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Rotary Clubs of The Bahamas
Rotary Club of Nassau clean up Yamacraw Beach - Nov 12, 2013 - 1:04:45 AM
In
recognition of World Interact Week The Rotary Club of Nassau partnered with its
youth clubs to clean Yamacraw Beach on Saturday 9th November 2013.
80
volunteers from the The Interact Club of CV Bethel Senior High School, The
Interact Club of Kingsway Academy, The Early Act Club of Stephen Dillet and The
Rotaract Club of South East Nassau Centennial and its sponsoring
organization, the Rotary Club of Nassau, participated in the cleanup from the west
to the south of Yamacraw.
The
project that was executed at Yamacraw Beach between 7:00am and 10:30am resulted
in 20 jumbo bags of debris was gathered and properly disposed of.
Rotary
club of Nassau President Lapaige Gardiner hailed this project a success and said
this is one example of the positive work our nation's youth are involved in.
Community :
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Rotary Clubs of The Bahamas
Superintendent Dean receives Rotary's prestigious Paul Harris award - Nov 12, 2013 - 12:53:09 AM
Superintendent
Stephen Dean was among a few other honorees at a Rotary Foundation Gala event,
courtesy all the Rotary Clubs in the Bahamas on Friday 8th November.
The
event, which was held at Government House Under the Distinguished Patronage of
Their Excellencies Sir Arthur Foulkes, Governor General of The Commonwealth of
The Bahamas and Lady Foulkes paid tribute to Rotarians and others in the
community who give Service Above Self.
Superintendent
Dean who is a member of the Rotary Club of Nassau received the prestigious
Rotary Paul Harris Award in recognition of his service to the country and for
the gallant efforts that he and his colleagues on the Royal Bahamas Police Force
do to make
Community :
Service Organizations :
Rotary Clubs of The Bahamas
Bahamas Rotary stands out in the region - Nov 8, 2013 - 3:30:31 AM
The Bahamas' clubs are the cornerstone of Rotary in the region, according to District 7020 Governor, Jeremy Hurst.
Mr.
Hurst and his wife Michelle are in town for two weeks visiting with all
eight branches of Rotary which includes six clubs in Nassau and one
each in Eleuthera and Abaco.
"You can't help to be impressed
with the tremendous job that Rotary does in The Bahamas," Mr. Hurst
said. "They've long been renowned as one of the strongest group of clubs
in District 7020.",,,
Community :
Service Organizations :
Rotary Clubs of The Bahamas
New student service club chartered at Columbus Primary - Nov 7, 2013 - 2:09:59 PM
Nassau, Bahamas -
Students of Columbus Primary are learning the importance of service to
others with the launch of EarlyAct, a club for primary school students,
which adopts the ideals of Rotary International when it comes to placing
"service before self."
"These are future leaders," said Rema Martin, President of the Rotary Club of South East Nassau.
RCSEN is sponsoring the EarlyAct Club, which is just over 30 strong and includes students from grades three to six...
Community :
Service Organizations :
Rotary Clubs of The Bahamas
Nassau Rotary club to launch EarlyAct Club at primary school - Nov 5, 2013 - 1:24:14 PM
Nassau, Bahamas - A new civic-minded program is coming to Columbus Primary School.
The Rotary Club of South East Nassau (RCSEN) will officially launch its first EarlyAct Club at the primary school on Wednesday.
"EarlyAct
embodies many of the principles of Rotary including caring and respect
for others, empathy, compassion, responsibility and leadership - all
qualities which we should look to teach children and help them to become
well-adjusted contributing citizens to our society," said RCSEN
president, Rema Martin...
Community :
Service Organizations :
Rotary Clubs of The Bahamas
Rotaract Clubs of The Bahamas - HIV Testing Day this Saturday - Nov 1, 2013 - 11:26:08 AM
Nassau, Bahamas - "The
Rotaract Clubs of East Nassau & South East Nassau Centennial will
host a HIV Testing Day on Saturday November 2nd from 12pm to 4pm. The
public is invited to Pirates Pub on Marlborough Street where trained
professionals from the Ministry of Health and the National HIV/AIDS
program are conducting confidential screenings and providing pre-test
and post-test counseling on taking precaution to stop the spread of
HIV."...
