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Edrin Symonette: Keeping Traditional Farming Alive in South Eleuthera
By: Yolanda Pawar Edrin Symonette has been farming in South Eleuthera for nearly 30 years and nearly half his life. He is gifted with many talents as an artist, entrepreneur, cook, and businessman. Still, he finds his greatest fulfillment and purpose in farming and...
Planning Needed to Preserve Our Distinct Bahamian Culture
BY: Lane Glaze On my first trip to The Bahamas in the spring of 2003, I brought a team of 30 students and faculty from Clemson University for a Spring Break mission trip. We spent our first day and evening exploring Nassau. The next morning, we were hosted to a...
Unknown Dangers Found in Consumer Products
BY: Dr. Selima Hauber The Jones – what a model family! They are in the prime of their lives and have satisfying careers that pay well. Their 2.5 children are healthy and do well in school and extracurricular activities. Their comfortable home is in a safe...
The Need to Strengthen the Trades
BY: Keyron Smith (CEO and President of the One Eleuthera Foundation) This week, Ministry of Education officials released concerning news about the continued decline in the Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) national examination results. Only...
How Your Food Choices Impact our Weather
BY: Tim Hauber I don’t know about you, but it sure feels extra hot to me these days! As a farmer, I pay particular attention to the weather here in The Bahamas. While it does feel particularly hot here this summer, the statistics are now in and show that this is not...
Thriving Beyond the Storm
BY: Yolanda Pawar Shenique Smith is the proud proprietor of “Neek’s Eats and Treats,” a quaint, down-home restaurant just beyond the beautiful waterfront in Tarpum Bay, Eleuthera. If you are fortunate enough to visit and enjoy a mouthwatering meal, two things will...
Books to Help Enhance Your Leadership Skills
By: Dr. Kim Williams-Pulfer PHD IN this, our 50th year of independence, we have hopes for increased blessings, unity, and prosperity. We also sense that we have more work to do to build an inclusive nation that embodies equal opportunities, social cohesion, and full...
The unseen community working for the benefit of our health and wellbeing
Identity. How often have you considered your identity? Over the past few months, our collective ‘Bahamian’ identity has been contemplated on radio talk shows, in newspaper articles, and in lively debates in social settings as we approach the fiftieth Anniversary of...