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MP causes flight

Ron Pinder fails to
follow correct
security procedures

& By RUPERT MISSICK Jr
Senior Staff Reporter

A MEMBER of Parliament
caused a US Air flight to abort
its scheduled course and return
to Nassau International Airport
after he failed to follow correct
security procedures, it was
revealed yesterday.

The flight bound for Wash-
ington was forced to land back
in the Bahamas after it was dis-
covered than Marathon MP
Ron Pinder had failed to pass
through pre-flight clearance and
US Customs.

_ Neko Grant, MP for Lucaya,
raised the issue in the House of
Assembly yesterday when he
asked Minister of Foreign
Affairs Fred Mitchell, if he was ©
aware that Ron Pinder, the Par-
liamentary Secretary in the
Ministry of Health, breached
security at NIA.

However Mr Mitchell said
that he would not describe it as
a breach in security but a “mis-
communication on what the
protocol is for Members of Par-
liament accessing the tarmac”
at NIA.

Speaking from Washington

‘last night, where he was repre-
senting the Bahamas at Presi-
dent Bush’s inauguration, Mr
Pinder said: “I think Mr
Mitchell has cleared this up, it
was just a miscommunication.”

He denied reports of driving
his car onto the airport’s tar-
mac before boarding the plane
last Friday.

Mr Mitchell said that the .

flight was delayed and the plane
had to return to the gate fol-

lowing the discovery. of what *

had occurred.

Mr Grant asked whether Mr
Pinder was refused permission
to:re-board the plane.

“T wonid not say that he was
not allowed to:board the plane,
but rather that he did not board
the plane,” Mr Mitchell told the
House of Assembly,

Chief Political, Economical
and Public Relations officer for
the US Embassy Mike Taylor
would not officially say that Mr
Pinder had caused the plane to
be turned around, but said that
an incident occurred involving a
“passenger”.

“My understanding that a
passenger entered the plane and
the plane took off and it was
only while they were in the air
that they discovered that a pas-
senger who had entered did not
go through the proper security
clearance and so following secu-
rity regulations, the plane was
forced to turn around and land,
because they would not have
been allowed to land at a US
airport with a discrepancy
between the number of passen-
gers processed for the flight and
the number of passengers actu-
ally on board,” he explained.

Mr Taylor said at that point
the passenger disembarked the
plane and returned to the air-
port where he underwent the

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@ By A FELICITY .
INGRAHAM
Tribune Staff Reporter

A TEENAGER accused
of raping a 25-year-old
woman and robbing her of
her luxury vehicle was
arraigned in the Magis-
trate’s Court on Tuesday.

He faced two counts of
rape for allegedly attacking

the woman before taking off

with her money, cellular

phone and Camry vehicle.

Teen charged with

Gregory Dion Johnson, 18,
a resident of Wellington
Street, off Blue Hill Road,
was also arraigned before
Magistrate Linda Virgill on
five other counts of armed

‘robbery and three counts of

receiving.
Police allege that the rape

‘occurred on Monday,

December 20. Johnson, it is
alleged, used a handgun to
force the woman into sexu-
al intercourse. She told
police that he and others

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ribune Staff)

took her 1993 Prominent

Camry, registration number
115377; a Motorola V60 cel-
lular phone, and cash, alto-
gether valued at $5,803.

He was arraigned on the
rape charge in the afternoon
and the armed robbery
charges during the morning
sitting.

He was not required to
plead to the charges of
armed robbery, which are

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‘Quagmire’

in Freeport

after resort
closure

& By RUPERT MISSICK Jr
Senior Staff Reporter



‘THE forced closure of the
Royal Oasis hotel in Grand _
Bahama with more than $22

- million in outstanding expenses

has caused * ‘nothing short of.a
quwigmire” in the’ nation’s sec- 5

. ond city, the House of 4.ssem-

bly was told yesterday.

The 1,200 laid-off resort
workers are now ina situation
where their demands and needs
are far greater than the assis-
tance they receive.

Not only did the resort make .
deductions from employee’s
salary without sending them to
the National Insurance Board
(NIB), but employees discov-
ered that deductions which
were to go toward paying bank
loans and retirement contribu-
tions were also not made.

