Prime Minister Perry Christie on the passing of Nelson Mandella

PRESS STATEMENT BY

THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE BAHAMAS

THE RT. HON. PERRY G. CHRISTIE

With the passing today of Nelson Mandela, the world has lost one of its greatest heroes and an inspirational model for the ages.  Mr. Mandela was, to be sure, the Supreme Liberator of South Africa in its struggle to end Apartheid.  But of infinitely greater consequence, he was the personification of the timeless virtues of personal sacrifice and perseverance in the pursuit of freedom, racial equality, human dignity and moral truth for all the peoples of this planet.  He was also a shining exemplar of the redemptive power of forgiveness and reconciliation.

That is why the news of Mr. Mandela’s death resonates so profoundly all around the world.  Wherever we may be, whether it be in the First World or the Third World, and whatever our race or creed may be, we all feel poorer for the passing of this remarkable human being.  He was truly one of humanity’s richest blessings and one of its brightest and most enduring lights.

Here in The Bahamas we share in this universal outpouring of grief, all the more so because of the warm memories so many of us have of Mr. Mandela from his visit to The Bahamas in the early 1990’s.   But even as we grieve, we give thanks for the example and personal witness that Nelson Mandela’s life holds for all of us and for generations yet unborn.

On behalf of the Government and people of The Bahamas and on my own behalf I extend heartfelt condolences to the President and people of South Africa and to the widow, children and wider family of the late Nelson Mandela.

 May he rest in peace.

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Bahamas to get NCAA football bowl game.

ESPN, YAHOO SPORTS AND SI.COM  ARE REPORTING THAT THE BAHAMAS WILL GET A NCAA COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL GAME STARTING NEXT YEAR. 

CONFERENCE U-S-A TEAMS WILL PLAY A BOWL GAME IN BOCA RATON AND THE BAHAMAS. 

THE BAHAMAS BOWL WOULD BE THE FIRST POSTSEASON BOWL PLAYED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES SINCE THE INTERNATIONAL BOWL WAS HELD IN TORONTO FROM 2007 TO 2010.

THE GAME WOULD BE HELD AT THOMAS ROBINSON STADIUM, WHICH HAS A 15,000-SEAT CAPACITY. 

 THE DEAL IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.

FIRE AT STRACHAN'S AUTO

Strachan's Auto on Soldier Road caught fire and has been bellowing smoke over Nassau from around 6pm.

VIDEO: Torrential Rain In Nassau

BREAKING NEWS: COA dismisses webshop application

NASSAU: The Court of Appeal has dismissed the application filed by attorneys representing web shops.  The attorneys for several web shops had filed the appeal to have the injunction the Chief Justice lifted last to be put back in place. That injunction had prevented police from shutting down the web shops.  

BAHAMAS CARIFTA TEAM NAMED

Full 70 member team announced

CARIFTA Championships start Good Friday

Greg Cash named Head Coach; rest of staff still to be named

70 MEMBER TEAM 

U-17 GIRLS 

JANAE AMBROSE
SIMONE MASON
DONEISHA ANDERSSON
SHAQUANIA DORSETTE
AMBER FORD
SHANTE RUSSELL
ANDIRA FERGUSON
BRIA SANDS
CELINE THOMPSON
BRASHAE WOOD
SERENA BROWN
VASHTI SIMMONS
JASMAINE SUTHERLAND
BRIANNE BETHEL
BLAYRE CATALYN

DRESHANNE ROLLE

U-17 BOYS

KEANU PENNERMAN
SHRANN CASH
KINARD ROLLE
HENRY DELAUZE
BENJAMIN NAJAM
DONAVON CLARKE
IKHAIL BETHEL
THERICO ROLLE
KEN MULLINGS
LIVINGSTON BRAMWELL
TAMAR GREENE
TRAVIS FERGUSON AND PERRY ADDERLEY
JAVAN MARTIN
TYLER BOWE
SHALOM CASH

