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Sip Sip History - Bahamas Historical Society
Historical Society talk, ‘The Great Bahamas Hurricane of 1866’ - February 23rd - Feb 6, 2012 - 11:54:24 PM
Nassau,
Bahamas - The Bahamas Historical Society presents
‘The Great Bahamas
Hurricane of 1866’, with
Wayne Neely, one of the world’s leading
authorities on Bahamian and Caribbean hurricanes on
Thursday 23rd February at 6pm at the BHS Museum
.
Neely will give an engaging account of this awe-inspiring
meteorological event. He will reveal how this hurricane literally
devastated the entire Bahamas and actually altered the course of
Bahamian history.
Wayne Neely is a certified Bahamian
Meteorologist and Forecaster working at the Department of Meteorology in
Nassau, Bahamas for the last 20 years. Prior to working in the
meteorological field, he majored in Geography and History at the College
of the Bahamas in Nassau. He then attended the Caribbean...
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International :
Organization of American States (OAS)
OAS Stresses the Challenges and the Importance of Confronting Cyber-crime in a Coordinated Manner - Feb 6, 2012 - 11:34:39 PM
The
Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José
Miguel Insulza, today highlighted the importance of labeling and
tackling cybercrime as a scourge of a transnational nature that "poses
legal, specialization, training-related challenges as well as assistance
and cooperation among the States."
At the opening session of
the Seventh Meeting of the Working Group on Cyber-crime of the Meetings
of Ministers of Justice or other Ministers or Attorneys General of the
Americas (REMJA), the OAS Secretary General stressed the "paradox" that
the rapid change of technology and telecommunications poses in
comparison with its use for negative purposes. He said that these
advances allow for...
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Rooster's Sports Bar & Entertainment Center
The Producers: London Blues Band Coming to Rooster's, February 18th - Feb 6, 2012 - 10:17:15 PM
Freeport, Bahamas - Rooster's is pleased to present
The Producers, a Blues band visiting from the Bournemouth, England on
Saturday, February 18th, 2012.
Renowned
‘till the mid-90’s as one of Britain’s best blues bands, the band has
reformed with two original members (Harry Skinner, vocals/guitar, and
Dave Saunders on bass) and two new members (Ray Drury on keyboards and
Biff Smith on drums) after a seven-year break. Since reforming they've
been receiving rave reviews, and are regaining the loyal following which
made them so popular previously. New material is continually being
written and incorporated into their sets which contains many of their
previously recorded tracks.
Community
Kerzner International Set to Honour the Best of the Best - Feb 6, 2012 - 10:08:30 PM
PARADISE ISLAND
, Bahamas
- The countdown has begun to what is expected to be yet another
smashing employee appreciation event for Kerzner International. Every
year, the company lays out
the red carpet for its employees for their long service as well as the
select few who have reached the pinnacle of service. The Crystals
Diamond Awards is set to take place in the Atlantis Theatre on
Wednesday, February 8
th.
A total of 38 nominees –
22 line staff, nine managers and seven leaders - are vying for the
chance to be recognized as Kerzner’s best of the best and take home
fabulous prizes to boot...
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International :
Organization of American States (OAS)
OAS Secretary General Calls for Confronting the Causes of the Illicit Trafficking of Firearms - Feb 6, 2012 - 10:05:47 PM
 The
Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José
Miguel Insulza, today called on the governments of the region to face
the causes of the illicit trafficking of firearms, an issue “of the
greatest importance” in a continent in which 80 percent of homicides are
committed with this type of weapon.
During the inauguration of
the seminar on the illicit trafficking of arms being held February 6, 7
and 8 in Washington, DC, the head of the Organization recalled that in
Latin America and the Caribbean “all manifestations of organized
crime—the illicit traffic of drugs, human trafficking, the illicit
traffic of migrants, money laundering, corruption, terrorism,
kidnappings, gangs—have a link to the constant flow of arms generally
from the exterior...”
