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Grand Bahama National Women’s Week Activities
By Simon Lewis, BIS
Nov 19, 2014 - 11:34:34 PM

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WOMEN’S WEEK – Mrs. Lillian Quant Forbes, Deputy Director of Social Services, center, announces plans for the celebration of National Women’s Week on Grand Bahama. Pictured from left to right are: Ms. Patrice Johnson, Mrs. Quant Forbes and Mrs. Jacqueline Gray. (BIS Photo/Philip A. Curry)

FREEPORT, Bahamas Deputy Director of Social Services with responsibilities for Grand Bahama, Mrs. Lillian Quant Forbes announced Wednesday the celebration of “National Women’s Week” on Grand Bahama.

At a press conference held at their office in the Sun Plaza on West Settlers Way, the Deputy Director advised that the Bureau of Woman’s Affairs is hosting a number of activities for the week, Sunday, November 23rd to Saturday, November 29th.

The activities planned for the week begin with a church service, Sunday, 23rd November, at Agape House: A Call to Holiness Ministries, East Pioneers Way beginning at 9 a.m.

The Hon. Melanie Griffin, M.P., Minister of Social Services and Community Development, will head a delegation to Grand Bahama on Monday, November 24, to participate in a number of events. The Minister is expected to pay a courtesy call on the Minister for Grand Bahama, Dr. Michael Darville and the two female Administrators on Grand Bahama, Mrs. Brenda Bullard Colebrooke (West Grand Bahama District) and Mrs. Debra Cox Strachan (East Grand Bahama), in addition to calling on the Chief Councillor for Freeport, Ms. Chervita Campbell.

The Department will host a special luncheon at the Ruby Swiss Restaurant on Monday as well as participate in a radio talk show at Love 97, slated for 12 noon to 1.00 p.m.

Mrs. Quant Forbes also said that in commemoration of the occasion a special showing of the video documentary on the Women’s Suffrage Movement, “Womanish Ways, Freedom, Human Rights and Democracy,” by noted writer and poet Mrs. Marion Bethel, will take place at RND Theatres on Monday, November 24,from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

She advised that students from the junior and senior high schools will participate in viewing the documentary as the information will be beneficial to those who will sit the Bahamas Junior Certificate Social Studies exam in June 2015.

 


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