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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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Chew On This! - Maurisa Glinton
The 3F’s of Super Bowl Satisfaction - Feb 4, 2012 - 3:35:58 PM
 This Sunday will be my favorite grilling
“holiday”-- You know holidays where grilling is an essential part
of the festivities, ie. Independence Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day,
the first day of that feels like summer, and my all time favorite, Super
Bowl Sunday. Aaah Super Bowl Sunday! It’s time to brush the cobwebs,
dust or snow off of the old ‘Barbie’ and get that great grilling
machine going.
Every year I begin the countdown to Super Bowl and from
New Year’s Day I begin creating my checklist. Clean the grill, check.
Stockpile charcoal and wood-chips, check. Shop prices for ribs, check.
Look for plumpest wings, check, and so on and so forth. It was a tradition
for me to throw a Super Bowl party every year, save for last year due
to my newly moving to Nassau...
Columns
The Bahamian Dream: Part 2 - Feb 4, 2012 - 11:45:52 AM
 The hope and expectation
of every parent is to produce offspring that attain higher levels of
success than they did. The genuine desire of each generation should
be one that is built around the attainment of higher heights and charting
of new territories by successive generations.
The Bahamian Dream
was born out of dissatisfaction with a substandard life and discomfort
with the status quo. It is one of deep aspiration, a cherished desire,
unique ambition and daring vision of a Bahamas in which the average
Bahamian can be all that he/she hopes to be. It is a dream embedded
in the minds of our forefathers and defined by the achievement of feats...
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Sip Sip History - Bahamas Historical Society
(Video) Full house for talk on Female Slaves in The Bahamas - Feb 3, 2012 - 3:15:37 PM
Nassau, Bahamas - Two truly memorable events occurred at The Bahamas Historical Society last week.
The
first was the talk of Dr Jennifer Bethel on Female Slaves in The
Bahamas. The crowd was slightly less than the number of extras in a
Cecil B de Mille epic movie some 125 some standing and some sitting in
our 70 seats!
As a result of the interest we gained eight new
members, sold sixteen Journals and gained one more Volunteer, Kendra
Cooper, who joins...
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The Pastor's Pulpit
The Dust Settles - Feb 3, 2012 - 11:44:55 AM
 All
that you’re going through (The ups & downs, the setbacks, the
disappointments and in some cases the failures) use them to your
advantage as you move forward to your God ordained place / assignment in
life. When the dust settles as a result of your faithfulness and
confidence in the One True God (Father Yahweh) all of your tears, pains
and sorrows will turn to joy, gladness and thanksgiving unto the God of
your salvation.
KJV
: Heb.10:
35.
Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompense of reward.
NLT
: Heb.10:
35.
Do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord...
Columns
The Bahamian Dream: Part 1 - Feb 2, 2012 - 11:19:56 PM
The issue surrounding
Majority rule is for Bahamians the ‘elephant in the room’. It’s
the issue that is ignored and goes unaddressed because it is both socially
and politically incorrect to do so due to its close ties to the history
of race and discrimination in our country.
It is unfortunate to see
such a major achievement in our country won by men and women of that
day who believed that successive generations of Bahamians deserved a
better life than what they were experiencing. The issue has become so
politicized that it appears supporters of the Free National Movement
(FNM) have little emotion for the event and the supporters of the Progressive
Liberal Party (PLP) have claimed the event as a...
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Tyrina Talks Fashion
Give the Gift of Fashion This Valentine’s Day - Feb 2, 2012 - 9:24:21 PM
 With Día del Amor y la Amistad just a few weeks away, it’s time to
start thinking of what to gift your special sugarplum for Saint
Valentine’s Day.
Forget flowers and chocolate and give the gift that will keep on giving, fashion!
Whether
you’re in the market for a gift for your main man or a dainty little
number for your special lady, the recently opened Will & Ives
boutique in the Marina Village on Paradise Island has something for
everyone. Carrying Juicy Couture for the ladies and Diesel for men, it’s
an ideal spot to snag a nifty new
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The Pet Pages - Kim Aranha
The Girls Rescued - Feb 2, 2012 - 6:19:34 PM
All huddled in the corner of a box that served as their squalid little
home, these three scrawny, dirty and extremely frightened little dogs cowered
as their rescuers attempted to coax them out to safety and the hopes of a new
life.
