christopher columbus discovering the bahamas
Bahama Islands News, Articles and Information
Jamaica Dogsled Team Musher to Minnesota: "Why Is the Air Conditioning Up So High?"
Oswald "Newton" Marshall thought someone put the air conditioning on too high when he arrived in Minnesota on March 25, 2006, for training as a musher on the Jamaica Dogsled Team with Rick Johnson. He quickly found out it wasn't air conditioning at all -- he was outdoors and feeling a Minnesota breeze (temps ranged from the 30s to 40s and were warm by local standards), far away from his warm Caribbean home in Richmond, Jamaica for the first time. The 23-year-old Newton is part of entrepreneur Danny Melville's venture to bring the spirit and can-do attitude of Jamaicans to the world: the Jamaica Dogsled Team. His journey to snowy Minnesota began in Jamaica's lush White River Valley where he worked with tourists participating in the Chukka Caribbean Adventures' horseback riding tour. As Newton tells the story he was asked to look after a trio of new dogs at Chukka Cove Farm, renowned for its polo and now home to the Team.
The unexpected... and then some
Expect the unexpected, Calvary Temple youth leaders and organisers of its annual Youth Summit dare the public.And they've got four nights to deliver on their sky-scraping promise. The youth summit rolls around again for the 10th time this year with a roll call of speakers and entertainers who are known around the country.
The summit waves the banner of "Exodus: We Are Breaking Free," this year. Calvary Youth Pastor, Duerre Thomas and bandanna-wearing youth leader, Bruce Russell, say that they've given the youth affair a 'Matrix' (of wildly successful movie trilogy fame) twist.
"We want (young people) to know that God wants them to be free in every area of their lives," Thomas asserted. "Free from depression, free from suicidal thoughts, any type of immorality, free from drugs- anything that may have them stifled in life," he added.
Acting COB head honoured
Acting President of The College of The Bahamas (COB), Dr Rhonda Chipman-Johnson was lauded by the college's Alumni Association for her heroic work in bringing stability to the changing institution over the past year.While making a presentation of $5,000 for The Harry C Moore Library yesterday, Donald Saunders, President of the Alumni Association, offered heart-felt congratulations to the current acting president, whose duties will end July 1. "The College of The Bahamas has been going through some challenging times especially over the last twelve months, but Dr Chipman-Johnson has, nonetheless, manned this ship to safe port."
Mr Saunders said that although Dr Chipman-Johnson has accomplished much during her many years at COB, she "truly showed her worth during her period as Acting President" over the last year.
AUTEC review group formed
Concerned residents of Andros have formed a 10-person committee to scrutinise the government's agreement with the United States naval base on the island.The decision to form the committee to probe into the Atlantic Underwater Test and Evaluation Centre (AUTEC) was made during a meeting Thursday night and is hoped to bring about a greater sense of clarity and transparency regarding the base and its operations in Central Andros.
"We are going to go clause by clause, article by article and will make recommendations of what we believe it should be," Margo Blackwell of the Bahamas Environmental Research Centre on Andros told The Guardian yesterday.
The purpose of the committee is to lobby for some accountability and transparency relating to the facility ."It is clear that there is none [transparency and accountability] at least none for the people of Andros," said Mrs Blackwell.
Bahamas Football Association makes plans for Academy
Boys and girls have been hand-picked by the Bahamas Football Association to take part in their 'National Academy' this summer. Formerly the Centre of Excellence, the three-week youth development programme designed by the BFA, focuses on improving individual player's technical skills and abilities, as well as their knowledge and understanding of football (soccer).The summer programme, which is now in its fourth year, opened at the beginning of this week (July 3) and will end July 21st.
The players in the camps were selected from the various youth programmes in New Providence and from the Family Islands.
"We've got kids down here from Freeport, Abaco, Exuma, and even Andros," BFA's Technical Director Gary White pointed out.
"When we started this programme about four years ago we only had about 60 kids.