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Bahamian Attorney Publishes Book on the Tragic Death of Her Sons Against the Odds: The Agatha Bethel Story
Bahamian Attorney Publishes Book on the Tragic Death of Her Sons Against the Odds: The Agatha Bethel Story
If you had placed a wager that newly published author Agatha D. Bethel would have collapsed like a rusted ironing board under insurmountable pressures of life, you would have lost the bet. In her recently released book, Against the Odds - A Mother’s Story of Hope: Rising From the Ashes of Abuse, Betrayal & the Tragic Death of Her Children, published by Inspire Publishing (Bahamas), Mrs. Bethel s...
The spirit of trash
The spirit of trash
First published December 11, 2008
Soda cans flattened by passing cars. Screws, bolts, nuts, strewn across the street. Candy wrappers of every color in the grass, in the dirt, gathered by the wind on the side of the road. Beer bottles - Heineken, Kalik, Guiness - waiting for someone to gather and sell. Kentucky Fried Chicken boxes with oily, ketchup-stained wax paper and dr...
Memories of Fox Hill shooting still fresh for some
Memories of Fox Hill shooting still fresh for some
A year after her son was murdered while playing basketball on the Fox Hill Park, Sonia Kemp said the pain still remains fresh.
Shequille Demeritte, 19, was among four people murdered on the park during a mass shooting on December 27, 2013.
Eric Morrison, 49; Claudzeno Davis, 37, and Sheniqua Sands, 30, were also shot and killed.
Describing the night, Kemp said, "I knew something was wrong with my ...
The Bahamian cultural identity: An endangered species
In the 1980s, I was in my adolescent years and recall being exposed to the now late Kayla Lockhart Edwards and Pandora Gomez who were theatrical and cultural icons.
Bethel says NIB 'kinks' should be fixed by mid-June
Bethel says NIB 'kinks' should be fixed by mid-June
National Insurance Board (NIB) Director Rowena Bethel yesterday acknowledged continuing challenges with the issuance of benefits and claims checks as NIB transitions to a new information technology platform and said the "kinks" should be ironed out by mid-June.