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

 

How many times have you heard the term “living the American dream?” Like other nations, some Bahamians have also been guilty of envying neighboring countries, their economic stability and desire their quality of life. We believe it is time Bahamians start to understand and appreciate what they have as citizens of the Commonwealth of Bahamas.

 

 

On Monday the 5th of March 2012, we would like to paint a picture of living in the Bahamas because we believe there are a number of social, economical, and geographical benefits of living and residing here. So if you live in the Bahamas or maybe even considering Bahamian citizenship, you are advised to return to learn more about these benefits.

If you are a supporter of this movement and truly believe it is “Better in the Bahamas” feel free to share this link with your love ones.

Feel free to drop a line on our Facebook page if you would like to contribute your thoughts on this matter.

 

 

 

 

The defining moments of 2012 will be predicated on whom we’ve decided to bring along with us out of 2011 or left behind in 2011. It will also be a reflection of whether we became bitter or better through the many challenges of 2011.

 

God has already determined that 2012 will be defined and labeled as a year of EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE, of which I’m completely committed to this belief. In fact, it will be as a direct result of the  multitude of problems and challenges during the course of 2011 that were literally transforming and conditioning our minds unknowingly, for what we are about to step into in 2012 that is literally waiting our arrival.

 

During the course of 2011, I wrote extensively about difficulties, challenges, oppression and the like. My intent was to cement into our understanding that every one of the above scenarios were working for us and not against us. In fact if we  were wise enough and saw beyond our present dislike circumstances, we would have understood that we were being conditioned and prepared to master what’s to come. Unfortunately, for so many of us we’ve become so focused on who was doing what to us that we repeatedly failed in observing the changes that were subtly  being made in us, that could have only come through those challenges. Therefore it was from the perception of our challenges that some of us made the erroneous choice to become bitter instead of better.

 

As you would have noticed all across the world we’ve seen the removal of many leaders including political and religious. Even in our work places, local church assemblies, homes and more so in relationships, please make no mistake these changes were not by accident or chance but carefully calculated by God to move many of us into those now vacant places and connect us properly for our next assignment come 2012. Thus our training and conditioning were a necessity which came through severe and unimaginable disappointments, failure, demotion, frustration, and lack.  All in a grand effort to CHANGE THE WAY WE THINK! We are being placed in position for the year 2012 to change the evil order of which we once oppressively lived under. We unknowingly evolved into the biblical JOSEPH, meaning we became so frustrated as to what was done to us, that we couldn’t even entertain the idea of doing it to others and at the same time created in us an insatiable desire to establish change. This is the law of positive change due to negative circumstances. Now comes the shedding process as we inter 2012, who will we bring along or leave behind? This is critical because in both cases it directly affects whether we’ll do things the same or different. As a warning if we haven’t learned in 2011 then we must get ready to repeat it in 2012.

 

The key is, we must be connected properly to the right people, places and environments because it is in these people, places and environments that have the solution for our need and we the solution for their needs that when joined together  will ultimately produce the unexpected, the unimagined and more so THE UNBELIEVIBLE! The word for this phenomenon is called SYNERGY!

 

In reality synergy is what the religious world calls a miracle. You see, because everything in God’s creation was never designed to operate independent of itself, instead designed to join with something or someone to miraculously produce more or produce less. This understanding is quite clear, when God said that it was not good that the man should be alone, Genesis 2:18. Suggesting, in order for him do produce more he must connect or join with someone or something with like mind each benefiting from each other in an effort to create or produce more.

 

Interestingly enough King Solomon also understood the revelation of this phenomenon in the following statement, “Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone? If one prevails against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broke” Ecclesiastes 4:9-12. My friend the key to success in 2012 is the mastering of SYNERGY! Unfortunately, in order to master this, then you must have gone through a period of challenging circumstances that were unknowingly to you, equipping you mentally to better make wise choices as to who and who not to connect with. As I have repeatedly said to you in 2011, “YOU CAN NOT DECIPHER, RECOGNIZE OR UNDERSTAND WHAT GOOD IS UNTIL YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED BAD”. The so called bad in 2011 was enabling you to recognize good in 2012.