Obie Wilchcombe, the Min-
ister of Tourism, expressed
strong views on the way Royal
Oasis employees have been
treated since the hurricanes .
while addressing MPs in the
House.

The minister said that Royal
Oasis, and its parent company
Driftwood, are “in a bad finan-
cial situation”.

_Driftwood.owes the Port
Authority and its group of com-
panies some $2.7 million, the
employee’s pension fund $4.1
million, National Insurance $2.5
million, $13 million in casino
taxes and $55,000 to vendors in
Grand Bahama.

Mr Wilchcombe said that the
workers are not looking for a
hand out and are demanding
nothing more than respect.

He said that the employees
have had to contend with the
“unusual and unprofessional
practices” of Driftwood which
have caused the employees to
lose confidence in their employ-
er.

The minister said that he has
heard a myriad of horror sto- .
ries that are ijghtening, sad,
but true.”

“Could. you imagine the
anger and the hurt felt by the
employees when they learni
that money deducted from their
weekly salary that were to be
sent directly to banks to service

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@ By PACO NUNEZ
Tribune Staff Reporter

THE hearing to ‘decide
whether the bankruptcy ruling
against embattled MP Sidney
Stubbs can be annulled was yes-
terday adjourned until his cred-
itors can be approached to sign
an agreement allowing the rul-
ing to be struck off.

If the ruling is not annulled,
Mr Stubbs will have to resign
as the member of parliament
for the Holy Cross constituency.

According to Chief Justice
Burton Hall, the ruling will be
annulled if a specific agreement
is signed by the creditors in the
case, and it receives the

- approval of the court.

Chief Justice Hall said that
such an agreement was the only
way under the Bankruptcy Act
that an annulment can be
attained.

He said it had to be facilitat-
ed through the Registrar of the
Supreme Court, which is serving
as the trustee in the case:

“Accordingly, I rule that the
judgment debtor must first seek
to galvanise the trustee into
action under the said section 26
as the next step in his efforts to
have the extant order
annulled,” the Chief Justice
said.

Section 26 of the Bankruptcy



Act specifies that: “The trustee
may, with the sanction of a spe-
cial resolution of the creditors
assembled at any meeting of
which notice has been given

' specifying the object of such



a petition questioning whether
Mr Stubbs is qualified to con-
tinue representing the con-

. stituency, if the bankruptcy rul-

meeting, accept any composi- -

tion offered by the bankrupt,
or assent to any general scheme
of settlement of the affairs of

the bankrupt, upon such terms _

a,

as thought expedient”.

Application

This, however, is subject to
the consideration of the court,
which “if it approves of such
composition or general scheme,
shall annul the adjudication on
an application made by or
on behalf of any person inter-
ested,” according to section
26.

Mr Stubbs was declared
bankrupt in March of 2004 by
Justice Jeanne Thompson.

His application for appeal
was rejected by the Court of
Appeal, and he. has expended
the entire 150 day extension
allowed by parliament to have
the matter resolved.

The House of Assembly then
passed a resolution allowing Mr
Stubbs an additional six month
extension to get his affairs in
order. If he fails be forfeits his
parliamentary seat.

Since first being declared

‘bankrupt, Mr Stubbs has come
~ under fire by the FNM, which
-made repeated calls for a by-

election in Holy‘Cross.
Lawyers for the FNM also
announced that they would file

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“zales.
Both men discussed ambigu-'
ous areas of bankruptcy law in‘
the Bahamas, including the’

ing isupheld. —
Before making his ruling yes-
terday, Chief Justice Hall heard
submissions from both Thomas
Evans, who represents Mr
Stubbs, and Wayne Munroe,

counsel for creditor Gina Gon-
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wide definition allowed for the
term “creditor” and the lack of
a clear specification as to
whether an annulment is
retroactive or not.

Reading

Chief Justice Hall said that
while he shares “the apprehen-
sion voiced by both Mr Munroe
and Mr Evans of the absurd
consequences attendant upon
the unadorned reading of that
section, it is not for me to say
that Parliament in enacting it
did not intend to provide what it
in fact provided.”