U-20 GIRLS

DEVYNNE CHARLTON
CARMEISHA COX
SHAUNAE MILLER
KADESHA HIELD
JENNAYA HIELD
ALEXIS SMITH
PEDRYA SEYMOUR
MESHA NEWBOLD
DANIELLE GIBSON
ANTONIQUE BUTLER
ANDRIEL STRACHAN
ASHLEY OEMBLER
ALEXANDRIA MARSHALL-PAUL
MIQUEL ROCH
KIENNA ALBURY
MAKEYA WHITE
JUANNAE LEWIS

RACHEAL BROWN

U-20 BOYS

TERAY SMITH
CLIFF RESIAS
STEPHEN NEWBOLD
ANDRE WELLS
JAMES WILLIAMS
ANDRE COLEBROOKE
KIRK LEWIS
XAVIER COAKLEY
JOSHUA STUBBS
D'MITRY CHARLTON
LAQUAN NAIRN
ASHTON BUTLER
DREXEL MAYCOCK
GERRARD BURROWS
DENZEL PRATT
CHARLES SEALY
DESMOND MAJOR
KAIWAN CULMER
IAN KERR

JANEKO CARTWRIGHT

VIDEO: Building at Police HQ engulfed by fire.

PHOTOS: Fire at RBPF Headquarters

FIRE BREAKS OUT AT RBPF HEADQUARTERS.  AN UNUSED BUILDING  ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND SMOKE. 

VIEW FROM ZNS STUDIOS OF FIRE AT RBPF HEADQUARTERS.  AN UNUSED BUILDING  ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND SMOKE. 

FIRE BREAKS OUT AT RBPF HEADQUARTERS.  AN UNUSED BUILDING  ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND SMOKE. 

FIRE BREAKS OUT AT RBPF HEADQUARTERS.  AN UNUSED BUILDING  ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND SMOKE.  THE SMOKE CAN BE SEEN FOR MILES. 

FIRE BREAKS OUT AT RBPF HEADQUARTERS.  AN UNUSED BUILDING  ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND SMOKE.  THE SMOKE CAN BE SEEN FOR MILES. 

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THE ORIGINAL NEWS REPORT and AUTOTUNE.

REPOST: Test your Bahamian IQ

FROM JULY 5, 2012 

I know you have been hearing about it. Here's the ZNS news story from last night on National Pride IQ. Check further down for the REAL ANSWERS.

NATIONAL SYMBOLS!!!!

From The Bahamas Libraries Webpage

The Lignum Vitae - The National Tree of The Bahamas 

The Lignum vitae, meaning tree of life, is from the genus Guaicum (caltrop family or Zygophyllaceae) and is the National Tree of The Bahamas.

The Lignum Vitae - The National Tree of The Bahamas

 The extremely hard and heavy self-lubricating wood is especially adapted for bearings or bushings of propeller shafts on steamships, and also serves for bearings in steel mills, for bowling balls, and pulleys.

For many years, dating back to World War II, shipments of the wood were made from The Bahamas to the United Kingdom and the United States by the old New Providence firm of Duncombe and Butler.

Apart from its industrial uses, the bark of the tree is used for medicinal purposes, and many Bahamians throughout the islands steep the bark and drink it as a tonic for creating energy as an aphrodisiac.




The Blue Marlin - National Fish of The Bahamas 

The blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) is the majestic fish that is found in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, with reports of the largest sizes found in the latter.

The Blue Marlin (The National Fish of The Bahamas) on the reverse of the
100 dollar bill.  This is why the 100 dollar bill is called A BLUE MARLIN.

However, many persons first encounter the fish in Ernest Hemingway's book "Old Man and the Sea." Mr. Hemingway was a frequent visitor to The Bahamas, especially the island of Bimini, where the blue marlin is highly prized among the strong game-fishing community.

