Seven students from The Bahamas were awarded academic scholarships from the National Association of The Bahamas (NAB) towards their educational pursuits at colleges in the United States of America. The presentation was made during a special NAB meeting and cocktail reception held at the Ancient Spanish Monastery in Miami, Florida.

The scholarship recipients, six of whom are pursuing Bachelors programs and one a Masters of Business Administration degree are Javoncia Davis, a MBA Major at Hodges University, Cory Adderley, Automotive Technology student at Lincoln College of Technology; Ke'shira Nicholls, Social Work major at Spellman College, Ashley Darville, Events Management student at Lynn University, Jonique Russell a Culinary Arts major at Le Cordon Bleu, Carlton Adderley, Mechanical Engineering student at the University of South Florida and Eulond Kelly who is pursuing Computer Information & Technology studies at Barry University.

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The Minister of Financial Services, Hon. C.V. Hope Strachan, the opening speaker at this year's Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners' annual Latin American (STEP LatAm) Conference in São Paulo, Brazil, took the opportunity to give the audience of financial services professionals valuable insight into the strengths of the Bahamian financial services sector as she welcomed all attendees to the conference.

STEP is a professional body that provides members with access to training and networking opportunities related to the field of personal financial management. The STEP LatAm conference is the most prestigious regional event for trust and estate professionals operating within the Latin American region.

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Supreme Court of The Bahamas Justice Ian Winder has granted approval to the Baha Mar joint provisional liquidators' request to make redundant approximately 2,000 employees, effective October 23. The joint provisional liquidators, Bahamas-based KRyS Global and UK-based AlixPartners, said the lay-offs were due to the financial insolvency of the $3.5 billion resort project that has been stalled since June 29.

The lay-offs affect approximately 1,440 non-active employees and approximately 580 active employees, including members of management and line staff. "We were paying housekeeping staff when there was no housekeeping to do, spa staff when there was no spa, casino staff when there was no casino to operate," said Alastair Beveridge, AlixPartners.

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Following the success of the 'Get On Track' Expos in the last couple of years, ACE Diabetes is set to launch 'Mission Possible: Diabetes Down' with a focus on prevention and management through healthy lifestyle choices. This free event will be held on Saturday, November 14th from 10:00am to 2:00pm (World Diabetes Day) at the New Providence Community Center on Blake Road.

Online registration for the Expo is encouraged, with a chance to win a Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime phone provided by BTC - the drawing is only open to online registrants and early bird attendees.

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Eight recent graduates of the National Training Agency have been selected to participate in Sandals Royal Bahamian Hospitality Training Programme (HTP), which commenced recently. The HTP programme is a chance for individuals to receive hospitality training throughout the various departments at Sandals' prestigious resort property. Upon completion of the programme, many of the NTA graduates have been successful in securing employment with the resort.

Christopher Clarke, an NTA cohort four graduate who received certification in Food & Beverage, said, "This is another milestone on the road to success." Jody Lewis, who also graduated recently from the Agency with her Food Preparation certification, said, "I am really excited to learn even more about food preparation and to have a chance to secure employment with Sandals."

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The Bahamas Girl Guides Association (BGGA) held their Centenary Gala Ball 1915-2015, October 23, at Melia Nassau Beach Resort. The theme of their celebration activities over the past year has been 100 Years of Influencing Lives of young women in The Bahamas.

The Hon. Melanie Griffin, Minister of Social Services and Community Development and former Girl Guide, gave remarks. She is pictured, second left, during presentation to her as the longest-serving (1970-1985) former Chief Commissioner of the Bahamas Girl Guides Association Clarice Granger, second right.

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Executives of the Grand Bahama Port Authority on Thursday answered the call to assist victims of Hurricane Joaquin that struck the central and southern islands of The Bahamas at the beginning of October, leaving hundreds devastated by the loss of their homes and livelihoods. In so doing, the GBPA presented a cheque for $50,000 for NEMA, the Salvation Army, the Red Cross and Rotary to Island Administrator, Charles King.

Shown from left are: Tammi Mitchell, NEMA; Dave Barr, Grand Bahama Port Authority Volunteer Group; Ian Rolle, President, Grand Bahama Port Authority; Minister for Grand Bahama, the Hon. Dr. Michael Darville; Charles King, Island Administrator; Sarah St. George, Vice-Chairman, Grand Bahama Port Authority; Henry St. George, Vice-President, Grand Bahama Port Authority; Deann Seymour, CFO, Grand Bahama Port Authority; and Dr. Telina Smith, Grand Bahama Port Authority Donations Committee.

