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Agribusiness Outlook: Marketing - Part I
The Agricultural Sector of The Bahamas is at a crossroads. The question is whether or not the Produce Exchange and Packinghouse System is relevant during this era of globalization. The following paper on Marketing was taken from a Technical Centre of Agriculture and Rural Cooperation (CTA) seminar. Should marketing in The Bahamas become the sole responsibly of the Private Sector? This paper may provide some guidelines. .An unexpected paradise is found
I admit it: when it comes to travel, I'm a snob. I'm only interested in the "real." I would rather eat guinea pig in a Mongolian yurt than sleep on a feather pillow in a $1,000-per-night luxury resort.But with the summer rapidly dwindling, my wife Shelly and I were looking for a quick, easy and inexpensive escape. We settled on Grand Bahama Island. I resigned myself to the simple pleasures of frolicking in the ocean. I certainly didn't expect anything more.
Sure enough, by the end of the first day at our massive beachfront hotel, I was bored. Renting a minuscule Toyota, we set out in search of some real culture or undisturbed natural beauty.
We pulled into a tiny fishing village and I asked a local for some recommendations. Picking up on my obvious desperation, he leveled his eyes and whispered conspiratorially, giving me convoluted directions to "the most beautiful beach in the islands.
Youth Exchange Programme student shares excitement
During their weekly meeting last Wednesday, the Rotary Club of Grand Bahama Sunrise featured Youth Exchange Programme student Donnae Ward, who expressed her excitement for the privilege to learn about a new culture.Ward, who recently graduated as Head Girl from the Bishop Michael Eldon School through the programme, will be travelling to Quito, Ecuador in a few weeks.
The Rotary Youth Exchange Programme was established in 1927. Ever since then, it has allowed students and host families from all over the world to have their horizons broadened and their lives enriched by the generosity of Rotary and its promotion of different cultures. The programme today involves more than 82 countries.
The Rotary Clubs of Grand Bahama have been supporting the Youth Exchange Programme because they realise how critical it is to the development of young people not only in The Bahamas, but throughout the entire world.
Agribusiness Outlook: National Agricultural Consultation
The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Office in The Bahamas in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources conducted the National Consultation for 2006-2010. In 2001, a National Consultation was carried out as a result of the decision of Heads of State and Government of the Western Hemisphere at a meeting in Quebec to explicitly recognize the important role that agriculture can play in the development of national economies. .TBFF's anniversary Junkanoo Rush Out at Rawson Square
The second festivity of the Bahamas Film Festival (TBFF) was held at Rawson Square, Bay Street, last week Friday, with a Junkanoo Rush that coupled international comedians with local talents.The pulsating sounds of cowbells, goat skin drums and trumpets echoed from the bust of Sir Milo Butler, on Bay Street, throughout downtown Nassau on the afternoon of Friday, August 11, 2006, as the Minister of Culture Filmmaking Award recipient, Mr Jeff Friday, (Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Film Life Incorporation and Founder of the American Black Film Festival), exited his limousine at Rawson Square.
Mr Friday got a taste of Bahamian culture, when Junkanoo members from various Bahamian groups staged a first class rush out in honour of TBFF's third anniversary.
Get ready for Jambalaya
On September 1, 2006, Nassau will see the best Cabaret Show to hit our tiny isle in a very long time. F.W. Entertainment in conjunction with Cable Beach Resorts will feature "Jambalaya" - a fusion of French, Spanish and African cultures.The Rainforest Theatre has not had this magnitude of a show in a while which includes, to the delight of many, Bahamian talent. The Bahamas' own Mervyn Smith, Chariene "Tina" Cash, Omerit Hield, Garfield Davis and Mario Lord are all a part of what is to be considered the greatest show on earth.
Sizzling Jambalaya also showcases top dancers from the United States and other countries around the world who have had extensive training and offer their expertise to Bahamian talent when the need arises.
Grammy award winning singer Omerit Hield, of Bahamen fame, is thrilled to be a part of the show.
Marine resources at risk
The protection of the country's marine resources is a matter of national security, according to a local environmentalist. A guest on More 94 FM's 'Real Talk Live', Margo Blackwell, Director of The Bahamas Environmental Research Centre, said local authorities must work together to combat poaching."The police has power, customs has power and the Defence Force power has that power," said Ms Blackwell. "We need to combine our efforts."
Ms Blackwell added that the largest island in the country, Andros, has only one Department of Fisheries officer stationed there. More must be done to protect the underwater environment, she urged.
"I think this is a National Security issue," she stated. "I think it is so important that our resources be protected."
In May Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources, Leslie Miller, expressed his concern over the country's dwindling marine life.
Native Bahamian tells of country's traditions
Situated between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean lies The Bahamas, an island chain of adventure with 700 islands and cays.The pristine beaches, warm sunshine and warm people create a tourist paradise and vacation haven for foreigners, but to this international student, the Bahamas is where I call home.
As the Bahamas gradually become a melting pot of cultures, Bahamians are still being true to their "navel strings" buried deep across this archipelago.
From Grand Bahama Island in the north to Inagua Island in the south, the words colour and cheque (bank) are still spelled in that "weird" way of the British English.
We still do the "strange" thing of driving on the left, another British custom.
Most of the residents in this archipelago live on New Providence Island in the city of Nassau, with rest of the population living on Family Islands.