 

The law of synergy dictates that with the combining efforts of two or more people or things of like minds, their end results will produce more as a team than they were producing as individuals. On the other hand the law of antagonism dictates that the combine efforts of any team working against each other will produce less as an end result of their efforts than they were doing as individuals.

 

Just for a moment begin to reflect on the  year 2011, now think about what you have lost and what you’ve gained, now take it a step further do your best at this crucial point and try to recall who you were connected to or with during the process of those losses and gains. At this point it should be clear to you who will accompany you in 2012 and who you need to leave behind in 2011. These laws are the filters for making those decisions.

 

The year 2012 has embedded in it twelve month of unearth treasures just for you. Connect with God and he will connect you with the right people, places and things to unveil those treasures laid up just for you that you have been conditioned for during the arduous course of 2011. Each month needs you to bring about what he’s purposed in that particular month. I promise you if you do it this way, then it is impossible for you not to achieve excellent Stella performance in 2012.

 

Heavenly Father, it is my simple prayer for the beginning of 2012 that your divine favor will advance every intended destination for every reader of this article in the year 2012. I ask this of you Father in the precious name of your son Jesus Christ. Amen!

 

WELCOME FRIENDS TO THE YEAR 2012, HAPPY NEW YEAR!

 

 

Written by: Kevin L A Ewing

kevinewing@coralwave.com

kevinlaewing.blogspot.com

 

Venue: Golden Gates World Outreach Ministries, Nassau, Bahamas

Date: December 26th, 2011

Time: 8pm

 

Admission:

Adults$20 in Advance | $25 at the door

Children: $15 at the door

 

 

Many folks are under the grand illusion that a winner is one who wins or achieve something first in order to be labeled or even considered a winner. Well, according to secular standards this is quite true. However with God, the opposite is true, In fact, he encourages us to think of ourselves as winners even before we enter the contest for winning anything.

With such scriptures as; “Call those things that be not as though they are” “All things are possible to him that believe” “According to your faith be it unto you”.  We must ask the question, why is God so confident in us, and we find it so difficult to be confident in ourselves as it relates to what he has said and thinks towards us?

Well, the understanding of this mystery is quite simple, and that is, we have bought into the secular ideology, that winning is a physical achievement or attaining of a desired goal. My friend if this is your thinking then clearly, your mind needs to be renewed. NEWS FLASH: BEING A FOLLOWER OF JESUS CHRIST QUALIFIES YOU AS A WINNER ALREADY, REGARDLESS OF YOUR PRESENT POSITION OR THE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE THAT WOULD SUGGEST OTHERWISE!

As a matter of fact, your present position or feelings of defeat and despair is NOT OF GOD! Instead it is a well-crafted plan specifically engineered by Satan and his forces for you to focus strictly on “your feelings” in so doing, your feelings will offering you the option to give up and throw in the towel, but the Devil is a liar! God did not say depending on your feelings you are a winner, instead he says you are presently a winner, even in your seemingly defeated state, because winning begins with what God has said and you believing what he has said. Begin breaking that feeling right now by saying I BELIEVE WHAT GOD SAYS ABOUT ME, I AM CONVINCED THAT I AM A WINNER EVEN NOW AND FOR THE AREAS OF MY MIND THAT HAS A TOUGH TIME BELIEVING THAT, LORD I HUMBLY AS YOU TO HELP MY UNBELIEF IN THIS AREA IN JESUS NAME!

A true and genuine winner is one who searches the scriptures in an attempt to discover what God says about whatever it is that he wants to win. He in turn now begins to convince himself that the word (THE WORD OF God)) is his final and ultimate authority and begins to meditate on that word day and night. In doing this, scripture does not say he becomes a tree instead it clearly says he becomes like a tree. Meaning, he begins to grow with a solid understanding and foundation in his mind of what the word says about HIM BEING A WINNER AND NOT WHAT IT IS THAT HE WANTS TO WIN, this is key! Scripture then goes on to say that it is only then, that when this process is done that whatever he puts his hand to shall prosper, translated HE MUST NOW WIN PHYSICALLY! Psalms 1:2-3.