Community :
Service Organizations :
Rotary Clubs of The Bahamas
Rotaract Club of East Nassau Hosts Second Annual Entrepreneurship Discussion - Oct 8, 2013 - 10:42:05 PM
Nassau, Bahamas - On October 3, 2013 at The Nassau Yacht
Club, The Rotaract Club of East Nassau hosted its Second Annual
Entrepreneurship Panel Discussion, “I Am My Own Boss: Bahamian
Entrepreneurship”, under the directorship of Vice President / Professional
Development Director, Adrian Forsythe. This event was sponsored by Bahamas
Wholesale Agencies (BWA), Scotiabank (Bahamas) Limited and Lickety Split Ice
Cream & Deli. The aim of this event was to assist individuals in idea
generation and business development by allowing a panel of successful
entrepreneurs to give advice on various aspects of creating and sustaining
business in The Bahamas.
Community :
Service Organizations :
Rotary Clubs of The Bahamas
Bahamas' Top Executives to Weigh in on Being Their Own Boss - Sep 29, 2013 - 7:45:12 AM
Nassau, Bahamas - Three
of the nation's best-known entrepreneurs will share tips for
starting, growing
and maintaining a business in The Bahamas when Rotaract Club of East Nassau
presents its second annual ‘
I Am My Own
Boss’ panel and discussion. The leading real estate, healthcare and finance
executives will weigh in on the secrets of being your own boss Thursday, October 3 at the Nassau Yacht Club, East Bay Street. The
event is open to the public.
"The
main goal of this panel series is to inspire our Rotaract club members and
other guests to follow their career dreams. It is especially vital to provide valuable
insight on the hardships and rewards involved with becoming their own
boss," Rotaract President Taran Mackey said...
News
[AUDIO] Attorney Fred Smith tells it like it is to the GBPA, Bahamas Government, PLP & FNM - Sep 27, 2013 - 8:10:32 PM
Freeport,
Grand Bahama Island - September 27th, 2013 Grand Bahama Chamber of
Commerce Luncheon guest speaker, Fred Smith held back no punches and
no one was off limits as he leashed out at The Grand Bahama Port
Authority, The Government of The Bahamas, The FNM and The PLP for their
roles played in the present state of affairs on Grand Bahama Island.
Even
in the presence of Sir Jack Hayward, Sarah St. George and Ian Rolle of
The Grand Bahama Port Authority, Mr. Smith was relentless in his
assertions of what went wrong with Freeport and how to reclaim it.
Mr. Smith spoke as
an advocate on behalf of the licensees of the Grand Bahama Port
Authority and how together they can command the respect of the
government of The Bahamas and The Grand Bahama Port Authority.
Community :
Service Organizations :
Rotary Clubs of The Bahamas
Freeport Rotaract Club President is Most Courteous Driver of The Quarter-September 2013 - Sep 26, 2013 - 6:51:48 PM
Freeport, Bahamas - Presentation
of the Most Courteous Driver of the Quarter Award-September 2013, at
the joint weekly meeting of the Rotary Clubs of Lucaya and Freeport, at
the Ruby Swiss Restaurant on Thursday afternoon ( l to r ): *Ms Billy
Jane Ferguson,Lucaya Rotary Club president,GB Road Traffic Deputy
Controller Basil V Rahming, recipient Theron Moss who is president of
the Freeport Rotaract Club, GB Road Safety Committee co-chairman John R
Fraser and Inspector Alphonso Pinder, GB Traffic Police Division.
At
about 2: 45am on Thursday 6th June 2013, Theron Moss of Abaco Drive,
Hawksbill, was driving his car west along East Sunrise Highway
accompanied by a male passenger. Upon reaching in the vicinity of the
Captain's...
Community :
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Rotary Clubs of The Bahamas
Rotarians Volunteer at BNT National Park - Sep 25, 2013 - 1:17:15 PM
Nassau, Bahamas – Rotarians from the South East Nassau club
and Rotaract members spent valuable hours volunteering with the Bahamas
National Trust (BNT) to clear invasive cattails from around the boardwalk at Harrold
and Wilson Ponds National park an important New Providence national park.
