As we prepare to celebrate the 46th anniversary of Bahamian Independence, what changes would you like to see in the nation before the 50th anniversary?

“Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, “I find no pleasure in them.” – Ecclesiastes 12:1

I was led to write on this very relevant text as today ends another milestone in the story of my life. Tomorrow, God’s willing, I continue along life’s road. I had my photograph taken when I became one year old. The photo shows just about three sprigs of hair atop my head and I’m holding a leaf from a plant. Believe me when I say that I remember the photographer giving me that leaf so that I would pay attention to him.

Exclusive talks and intimate sessions, inspired cuisine and exceptional parties are all a part of the Engage! experience the wedding and event industry elite event that recently came to The Bahamas for the first time for the 27th edition featuring three days of inspiration, education and celebration. And from the scheduled events across the Rosewood hotel, SLS hotel and Grand Hyatt at the Baha Mar resort, the wedding industry loves to celebrate! Engage! gives industry partners the chance to treat “Engagees” the same way they treat their high-caliber clients.

ATTORNEY Wayne Munroe believes the government's track to cannabis reform will lead to the establishment of a monopoly on local sale and cultivation.

Mr Munroe, QC, characterised the appointment of the Bahamas National Commission on Marijuana as a semantics game, and rebuffed suggestions that Rastafarians should wait for the body to submit its report codifying Bahamian attitudes on plant use. The BNCM has been granted a three-month extension to complete its work after missing its April deadline.

Mr Munroe represents the Bobo Ashanti, who are petitioning for recognition of their right to sacramental use of marijuana.