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.

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BREAKING NEWS OUT OF JAMAICA

BREAKING NEWS OUT OF JAMAICA

Christmas gift: General elections set for December 29th

The Jamaica Gleaner is reporting tonight that Prime Minister and Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Leader Andrew Holness rang the election bell.  The date: less than a month away on December 29, 2011.

The announcement was made at a rally meeting in Mandeville, Manchester. Prime Minister Holness had announced last month that the general elections would be held before 2012.

In Jamaica and many Caribbean countries election dates are not standardized as they are in the United States.

Prime Minister Holness took over the JLP and the country when Bruce Golding resigned from both posts on October 23, 2011.

In addition to the ruling Jamaica Labour party, the main opposition party the People's National Party and a smaller opposition party the National Democratic Movement are expected to officially nominate candidates next Monday (December 12, 2011).  This nomination though is mostly ceremonial, as parties have already touted candidates for the 60 seats up for grabs in the election.

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness annouce the election date.CLICK FOR VIDEO

MAN (and album) OF THE YEAR - So$aman

"My ultimate goal is not a destination, it's a journey. I've met a million people with a million dreams. I will probably meet a million more. A dream without action is simply nothing at all."

- Brandon "So$a Man" Major

BAHAMIAN ARTIST DROPS PHENOMENAL ALBUM

You've heard him perform We Winning on local Bahamian radio and seen him on Tempo with Shawty and you have even seen him proclaiming that he's too sexy for the whole daummm world (his words) VIDEO. But now So$aman takes his music to a completely new level with Dreamland dropping today.

I've known him as Brandon (well MUFF) -- y'all know him as So$a Man. Through it all he's been Major and Dreamland continues that trend.

Dreamland kicks off with one of the hottest and my favorite (and often quoted) track: iDream. This inspirational track reminds us all to dream and asks: "How you gonna see reality if you don't ever dream?" He makes an intentional effort to take the Bahamian dialect and culture (Every Ting Cool, Bahamas 2 the World) well to the world.

The album though it wrapped up with positivity and a real grittiness about it. We're reminded that all of us--including S0$a--have made mistakes "but mistakes have made me a man" (Brighter Days, Dreamland).

Hard to really pull any of the tracks out as the best because they each showcase a different part of So$a's mastery and skill--from bravado to optimism. But here are my top 6:

6) Every Ting Cool (Its just too funny)

5) Brighter Days (Reminds us that everything will be allright eventually)

4) Welcome(With the Prime Minister of Music, this weaves Junkanoo though an eventual club hit)

3) So$ Major (We should all live by this message)

2) Man of the Year (If your head don't bang listening to this then YOU'RE SOME MICHAEL NO JORDAN and YOU'RE JUST BORING)

1) iDream (This has been my favorite for some time. BUY it here on iTunes and listen when you need a pick-me-up.)

So$a has really taken the game to the next level with Dreamland intergratting R&B, Hip-Hop and Junkanoo. He's definitely proved that HE'S THE MAN!


Dreamland will be available on iTunes soon. Sign-up on iTunes for updates on the latest from So$aman!

"You have to follow your dreams to know where you headed ... When you make a wish don't ever forget it."
- So$a Man (iDream)