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Happy and Healthy 2008 To You and Yours!
2008-01-01 17:24:00
How to have a happy, healthy 2008 : By Kermit B. Fernander, Guardian Religion Reporter - Nassau, Bahamas: The following tips for a happy, healthy 2008 are offered as reminders only. While we are familiar with all of them, we sometimes fail to put them into practice. So, instead of stressing about the things that did not go well in 2007, let's try and learn from our mistakes so as not to repeat them in 2008! 1. Be generous. The more you give, the more blessings you will receive. 2. Be obedient, even when God's plan doesn't make sense to you. 3. Love your neighbor as yourself by practicing that rarest of virtues: hospitality. 4. Give to those who have less than you. Don't give just to receive something in return. 5. Don't be afraid. God said He would never leave us nor forsake us - and He meant what He said. 6. Take time to rest and enjoy the company of friends. 7. Value, honor and enjoy your family. They are all you have, no matter how strange they may see...
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Bahamas: Cost of Living Soars For Bahamians
2007-12-29 04:08:00
Cost of Living Soars By Candia Dames - Nassau, Bahamas : Bahamians are paying more for everyday goods and services as the cost of living continues to climb amid weakening economic growth. As an example, the Department of Statistics says in its latest consumer price index report that Grand Bahamians paid 21.19 percent more for electricity in the month of November compared to the previous month. New Providence consumers also saw a continued increase in the Consumer Price Index during that period. The report says the Consumer Price Index for Grand Bahama showed "a considerable increase" and the CPI for New Providence also "moved forward." In New Providence, the major groups that helped moved the CPI forward were: clothing and footwear, medical care and health and food and beverages. Increases were also noted for transportation and communications, housing and other expenditures. In Grand Bahama, the housing index was the leading group with an increase of 4.21 percent. This was fol...
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Americans seek the authority to search Bahamian-registered vessels suspecte
2007-12-22 00:38:00
U.S. Pursues Security Initiative With Bahamas: By Macushla N. Pinder - nassau, Bahamas: If all goes as planned, there could be an initiative in place that would give Americans the authority to search Bahamian-registered vessels suspected of carrying weapons of mass destruction. According to U.S. Ambassador to The Bahamas Ned Siegel, the government is in the process of finalizing a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). "We all know and read that keeping commercial air travelers safe is a high priority and we will continue to work with the security at the airports and seaports to make sure that the Bahamian authorities that are working those transit points are strengthened," he said. "This initiative gives us the ability - with protocol - to board Bahamian registered ships around the world [where there is] information or intelligence [to suggest] that there may be weapons of mass destruction or materials to prevent them from even getting to port." The Bahamas has the third la...
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Who are the "Christians" and where can you find them?
2007-12-20 21:50:00
What is a Christian? By KARAN MINNIS, Guardian Lifestyles Reporter - Nassau, Bahamas: The Bahamas. A country developed upon "strong Christian" beliefs. Created by God, but developed by man, with laws and rules that reflect the essences of the Bible. Simply put, these are the theories that support our nation. However there is one more: That we as a Christian nation, and citizens of the Bahamas, are Christians . But how does one become a Christian? Is it a birthright or something that happens over time with careful thought and consideration? Or is it something to be learnt and thought, or does it just simply happen? These are questions that have plagued the minds of many Bahamians for decades. And as a result some still have no idea what a Christian is. "A Christian is simply one who is following the principles of Christ that are outlined in His Word for us to follow," says Pastor John Carey of the Bahamas Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. "For one, we have to be loving ...
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The Judicial Committee of Her Majesty’s Privy Council, the Final Appellat
2007-12-20 04:42:00
Privy Council Sitting In Bahamas For Second Time - By TOSHEENA ROBINSON-BLAIR: Nassau, Bahamas: With much pomp and pageantry, the country on Monday welcomed the U.K.-based Privy Council to The Bahamas before the law lords got down to the business of hearing the first case – a murder appeal – on their agenda while here. On Monday, the Judicial Committee dealt with murder convict Quincy Todd’s appeal of his conviction. The delay in appeal was a result of Todd’s difficulty to obtain legal representation. Todd was found guilty of the 1994 murder of Venette Bellizaire. He was convicted on February 23, 1998 of the murder of the young Haitian woman and sentenced to death. It is reported that he picked up Bellizaire from a bus stop in downtown Freeport on August 25, 1994 in a grey Nissan Sunny. The victim was never seen alive again. The court heard that on September 21, 1994, police interviewed him and he eventually directed them to an area where skeletal remains, clothing...
