GEORGIA - A straw handbag from The Bahamas was a "big hit" at the 2011 YWCA Open Your Purse fund-raiser in Atlanta, Georgia recently.  The fund-raiser is a silent auction featuring new and used purses donated by public figures in the Atlanta metro area.

The Bahamas Consulate in Atlanta participated in the event - in an effort to promote the best Bahamian straw works, Consul General, Katherine Forbes-Smith donated a beautiful straw handbag designed by Cacique Award recipient Dorothy Miller of Long Island.   Organizers said the Bahamas bag received the most bids; it featured a plait design called...