 The blue marlin, a relative of the sailfish and swordfish, is easily recognizable for the long "sword" or spike of its upper jaw, its high and pointed dorsal fin, and pointed anal fin. It is said that the fish uses its "sword" to club other fish on which it feeds.

 The marlin's back is cobalt blue and its flanks and underbelly are silvery white. There may be light-blue or lavender vertical stripes on the sides as well. A powerful and aggressive fighter, the blue marlin can run hard and long, sound or dive deep, and leap high into the air in a display of strength.



The Flamingo - National Bird of The Bahamas

The scarlet, long-legged flamingoes are found in three major nesting groups in the West Indian region, Great Inagua being one of them (the others are in Yucatan, Mexico, and Bonaire Island in the Netherlands Antilles.)

The Flamingo (The National Bird of The Bahamas) on
display at the Adastra Gardens. 

The more than 50,000 birds inhabiting 287 square miles of Inagua wilderness are protected by wardens employed by the Society for the Protection of the Flamingo in The Bahamas through the Bahamas National Trust, a statutory body set up in 1959.

 The Roseate or West Indian flamingoes (Phoenicopterus ruber) were formerly also bred in Abaco, Andros, Rum Cay, the Exuma Cays, Long Island, Ragged Island, Acklins, Mayaguana, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.

However, several factors, including action by man, led to a reduction in their number. Charles B. Cory, a curator of birds in the Boston Society of Natural History, wrote at the end of the 19th century that great numbers of young birds were killed before they were able to fly, and many were carried away alive to be sold to passing vessels, on which they died from want of care. Nowadays, thanks largely to action by the government and the National Trust, the flamingo is making a comeback.



The Yellow Elder - The National Flower of the Bahamas

This flower blooms between October and December on a tree that may grow as high as twenty (20) feet.

The Yellow Elder - The National Flower of The Bahamas

The evergreen stands out because of its clusters of brilliant yellow, bell-shaped blossoms.

They are about an inch across and two inches long, with red stripes lightly etched in the corolla. The little bells are held in a five (5) - point calyx, and there are nine (9) to thirteen (13) leaflets composing the odd pinnate leaf. Just before the blooms flare open, bag-like buds pop noisily if squeezed.

WHY THE YELLOW ELDER?

Selection of the yellow elder over many other flowers was made through the combined popular vote of members of all four of New Providence's garden clubs of the 1970s - the Nassau Garden Club, the Carver Garden Club, the International Garden Club, and the YWCA Garden Club.

They reasoned that other flowers grown here - such as the bougainvillea, hibiscus, and poinciana - had already been chosen as the national flowers of other countries. The yellow elder, on the other hand, was unclaimed (although it is now also the national flower of the United States Virgin Islands).

 FOR MORE INFORMATION ON OTHER NATIONAL SYMBOLS CLICK HERE AND CHECK OUT THE BAHAMAS LIBRARIES PAGE ON NATIONAL SYMBOLS.

CAREER PLANNING: A day at Mangrove Cay High School

CAREER DAY AT MANGROVE CAY HIGH SCHOOL GIVES STUDENTS OPTIONS

MANY PROFESSIONALS TAKE PART INCLUDING: JOURNALISTS, POLICE, DEFENSE FORCE OFFICERS, ENTREPRENEURS

MANGROVE CAY, Andros: Professionals spent the day with Mangrove Cay High School students exposing the students to the many careers available from engineer to journalist to masseuse. And even though the students were excited by the show put on my the Royal Bahamas Police Force K-9 Unit, many students solidified their plans for after high school.

BEHOLD: The Islands of The Bahamas

Here's the latest commercial from The Bahamas.  Thoughts!?!?!?

BREAKING NEWS: Cabinet tells webshops to SHUT DOWN.

The Prime Minister and the Cabinet Office tells webshop operators to shut down immediately.

