Freeport, Bahamas – To
celebrate the New Year, the Grand Bahama Regional Branch of the Bahamas
National Trust (BNT) will be bringing back their public lecture series. The first lecture of the year will be held
January 20th at 6:30pm at the Rand Nature Centre on East Settler’s
Way, and will feature Peter Barratt speaking on Taino and Maya parallel
cultures.
Barratt
is a long time member of the BNT and has lived and worked in the United
Kingdom, North Africa, Canada and the Caribbean, including The Bahamas. During his time in The Bahamas, Barratt was
an Architect/Town Planner with the Grand Bahama Port Authority and was
extremely instrumental in the Lucayan National Park’s designation as a national
park and the design of the park’s original infrastructure.
The GB
branch of the BNT is extremely proud to reintroduce the public lecture series,
which will continue to be held every 3rd Tuesday of the month and is
completely free for all to attend. The
lecture series will cover topics related to the environment, Bahamian History
and Bahamian Culture and will be presented by various guest speakers.
“As a member of the local board on Grand
Bahama and a tour guide that shares the story of our Lucayan people with guests
almost daily, I look forward to this lecture on the Taino and Maya parallel
culture by Peter Barratt,” said Shamie Rolle, Chairman of the Grand Bahama
Branch of the BNT. “It's an exciting
notion to look through the window of time and compare what we know today as an advanced
culture of people, who built wonderful pyramids in Central America and view the
comparison of Island people on the same timeline.”
Barratt
is especially equipped to discuss this topic as he is a member of the Institute
of Mayan Studies in Miami and is also the author of several books on The
Bahamas including ‘Grand Bahama’, ‘Freeport
Notebook’ and ‘Bahama Saga’.
The
Grand Bahama Regional Branch of the BNT encourages everyone in Grand Bahama,
including students, to attend this public lecture to learn about the history of
our country and parallel countries and join them on this adventure.
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upcoming events.
The Bahamas National Trust was created by an Act of Parliament in 1959
to build and manage the national park system of the Bahamas. Possibly the only
non-governmental organization in the world charged with such a responsibility
the TRUST, as it is commonly known works daily to conserve and protect the
natural resources of The Bahamas, through stewardship and education for present
and future generations. There are currently 27 National Parks managed by the
TRUST with more than 1 million acres of marine and terrestrial areas protected.
Website: http://www.bnt.bs/
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