Sports
Golf Channel’s Big Break Series Heads to the Bahamas - Feb 6, 2012 - 10:00:46 PM
ORLANDO, Fla. – Golf Channel’s popular
Big Break reality series will be produced at Atlantis, Paradise Island for its 17
th
season, featuring an all-female cast and a special guest appearance from Women’s World No. 1 Yani Tseng.
Big Break Atlantis,
taking place at the Bahamas resort and scheduled to premiere May 14,
will feature a cast of 12 women competing against each other in an
attempt to make
real their lifelong dreams of playing alongside the world’s top golfers a
reality. The ultimate winner will receive an exemption to a
to-be-announced 2012 LPGA Tournament, cash and other prizes...
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Local
Bahamas: Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, December 2011 - Feb 6, 2012 - 9:55:49 PM
Nassau - (Feb. 6, 2012) - Indications are that the domestic economy
maintained a positive, although mild, growth momentum, during the month
of December. More favourable foreign investment activity, alongside
ongoing public sector infrastructure projects, buoyed construction
output and the tourism sector benefitted from stronger seasonal hotel
earnings. The central Government’s overall deficit contracted over the
first five months of FY2011/12, occasioned by an increase in revenues
and a marginal decline in expenditures. In the monetary sector,
liquidity and external reserves rose modestly, supported by net foreign
currency inflows arising partly from foreign investment and Government’s
financing activities.
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Pelican Bay Hotel
Pelican Bay Hotel and Poet's Inc present Snapz! - Feb 6, 2012 - 8:35:00 PM
Freeport, Grand Bahama Island -
Pelican Bay Hotel and
Poet's Inc are pleased to present
Snapz!
Snapz began
Thursday, November 10th at the Canal House, Pelican Bay Hotel at 9pm and continues monthly on
December 1st, 2011,
January 12th 2012 and
February 16th, 2012.
The event features the work of Poet’s Inc. The Poet’s Inc is comprised of a group of
poets and spoken-verse artists...
Bahamian Politics
Free National Movement commentary: "Without Leadership nothing gets done" - Feb 6, 2012 - 8:28:56 PM
 The
reason that the Opposition was rejected at the polls after a single term cannot
be clearer. There was no leadership. The Christie administration was the weakest,
most incompetent and most unproductive government in an independent Bahamas.
The
scandals that rocked the Christie government, its late-again work ethic, its lack
of significant accomplishments, and its endless list of broken promises all
boiled down to a lack of vision, direction and strong leadership by Perry
Christie.
In 2009
a senior PLP who sat in Mr. Christie’s cabinet said of that government: “Many
PLPs were dissatisfied with our work ethic: our inability to get things done on
time, answer phone calls and get to work on time and to deal with requests to
the government in a timely fashi...
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International :
Organization of American States (OAS)
OAS to Execute a Firearms Marking Project in Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Panama, and Peru - Feb 6, 2012 - 7:50:43 PM
The
Organization of American States (OAS) will execute its program
"Promoting Firearms Marking in Latin America and the Caribbean" in
Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Panama and Peru according to a
Cooperation Agreement signed today, which establishes that the four
countries will receive the necessary equipment to identify weapons and
process registration information.
OAS Secretary General José
Miguel Insulza stated that with the signing of this agreement "the
countries will not only acquire the technical capacity to develop
specific actions to prevent and combat illegal arms trafficking but will
also show their willingness and commitment to address the challenges of
criminal activity for the security and welfare of citizens."
Entertainment :
getMusic Productions by TaDa
FEBRUARY Lineup on ArtOvation with TaDa Radio (Saturdays) - Feb 6, 2012 - 7:35:02 PM
Saturday, February 11th -
Jah Hem
Nassau, Bahamas -
ArtOvation with TaDa is a
weekly one-hour radio show of one-on-one interviews with the brightest
personalities in arts, entertainment and innovation!