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Climate Change Impact On The Bahamas
2007-12-19 04:22:00
Warning On Climate Change ’s Impact on Bahamas : By Rolanda Epstein - Nassau, Bahamas: The Bahamas has become vulnerable to the effects of climate change with its marine life facing threats, according to the Director of Meteorology and Chairman of the National Climate Change Committee Arthur Rolle. Mr. Rolle told the Bahama Journal on Monday The Bahamas could possibly be severely affected in the years to come due to a rise in the sea level. Mr. Rolle attended the recent United Nations Climate Control Conference in Bali where representatives from more than 180 participating countries discussed a secure climate future for all nations. Also attending the conference was Minister of Public Works and Transport Dr. Earl Deveaux, who addressed the attendees on The Bahamas’ views on climate control. In 1996, a study commissioned by the government of The Bahamas showed that the maximum temperatures were increasing along with the rise in rainfall on New Providence, according to Mr. Rol...

Bahamas: Sex, HIV-AIDS And Genuine Reform In A Tourism-driven Culture
2007-12-17 23:44:00
HIV-AIDS Surely Matters: Bahama Journal Editorial - Nassau, Bahamas : In a matter of days Christmas will be here. In a matter of days Christmas will be gone. In a sense, this is emblematic of life itself, a process suffused with expectation, joy and sad regret. Today we make this point as we reflect on some of the harsher realities that often occur in times like these. One of these realities has to do with the fact that there are very many Bahamians who routinely profane this most holy season, using it as an occasion for ribald excess and pure bacchanal. Compounding the matter is the fact that this Christmas season will also provide occasion for unlimited alcohol consumption, leaving some of our people sick or dead. In other instances, some other Bahamians will find themselves victimized by some depraved sexual predator or the other. What we are suggesting is that things have gotten so much out of whack in a supposedly modern Bahamas that people are describing their destruct...
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The Meaning of Christmas
2007-12-16 21:33:00
Just a week before Christmas I had a visitor. This is how it happened. I just finished the household chores for the night and was preparing to go to bed when I heard a noise in the front of the house. I opened the door to the front room, and to my surprise, Santa himself stepped out from behind the Christmas tree. He placed his finger over his mouth so I would not cry out. "What are you doing?" I started to ask him. The words choked in my throat, as I saw he had tears in his eyes. His usual jolly manner was gone. Gone was the eager boisterous soul we all know. He then answered me with a simple statement, TEACH THE CHILDREN! I was puzzled: What did he mean? He anticipated my question, and with one quick movement brought forth a miniature toy bag from behind the tree. As I stood there bewildered, Santa said, Teach the Children! Teach them the old meaning of Christmas. The meaning that a now-a-day Christmas has forgotten! Santa then reached in his bag and pulled out a FIR TRE...
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Bahamas: Religious Leaders Deplore The Secular Aspect Of Christmas In The I
2007-12-15 23:18:00
The meaning of the season: Holiday or holy day? By Kermit B. Fernander, Guardian Religion Reporter: Nassau, Bahamas - Many Bahamian adults would agree that Christmas has lost much of its religious significance, and is far more secular today. Not surprisingly, the local religious leaders questioned on this point all deplore the secular aspect of Christmas now evident in The Bahamas. Youth activist of the "228 Generation", Minister Diana Johnson, believes the situation is as much the fault of the church as it is of secularism: "The problem is that we, as Christians, rely on the world too much to promote the birth of Christ as the central theme of Christmas, when, in fact, we should be the ones setting the Christmas traditions. We should be writing and animating Christmas cartoons, TV programs, plays, radio songs, and holding community gatherings and so on. "But, once again, the church has failed to get the community involved in these ways. We just stay within the four walls [of...