To the three little ragamuffins puppies these rather strange people
were probably only going to hurt them like everybody else did. After all one of
the favourite occupations of the neighbourhood kids was to throw rocks at them.
Did those children not know how much those stones sting when they hit a puppy
?…but, when the puppy cries out, the children laugh !
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Coaching for the Workplace - Kaylus Horton
Time Bandits: Tips to Help You Limit Their Agendas - Feb 2, 2012 - 5:43:09 PM
 Time Management has been
and is projected to be a long term facilitated, discussed and written
topic. So many things and (people) compete for our time. Just
this morning MSNBC featured a story about facebook and its innovative
founder Mark Zuckerberg who along with his team are creating strategies
to keep their users connected for more than the already counted 30 –
60 minutes per day.
Let’s think about that, 30 – 60
minutes is a longer than what most people take the time to read,
exercise, think or journal thoughts, plan, reflect, brainstorm, prepare
and eat a healthy meal, have a meaningful conversation...
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International :
Caribbean News
Grand Bahama Introduced to London - Jan 31, 2012 - 11:48:51 PM
James
Sarles, President of Coldwell Banker James Sarles Realty, was recently
invited by exclusive Savills to the launch of their Caribbean desk,
where he showcased Grand Bahama property listings in London. Sarles
works with Savills—a global real estate service provider listed on the
London Stock Exchange—to give his clients greater world wide reach.
Savills
encompasses an international network of more than 200 offices and
associates throughout the Americas, the United Kingdom, continental
Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East. A broad range of
specialist advisory, management, and transactional services is offered
to clients all over the world...
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Letters to The Editor
"A Living Future" - An analysis and action plan of critical environmental challenges in The Bahamas - Jan 31, 2012 - 12:42:09 PM
In
the face of today's most pressing environmental challenges reEarth has
released
an Action Plan to tackle critical environmental challenges in The Bahamas. A
first-of-its-kind in The Bahamas, reEarth hopes that this document will act
as
the foundation to continued learning and leadership in the realm of
environmental
protection going forwards.
"A
Living Future" represents an analysis of critical environmental
challenges
facing The Bahamas. It attempts to present practical
solutions
that can be achieved if there is the political will and
leadership
.
Energy, water, food, transparency,
declining ocean
health
,
unsustainable resource management, all threaten the security
of
the present, and endanger future generations.
Columns :
Letters to The Editor
The state of the Entertainment Industry in Grand Bahama - Jan 31, 2012 - 10:35:07 AM
 Dear Editor,
Please
allow me to present this brief statement on behalf of Grand Bahama’s
musicians, artists and entertainers. During the summer 2006 an effort to
revitalize the entertainment industry and in turn improve the GB
tourism product while deepening the culture of Grand Bahama was made by
myself, Nat Cambridge and the then president of the Grand Bahama
Entertainers, Musicians, and Artists Association (GBEMAA), Joseph Fox.
It began with the now well remembered “Jazz On The Beach” at Tony Macaroni's Conch Experience on Taino Beach, where myself and...
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Tyrina Talks Fashion
Tantalize in Tangerine Tango, the 2012 Pantone Color of the Year - Jan 27, 2012 - 12:11:07 PM
Orange is the new black. This cheeky phrase was coined with the slew of
celebrities donning orange prison gear for their bad behavior in recent
years, but it’s even more relevant now that Pantone, the authority on
color, selected tangerine tango as the color of the year for 2012.
The
year 2011 saw a bright pink hue dubbed honeysuckle as the color of the
year and 2012 builds on the selection of cheery colors with this vibrant
reddish orange hue. A welcome burst of colour when compared to the
subdued neutral hues that dominated fall.
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The Pet Pages - Kim Aranha
Yes, there ARE angels! - Jan 26, 2012 - 1:37:01 PM
231 spays and neuters in Eleuthera and Exuma
Yes there ARE angels.