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Member delegates at the 2015 conference of Caribbean Institute of Certified Management Consultants (CICMC), heard firsthand the benefits of Grand Bahama's Free Trade Zone (FTZ) for regional and international investors. The 3-day annual symposium took place in the nation's capital October 16th - 18th, bringing together dozens of CICMC members and delegates from neighboring Caribbean jurisdictions.

Sr. Manager of Business Development for The Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited (GBPA), Derek Newbold, expressed that the forum, appropriately themed "Partnerships-Performance-Profits: Keys to Business Successes" was an excellent opportunity to share the benefits of The Bahamas' FTZ and its advantages.

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The Grand Bahama Power Company remains committed to stabilizing rates for customers, improving the reliability of our service, and lessening our dependence on fossil fuels. GBPC is dedicated to providing quality service to our customers at the lowest possible cost. Through diligent management of our systems and securing large quantities of fuel at fixed costs we have provided stability to customers to manage their energy costs.

Since 2011, we have worked hard to reduce our operating costs and expenses through significant improvements, including gaining operational efficiencies and reliability as well as a fuel hedging program that is creating fuel charge stability and long term price predictability.

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Grand Bahama will once again be in the spotlight as the island gets ready to host an international book launch of the movie 'Generation Text'. This historic event will take place on Friday October 30, 2015 at 4 pm at the Grand Lucayan Resort. This book launch will promote the upcoming movie 'Generation Text' that will be partially filmed in Grand Bahama.

Traveling from New York to be a part of this launch will be Mr. Mark Lipsky well known Hollywood producer. Mr. Lipsky has produced movies like 'Coming to America', 'Beverly Hills Cops' and many others. This film marketing, advertising and public relations executive made his mark in the new burst of independent filmmaking in the USA since the 1980s.

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If you like to go thrift shopping, this Saturday, October 31st you'll be in luck as the women of the Lucaya Presbyterian Church in Grand Bahama will be hosting their second annual fashion show and auction.

In this fashion show with a twist, gently worn clothing will be on sale (even some with designer labels!) and will be modeled and auctioned off to the highest bidders. "All of the money raised during the fundraiser will be donated to the church's Crossreach programme," said event organiser Kay Hardy. "Our church feeds over 50 families in our community; these funds will boost our Christmas offerings and put food on the table of very needy Bahamians."

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What do Potcakes, a slave revolt on Cat Island, Bahamian citizenship and a national museum have in common? They are all the subjects of research articles included in the latest volume of the International Journal of Bahamian Studies published this week by The College of The Bahamas. Volume 21 of the IJBS proves that research by Bahamians or about the Bahamas has truly "come of age". This year's volume features seven major research articles on a variety of topics related to The Bahamas.

Managing Editor, Virginia Ballance, remarked that the IJBS "has truly come of age with the publication of its 21st annual volume. It is now very well established as a niche area-studies journal. As an online journal, the articles are easily found on the Internet through free search engines. And from our statistics, it is obvious that the articles are being used and quoted."  

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Music, Model and Talent Showcase of the Islands (Island MMTS) successfully launched Season 2 this past Saturday, 24th October with the hosting of auditions in Nassau at Mario's Bowling and Entertainment Palace. Many Bahamians came out to take advantage of the opportunity to showcase their talents. The Season 2 panel of judges saw aspiring models, actors, singers, music producers and songwriters all with incredible talent and dreams of becoming a part of the international entertainment industry.

Island MMTS would like to thank everyone that auditioned and encourage them to continue to hone their skills. Those who had successful auditions were invited to become delegates at the Island MMTS Season 2 conference which will be held here in Nassau from 18th - 22nd July, 2016.

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Governor General Her Excellency Dame Marguerite Pindling and Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Perry Christie attended Saturday's Opening Night of R. Brent Malone: Reincarnation, a retrospective of the work of the notable Bahamian artist spanning decades at the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas.

Photo: Prime Minister and Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture the Hon. Dr. Daniel Johnson taking in a painted Junkanoo extravaganza.

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The tagline for this movie: The Stories Are Alive. A writer of young adult horror books must team up with his daughter and her teenage friends to stop the monsters who have escaped from his manuscripts. Together they must find a way to keep the creations of his imagination from destroying the town they now call home.

R.L. Stine is the creator of the Goosebumps franchise with the secret that all of the monsters he has created are real and trapped in the original manuscripts waiting to be freed. Hannah Stine is R.L. Stine's daughter who has been forced to move with him to a new town every time someone gets to close to finding out the truth. Zachary Cooper has just moved to Madison, Delaware when his mother becomes the vice-principal of the local high school and he quickly forms a bond with his next door neighbor Hannah.

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