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Coroners Inquest Bahamas: Daniel Wayne Smith - Late Son Of Former Playboy P
2007-12-13 15:21:00
Smith Inquest Pushed To New Year: By TOSHEENA ROBINSON-BLAIR - Nassau, Bahamas : The Coroner’s Inquest into the death of Daniel Smith wrapped up a day early on Wednesday when the Office of the Attorney General was unable to produce seven witnesses – some of them expected to deliver key evidence into the death of Daniel Smith, the son of the late American celebrity Anna Nicole Smith. Daniel Smith died at Doctors Hospital on September 10, 2006 while visiting his mother, who had recently given birth to a daughter. The AG’s office is now working to make contact with the last few witnesses on its list to have them come to court when the inquest resumes on January 28. Since the matter commenced last month, 26 witnesses were called to give testimony in the inquest that aims to determine how and why the young man died. On Monday, Neil Braithwaite, senior counsel in the Office of the Attorney General, told the court that more witnesses were expected to be called Wednesday. At tha...
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Coroners Inquest Bahamas: Daniel Wayne Smith - Late Son Of Former Playboy P
2007-12-13 03:12:00
Officer Testifies Gibson, Wife Were In Hospital After Smith Died: By Tosheena Robinson-Blair - Nassau, Bahamas : Former Immigration Minister Shane Gibson and his wife were in the hospital room where a sobbing Anna Nicole Smith lay over the body of her son Daniel Smith last September, a police investigator testified on Tuesday in the coroner’s inquest into the younger Smith’s death. The inquest is being held more than a year after Daniel Smith died at Doctors Hospital where he was visiting his mother who had given birth to his baby sister. Frederick Taylor, an inspector at the Central Detective Unit [CDU] of the Royal Bahamas Police Force, said he arrived at Doctors Hospital on September 10, 2006 to find 20-year-old Smith lying on a bed, with his mother lying at his feet crying. Mr. Taylor told the court that Mr. Gibson and his wife; Anna Nicole’s companion, Howard K. Stern and emergency room physician Dr James Iferenta were all in the room at the time of his arrival. He d...
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Coroners Inquest Bahamas: Daniel Wayne Smith - Late Son Of Former Playboy P
2007-12-11 23:27:00
Raju: Only one of eight drugs was prescribed to Daniel Smith : By INDERIA SAUNDERS - Nassau, Bahamas : Only one of eight drugs that an examiner found during an autopsy of Daniel Smith's body was actually prescribed for the 20-year-old at the time of his death, pathologist Govinda Raju told jury members yesterday. Facing a courtroom of onlookers at Monday's resumed inquest into the death of the late Playboy playmate Anna Nicole Smith's son, Raju said it was his belief that the lethal combination of drugs had been consumed anywhere from four to six hours before his death on September 10, 2006. According to the pathologist, five of the drugs in Smith's system were prescribed medications and three were most likely given to Smith during the medical intervention to resuscitate him. He said the three most lethal drugs - Methadone, Lexapro and Zoloft - were at significantly high levels, even though only Lexapro was prescribed. Raju further added that as a result, Smith's respira...
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Fayne Thompson - Bahamian attorney says that the resumption of capital puni
2007-12-11 02:43:00
Resumption of death penalty may not be possible, says lawyer: By KRYSTEL ROLLE, Guardian Staff Reporter- Nassau, Bahamas: Despite the Prime Minister's assurances that his government would do all it could to ensure the resumption of capital punishment, a seasoned attorney said that may not be legally possible. Acknowledging that nothing has been done to address the March 2006 Privy Council ruling, which found that the mandatory death sentence was "unconstitutional," Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said last month that the government would do its "utmost to have these legal obstacles determined" in the shortest possible time. However, yesterday attorney Fayne Thompson said he did not know that the legal positions allow the prime minister "to even consider that unless some of these mediations are clarified." In the face of an escalating murder rate, Bahamians have been calling for the government to do something -- with capital punishment at the top of their lists. And with the...