 

The bottom line my friends, the terms winner or winning with God is a two stage process for the Believer, and that is the Believer must initially place in his mind whatever the word of God says about whatever it is that he wants to win, then meditate on that word and not what he wants to win. It is only then that he must put action to what he desires to win, with the sole belief that he will win not due to his strength or intellect but by his confidence in the POWER OF THE LIVING WORD OF GOD! So, to answer the question that I asked earlier, what makes me a winner? Well, my complete confidence in the word of God is what makes me a winner.

Heavenly Father, I thank you for giving the readers of this article the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of you. I thank you that the eyes of their understanding have been enlightened. So that they may now know the hope or expectation of your calling, as you have assigned them according to your purpose. I pray that they will proceed from this day forward with confidence, boldness and might to do the impossible, because their idea of winning has been converted from just an act to being completely saturated in the belief of your word that says they have been created to win, in Jesus name. Amen!

Written by: Kevin L A Ewing

kevinewing@coralwave.com

kevinlaewing.blogspot.com

It has been said that practice makes perfect. If this is true and I most certainly  believe that it is, then this spells trouble for those who would exercise this principle for the negative.

 

Unfortunately, for many of us we’ve practice and mastered the art of accepting whatever life throws at us. Such as disrespect from others, infidelity, mediocrity, gossip, depression, frustration, anger and the like. What is most unfortunate is the fact that these things has happen so frequently to us and without any resistance on our end, that we’ve become immune to how it’s effecting our lives and the lives of others.

 

Whoever you may be that’s reading this note right now, you know who you are, and you also know that life is not what you want it to be. Your problem is quite simple and that is you unknowingly look forward and anticipate this dislike cycle that you’ve found yourself in. Somehow you have convinced yourself that whatever happens just happens! I must say to you this evening that the enemy has sold you a bill of goods WITH YOUR ASSISTANCE AND FULL CO-OPERATION.

 

Just how many more Friday evenings will you spend in sadness, loneliness, rejection and the evil thoughts that this is your lot in life? How many more weeks, months and possibly years will you subject yourself to this fixable situation? The truth is life is waiting on you to begin practicing the opposite of what you have become perfect at even though you hate it. Begin by making a conscious effort in breaking that same old boring pattern that you’ve been calling life.

 

To become perfect at living you must change the way you have been thinking as it relates to life and the way you have been viewing your life. Secondly, you must fight the thoughts that have tormented you, in making you believe everyone is better than you and more worthy of life’s best except you. The bottom line, your mind has imprison you and made you a slave to a life that you dislike.

 

Just about every other day or week I am learning of someone that I know of that has passed, I am sure that if they had the opportunity to return to earth they would echo the words:” LIVE LIFE, ENJOY EVERY MOMENT, FORGIVE OTHERS, IT IS NEVER AS BAD AS WE THINK IT IS, RESIST WORRY, EXPRESS LOVE EVERY OPPORTUNITY YOU GET”.

 

Please folk’s fight what has been fighting you, resist what has been resisting you, do something you’ve never done before let your legacy be, you have perfected and mastered the art of living, let your life be a life that will inspire others to not only have hope but want to live.

 

Heavenly Father, I know you know the hearts of those that have read this note tonight. You are fully aware of their short comings and whatever it may be that they can find as an excuse to not feel worthy of your forgiveness and healing power. I come in total agreement of your word that says you give grace to the humble and a broken and contrite heart you will not despise. I further take authority over every spirit of depression, failure, frustration, insecurity, hopelessness, suicide, and every other spirit associated with them, and command their power over these people’s lives to be broken indefinitely in the matchless name of your son Jesus Christ. I now release the Angels of the Lord to fight every remaining evil spirit that has ruled their lives. Finally Father I command soundness of mind, courage, boldness, might and the power to perfect living in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Amen!

 

Written by: Kevin L A Ewing

kevinewing@coralwave.com

kevinlaewing.blogspot.com

 

The International Bazaar is gradually making its way back to that once thriving Shopping Plaza and entertainment spot, that many Grand Bahamians and Tourists enjoyed over the years. On Saturday, October 29^th 2011, the Bazaar became alive as hundreds of shoppers.

and children of all ages canvassed the property looking for bargains. Merchants discounted their merchandise up to 75%, giving the community a chance to get a jumpstart on their Christmas shopping.

