The Bahamas' first female member of Parliament, first female attorney general and the first woman to act as prime minister (during the absence from the country of both the prime minister and his deputy), Janet Bostwick will be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award during the fourth Bahamian Icon Awards. (Photo: Sidda Communications)
The country's first female member of parliament, first attorney general and the first woman to act as prime minister (during the absence from the country of both the prime minister and his deputy), Janet Bostwick will be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award during the fourth Bahamian Icon Awards.
Bostwick, who also served as minister of housing and labour, and minister of justice and immigration, will receive one of a number of awards to be meted out on Saturday night. Out of a 75-person nomination field, 15 people will be named icons by the end of the weekend.
Bostwick is also considered by many to be a national "matriarch of women's rights", having for decades fought the struggle to address inequalities faced by women in the country.
As a member of Parliament, she fought for and achieved a number of milestones in support of women's rights in The Bahamas -- the Affiliation Proceeding Act, the Inheritance Act, the Matrimonial Causes Act and the Status of Children Act, as well amendments to labor and National Insurance legislation.
The award show will be held on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. at the Melia Nassau Beach Resort.
Icon Awards founder and executive producer Addis Huyler said that the award recognizes Bahamian citizens who have exemplified the best intentions of the Bahamian spirit -- excellence and achievement.
"Greatness never happens by accident or coincidence, and that greatness comes only with the conscious effort to work harder, be stronger, be smarter and more dedicated in an effort to manifest the highest and truest expression of self. And that it is a chosen life trajectory that is only undertaken when coupled with immense courage and a resolute ambition to succeed.
The goal of the awards is to provide an achievable goal that inspires and encourages consistent efforts to achieve excellence and the fostering of goodwill.
Nominees must be a Bahamian citizen, registered company or recognized organization. And will be considered based on specific contributions made to the betterment of the Bahamian society at large, and/or outstanding achievement in the two calendar years prior to the nomination deadline.
NOMINEES
SPORTS
Jimmy Norius (Bodybuilding)
Buddy Hield (Basketball)
Jonquel Jones (Women's basketball)
Shaunae Miller (Track and field)
Emily Morley (Rowing)
TOURISM
Quintin "Barabbas Woodside (Junkanoo World)
Ronald Duncombe (Distinguished Enterprises)
Stuart Cove (Stuart's Cove)
Olivia Turnquest (Ellen's Inn, Long Island)
BJ Saunders (Majestic Tours)
HUMANITARIANISM
Gina Knowles and Lia Head-Rigby (HeadKnowles)
Kevin Delancy (HIV/AIDS Survivor Benefit Grand Bahama)
Andrea Sweeting (Sister Sister Breast Cancer Support Group)
Ranard Henfield (Our Carmichael Community Initiative)
Christine King (Kiwanis Bahamas)
RISING STAR
Goshon Fox (Teen Challenge)
Donald Ferguson II (Aviation)
Lucius Fox, Jr. (Baseball)
Steffon Evans (Bahamas National Trust)
Te'Ja Munnings (Ribbons For Life)
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
Dr. Erecia Hepburn (Bahamas Agricultural Forum for Youth)
Trenicka Rolle (Bahamas Engineering and Technological Advancement)
Ricardo Deveaux (Bahamas Primary School Student of the Year Foundation)
Christine Stubbs (Operation S.O.L.D.)
Yonell Justilien (Bahamas All-Star Band)
FINE ART
David Rolle (Mission Catwalk)
Allan Pachino Wallace (Lukka Kairi Wall Mural)
Jamaal Rolle (The Celebrity Artist)
Tessa Whitehead (The Volta Exhibit)
Jodi Minnis (It's A Bahamian Thing)
MUSIC
Davon "Mdeez" Knight ("TKO")
Ordain Moss (Let's Put Our Love to Work""
Sammie "Sammi Starr" Poitier ("Everybody Jump in The Line")
Visage ft. Wendi ("One Song")
Julien "Believe" Thompson ("Party Ambassadors")
COMMERCE
Barry Rassin (Doctors Hospital)
Johnny Roberts (Nippers' Bar and Grill, Abaco)
Shervin Stuart (AML Foods)
Krystynia Lee D'Arville (Furniture Plus)
Simon Wilson (Ministry of Finance)
EDUCATION
Everette Fraser (Queen's College)
Samantha Wilson (Gerald Cash Primary School)
Agatha Marcelle (National Training Agency)
Gillian Wilson (Summit Academy)
Jamal McIntosh (Abaco Central High School)
ENTERTAINMENT
Dion Johnson ("Sizwe Banzi is Dead")
Patrice Johnson ("Perfect in Weakness")
Terrance Gilbert ("Khing Kloud")
Mark Humes ("Sizwe Banzi is Dead")
Anastarcia Palacious ("The Vagina Monologues")
HEALTH
Dr. Raleigh Butler (Perio Med Care)
Rochelle Bastian (Family Pharmacy)
Dr. E. Marcus Cooper (GastroCare Bahamas)
Dr. Darius Unwala (Princess Margaret Hospital)
Dr. Catherine Adderley (Grand Bahama Health Services)
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ENSEMBLE
Crazy Love (Gea Pierre)
Summer Madness (James Catalyn)
Sizwe Banzi is Dead (Phillip Burrows)
Clybourne Park (Phillip Burrows)
Death on The Street (Nicolette Bethel)
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Sebas Bastian (Brickell Management)
Paul Arahna (Trans Island Airways)
Eric Gibson, Jr. (Bahama Grill)
Wayne Munroe (Munroe & Associates)
Peter Symonette (Digi Print)
MEDIA
Clint Watson (Youth Zone)
Christina "Love" Thompson (Reality Check)
Aneka Stewart (Cay To Style)
Renee Davis (Free Your Mind with the Natural Empress)
Brent Stubbs (The Tribune)
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
King C Note, Jay Isaacs and CRX (The Morning Mad House Show, Hot 91.7)
Kedar Clarke (Kedar In Style)
Chantel O'Brian (Miss World Bahamas)
Harrison Thompson (Relationship Management)
Stillet (Music)
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