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Hubert Ingraham - Bahamas Prime Minister Highlights The Caribbean Region’
2007-12-08 23:36:00
Ingraham Highlights Region’s Vulnerabilities: By Tameka Lundy - Nassau, Bahamas : Against the backdrop of an environment that is under heavy threat from the effects of climate change, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham has appealed for clear and urgent action. He made the call at a plenary dinner of the Caribbean -Central American Action Conference in Miami, Florida that was underway at the same time that international figures were meeting in Bali, Indonesia on the global threat of climate change. Mr. Ingraham said with stepped up global integration comes increased risk of transmission of threats across boundaries. "For the small states in the region, it is not possible to overestimate the threat that environmental degradation poses for their sustainability, indeed their survival," he said. "Climate change has the potential to undermine the most vibrant, and for many, the largest economic sector in the region – that is tourism. "Tourism is for many of the small island states th...

Bahamians Address Bahamas Crime Problem
2007-12-08 00:30:00
Society speaks out on crime PROBLEM: Lack of faith, leadership highlighted as contributing factors - By KRYSTEL ROLLE, Guardian Staff Reporter: Nassau, Bahamas - When the murder rate rose to 74 on Wednesday, it probably did not come as a surprise to many. Since the beginning of the year, when the first murder was committed, it was clear that crime was becoming a major problem in The Bahamas. Patrick Rolle was gunned down early New Year's morning on his way home from Junkanoo. After that many others have lost their lives to crime -- most recently with the murder of 35-year-old Ryan Neil Wood, who was gunned down during a brazen drive-by shooting shortly after 2 p.m. in Grand Bahama. On Tuesday, the Ministry of National Security announced the appointment of what some have described to be a "desperately needed" National Advisory Council on Crime (NACC). Yesterday Council member Carlos Reid, a gang member turned activist, said the reason he believed crime is so rampant is becau...
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A Christmas Prayer: Understand what it means to forgive...
2007-12-06 22:16:00
Learning to forgive in an unforgiving world: Mothers and fathers are distant from their children; brothers and sisters no longer speak; friends have lost faith in each other, all because of a lack of forgiveness - By KARAN MINNIS, Guardian Lifestyles Reporter: Nassau, Bahamas - Forgive ness! A powerful word, which if exercised could eradicate a number of problems in the country and the world. The murder rate is at a staggering 74, the highest in a one-year period in the history of The Bahamas, and the violence has rattled many people to the core, leaving the police to urge people to settle their differences, rather than resort to violence. Mother and fathers are distant from their children; brothers and sisters no longer speak; friends have lost faith in each other, all because of a lack of forgiveness. But in this Christmas season, pastors are calling on the populace to engage in the standard principles of Christianity, and to simply forgive, which they say if done will ...
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Bahamas: Sir Durward Knowles apologized for the oppression of the black maj
2007-12-05 18:39:00
Apology For Racism: By Courtnee Romer - Nassau, Bahamas : FREEPORT, Grand Bahama – Director of the One Bahamas Foundation Sir Durward Knowles on Tuesday apologized for the oppression of blacks in The Bahamas, which occurred decades ago. Sir Durward spoke at a flag-raising ceremony at Independence Park where One Bahamas ceremonies were held after a five-year hiatus. "Boys and girls, you are living in a great country. I was brought up when white people were in charge of these lands and they treated the black people very badly," Sir Durward said. "I’m here to apologize on our behalf. Today, we’re living in a great society. We’ve [beaten] all the trials and temptations and now we’re here as one Bahamas," added Sir Durward, who said he was glad that he lived in the time of oppression because he came out better for it. He said he appreciates all races and it was a blessing to listen to all the performances at the celebration. The re-launch of the One Bahamas festivities co...
