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A balanced life is much better than being just a 'bookworm'
James Boyce is one smart kid. He recorded five A grades and two B grades in the recent Bahamas Junior Certificate (BJC) examinations and was honored during the Ministry of Education's national award ceremony. To many people that may seem like a big deal, but to the Forest Heights Academy tenth grade student, it's just another achievement on a long list of feats he has accomplished in his 15 years.
Pick Up a Book And Bulk Up Your Brain
Pick Up a Book And Bulk Up Your Brain
Don?t deny yourself the luxury of curling up with that murder mystery, tragic tale, romance, or sci-fi thriller this weekend. Consider it self-defense class for your brain. Being a bookworm doesn?t just make you smart. It makes you mentally tough.
LCIS graduates its largest cohort
LCIS graduates its largest cohort
Shantinique Miller and Elkera Cooper did battle in the best possible way over the last three years, and at the first public schools combined graduation ceremony, the C.C. Sweeting (CCS) Senior High School students had attained the highest grade point averages (GPA) of their peers across the seven senior schools.
CCS' valedictorian, Miller, had a final GPA of 3.83; Cooper, the school's salutatorian...
Along life's road
Along life's road
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. -- St. John 1:1. Each day there are thousands of new books, literature and information sheets rolling off the press for the very first time.
St. Anne's School student set to examine her future
St. Anne's School student set to examine her future
If there's one thing Jessica Capron is certain of it's that she wants to pursue a career in medicine, specifically the specialty of obstetrics and gynecology. So it was exciting for the eleventh grade St. Anne's School student to receive an acceptance letter to participate in the National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine (NYLF/MED).
This summer, Jessica, 15, will be one of a number of young scho...
A Young Lady With Lofty Dreams
A Young Lady With Lofty Dreams
Stop by 17-year-old Mica (pronounced Meesha) Cunningham's room, and one of the things you will notice is a print out of a piece of property on a wall.
A Weekly Plan For Gaining Assertiveness
A Weekly Plan For Gaining Assertiveness
If you're a regular follower of the Financial Bookworm, you will know that I have examined a range of potential solutions to common business and personal development problems that are prevalent across the Caribbean.
It takes more than a good idea to get attention
It takes more than a good idea to get attention
Earlier this month, Wayne Johnson told Guardian Business that Bahamians were losing millions of dollars in revenue by failing to embrace e-commerce.
It therefore seems appropriate that Financial Bookworm should now provide some insight on how to operate successfully within e-business.
As managing director of a top U.K. web design company, Jed Wylie spent years researching the best online technique...