Following is a copy of the Press Release:

PRESS STATEMENT BY THE

RIGHT HONOURABLE PERRY G. CHRISTIE, M.P.,

 PRIME MINISTER

ON REFERENDUM AND CONSEQUENTIAL

CLOSURE OF WEB-SHOPS

  

PRIME MINISTER RT. HON. PERRY CHRISTIE 

In keeping with my Government’s commitment to abide by the will of the electorate as expressed on Monday’s referendum, it has now become necessary to effect the closure of all web-shop gaming operations in The Bahamas.

        Accordingly, all offending web-shop owners and operators are placed on notice that all their gaming operations, including all online gaming and the numbers games, must cease with immediate effect.  Failure to do so will leave all such web shop owners, operators and web shop gaming patrons exposed to arrest and criminal prosecution without further notice or warning.

        While web shop owners and operators must cease and desist from gaming operations immediately, they are not required to close the door on their employees and those persons with whom they have lawful commercial relationships.  This includes relationships with landlords throughout the country, as well as relationships with utility and service companies, supplies of goods, and other third-party creditors.

        The Government expects that all web shop owners and operators will cooperate in giving effect to what I have just outlined so as to thereby eliminate the need for the relevant law enforcement authorities to take coercive action to compel the necessary result.

REMINDER: Referendum Day January 28, 2013

DID YOU KNOW?????

Did you know you liquor can not be sold on election day when the polls are open?

"All licences issued under the provisions of the
Liquor Licences Act shall be suspended during the hours of
the day on which a poll is being held for a general election
and any person selling or exposing or offering for sale any
intoxicating liquor during such hours shall be deemed to be
so doing while not holding a licence under the provisions
of the Liquor Licences Act. "

 REFERENDUM DAY IS MONDAY JANUARY 28, 2012

HERE ARE THE POLLING DIVISIONS FOR NEW PROVIDENCE: 

GET THERE EARLY THOUGH .... JUST IN CASE!!!