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Men's Health and HIV/AIDS in the Black Communities of Africa and the Caribb
2007-12-04 00:27:00
Men's Health : By Kermit B. Fernander, Guardian Lifestyles Reporter - Nassau, Bahamas: Wow! World AIDS Day is here again! And, while HIV/AIDS is very much a problem the world over, it is highest in the black communities of Africa and the Caribbean, which geographically speaking, of course, includes The Bahamas. Sadly, despite the heroic efforts of HIV/AIDS Program director Nurse RosaMae Bain and her team to get Bahamians to become serious about this very preventable disease, Bahamian people - our men especially - continue to believe that HIV/AIDS could never happen to them. They remain "in denial" of the reality of HIV/AIDS while they continue to become infected and to infect others - particularly their female partners. It is worth noting that people in denial of HIV/AIDS tend not to want to discuss HIV/AIDS, or read or hear about it. Perhaps this is their way of coping with their underlying fear of HIV/AIDS. It also helps them not to think about their powerlessness at pra...
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World Aids Day Bahamas: Know your status... Get tested
2007-12-02 00:26:00
World AIDS Day: By Sasha L. Lightbourne - Nassau, Bahamas : Today is World Aids Day and it is the focus of the National AIDS programme to make sure that all individuals know what their status is. In a bold step to highlight the importance of the initiative, Minister of Health Dr. Hubert Minnis and newly appointed US Ambassador Ned Siegel got publicly tested at the AIDS office in Victoria Gardens yesterday. Director of the National AIDS Programme Dr. Perry Gomez said the purpose of the public testing is to help encourage persons in the community to have their status known. "Last year, we had a ?Know Your Status ? Campaign encouraging the public at large to get tested and know whether you are HIV positive or not," said Dr. Gomez. "Its only if you know you status can something be done in a meaningful time to change the course of HIV infection." Dr. Gomez explained that it is absolutely important for persons to get tested so that prevention and control of HIV can take place. "We wi...
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HIV/AIDS Awareness and Education Are Keys To Eliminate The Spread Of The De
2007-12-01 23:51:00
Promote AIDS Awareness : By Rolanda Epstein - Nassau, Bahamas: A human aids ribbon was formed in Rawson Square yesterday, on the eve of World AIDS Day; many around the world will today honor the millions of people who have died from the disease. Dr. Perry Gomez, director of the national aids program, said the Bahamas has one of the oldest aids programmes in the world, having been in existence since 1983. He said the organization has been very successful because of its early conception and it is important to create an awareness of HIV and AIDS. "We need to keep on educating the public and education begins with awareness of the subject. You must then teach them about HIV AIDS on how it is transmitted and how it is not transmitted. It all helps to help prevent infection," explained DR. Gomez. He encourages all persons to become leaders in their own right in trying to spread the message of education and prevention of HIV and AIDS. Ms. Codella said it is very important for everyone...
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Bahamas: The United States Embassy Donates To HIV/AIDS Fight In The Bahamas
2007-12-01 00:02:00
U.S. Makes Donation To HIV/AIDS Fight : By Sasha L. Lightbourne - Nassau, Bahamas: The United States Embassy yesterday donated $25,000 to five local organizations to help defray the cost of fighting HIV/AIDS in The Bahamas in one of the first crucial undertakings on this front for new U.S. Ambassador to The Bahamas Ned Siegel. The five organizations that benefited were the AIDS Foundation [$5,930, the Bahamas National Network for Positive Living (BNN) [$5,000, Focus on Youth [$5,455], HIV/AIDS Secretariat [$5,000] and Youth Ambassadors for Positive Living [$4,000]. The donation came ahead of World Aids Day which will be commemorated around the globe on December 1st under the theme "Take the Lead… Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise." "I think that the US Embassy is demonstrating their interests in helping to assist with HIV/AIDS discrimination," said Wellington Adderley, BNN representative. "The cheques will be used to assist persons living with the disease to be more articulate in ...

