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Eleuthera walks away with top awards in 2018 National Young Chef Culinary Competition
Emotions ran high with streaming tears, broad smiles and unreadable expressions during the award ceremony of the 26th Bahamas Young Culinary Competitions, Friday, March 16, 2018...
The cell phone attachment
The cell phone attachment
I must write again about the compulsive use of cell phones and tablets. At times their use can be insulting or disrespectful. It is so terrible to see people sitting in church services, weddings, committee meetings, seminars, etc., and all they are doing while the event is going on is texting or surfing the web on their cell phones or tablets.
It is insulting to the speakers when people in the aud...
Three tips for reducing your power bill
Three tips for reducing your power bill
Let's be upfront. Everybody wants to have lower power bills. But how to make that happen without a lot of upfront cash or a radical change in lifestyle is a mystery for most homeowners. There are salesmen peddling gadgets that reduce the consumption of certain pieces of equipment, or alternative technologies that replace the need for grid power. And there are design "tricks" that reduce the amount...
Technology addiction
Technology addiction
I guess that the simple definition of an addiction is something one just has to have and simply cannot do without, as you feel completely lost when you don't have it. I have observed a whole lot of people lately who are hooked on a whole lot of modern technological gadgets.
Firstly, I know people who are hooked on loud music playing in their automobile. That's right, I heard one particular person ...
Going the extra mile
Going the extra mile
While many teachers are deserving of praise for the extras they do to ensure their students' success, Vonchelle Cooper, a third grade teacher at Nassau Christian Academy (NCA) is one of them. She not only offers her students verbal incentives, but also gives tangible incentives. Despite the fact that she teaches a class with 28 students, she wants each student to leave her knowing that she always ...
Do they have our attention now
Do they have our attention now
Dear Editor,
Do they have our attention now?
As New Providence ratifies itself as an embattled city, a war zone of sorts, its citizens continue to live in fear and accumulate a reservoir of hate and revenge. Several school students were stabbed at Government High School (GHS) and this has added to the escalating violence that seems to have been sparked from an incident that occurred about two mont...
LCIS students help feed 5,000 needy families: Bahamas Feeding Network recipients of donation
LCIS students help feed 5,000 needy families: Bahamas Feeding Network recipients of donation
For many children, Christmas time is filled with writing lists to Santa and dreams of receiving the latest toys, gadgets and electronics. This year, rather than being on the receiving end, the fifth grade students at Lyford Cay International School (LCIS) collected canned goods and non-perishable items in observation of the Reverse Advent calendar and presented them to members of the Bahamas Feedi...
Youngsters help to feed those in need as a Christmas gift
FOR many children Christmas time is filled with writing lists to Santa and dreams of receiving the latest toys, gadgets and electronics.
Lyford Cay International School Students Help Feed 5,000 Needy Families
For many children Christmas time is filled with writing lists to Santa and dreams of receiving the latest toys, gadgets and electronics. This year, rather than being on the receiving end, the grade 5 classes at the Lyford Cay International School collected canned goods and non-perishable...
Save The Bays supports summer boatbuilding and sailmaking program
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama -- When school closes for the summer, a group of students will set aside their smart phones, tablets and high tech gadgets to pick up canvas and sail needles, saws and epoxy. Thanks to a summer camp sponsored in part by Save The Bays, they'll learn traditional boatbuilding and sailmaking skills that many of their ancestors depended upon to survive in The Bahamas.
The two-we...