NEW PROVIDENCE
Bain & Grants Town
1	College of the Bahamas
2	College of the Bahamas
3	C. R. Walker Secondary School, Blue Hill Road
4	College of the Bahamas
5	College of the Bahamas
6	C. R. Walker Secondary School, Blue Hill Road
7	C. R. Walker Secondary School, Blue Hill Road
8	C. R. Walker Secondary School, Blue Hill Road
9	C. R. Walker Secondary School, Blue Hill Road
10	College of the Bahamas
11	College of the Bahamas
12	C. R. Walker Secondary School, Blue Hill Road
13	College of the Bahamas
14	C. R. Walker Secondary School, Blue Hill Road
Bamboo Town
1	Prince Williams High School, Cowpen Road
2	Carleton Francis Primary School, Seven Hills
3	Carleton Francis Primary School, Seven Hills
4	Prince Williams High School, Cowpen Road
5	Prince Williams High School, Cowpen Road
6	Prince Williams High School, Cowpen Road
7	Prince Williams High School, Cowpen Road
8	Prince Williams High School, Cowpen Road
9	Carleton Francis Primary School, Seven Hills
10	Prince Williams High School, Cowpen Road
11	Carleton Francis Primary School, Seven Hills
12	Carleton Francis Primary School, Seven Hills
13	Carleton Francis Primary School, Seven Hills
14	Carleton Francis Primary School, Seven Hills
Carmichael
1-14	Gerald Cash Primary School, Flamingo Gardens
Centreville
1	Columbus Primary School, Collins Ave. & Wulff Road
2	Columbus Primary School, Collins Ave. & Wulff Road
3	Columbus Primary School, Collins Ave. & Wulff Road
4	Columbus Primary School, Collins Ave. & Wulff Road
5	Centreville Primary, Collins Ave.
6	Columbus Primary School, Collins Ave. & Wulff Road
7	Columbus Primary School, Collins Ave. & Wulff Road
8	Centreville Primary, Collins Ave.
9	Centreville Primary, Collins Ave.
10	Centreville Primary, Collins Ave.
11	Columbus Primary School, Collins Ave. & Wulff Road
12	Centreville Primary, Collins Ave.
13	Centreville Primary, Collins Ave.
14	Centreville Primary, Collins Ave.
Elizabeth
1-12	Thelma Gibson Primary, Elizabeth Estates
Englerston
1	Ridgeland Primary School, Ridgeland Park West
2	R. M. Bailey Senior High, Robinson Road
3	R. M. Bailey Senior High, Robinson Road
4	Ridgeland Primary School, Ridgeland Park West
5	Ridgeland Primary School, Ridgeland Park West
6	R. M. Bailey Senior High, Robinson Road
7	R. M. Bailey Senior High, Robinson Road
8	Ridgeland Primary School, Ridgeland Park West
9	Ridgeland Primary School, Ridgeland Park West
10	R. M. Bailey Senior High, Robinson Road
11	R. M. Bailey Senior High, Robinson Road
12	R. M. Bailey Senior High, Robinson Road
13	R. M. Bailey Senior High, Robinson Road
14	Ridgeland Primary School, Ridgeland Park West
Fort Charlotte
1	CC Sweeting High School, College Ave.
2	St. Francis Joseph Primary School, Boyd Road
3	St. Francis Joseph Primary School, Boyd Road
4	St. Francis Joseph Primary School, Boyd Road
5	CC Sweeting High School, College Ave.
6	CC Sweeting High School, College Ave.
7	CC Sweeting High School, College Ave.
8	St. Francis Joseph Primary School, Boyd Road
9	CC Sweeting High School, College Ave.
10	St. Francis Joseph Primary School, Boyd Road
11	St. Francis Joseph Primary School, Boyd Road
12	CC Sweeting High School, College Ave.
13	CC Sweeting High School, College Ave.
Fox Hill
1	Sandilands Primary, Bernard Road
2	St. Augustine's College, Bernard Road
3	St. Augustine's College, Bernard Road
4	St. Augustine's College, Bernard Road
5	Sandilands Primary, Bernard Road
6	Sandilands Primary, Bernard Road
7	Sandilands Primary, Bernard Road
8	Sandilands Primary, Bernard Road
9	St. Augustine's College, Bernard Road
10	St. Augustine's College, Bernard Road
11	St. Augustine's College, Bernard Road
Garden Hills
1	S. C. McPherson, Blue Hill
2	A. F. Adderley, Blue Hill
3	S. C. McPherson, Blue Hill
4	S. C. McPherson, Blue Hill
5	S. C. McPherson, Blue Hill
6	S. C. McPherson, Blue Hill
7	A. F. Adderley, Blue Hill
8	A. F. Adderley, Blue Hill
9	A. F. Adderley, Blue Hill
10	S. C. McPherson, Blue Hill
11	S. C. McPherson, Blue Hill
12	A. F. Adderley, Blue Hill
13	A. F. Adderley, Blue Hill
Golden Gates
1-14	Carmichael Primary, Carmichael Road