Bahamas: Sweethearting and the Church in the Bahamian Society
2007-11-29 23:43:00
Sweethearting and the CHURCH: By KARAN MINNIS, Guardian Lifestyles Reporter - Nassau, Bahamas : Every country has its faults, and while at this time many persons are focusing upon the biggest of all - crime, it maybe a good time to point out another - sweethearting. For those who do not know sweethearting is simply when a married man or woman has a sexual relationship with a person who is not their spouse. And it's a problem that has plagued the Bahamas for centuries, separating families and ruining lives. And in the case of Maxine Lockhart (whose name has been changed to protect her privacy) sweethearting has done just that. Maxine is the mother of four little girls and has been married for 14 years, however she is now a single mother. "I was a good wife, and I loved my husband. But he was unfaithful to the point that he contracted HIV and now he's gone, leaving me with the burden of raising our four daughters and with the knowledge that he has more children out there in ...
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Bahamas: Local AIDS activists slam political, and church leaders
2007-11-28 18:29:00
AIDS activists slam political, church leaders: By MINDELL SMALL, Guardian Senior Reporter - Nassau, Bahamas : Local AIDS activists are calling on political and church leaders to put their faces on ad campaigns about the illness to help combat stigmatization and discrimination. The call comes three days before World AIDS Day, and at a time when statistics are once again showing an increase in HIV infection in the country. Long-time AIDS activist and administrator of the AIDS Foundation of The Bahamas, Wellington Adderley, said yesterday that despite educational programs, stigmatization and discrimination against HIV-positive people in The Bahamas was still a major problem. He called on the country's leaders to step up to the plate and assist the AIDS Foundation with prevention campaigns, adding that the silence about the virus was contributing to the high level of stigmatization and shame. "Why aren't the leaders getting involved?" asked 51-year-old Adderley who has been livi...
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Cuba: 10 years after the discovery and identification of the remains of Com
2007-11-28 03:50:00
A feat of Cuba n science ? 10 years after the discovery and identification of the remains of Che and his comrades BY FREDDY PEREZ CABRERA AND ORLANDO ORAMAS LEON?Granma daily staff writers? SANTA CLARA.? The search for, discovery and identification of the remains of Che and his fellow guerrilla fighters was a scientific feat, the result of research and multidisciplinary efforts by Cuban experts and institutions. That was the conclusion of a commemorative workshop on the 10th anniversary of those findings of indisputable patriotic, humane and above all scientific value, at the Santa Clara Social Workers School, a few steps away from the memorial where the remains of Comandante Ernesto Che Guevara and his comrades-in-struggle lie. Organized by the Academy of Science, the event featured the participation of Commander of the Revolution Ramiro Valdés Menéndez and Major General Rogelio Acevedo González, comrades of Che during the revolutionary struggle; Rolando Alfonso Borges, head...
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20 or 30 minutes of shut-eye in the middle of the day at work refreshes the
2007-11-26 23:15:00
Why you should be sleeping on the Job: By Kermit B. Fernander, Guardian Lifestyles Reporter - Nassau, Bahamas - Power napping is the custom of taking a brief nap in the middle of the day in order to refresh the mind and increase mental alertness. Actually, in practical terms, it's more of a rest than a nap. Dr. Maoshing Ni — known simply as Dr. Mao — is a 38th-generation doctor of Chinese medicine and an authority in the field of Taoist anti-aging medicine. According to Dr. Mao, one of the best ways of refreshing the brain and improving productivity at work, is to take 20 or 30 minutes of shut-eye in the middle of the day. He says this practice will also lead to a longer, healthier lifespan. Perhaps Spanish-speaking cultures had something similar in mind when they established the siesta, a civilized habit which cuts the workday in half, allowing workers to labor from 8:00 a.m. to noon, break for four hours, and then resume working from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. In Spain, ...
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Bahamas: The venomous Asian lionfish could jeopardize the local fishing sec
2007-11-25 15:03:00
Lionfish Threatening Industry: By Macushla N. Pinder - Nassau, Bahamas : Marine officials are seriously concerned about the growing numbers of the venomous lionfish in Bahamian waters, which the Deputy Director of Marine Resources has insisted could jeopardize the local fishing sector. According to Edison Deleveaux, Bahamians have recently encountered the lionfish on a very frequent basis, an indication that the species has become "very common" in The Bahamas. There is also the issue of the species having no natural predators in the Atlantic Ocean. "The information we have is that they have been observed eating our commercially viable species like grunts and groupers and these are matters which are still being investigated." "If these stories are true, this can have a profound impact on our commercial fishing industry, in that they are feeding on the various species that form the basis of this sector." The local fishing sector brought in $92 million last year and $100 million ...
