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BDB Heads to Acklins
BDB Heads to Acklins
In continuation of fulfilling its mandate to expand the Bahamian economy, The Bahamas Development Bank (BDB) travels to Acklins, Crooked Island and Samana Cay, to advance its program to industrialize cascarilla...
Stranded whale found mutilated
Stranded whale found mutilated
A LIVE pilot whale was sliced open and left to die on a beach in Abaco by someone suspected to be looking for ambergris, a highly-sought after substance found in the intestines of some sperm whales and used in making perfume...
Boiling
Boiling
In the weeks following Auntie Mary's decision to stay, a time when cement volcanos seethed on doorsteps and goats outnumbered residents fifty to one, the truth enveloped me like a vile perfume. It followed me everywhere I went, tightening my throat and summoning tears to [...]
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GB's Small Business Incentive Program proving to be successful
The success of the newly launched Grand Bahama Micro and Small Business Economic, Empowerment and Incentive Program was evident in the certification of a second group of potential entrepreneurs...
Front Porch Promoting equality, opportunity and civility: People with disabilities
We live in a highly materialistic society in which many of us measure our self-worth by our possessions, ranging from the vehicles we drive to the brand-name clothes which adorn our perfumed accents, bodies and privileges. We often measure supposed sophistication and social standing by [...]
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The companion virtues of gratitude and generosity
The companion virtues of gratitude and generosity
"Blow, blow, thou winter wind, / Thou art not so unkind / As man's ingratitude."
- William Shakespeare
There is a nexus between generosity and gratitude. They are companion virtues. The most grateful people in the world are typically the most generous people. The most chronically selfish and self-absorbed typically live in a dungeon of ingratitude.
Selfishness is typically its own hell. The more ...
Eczema of the foot
Eczema of the foot
Eczema is a general term that includes many conditions that cause inflammation of the skin. It is more common in children and infants, where about 10 to 20 percent have some form of eczema. The symptoms of eczema vary, but they generally appear as dry, red and extremely itchy patches of skin. Small blisters may also form. Eczema can occur on any part of the body, including the foot. It can occur i...
Margot Bethel's Portal
Margot Bethel's Portal
"Everyday bucket go to well. One day the bottom fall out."
- Bahamian proverb
"For she who goes to the well; who carries; who labours; who bleeds; who sweats; who delivers; who bears all; who nurtures; who listens; who waits; who lays down her life in sacrifice; who is broken, silenced, violenced, erased and forgotten.
When she no longer agrees to bondage. When she sees, herself reflected whole....
Branville McCartney's selfish and smug games
Branville McCartney's selfish and smug games
DNA chieftain Branville "Look How Amazing I Am" McCartney, will have his place in the political history of The Bahamas.
He will be recorded as one of the most vainglorious individuals ever to run for political office. This is a significant feat, given the vanity parade that has marched before the electorate seeking glory, affection and attention.
At times, the self-admiring McCartney has made Perr...
French school shooting: Teenage boy arrested after two people injured
Police have arrested a boy of 17 in the southern French town of Grasse after at least two people were hurt in a shooting at a school...