.

Some of his works include carving an 18 ft standing Roman figure for a gentleman named Lyn Castleman from Florida, carving a portrait of the famous Bob Marley and even Tyler Perry the creator of the hit Films and Plays, “Madea”.

As any hopeful artist, Tyrone is looking forward to selling his wood carvings and one day establishing a name for himself as an  internationally known Bahamian wood carver. Bahamian Illustrated is willing and would gladly support and promote any Bahamian that needs to be discovered. Mr. Tyrone Fowler isn’t the first, but most certainly will not be the last.

Interested in any of Mr. Fowler’s pieces, contact 1-242-352-1120