He said he would neverthe-
less direct the Registrar to make
the transcript of the submissions
by Mr Munroe and Mr Evans
available to the office of the
Attorney General, “with a view
to this considering whether he
should advise the government
that it should invite parliamen-
t’s early consideration of mod-
ern bankruptcy legislation bet-
ter suited to the needs of mod-

ern business”. .



Sidney Stubbs hearing adjourned

@ HOLY Cross MP Sidney
Stubbs leaving Supreme Court
yesterday.

(Photo: Felipé Major/
Tribune staff)

Bid to
aD ELae
the 1965
Police Act

@ By RUPERT
MISSICK Jr
Senior Staff Reporter -

DRAFT legislation is to be
brought to the House of
Assembly to replace the 1965
Police Act with modern and
progressive legislation, which -
is expected to bring greater
accountability and trans-
parency to the police force.

‘No time-scale was given
for the draft legislation to
come before the House.

_ Deputy Prime: Minister
Cynthia Pratt, Minister of
National Security, made the
statement at yesterday’s sit-

_ting of the House of Assem-
bly during a communication
on the performance of the
police in 2004.

This legislation, Mrs Pratt
said, will incorporate the new
service ethos of the police
department.

“The environment -in
which the police operate
today is far different from
that of 40 years ago. Today,
for example, the numbers of
the police must necessarily
be increased to support the
developmental projects
throughout our. Family
Islands,” Mrs Pratt said.

In Exuma, for instance, fol-
lowing the opening of the

Four Seasons Resort and‘oth-
er dévelopments on that

| ‘island; the’ police présencé on

“Exuma’ has doubled and is
expected to triple in the near
future.

Projects

“As other deyelopmental
projects take hold in the oth-
er islands we expect to see a
corresponding increase and
expansion of police presence.
There is also. a need for fur-
ther decentralisation of spe-
cialised services of the police
throughout the islands and
already the commissioner has:
established local detective
units in several Family
Islands,” Mrs Pratt said. :

However, the minister
pointed out that the commu-
nity will have to assist the
police by bringing social con-
trol to its members.

“That is why we need to
increase the number of vol-

- untary police reservists and
also local and district consta-
bles who under the new leg-
islation will be termed com-
munity peace officers,” said
Mrs Pratt.

In order to improve the
benefits to police officers gov-
ernment is now in the final
stages of considering propos-
als to improve the insurance
coverage of police officers
and other officers in the secu-
rity agencies.

Mrs Pratt said that her gov-
ernment is firmly committed
to this measure and expects
that improved coverage will
be adopted in short order.

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from people who are
making news in their
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you are raising funds for a
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THE TRIBUNE

Bahamas
receives

millions for

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THE Bahamas Disaster
Relief Fund reported yester-
day that it has received mil-
lions of dollars in donations
from over 280 entities.

The relief fund, reactivat-
ed in the aftermath of Hurri-
canes Frances and Jeanne:
which tore through the
Bahamas last year, was given
$4,732,323.58 in donations as
of January 10 this year, the
Ministry. of Finance con-
firmed yesterday.

Out of the money collect-
ed $2.145 million was sup-
plied to various Family —
Islands with $1.3 million
going to Grand Bahama to
pay the direct expenses relat-
ed to hurricane recovery
efforts.

Additionally, $1.71 million
was used to purchase sup-
plies, which were disbursed _
to hurricane victims. To pay
for the direct expenses relat-
ed to recovery efforts in the

various islands $672,000 was
used.

These amounts collected .
and disbursed do not include
contributions made to non-
government organisations
such as the Red Cross, Salva-
tion Army and the church.
These organisations are said

to still be playing a leading
role in the reconstruction
effort.
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Donations

The Fidelity group of
companies was the first cor-
porate citizen to donate to
the fund and as the months
passed more donations, from
individuals in every walk of
life, came forward to assist.

The statement also noted
that steps.are being taken;to
prepare a comprehensive
report to be issued .in April ;
2005. The report will contain
a list of all donors, including
those individuals or entities
which donated goods and a
list of all beneficiaries.

Under the Emergency
Relief Guaranteed Fund to
date loans to businesses
totalling $969,476 have been
approved subject to certain
conditions being met. Also

. there have been approval for

totalling $676,444. Their
approval is also subject to
meeting certain conditions.

