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Scavella to revamp RBDF
It has been rumoured that he is a "no-nonsense" kind of guy, a strict disciplinarian who wants nothing but the best.Now that he has been appointed to head the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF), Commodore Clifford Scavella promises to "recondition" the RBDF and restore prestige to the military organization. "We welcome young men and women, but young men and women must not come here seeking to do ill, as we will weed them out," stressed the new Commodore, now the third Bahamian to head the Force and the fifth Commodore to serve in this capacity.
Commodore Scavella, the 49-year-old Hatchet Bay, Eleuthera native, began his career in the RBDF as a Marine Recruit in 1979. After serving in various capacities, he was promoted to the Rank of Lieutenant Commander on October 1, 1995.
'Cats go after sixth straight
Once again, the Electro Telecom Wildcats will go after another Bahamas Softball Federation (BSF) national title, and once again, they will do it against a team from Grand Bahama. The five-time national champions, Wildcats will meet the Triple Play Conch Pearls from Grand Bahama in a best-of-five championship series that will get underway in less than two weeks at a venue yet to be decided. Last year, they swept the Batelco Communicators out of Grand Bahama in three straight games, and in three straight years before that, they blasted the Alphamail Rockers in the championship series. The venue for the women has yet to be decided, but the men's series will be held on the island of Eleuthera from November 17-19, as the nation's premier event in the sport returns to 'the softball capital of The Bahamas'.
The Sports Insider
1. HOYTES to begin an American Football Junior League next year. It is believed that the team will be named after a former football team in Grand Bahama, either the Crushers, Hurri-canes, Titans, Raiders or Steelers.
2. Why is star pitcher of the Chancy Panthers (BN) softball team upset with the team's manager (AF)? Is it because he didn't pitch against the team from Abaco or is it because he did not play the last game against Eleuthera? Will both the pitcher and the manager be playing on the same team next year?
3. When it comes to softball in Grand Bahama, who's calling the shots, the GB Softball Association or the Bahamas Softball Federation? Where will the ladies' National Softball championship game be played- Abaco, Grand Bahama or Eleuthera?
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Breaking the seal of silence
The Rotary Club of East Nassau recently presented thirty hearing impaired children throughout the Bahamas with new hearing aids and hearing aid replacements. As the children gathered in Doctors Hospital's conference rooms to be fitted with molds for their new hearing aids, or replacement hearing aids, the excitement could be felt in the air. The children, from Nassau, Andros, Abaco, Freeport and Eleuthera, enjoyed a day of fun and play, complete with clowns, face painting, games and balloons as Audiologist, Kim Scriven, and visiting Audiologist, Dr Ronald Jones, who traveled to the Bahamas at his own expense, to render assistance, adjusted the new hearing devices to fit each child's specification. Dr Ronald Jones who is also a Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders of the Department of Allied Health, Norfolk, Virginia, also presented a public lecture on "Current Theories And Practices In Teaching Reading And Writing To Children Who Are Deaf Or Hard Of Hearing" to the parents and attending teachers from The Centre For The Deaf.
McDonald is on board
Senior Vice President of the Royal Bank of Canada, Ross McDonald has been appointed to the Board of Eleuthera Properties, a Bahamian-owned Investment Company it was announced recently.The news of his appointment was revealed at a press conference held at the Bahamas' Ministry of Social Services and Investments to announce RBC's partnership with the company in a deluxe multi-million development called Cotton Bay Villas.
Eleuthera Properties Chair-man, Franklyn Wilson, considers this a huge move for his company in building the confidence for potential Bahamian and foreign investors.
He said that for people around the world who would enquire about Cotton Bay Villas online, his name as a developer means nothing.
However, an affiliation with RBC, he said, gives his organisation a certain degree of credibility that they could never pay for.
Historical highlights - The Out (Family) Islands
Introduction: The archipelago of The Bahamas comprises about 700 islands, cays and rocks, stretching some 500 miles south-easterly from just off Florida in the north to Cape Haitien in the south. New Providence Island which contains Nassau, the capital city of The Bahamas, is the most populous island. Out from New Providence, are the Out (or Family) Islands which are scattered over the blue-green waters of the Atlantic. The Out Islands in the late 19th and early 20th centuries: In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, the majority of the population of The Bahamas lived on the Out Islands. These islands were isolated and more rural in character than New Providence, although at this time much of New Providence was under agricultural cultivation. The most populous islands outside of New Providence in 1891 were Eleuthera (7358), Cat Island (5244)and Andros (4589).