Nassau, Bahamas - Nearly 200
persons, representing three out of every four shares held, turned out
for the annual general meeting of Bank of The Bahamas recently, setting
a record for attendance since the bank first offered shares to the
public in 1994.
“This is the largest shareholder representation attendance we have ever
experienced for an annual general meeting, and I just hope that’s a
good sign,” said Managing Director Paul McWeeney surveying the packed
room at the British Colonial Hilton where more than 11.4 million shares
were represented. It was, it turned out, an excellent sign. Despite
economic challenges, shareholders were sufficiently satisfied with the
bank’s solid performance in the past fiscal year to return all
directors to the board unopposed, re-electing Macgregor Robertson...
NASSAU, The Bahamas
-- Evangelist Marina Dean (seated) poses with her
three daughters (from left) Jewel Regnier, Audrey Wright and Patricia
Bazard, during her 90th-birthday breakfast and celebration service, on
March 13, 2010.
The event brought a cross-section of the Bahamian
society together to recognise her life as a civic nation-builder and
benefactor.
Freeport, Grand Bahama – In
October 2008, the Art Departments in senior high schools on Grand
Bahama Island were asked to select talented students interested in
taking their art to a higher level. This group of sixteen students was
then invited to attend a three-day, oil painting workshop held at the
Rand Nature Centre.
International Artist, Ryan Wurmser, conducted
workshops for the students and for art instructors committed to act as
mentors. Natalie Willis was chosen from Lucaya International School
(LIS) and two of her oil paintings were eventually selected for an
exhibition at the Glory Banks Gallery at the Rand Nature Centre...
Nassau, Bahamas - The
“Breathe Easy Campaign” benefiting the Princess Margaret Hospital’s
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit reached its goal mark with donations from
proceeds from Marathon Bahamas and the Poop Deck Eagles Golf Club.
Earmarked for high risk, premature, critically ill newborns, the
“Breathe Easy Campaign” was a nationwide fund-raiser that provided six
ventilators and two incubators for newborns who are physically unable
to breathe.
The final donations for the campaign were from the Poop Deck Eagles in
the amount of $4,500 whose golf proceeds went to support this worthy
cause. Proceeds from Marathon Bahamas and Sunshine Insurance also made
a donation in the amount of $2,500 to benefit this life-saving
initiative...
Community :
Grand Bahama G.B Power Still Serving Customers at Harbour West Center - Mar 14, 2010 - 3:25:37 AM Freeport, Grand Bahama - We
wish to advise the general public, and our customers residing in west
Grand Bahama in particular, that our customer service representatives
continue to provide services at the Harbour West Shopping Center ,
Eight Mile Rock.
While we are fully aware of the Grand Bahama Port Authority's decision
to vacate the location, and are satisfied that the GBPA will make
every effort to provide a workable alternative for its customers,
our normal working office hours remain at this time. In consideration
of the fact that we shared the space with the GBPA, a move on our part
is very likely. We will work to ensure that any decision made will
provide the level of convenience that our west Grand Bahama customers
are accustomed to...
Nassau, Bahamas - eNue Magazine presents
Heart to Heart: Haiti D' Operation at
the Holy Cross Anglican Church on Soldier Road on
March 13th from 1 to 5pm.
An
island-wide food drive (non-perishable) to help Haiti's youth.
Performing will be: Ryan Jupp and Lyrically Blessed, Amor, Spirited, Lenelle Michelle Mime, Platinum Soldiers, Keith Gray, and more...
Nassau, Bahamas - To all 00 agents(For Your Eyes
Only):
Your
mission
is to attend this event and prevent enemy agents from acquiring precious
and valuable items by outbidding them for the items on offer.Join us at the Rotary and Rotaract Club of East Nassau's
Shaken Not Stirred fundraiser.
Date:
Saturday, March 20th, 18:30 hours
Location: Luciano's of Chicago Restaurant
Be sure to
represent
MI6 well by spending lots of money and uncover the enemy plot while
having had a fantastic evening at the auction, gaming tables and on
the dance floor.
Freeport, Grand Bahama -
"Today on behalf of the Interact Club of Tabernacle Baptist Christian
Academy with the support of the Rotary Club of Freeport, we would like
to present the YMCA with these twenty-three (23) cases of water to
support the Earthquake relief in Haiti. Today on behalf of the entire
student body we want you to know that we will do our endeavor best to
continue to support you in your local, national and international
efforts to better the lives of individuals. To the YMCA, we would like
for you to know that you are a shining star in the community of Grand
Bahama"...
Freeport, Grand Bahama Island - The Rotaract of Freeport presents a
Young Professionals' Meet and Greet to be held on Wednesday,
March 17th at Mui's Grill at The Native Hut starting at 6:30pm.
Hors d' oeuvres will be served.
As Rotaractors we endeavour to develop professional skills, and expand our networks as we serve our community...
Freeport, Grand Bahama Island - 'My Wish for
Haiti' is a Language Arts projects completed by 5th Grade students
(9-10 year olds) at Mary, Star of the Sea Catholic School.
The sincere
wishes of these students show compassion and a sense of love for their fellow
men. The school raised money and sent clothes to the country of Haiti after the
destructive earthquake.
Enclosed are four 'Wishes' by Kiana Fawkes, Alan Antony, Daniel LaFleur, Gabriele Josephs...
Dan Heath from FastCompany.com writes: I want to show you why most mission statements are so terrible.
Let's say you founded a pizza parlor. And your first idea for a mission
statement is something like this: "Our mission is to serve the tastiest
damn pizza in Wake County." That's pretty good. If I worked for you, I
could get excited about that. Now here's how it will go off the rails.