In September of last year,
Hurricanes Frances and
Jeanne passed through the —
islands leaving parts of the
Bahamas in a state of devas-
tation where thousands of
homes were either damaged
or destroyed. ©

In the House of Assembly
in November it was stated
that due to the hurricanes,
more than 6,000 homes were
damaged and more than 600
destroyed nationwide.

Generator

During Hurricane Frances
it was reported that two peo-
ple died. In New Providence
a young man died while
repairing the family genera- —
tor and in Grand Bahama a
man drowned while trying to
swim to safety after a tidal
surge.

In November 2004 it was

. reported in The Tribune that

due to damage to businesses
caused by the storms, it was
believed that more than
4,000 workers on Grand
Bahama were left unem-
ployed.

Government has also pee

. fered a loss. It was reported
that the Central Bank of the
Bahamas noted that govern-
ment lost $6.6 million in rev-
enues during the 2004-2005
fiscal year’s first quarter
compared to last year.

James Smith, Minister of
State for Finance and co-
chairman of the Disaster
Relief Fund said: “On behalf
of the Disaster Relief Fund

and persons who benefited, a
profound gratitude is
expressed to the organisa-
tions, businesses, civic
groups, sporting organisa-
tions and individuals who
generously assisted hurricane
victims.”

He added: “Even though
the hurricanes have long
passed, the damage is still
there and the repair and
restoration effort continues
and there is still a need for
additional resources to help
with that effort.”

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@ By KARIN HERIG
Tribune Staff Reporter

THE United States’ contin-
ued aggressive policy towards
Cuba is not expected to haye
any impact on the Bahamas’
relationship with both countries,
Cuban charge d’affaires Felix
Hernandez-Wilson, Said yester-
da 1

While the Bahamas increases
its diplomatic ties with Cuba,
UPETesnE the Cuban consulate

to embassy status, the US
remains firm in its anti-Cuba
stance with the government’s
next Secretary of State naming
Cuba one of the world’s “out-
posts of tyranny.”
e e

Nomination

In the. hearing for her nomi-
‘nation to Secretary of State, US
National Security Adviser. Con- i
doleezza Rice suggested that
the US administration should
be more forceful in dealing with
governments that take an unde-
mocratic turn.

Adding to President Géorge
Bush’s “axis of evil,” Dr Rice
named her own = of “outposts





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US policy on Cuba ‘won't change
relationship with the Bahamas’

®@ SECRETARY of State-
designate Condoleezza Rice
responds to questions during
_the second.day of her.confir-
mation hearing. ©

of tyranny.”

“To be sure, in our world
there remain outposts of tyran-
ny, and America stands with

oppressed people on every con-

tinent: in Cuba and Burma and
North Korea and Iran and
Belarus and Zimbabwe,” she
said.

Dr Rice further said she
would support US efforts to
bypass Cuban government jam-
ming of Radio and TV Marti to
Cuba and would pay “very close

,attention to the implementa-

tion” of tougher sanctions
against the communist govern-
ment announced by the Bush
administration last year.
Speaking with The Tribune
yesterday, Minister of Foreign
Affairs Fred Mitchell said he
does not expect Dr Rice’s com-
ments will have any implications’
on the US/Bahamian friendship.

e e
Existing
“I don’t think there will be
any changes in the existing rela-
tionship-between the Bahamas
and the United States, ” he not-
ed.

Mr Mitchell said that.the
Bahamas, through Prime. Min-

ister Perry Christie, has spoken ~
with President Bush on the mat-

ter.
“We said that we are a friend

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@ By DENISE MAYCOCK

Tribune Freeport
Reporter

FREEPORT - American
tourist Charles Powell testified
on Wednesday in Magistrate’s
Court that the taxi-bus that he,
his wife and several other fam-
ily and friends were in on the
night of January 23 last year
when his wife was killed, over-
turned about eight to ten times
after it was hit by a speeding

car.

Mr Powell, a resident of Pick-
erington, Ohio, was on vacation
in Grand Bahama with his 54-
year-old wife, Dottie. She died
instantly after being thrown
from the vehicle and landing on

‘an iron rail on a wall.

