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Celebration and the transition of youth
Celebration and the transition of youth
The school year has come to an end and there are proms for seniors graduating and heading to new phases of life.
Proms are celebrations of that transition. Teenagers get dressed up and say goodbye to their school and friends. Here in The Bahamas, proms have increasingly become theatrical and at times spectator sports of the bizarre and excessive.
Some teens go as far as riding in horse-drawn carri...
'Ride in Comfort Style' with Brice Limousine Service
'Ride in Comfort Style' with Brice Limousine Service
Freeport, Bahamas - Are you coming to Grand Bahama Island for your corporate event, special vacation or Caribbean wedding? Are you a local resident attending a special event or have a romantic evening in mind?
Ride in Comfort & Style with Brice Limousine Service - we offer Airport or Harbour Transfers, Champagne Island Tours, and custom-made tours.
Graduations, Proms, Weddings, Funerals - whatev...
Unrighteous talk from the Venerable James Palacious
Unrighteous talk from the Venerable James Palacious
Dear Editor,
In the interest of fair play, the Venerable Archdeacon James Palacious needs to join Richard Lightbourn in the penalty box for his recent insensitive public outburst.
The archdeacon is familiar with the need for nuance and diplomatic language to sell complex or sensitive issues to a wide audience. He ascends the pulpit weekly to sell the miracle of a virgin birth, resurrection, transu...
Mediocrity and youth
Mediocrity and youth
The school year has come to an end and there are proms for seniors graduating and heading to new phases of life.
St. Andrew's School students undertake massive fundraising effort
Three St. Andrew's School (SAS) students have undertaken a massive undertaking to complete their mandatory CAS (creativity, activity and service) Project -- a task necessary for them to graduate the International Baccalaureate (IB) program -- that will have benefits all around.
Strutting for a cause
Strutting for a cause
For graduating seniors, the most important "walk" uppermost in their minds at this moment in time, is the one in which they will don a graduation gown and mortarboard, and then turn their tassels to the left, signifying the end of their high school years. But before the St. Andrew's School (SAS) graduating class gets to do that they will have one more important walk to make -- they will strut for ...
...Charlie Charlie, the 'deomonic' teen game over taking the Internet
If you are one of those crotchety people who believe the kids these days are somehow less inspired than generations before, then I come bearing new evidence: Even their superstitions are lamer than ours!...
The bridal event where wedding dreams begin
The bridal event where wedding dreams begin
Everything needed for weddings, proms and other special events will be showcased at the Buttons Bridal & Formal Wear 27th annual Bahamas Bridal Show to be held under the theme "The One".
Some St. John's students reimbursed
Some St. John's students reimbursed
The Anglican Central Education Authority (ACEA) has reimbursed members of the St. John's College 2013 graduating class who did not participate in ditch day or participate in a provocative dance at a school function, The Nassau Guardian has learned.
The decision is in line with a suggestion by Chief Justice Sir Michael Barnett, who said the ACEA was not in breach of contract when it decided to ca...
National D average: Substantial parental failure
National D average: Substantial parental failure
Minister of Education, Science and Technology Jerome Fitzgerald recently explained the latest results of the Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) exams. The summary of the results was that the national grade average of The Bahamas remains a D...