“Rotary is a great partner for the BNT, they understand the
importance in protecting the natural environment, and are always willing to
volunteer their time to assist the BNT in our conservation work ,” said Lynn
Gape, Deputy Executive Director at the BNT...
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Joseph Darville: The State of Human Rights in the Commonwealth of the Bahamas - Presentation to Rotary Clubs of Freeport and Lucaya - Sep 20, 2013 - 10:38:33 AM
The
Israelites, the Bible states, wondered forty years in the desert. It’s not that
they were physically lost, for they knew where they were headed, and knew how
to get there. The stars by night and the sun by day were the only GPS they
needed. But woefully, that nation of people was mentally and psychologically lost. Leaving the land
of enslavement, after coming to the realization that as a people of God, they
no longer cherished the ungodly treatment meted out to them. Yet, having subjected themselves for so
long to this bondage, they were infused with the consciousness of enslavement
at the very core of minutest parts of their being...
Community :
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Rotary Clubs of The Bahamas
Rotaract Club of East Nassau holds first book reading at the Nassau Public Library - Sep 11, 2013 - 1:06:04 PM
Nassau, Bahamas - "It
was a gloomy Saturday afternoon in September..." when members from the
Rotaract Club of East Nassau held its first book reading at the Nassau
Public Library on Shirley and Parliament Streets. The initiative,
inspired by President Taran Mackey and Community Service Director
Raschard McKinney, was held on September 7 in light of International
Literacy Day on September 8.
The United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization, known as UNESCO, has been
celebrating International Literacy Day for over 40 years. This day is
highlighted to remind the world of the significance of literacy as more
than just a hobby or scholastic exercise, but a basic human right and a
means for personal empowerment...
Community :
Service Organizations :
Rotary Clubs of The Bahamas
"The Family" behavioural health group formed in Grand Bahama - Sep 5, 2013 - 2:53:10 PM
Freeport, Bahamas - A
new health group is being formed in Grand Bahama, but this one deals
with the head and mentality. Speaking with the Rotary Club of Grand
Bahama Sunrise, member Billie Bowe, Behavioural Health Activist, said
that a small core group for The Family: People Helping People Programme,
met this past Friday at the YMCA and they have already gained some
corporate support and they are looking at an official launch soon.
Mrs.
Bowe told the Rotary Club last Wednesday during their regular weekly
meeting at Geneva’s that there is a growing concern among the citizens
of The Bahamas regarding the steady increase in violent crimes ...
Community
Coalition Against Cancer: One Eleuthera Foundation & partners host symposium - Aug 21, 2013 - 11:32:13 AM
Eleuthera, Bahamas -- The One Eleuthera
Foundation (OEF), in conjunction with its counterparts Family Medicine
Center, Cancer Society of Eleuthera and others, hosted their 2nd Annual
Pathway to Wellness: Reversing the Trends health and wellness symposium
with the guiding theme The Pathway to the Cure, August 1st through 3rd.
Focused
on cancer, one of the largest contributors to morbidity and mortality
in Eleuthera, the three-day symposium commenced with a welcome reception
on Thursday, hosted by the Rotary Club of Eleuthera at the Cancer
Society building in Palmetto Point...
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Grand Bahama
Dr. Kevin Bethel clears up misconceptions about stem cells - Aug 14, 2013 - 11:31:07 PM
The Bahamas may have missed the boat on being the first
country with a stem cell research center. One was proposed for Grand Bahama but
due to lack of proper legislation has delayed.
Dr. Kevin Bethel of Freeport Family Wellness Center, made
this statement as he addressed the Rotary Club of Grand Bahama Sunrise on
Wednesday morning at Geneva’s Restaurant.
He stated that at the outset that there has been some
misconceptions about stem cells which he said for the most part was unfounded.
“Because,” he continued, “we have to start with the
definition – what is stem cell? We are not talking about something that is
produced from outer space or high science fiction thing or anything they have been
talking about. All of us have stem cells in our body...
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