So you'll call your colleagues around the conference room table to
unveil the mission, and all of the sudden, these people that you like
and respect are going to transform into 10th-grade English teachers,
nitpicking every word. Everybody starts chiming in with opinions: "Hey,
I really like the word 'present' better than 'serve,' it has a nice
resonance..."
Na
ssau, Bahamas - Welcome back to all the LCIS students,
staff and parents who
returned from Kampala, Uganda after their recent
Community Service trip. This group took part in a unique learning opportunity.
During their 12-day stay in Uganda they worked with at risk children
at the Tent Maker’s Academy. Tentmaker’s Academy is a unique name
for a unique school. It’s a facility of approximately 150 children
in the slums of Kampala, Uganda, an impoverished Banda community. Many
students are HIV/AIDS orphans with little food or clothing let alone
enough money for school supplies.
Thanks to the fundraising efforts of
the entire LCIS community the group were able to deliver much needed
school supplies, clothing and funds for food for a year for the entire
school...
Nassau, Bahamas – As
the search kicks off to find the world’s most desirable man - Mr. World
2010 – the hopes of The Bahamas are resting on the shoulders of award
winning model Kendrick David Kemp to bring the title home. The Miss
Bahamas Organization® - licensee of the Mr. World competition in The
Bahamas - recently selected Mr. Kemp to represent The Bahamas at the
world’s most prestigious male competition.
A record number of countries are expected to compete for the title in
Incheon, South Korea on March 27 with an expected global TV audience in
excess of 1 billion people. The event will command huge world-wide
attention as the most desirable men, as elected by their own countries,
battle it out for the right to be Mr. World. Businessmen, doctors,
nurses, TV presenters, contractors, accountants, fitness instructors,
professional athletes, entrepreneurs, engineers, entertainers...
Nassau, Bahamas - Island
themed Da' Bridge Bar & Grill, the newest hang out in Nassau
located at the foot of the old bridge on Bay Street opened with a
birthday celebration of Da' Bridge proprietor Greg White and his twin
sister Carla over the weekend.
A
grand opening is scheduled for later this month but close family and
friends gathered to share in the celebration and to be the first to
experience the new indoor/outdoor eatery.
Unlike any
other upscale Bar & Grill in Nassau, Da' Bridge caters to tourists
and locals
who crave authentic Bahamian and
exotic cuisine.
"This section of Bay Street
should be considered the Time Square of Nassau," says White...
Nassau, Bahamas - Toastmasters
in The Bahamas recently competed in the
Division
I International Speech and Table Topics Contests. Each contest had
seven competitors representing the seven Areas that make up Division
I (Bahamas).
The International
Speech Contest and the Table Topics Contest series are annual Toastmasters
events that run through all levels of the organization. The contests
which were held at Workers House on the Tonique Williams Darling Highway
served as the grand finale after winners emerged from the Club level
to the Area level and then on to the Division level. The winners from
the Division I contests will compete against winners from 8 other Divisions
in the International Speech & Table Topics Contests to held during
the
District 47 Spring Conference scheduled April 16-18, 2010 in
Ft Lauderdale, Florida...
Nassau,
The Bahamas - For years people have said ‘actions speak louder than
words’. Whoever came up with the saying has obviously never met communication
expert Kim Welcome who believes that the way you deliver words can result
in what sort of action is taken, especially when it comes to business
and industries that rely on communication, such as tourism.
As Trainer/Coach/Speaker for her company,
Influential Voice, Welcome has worked with many businesses and high
school students. She is also working with the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism,
to help those in the industry learn keys to conveying the message we
want to send to our visitors. Now, she’s branching off from her native
Bahamas, considering offers to make presentations and hold seminars
in several Caribbean islands including Jamaica and Barbados, plus the
United States...
Freeport, Bahamas
– “Baseball is the tool we use to
impact our youth and provide educational opportunity for them and their family
with financial funding through high level training and exposure,” said
Coach Patrick Knowles of the YMCA
Baseball Academy.
The YMCA’s affiliation
with the Hall of Fame Baseball League in Florida
is doing just that, giving young Grand Bahama
athletes greater exposure from playing abroad. Twenty-three boys traveled
to South Florida recently to compete against
teams in the 12 and Under, and 14 and Under divisions.
The trip was made possible
through membership fees and donations. The Grand Bahama Port Authority
Limited (GBPA) is also major corporate contributor to programs at the local
YMCA....
Grand Bahama, The Bahamas -
In the aftermath of the
sad tragedies in Haiti many a persons have been severely injured.
Wheel chairs are much in
need and the Rotary Club of Freeport has begun a campaign, "One Wheel Chair at a Time" to secure wheel chairs to be shipped into Haiti. Upon arrival the chairs will be distributed by fellow Rotarians in Haiti.
The Rotary Club of Freeport is looking for persons or businesses who wish to assist in this endeavor, and the cost per chair is
$150.00
, but any monetary donation
towards this amount will be accepted and be greatly appreciated.
Nassau, The Bahamas - Bahamas
Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) President Mike Sands and
executives paid a courtesy call on Barry Malcolm, Managing Director,
Scotiabank (Bahamas) Ltd. to discuss plans for the 2010 Scotiabank
National High School Track & Field Championships scheduled for
March 11th - 13th at the Thomas A. Robinson Stadium.
“Building on our existing partnership with the BAAA and expanding our
support of youth development within The Bahamas, Scotiabank is
delighted to sponsor this premier track and field event. We affirm our
continuing commitment to the community in which we live and that we
serve,” said Managing Director, Barry Malcolm...
Freeport, Grand Bahama - We
wish to advise the general public, and our customers residing in west
Grand Bahama in particular, that our customer service representatives
continue to provide services at the Harbour West Shopping Center ,
Eight Mile Rock.