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Bahamas: ...every Sunday the number of men actively attending church servic
2007-11-24 23:35:00
When the household head refuses to go to church: By KARAN MINNIS, Guardian Lifestyles Reporter - Nassau, Bahamas : Men — in most societies they are considered the head of the home. They are expected to make the rules and set the example. They are supposed to make the decisions and set the home foundation. Can you imagine what happens when the examples fall short? And more importantly, what happens when these "household leaders" turn their backs on the church and its teachings and principles? This scenario is not so hard to imagine as every Sunday the number of men actively attending church services decreases. In their defense, many of these men claim that they have valid reasons. Augustus Strachan, (name changed) a 51-year-old former Anglican with a family of three, says for him church has just become a society event with no true meaning to its purpose, hence his reason for not attending. "Church has become a social event, and that's why I don't go," he said. "Most peo...
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Bahamian Psychiatrist Said The Rise In Child Abuse Over The Years Might Hav
2007-11-22 15:59:00
Child abuse linked to violent crime, says Dr. Allen: By KRYSTEL ROLLE, Guardian Staff Reporter - Nassau, Bahamas: A local psychiatrist said the rise in child abuse over the years might have a lot to do with the rising levels of crime in the nation, as abused or neglected children have an 80-percent chance of committing violent crimes or murder in their teenage and adult lives. Dr. David Allen, using information from a number of studies from the State University of New York, said abused children committed twice as many violent crimes compared to youth who were not abused. Allen, who is currently conducting local research on crime, indicated that the same trends are currently being seen in The Bahamas. His comments came during the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce Crime Prevention Seminar and Security Trade Show held earlier this week. "Psychiatrist Dorothy Lewis and colleagues found that in a study of 14 people on death row for violent crime and murder, 13 had suffered severe child...
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Bahamas: Daniel Wayne Smith Coroners Inquest Heard Pills Were Found In The
2007-11-21 18:55:00
Pills found in Anna Nicole Smith 's room: By ARTESIA DAVIS, Guardian Senior Reporter - Nassau, Bahamas : A nurse found two white pills on a bed that had been removed from Anna Nicole Smith's room on the maternity ward at Doctors Hospital, the coroner's jury investigating the death of her son Daniel , heard yesterday. Nadine Carey said Smith's room was crowded with medical personnel, who were trying to revive Daniel on the morning of September 10, 2006. He arrived in the country the previous evening to visit his mother and recently-born half-sister, Dannielynn. Anna Nicole Smith was registered under the name Jane Smith, the court heard. Carey said she found the pills when she moved the bed into the hallway to make more room. According to earlier testimony, Smith's lawyer and companion, Howard K. Stern, had occupied that bed, while Daniel shared a bed with his mother. Carey said she kept the two white round pills until revival attempts were called off and she showed them to ...
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Bahamas: Daniel Wayne Smith - Late Son Of Former Playboy Playmate And Guess
2007-11-20 23:25:00
Daniel Smith inquest begins: By ARTESIA DAVIS, Guardian Senior Reporter - Nassau, Bahamas : Doctors had to physically remove Anna Nicole Smith from her son, Daniel, after medical staff gave up their attempts to revive him, a coroner's jury heard yesterday. The seven-member panel is investigating the circumstances of Smith's September 10, 2006 death, which occurred hours after he arrived in Nassau to visit his mom who had recently given birth to his half-sister, Dannielynn. According to Dr James Iferenta, the head of the emergency room at Doctors Hospital, doctors tried to resuscitate the 20-year-old for about 25 minutes before they gave up. Dr Iferenta said Anna Nicole Smith's nurse told him that Daniel had been found unconscious in the bed next to his mother. Dr Iferenta said Daniel's fingers had turned blue, which meant that his blood had become deoxygenated. Dr Iferenta said that Anna Nicole Smith became emotional and refused to release her grasp on her son. He said it...
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