VIDEO: FLAG FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

The Bahamas Flag Football League Semi-final highlights: 

LADIES 
Lady Spartans Def. Lynx 6 - 0 4OT
G-Fit Pink Foxes Def. Lady Raiders 20 - 0

MEN
Spartans Def. Predators 13 - 7
Ravens Def. Lions 15 - 14

CHAMPIONSHIP SET FOR SUNDAY JULY 22, 2012 

Championship Games have been set 
Womens
2:00 PM - Lady Spartans vs. G-Fit Pink Foxes 
Mens 
4:00 PM - Spartans vs. Ravens 

Ages 0-12 - free admission 
Ages 13 - 18 - $1 admission
Ages 18+ - $2 admission

Bahamian IQ Tested .....

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.

Bizarre perp walk!!!

Two men accused of killing a police are arraigned in court in a bizarre perp walk.

Urban Renewal launched.

The Bahamas government launched Urban Renewal 2.0 on Monday.  It was a major component of the PLP's campaign. 

My fraternity brother saves a life!!!

My fraternity brother (Phi Beta Sigma) Philip Davis rescues a young boy drowning during the holiday weekend in The Bahamas. He really embodies the motto: CULTURE FOR SERVICE & SERVICE FOR HUMANITY! Check out the ZNS NEWS item on the rescue. 


NOTE: If you look hard you can peep his brand. 

VOTE BAHAMAS ....

I really dont care WHO you vote for .. JUST THAT YOU VOTE ... if you dont vote (and you can vote) you dont get to complain when things go wrong .. because you didn't get to make the decision ... THIS IS YOUR RIGHT #BAHAMIANS ... exercise it!!! 

BTW if you DO NOT have your voters card ... you can STILL VOTE .. you just need your Drivers Lic. or your Passport .. and of course you need to know WHICH Polling Division you are in ... and go to the correct one ... and PLEASE I know you all LOVE me ... and dont want to forget my BIRTHDAY but dont write I LOVE CHRIS or HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRIS on your ballot ... in fact WRITE NOTHING ON IT ... JUST YOUR X .... but if you do mess it up .. YOU CAN REQUEST another ballot .. but you have to come out of the booth and ask for it BEFORE putting it in the BOX ...

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. "

Learn more ... check out the The Elections Act HERE. 

Framework of the election: LINK


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