Nassau, Bahamas - On
April 30th representatives from the Bahamas Talented Youth
Organization (BTYO) paid a courtesy call on United States Ambassador to
The Bahamas, Her Excellency Nicole A. Avant at her Liberty Overlook
Home.  Ms. Sonovia Pierre, President of BTYO was accompanied by the
eleven contestants in this year's Hal Jackson's Talented Teen
Scholarship competition, and special guest recording artist, Ms. Cecelia
"Cece" Penniston, a former Miss Hal Jackson's Talented Teen for
Arizona.

During
the courtesy call, Ambassador Avant applauded the organizers for
promoting education and awareness through the performing arts,
developing the contestant's leadership skills and raising awareness of
pediatric cancer...