Saturdays at 8am EST tune in to ArtOvation on Star 106.5 FM.
Here is our Lineup for February:
Saturday, February 4th -
Dynamite Daisy; Saturday, February 11th -
Jah Hem; Recording Artist -
Tyrina Neely Saturday, February 18th; - Saturday, Febuary 25th -
Dede Brown...
Entertainment
Milla Jovovich to Host Academy's Sci-Tech Awards - Feb 6, 2012 - 6:58:37 PM
Beverly Hills, CA – Actress Milla Jovovich will host the Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Scientific and Technical Awards on
Saturday, February 11, at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills.
Jovovich will present 10 awards to 30 individual recipients during the
evening.
Jovovich is the star of "The Fifth Element" and the "Resident
Evil" franchise. She will next be seen in the feature "Resident Evil:
Retribution."
Portions of the Scientific and Technical Awards presentation will be included in the Oscar® ceremony.
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Grand Bahama
Supermodel / Super Talent of the Bahamas Contestant Calls in Grand Bahama, February 11, 12 - Feb 6, 2012 - 6:27:50 PM
Freeport, Grand Bahama Island - Aspiring
MODELS and SINGERS are asked to attend the screening for the
2012 Supermodel of the
Bahamas and
Super Talent o
f
the Bahamas competition event. Freeport, Grand Bahama OPEN CALLS are Friday,
February 11TH, and Saturday,
February 12TH, from 12 NOON to 5 PM at the International Bazaar.
See other Island Call Dates within.
Male / female Models should be 15 to 30 years; Males / females ages 6 - 12 years for applications for
Little Supermodel of the Bahamas.
Persons attending must wear all black or
all white casual attire or a combination of both. Bring a photo, and passport...
Bahamian Politics
PLP: North Eleuthera Believes - Feb 6, 2012 - 5:55:20 PM
 Encouraging the people of North Eleuthera to believe in themselves,
their abilities and in The Bahamas once again, Leader of the Progressive
Liberal Party, the Rt. Hon. Perry Christie told hundreds of
Eleutherans, all dressed in gold, at the opening of PLP Candidate, Clay
Sweeting’s headquarters in Lower Bogue on Saturday night, that now is
the time for the PLP, a government that will put Bahamians first.
“More so than in anytime in our country, the government of The
Bahamas must work everyday, everynight, all week, all month, all the
year to ensure that Bahamians are given maximum opportunity in their
country to be the best they can. That’s what we’re going for,” he said.
Community :
Royal Bahamas Police Force
New Providence Police shut down private school - Shoot man attempting to steal a vehicle. - Feb 6, 2012 - 5:44:22 PM
 Nassau, Bahamas -
Police were forced to shut down a learning institution after it was discovered that the school was operating without a license.
According
to police reports around 10:05 am on Monday 6th February, 2012 officers
of the Licensing section of the Royal Bahamas Police Force accompanied
by personnel from the Business License Authority went to Leadership
Academy, located Dicks Point...
A man attempting to steal a vehicle in the Palmdale area is in hospital after being shot by police. According
to police reports around 11:38 am on Monday 6th February, 2012 police
received information that a male was attempting to steal a vehicle in
the Palmdale area when the incident occurred.
Community :
Royal Bahamas Police Force :
Grand Bahama District
Grand Bahama Police uncover 11.5 pounds of suspected marijuana - Feb 6, 2012 - 5:15:13 PM
Officers at the Drug Enforcement Unit are continuing their
investigations into the discovery of eleven and a half (11.5) pounds of
suspected marijuana with a street value of $11,500.00.
At
4:20pm on Sunday afternoon, 5th February, 2012, the officers were
continuing their investigations into a matter that led them to the
Yeoman Woods area in Freeport where the discovery of a black garbage bag
containing the aforementioned drugs was made through a dirt road.
No arrest was made in this matter.