I know I just spent five days
with a whole load of them.
They were not shimmering in a
divine light, nor did they bask in a mysterious glow with wings adorning their
backs…
No Sir! Mostly they were clad in
scrubs, bending over operating tables, nursing animals back from anesthesia,
prepping cats and dog for surgery, clad in grubby jeans and t-shirts carrying
countless cages of dogs and cats down the grass hill to the makeshift clinic.
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Bahamas Wedding Planner - Glenn Ferguson
Bahamas Destination Wedding Unveils New Mobile Website - Jan 25, 2012 - 12:01:49 PM
Bahamas Destination Wedding continues to be at the forefront of digital
innovation in the destination wedding industry, with the introduction of
its new mobile website.
The new website offers mobile
phone users a user-friendly experience for viewing information on
weddings in the Bahamas with enhanced social media integration of its
Facebook, Twitter and Youtube channels.
“Bahamas Destination
Wedding has always provided an unparalleled resource for weddings in the
Bahamas, and this new mobile website just raises the level of
engagement for our clients through our online presence..."
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Grand Bahama Real Estate Investment Opportunities
Two great real estate listings (of many) on Grand Bahama Island - Jan 11, 2012 - 12:10:54 PM
Fancy yourself a handyman or handy-woman? We have a listing for a spacious two story older home for
your next project. It will take some TLC
to bring back its Glory Days. The home
sits on 3 lots with over 500’ of canal frontage in the popular water front
community of Fortune Bay....
A gorgeous 4500 sq ft, 3 bed 3 bath home, in the quaint canal
front community of Bahamia is priced to sell.
The unique key shaped lot offers 45’ of boat dockage with an electronic boatlift
and a swimming pool and the well-manicured grounds shout outdoor
entertainment...
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Under The Hood of TBW - Webmaster (Dave Mackey)
The Bahamas Weekly "To Go" - Subscribe to our Podcasts - Dec 2, 2011 - 11:35:48 AM
The adventures of The Bahamas Weekly are numerous, we are pleased to offer a variety of means to relive them streaming on-demand 24/7 through Youtube,
BlipTV,
Vimeo,
Yahoo Videos and others. However for those of you owners of the
ipod,
itouch or the all-new
ipad, we invite you to subscribe to our
Podcasts so that you can take advantage of the added bonus afforded to you to download videos of your choice to view even when you're not connected to the internet!
The Bahamas Weekly has an extensive library of entertaining, enlightening and historic videos (podcasts) available for free download to your device for
off-line viewing at you leisure. This is especially enticing for lovers of The Bahamas who reside in other countries; our videos provide the next best thing to being here!
To begin your FREE subscription...
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Under The Hood of TBW - Webmaster (Dave Mackey)
TBW Video Mini Player on the left column of every page - Jul 4, 2011 - 4:04:25 PM
I know it’s been a while since you’ve heard from me. However, a lot
has transpired
under the hood of TheBahamasWeekly.com since my last article eons ago. At
this point in time I am pleased to highlight one new feature in particular; it
is our new
TBW Mini Video Player on our left column. What’s unique about this
player is that it can be viewed on each and every page of our, more than 15,000 page
website. It’s simple to use and
although it’s in miniature on the left-hand column, you are just a single
click away from viewing video in full screen mode. See our simple 15 second.....
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The Pastor's Pulpit
In-spite of... - Jan 30, 2012 - 1:15:12 PM
In-spite of what you’re going through!
The
set-backs, financial challenges, health issues, marital problems, death
in the family, home foreclosure, lost of a job, etc; it’s imperative
that you remain
faithful to God and that which He’s called you to.
(
1Corinth.4:
2.
Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful).
No
matter what position one may hold in this life, financially stable or
not, academically inclined or not, nationality or geographical location
we all will have challenges; sometimes more than we care to talk about
or can explain. Have you ever found yourself asking such questions:
“Lord, how much longer? Or, when is it my turn?”
Well, maybe not you; and if that’s so...
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