Golden Isles
1-13	Anatole Rodgers High School, Faith Gardens South
Killarney
1	St. Paul's Catholic Church, Lyford
2	H. O. Nash Secondary School, Dolphin Drive
3	H. O. Nash Secondary School, Dolphin Drive
4	St. Paul's Catholic Church, Lyford
5	H. O. Nash Secondary School, Dolphin Drive
6	H. O. Nash Secondary School, Dolphin Drive
7	H. O. Nash Secondary School, Dolphin Drive
8	H. O. Nash Secondary School, Dolphin Drive
9	H. O. Nash Secondary School, Dolphin Drive
10	St. Paul's Catholic Church, Lyford
11	H. O. Nash Secondary School, Dolphin Drive
12	Gambier Primary, Gambier Village
13	H. O. Nash Secondary School, Dolphin Drive
Marathon
1	Claridge Primary School, Claridge Road
2	Claridge Primary School, Claridge Road
3	Claridge Primary School, Claridge Road
4	Claridge Primary School, Claridge Road
5	C. I. Gibson High School, Marathon Road
6	C. I. Gibson High School, Marathon Road
7	C. I. Gibson High School, Marathon Road
8	Claridge Primary School, Claridge Road
9	C. I. Gibson High School, Marathon Road
10	C. I. Gibson High School, Marathon Road
11	C. I. Gibson High School, Marathon Road
12	C. I. Gibson High School, Marathon Road
13	C. I. Gibson High School, Marathon Road
Montagu
1	Palmdale Primary School, Bradley Street
2	Queen's College
3	Queen's College
4	Queen's College
5	Palmdale Primary School, Bradley Street
6	Palmdale Primary School, Bradley Street
7	Palmdale Primary School, Bradley Street
8	Palmdale Primary School, Bradley Street
9	Queen's College
10	Palmdale Primary School, Bradley Street
11	Queen's College
12	St. Matthew's Church Hall, Church Street
13	Queen's College
14	Queen's College
Mount Moriah
1	St. John's College, Bishop Eldon Drive
2	St. John's College, Bishop Eldon Drive
3	St. John's College, Bishop Eldon Drive
4	St. John's College, Bishop Eldon Drive
5	Government High School
6	Government High School
7	St. John's College, Bishop Eldon Drive
8	Government High School
9	Government High School
10	Government High School
11	St. John's College, Bishop Eldon Drive
12	Government High School
13	Government High School
14	Government High School
Nassau Village
1	Cleveland Eneas Primary, Charles Saunders Highway
2	Cleveland Eneas Primary, Charles Saunders Highway
3	BTVI, Old Trail Road
4	Cleveland Eneas Primary, Charles Saunders Highway
5	Cleveland Eneas Primary, Charles Saunders Highway
6	Cleveland Eneas Primary, Charles Saunders Highway
7	BTVI, Old Trail Road
8	BTVI, Old Trail Road
9	BTVI, Old Trail Road
10	Cleveland Eneas Primary, Charles Saunders Highway
11	BTVI, Old Trail Road
12	Cleveland Eneas Primary, Charles Saunders Highway
13	BTVI, Old Trail Road
14	Cleveland Eneas Primary, Charles Saunders Highway
Pinewood
1	CV Bethel High School, East Street South
2	CV Bethel High School, East Street South
3	Cleveland Eneas Primary, Charles Saunders Highway
4	Cleveland Eneas Primary, Charles Saunders Highway
5	Cleveland Eneas Primary, Charles Saunders Highway
6	CV Bethel High School, East Street South
7	Cleveland Eneas Primary, Charles Saunders Highway
8	CV Bethel High School, East Street South
9	CV Bethel High School, East Street South
10	Cleveland Eneas Primary, Charles Saunders Highway
11	Cleveland Eneas Primary, Charles Saunders Highway
12	Cleveland Eneas Primary, Charles Saunders Highway
13	Cleveland Eneas Primary, Charles Saunders Highway
St. Anne's
1-13	St. Anne's School, Fox Hill Road
SeaBreeze
1-12	Sadie Curtis Primary School, Nassau Village
South Beach
1	Bahamas Academy, Marshall Road
2	Bahamas Academy, Marshall Road
3	Bahamas Academy, Marshall Road
4	CV Bethel High School, East Street South
5	CV Bethel High School, East Street South
6	CV Bethel High School, East Street South
7	Bahamas Academy, Marshall Road
8	CV Bethel High School, East Street South
9	Bahamas Academy, Marshall Road
10	Bahamas Academy, Marshall Road
11	Bahamas Academy, Marshall Road
12	Bahamas Academy, Marshall Road
Southern Shores
1-12	Garvin Tynes Primary School, Alexandria Blvd.
Tall Pines
1-14	Aquinas College, Gladstone Road
Yamacraw
1-13	St. Andrew's School, Yamacraw Road