Community :
Service Organizations :
Bahamas Chamber of Commerce
Exciting and Transformational Chamber Institute Training Available - Feb 6, 2012 - 5:00:19 PM
 Nassau, Bahamas - If
your supervisors and managers are leading without strong finance,
banking and accounting skills, then ‘Finance for Non-Financial Managers’
(level 1) is a workshop they must attend. This session at the Chamber
is scheduled for
Tuesday February 7th, 2012 from 9am to 1pm. Clayton
Gardiner CPA & Accounting Trainer will share the basic fundamentals
of financial recording keeping, utilizing introductory accounting
principles. Participants will walk away with greater proficiency in
reading, creating, analysing Balance Sheets, Profit and Loss statements,
Cash Flow Statements and many more. You cannot improve your bottom
line, if everyone is not paying attention to the financial records...
Community
Conservation themed Photography Contest - Friends of the Environment (Abaco, Bahamas) - Feb 6, 2012 - 2:21:27 PM
Friends of the Environment has launched a conservation themed
photography contest for students and adults in Abaco in partnership with
the US Embassy. Kicked off during the Wild and Scenic Film Festival
tour, FRIENDS built on the film Witness, which looked at the important
role that photography can play in conservation.
For
the purposes of the competition conservation is defined as: 1. the act
of conserving; prevention of injury, decay, waste, or loss;
preservation: conservation of wildlife; conservation of human rights. 2.
official supervision of rivers, forests, and other natural resources in
order to preserve and protect them through prudent management. 3. a
district, river, forest, etc., under such supervision. 4. the careful
utilization of a natural resource in order to prevent depletion.
Bahamian Politics
FNM’s progress report on its trust agenda between 2007 - 2012 (PDF download) - Feb 6, 2012 - 12:41:21 PM
 Message from the Rt. Hon. Hubert A. Ingraham Prime Minister & Minister of Finance Party Leader My Fellow Bahamians:
The
FNM Government has introduced some of the most progressive legislation
and historic initiatives in the modern Bahamas, including a shorter work
week, minimum wage, unemployment benefits, women’s rights, social
assistance, poverty alleviation, national prescription drug plan,
business enhancement and environmental protection.The FNM is proud of
what it has accomplished since its election to office in May 2007.
News :
Bahamas Information Services Updates
T G Glover School constructed to meet the needs of school children - Feb 6, 2012 - 12:15:10 PM
Nassau, The Bahamas – In his remarks at the official opening
ceremony for T G Glover School, Public Works and Transport Minister the Hon.
Neko C Grant said the school features an attractive and very unique design
which highlights the unusual topography of the land on which it is built. The
official opening is in keeping with the Government’s commitment to rebuild,
repair and expand school infrastructure throughout The Bahamas and to ensure
that students attend school in an environment conducive to learning.
In an overview of the
school’s construction, Mr. Grant said in 2006 it was decided by the Government
that efforts should be made to replace the existing structure with a new
primary school building to more adequately meet the needs of students residing
in the immediate areas of Bain Town, Chippingham and Oakes Field...
News :
Bahamas Information Services Updates
Career & Technical Exhibition Officially Opened - Feb 6, 2012 - 11:08:46 AM
Nassau, The Bahamas –
Hundreds of students recently gained important insights of the
technical and vocational opportunities available to them. Students from
a cross-section of schools participated in the annual Exhibition and
Career Symposium held by the Department of Education at the Kendal
Isaacs Gymnasium on Wednesday, February 1.
Minister of Education, the Hon. T.
Desmond Bannister, officially opened the event. Applauding the efforts
of the staff in the Career and Technical Education Section of the
Ministry of Education and the Association for Career and Technical
Education...
Community
E-Learning Expert John Bain Calls for Computer Science in School Curriculum - Feb 6, 2012 - 10:56:14 AM
Nassau, Bahamas - In a
technology driven age, Computer Science has become a fundamental field
of study that drives the world, yet in The Bahamas, it remains an
unchartered subject in school curriculums. Now, an e-learning specialist
who has just returned from leading a seminar of international experts
says it's time to wake up and smell the future.