Tons of games and activities were set for the children; Musical Chairs, Reverse Raffle, Red Light, Green light, Hop Scotch, Over the River and Over the Bank. Bouncing Castles were also erected on the grounds for the Children’s enjoyment by Party Pleasers. There were Snow Cones, Cotton Candy and more. Creative Cacique was also there painting the faces of the little ones, offering designs for as little as $1.00.

There was also a Best Costume Competition which was judged by 3 random local residents of Grand Bahama including Dr. Fernander. There were many wonderful pieces but two year old Ms. Angel Watson emerged as winner.

Simply Natural Photography donated the prize for this segment; it was a $150.00 Photo Shoot which included 15 shots and 1 Print.This company provides private shoots also.

Visit their website to see some of their work.

 

Entertainment was provided by Marvelous Entertainment; who captured all of the children’s attention with a dance off competition by his characters: Spongebob, Spiderman and Elmo. The children were allowed to dance with their favorite character. Another highlight of the entertainment was a Thriller Dance by Mr. Leon Gardiner, a Michael Jackson impersonator. Every camera was out and everyone was on their feet for this piece. It was electrifying!

At about 3:30pm, the children were released to navigate the complex and stop to some fifty odd stores to collect candies. This was indeed the moment that they all have been waiting for.

In asking both parents and children about the day, everyone agreed that it was fun and very eventful and thanked the International Bazaar’s Tenants Association for a job well done.

 

 

Phrase – Divin’ fa Conch

Meaning: Sleeping in public in the middle of a speech or public forum.

(Eye closes, head goes down and snaps back when you’ve realized what you’ve done and where you are).

Johnny refused to go to bed at a reasonable hour. Do you believe he was divin fa conch in the middle of our board meeting? Embarrassing…

 

 

 

In 1972, an English Teacher by the name of Jeffrey Morgan was looking for a way to raise funds for the Primary School and entire community of McLeans Town. Due to the settlements rich resources of Conch, it was decided to create a festival surrounding the settlement’s popular Dish, Conch. It was agreed to incorporate a Conch Cracking Contest, and also include local vendors to set up booths and sell dishes conch related.

39 years later, McCleans Town Conch Cracking is still the longest running Festival on Grand Bahama. The festival was held on Friday, October 14^TH. The Event started at 2:00pm and concluded at 8pm. This year’s Festival was bigger and better than ever. There were visitors on site that attends this Discovery Day Festival annually.

Giving the opening remarks was Director of Ministry of Tourism and Aviation, Ms. Karen Seymour.In attendance were Parliamentarians such as: Minister Kenneth Russell, Minister Byron Woodside and Senator Frederick McAlpine.

Organizers had a slate of fun filled activities lined up for their many visitors and Locals alike. There were performances by: The McLeans Town Girls Club, New Wave Dancers, A local Rake N Scrape Group, Classic Dancers and our very own; Grand Bahama Royal Bahamas Police Force Pop Band. The Police Force Band gave the public a number of popular, interactive pieces. It was a proud moment to know that Grand Bahama now has their very own Police Band.

The New wave Dancers really got the crowd involved and engaged in their dance routines also. The signature number for the Dancers for the afternoon was “Knocking The Conch Style”. They demonstrated the dance and encouraged visitors to join them on the stage to learn this native dance. There were also a conch eating contest; of which both locals and Tourists participated.

The legendary K.B (Kirkland Bodie), gave a highly charged performance and needless to say, all in attendance were captivated by his energy and ability to hypnotize the audience.

Although every activity and performance are note worthy; The highlight of the event was the famous Conch Cracking Contest. Before the start of the contest, a local McLean’s Town Fisherman demonstrated to the group step by step, how to Crack a Conch.

The competition was broken down into Four Categories: Visitors- Ladies, Visitors- Men, Locals- Ladies, Locals-Men.

Overall, the 39^TH Annual Conch Cracking Festival was a much needed injection into the  Mc Leans Town Community and a tremendous success.