Dr. Keva Bethel: A truly great citizen

Thu, Feb 17th 2011, 11:25 AM

Renowned educator the late Dr. Keva Bethel once said “...let us aim for the stars, even if we only hit a tree.”
It was a phrase that epitomized her commitment to nation-building and portrayed her vision for The Bahamas.
Dr. Bethel imagined a country in which there was a national plan for development, one where formal education took on a transformative role and the church, the government and civil society worked together for the common good.
In her now famous speech “A Vision for The Bahamas”, Dr. Bethel said: “I hope that as we tout our constitutional commitment to Christian values, we shall in fact learn to translate these into more Christ-like behav ...

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