“The study of
Computer Science is just as important as Mathematics and English,” said
John Bain, the Principal of JSB & Associates and Chairman of the
e-Learning Committee of the Association of Chartered Certified
Accountants...
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International
Florida Sea Grant Announces Five Guy Harvey Scholarship Recipients - Feb 6, 2012 - 10:47:43 AM
Gainesville, FL – A record five graduate students at universities in
Florida have been awarded $5,000 scholarships as winners of the Guy Harvey Scholarship
Award, recognizing their outstanding achievement in marine science research.
The winners are Felipe Carvalho and Sarah
Stephens, University of Florida; M. Laura Habegger, University of South Florida;
Sean Bignami, University of Miami; and Kier Smith, Florida Atlantic University...
Bahamian Politics
PLP says, "Major developing serious issues at the BEC" - Feb 6, 2012 - 10:30:59 AM
The Progressive
Liberal Party is deeply concerned over the very serious financial state
of affairs that has beset the Bahamas Electricity Corporation since May
2007. We are informed that the Corporation is seriously challenged to
pay its oil bill. Just recently Chairman Moss confirmed a BEC oil debt
of over $120 million which represents a sizable amount of the Country’s
Foreign Banking Reserves. We urge the government to disclose why BEC is
purchasing Fuel supplies at spot market prices versus forward
contracting and the rate of interest being paid by BEC to its oil
supplier as result of long overdue delay in payments.
..
Community
Callenders & Co. Lawyer 1st Bahamian Admitted to Lawyer Pilots Bar Assn. - Feb 6, 2012 - 10:22:22 AM
Nassau, Bahamas - Llewellyn
Boyer-Cartwright, a 29-year veteran of the aviation industry who
specialises in Aviation Law, this month became the first Bahamian to be
admitted to the Lawyer Pilots Bar Association, an international
organisation dedicated to airline and aircraft safety and legal issues
surrounding the aviation industry.
"This is not only a personal honour for me, but an opportunity for The
Bahamas to participate in a meaningful way to the growing body of
aviation law governing an industry critical to our economy," said
Boyer-Cartwright, a Senior Associate with Callenders & Co. Law Firm,
the country's oldest law firm. "Most of us think of aviation only when
we are making travel plans. We voice our frustration about paying..."
Bahamian Politics
PLPs gather in mass numbers in Lower Bogue to support Clay Sweeting - Feb 6, 2012 - 9:27:00 AM
Lower Bogue, Eleuthera - PLPs gathered in Lower Bogue,
Eleuthera last evening in what supposed to be a branch opening.
However, by 8pm it looked as if everyone on the island had descended on
the rally site.
Clay Sweeting is the PLP’s candidate for North Eleuthera.
Crowds packed the settlement, turning the planned opening into a massive family island rally...
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Fall in love with Pelican Bay’s Romance Packages this February! - Feb 6, 2012 - 1:23:38 AM
 Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas -
Fall in love with
Pelican Bay Hotel’s Romance Packages this
February!
Whether you’re taking out that "Special Valentine" or even if you are having a
Girls Night Out…we have the perfect solution, at an attractive price to
love yourself or that special someone!
We’re ready and waiting to
make that special occasion a memorable one for you!
Entertainment
Children of God to screen at Pan African Film & Arts Festival (PAFF) - Feb 5, 2012 - 9:28:13 PM
 Children of God selected as 2009 PAFF Jewel
Culver City, CAL - The Pan African Film
and Arts Festival (PAFF), America's largest and most prestigious Black
film and arts festival, is gearing up for its 20th year of screening
more than 150 films made by and/or about people of African descent from
the United States, Africa, the Caribbean, South America, the South
Pacific, Europe and Canada. PAFF holds the distinction of being the
largest Black History Month event in the country...
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