Search results for : greek
Eating The Cream Which Rose To The Top
May 26, 2014
Eating The Cream Which Rose To The Top
The cream of European soccer will shortly be served up for four deserving young Grand Bahamian sports fans...
May 15, 2014
BFSB looks to maritime 'synergies' at largest conference of shipowners
The Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) is set to participate in the largest gathering of shipowners in the world, in a move which it says is another step forward in a strategy aimed at exploiting the obvious synergies between the financial and maritime sectors.
Posidonia, a 40-year-old event which takes place in Athens, Greece from June 2 to 6, is expected to draw even more than the 1,870 exh...
'Neighbors' hits all the right notes
May 15, 2014
'Neighbors' hits all the right notes
Neighbors (Rated C)
Cast: Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Rose Byrne
Genre: Comedy
Dwight's Rating: 3 out of 4
Playful but mature; rowdy but introspective; beer kegs but also breast pumps! A world of contrasts in the new film, "Neighbors" means the zaniest, raunchiest comedy so far this year, is also the sweetest and most endearing.
In the flick, a young suburban couple's life is turned upside-down, whe...
Celebrating Haitian culture
May 15, 2014
Celebrating Haitian culture
The Bahamas is a multi-ethnic archipelago. There are Bahamians of African descent, Greek-Bahamians, Lebanese-Bahamians, Chinese-Bahamians, Haitian-Bahamians, and many more mixes.
All these peoples from all these different places bring their cultures, foods and ways of thinking to our land, making us more dynamic as a collective.
Too many Bahamians think lowly of our brothers and sisters from Hait...
April 03, 2014
The Christie/PLP lottery: Selling out the poor and middle class
The Bahamian middle class is under enormous pressure and threat. The fallout from the Great Recession continues with a new normal of largely stagnant wages and significantly less disposable income.
While the fortunes of many of the wealthy in the west and here at home are rebounding, many in the middle class have lost or are losing hopes and dreams along with homes, small businesses and life savi...
Looking for the best and brightest
April 02, 2014
Looking for the best and brightest
The best and brightest graduating high school female students from throughout the country will convene in New Providence this week for the 36th Annual Eta Psi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated's Honour's Day Program, with one young lady walking away with the title of Most Outstanding High School Female Student in The Bahamas...
Putting country above party and self
March 17, 2014
Putting country above party and self
"My critics will argue that I am a horrible politician. When the Christie government was on the brink of disaster, some might argue that the best political move is to let them plunge over the edge. I do not believe that such a posture is in the country's best interests."
FNM Chairman Darron Cash
In Greek mythology, Cassandra, the daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy, is a figure of t...
March 14, 2014
300: Rise of an Empire is the cinematic equivalent of Wrestlemania
300: Rise of an Empire (Rated C)
Cast: Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Lena Headey
Genre: Fantasy War
Dwight's Rating:
The future of the action movie is becoming clearer now through a new movie sequel loosely based on events in the long-ago past. And sadly the future doesn't look very bright.
There were hints of where things were heading long before "300: Rise of an Empire" premiered in theaters. ...
March 06, 2014
As Christians, we perform good deeds because that is what God expects from us
"Be careful not to do your 'acts of righteousness' before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven...
Tolerance and gay rights
March 03, 2014
Tolerance and gay rights
Fred Mitchell, our minister of foreign affairs, last month said at a lecture in Trinidad that his career has been harmed by his advocacy for gay rights...
The butterfly principle
February 20, 2014
The butterfly principle
Do you know why a butterfly would alight on our hand when you hold it out? According to my research it is because butterflies are attracted to moisture particles on your hands. Some experts say that if you put water sweetened with sugar on your hands, butterflies will come to drink the water. It is all about the moisture. I would like to use this as an allegory to illustrate how loving relationshi...
February 13, 2014
Let's get together and start loving everyone unconditionally
Are we a nation torn apart by violence and crime or are we a nation filled with love, compassion, and understanding? Some of us are grasping feverishly to what's left of a sense of national love, compassion, and understanding. All is not lost. For almost two decades I have been writing in this newspaper about romantic and marital love. In this article I've decided to talk about our need for na...
100 years of fraternity
January 09, 2014
100 years of fraternity
PHI Beta Sigma Fraternity, founded at Howard University on January 9, 1914, celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2014, with a year long slate of activities designed to highlight the organisation's contributions to American and international history over the past century...
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, INC Turns 100
January 09, 2014
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, INC Turns 100
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, founded at Howard University on January 9th, 1914, celebrates its 100th Anniversary in 2014, with a year long slate of activities designed...
December 30, 2013
Cable Beach restaurant: Expansion 'helped us out a lot'
Business has been booming for a popular eatery in western New Providence, resulting in a recent expansion that has cost nearly $300,000.
According to one of its owners, Manoli Skandalaris, the decision to expand the Olives Meze Grill Mediterranean restaurant and bar, located on Cable Beach, came after experiencing constant overcrowding in its original space.
"The restaurant was to the point where ...
What if Jesus Christ had never been born
December 21, 2013
What if Jesus Christ had never been born
Dear Editor,
The most influential person to have ever lived was a Jewish carpenter and rabbi named Jesus of Nazareth.
Hundreds of millions of people around the world are gearing up to commemorate his birth on Christmas Day. The birth of Christ some 2,000 years ago in the small Jewish town of Bethlehem has undoubtedly changed the course of history. The Christian calendar, also known as the Grego...
December 20, 2013
As many as 80 people injured in collapse at London theatre
The ceiling of a London theater partially collapsed Thursday night, showering a packed audience with heaps of plaster, wood and dust. More than 80 people were injured - at least seven seriously - and several trapped theater-goers had to be rescued, authorities said...
December 13, 2013
Alpha Phi Alpha to host annual Black Ole Gold Scholarship Ball
The local chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., is celebrating 40 years of independence and doing it in Bahamian style. The Iota Epsilon Lambda (IEL) chapter is preparing to host its annual Black & Ole Gold Scholarship Ball on Saturday, December 14, at the British Colonial Hilton.
The affair will feature a cocktail reception, live Rake & Scrape entertainment, and a down home award style din...
Phonomania
December 10, 2013
Phonomania
Contrary to how it sounds, this word does not denote an obsession with phones. Phonomania translates into modern English as "homicidal mania".
If you want to understand the world we live in, the history and origin of the words we use is important. Words are born and words die. Words, unlike the ideas they strive to represent, do not last for eternity. People give words breath, voice and life.
...
November 28, 2013
Minnis does not need to be a polished speaker to be an effective leader
Dear Editor,
One of the areas in which Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis has been repeatedly criticized has been his speaking ability. A group of boorish FNM impostors has been busy nitpicking Minnis' resume since the day he assumed the leadership post of the party they claim to support.
True, Minnis, as far as I can tell, has never blown anyone away with any speech he has gi...
Search Options
Filter:
Sponsored Ads