Cheryl Cooper, a resident of
Pioneer Way, who has been
charged with killing Ms Powell
in the course of dangerous dri-
ving is on trial in Magistrate’s
Court One before Magistrate
Franklyn Williams.

Sgt David. Thompson is the
prosecutor and lawyer Ntshon-
da Tynes is representing Ms
Cooper.

Court ©

Mr Powell told the court that. ‘

he ‘and Dottie and several
friends travelled to the

Bahamas on January 21, 2004 *

to gamble and play golf. They

were guests at the Royal Oasis |

Resort.
According to the evidence,

on January 23 Mr Powell, his
wife, Dottie, Linda and David,

Garrett, Vicky and Dave Ben-
nett, and William Russ Miller
went to dinner at Luciano’s at
Port Lucaya on January 23.
After dinner they caught a
taxi-bus and were heading back
to the resort around 8.30pm
when the accident occurred at
the intersection of Sea Horse
Road and Shearwater Drive.
Mr Powell said a car
approaching at a high rate of
speed hit the taxi bus on the
right side on the driver's door.
“T heard a bang and I lost my
seat. I closed my eyes and we
were rolling over and over,” he
said.
When the vehicle came to a
stop, Mr Powell looked around

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and took note of everyone, but
did not see his wife in the vehi-
cle.

After managing to get out of
the bus, he saw his wife hanging
on a fence.

He went over to try to and
assist her but she was already

’ dead, he said.

Mr Powell went back to the
bus to assist the other passen-
gers. He said a crowd of onlook-
ers had assembled in the area
and some people started assist-
ing them.

An ambulance came they
were taken to Rand Memorial
Hospital.

Police officer Rio McPhee
testified that he proceeded to
the scene after receiving infor-
mation around 9pm at Crimi-
nal Records Office from the
Police Control Room.

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licence 14799 and took pho-
tographs to reflect the scene.

Officer McPhee said he also
took personal items from the
deceased, which were handed
over to Corporal Woods at the
Traffic Division.

He compiled 59 negatives and
five photo albums, which were
both exhibited as evidence.

During cross-examination by
Ms Tynes, Mr Powell said he
and none of the other passen-
gers were wearing seatbelts
because they were not readily
available to use.

He said the cabdriver was

alert and driving in the right .

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also a friend of Cuba.

“We are at the table with
both and speak frankly with
both. Our relations with both
countries is good,” he said.

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‘Bush legacy: Is Jeb next?

| SARASOTA, Fla. — When Florida Gov-
iernor Jeb Bush flew off for a high- -profile
tour of the tsunami devastation in southeast
|Asia with Secretary of State Colin Powell,
the set off a storm, of political speculation in
‘Florida that he is preparing to seek the pres-
idency in 2008.

Bush, 51, says that he won’t run, at least not
iin four years. But of the dozens of people I
\talked to here, no one of either party took
Ithat statement very seriously. The governor
icannot run again for the statehouse when his
second term expires in 2006, and it’s his turn
jat the big time.

! Not to follow in his older brother’s foot-
isteps goes against the very nature of what it
means to be a Bush.

The sense of dynasty and entitlement in

the president’s family is unmistakable, even
jthough the elder George Bush, his father,
bu publicly tried to discourage the notion.
But if he wanted to convey false modesty,
"his disavowals haven’t worked. The Bush
ifamily is constantly on patrol to present a
stp image and a monarchy does not fit
that picture. It is not the American way.

President Bush said he asked his brother to

oi Powell because of his experience in deal-

ing with the aftermath of the extensive hur- .

fricane damage in Florida last fall. For-all the
\pain they‘inflicted, the hurricanes, however,
did not cause the incredible chaos of the
itsunami, which wiped out whole villages,
killed more than 160,000 people and left a
jmillion or more homeless without food, water
jor any means of earning a living.

} Florida received $15 million in federal post-
{hurricane aid from the federal government. It
lis Gov. Bush’s responsibility to see that mon-

ey is well-spent. Yet'as the governor flew to -

;southeast Asia, Congress was launching an
jinvestigation into possible misallocation of
‘those funds .and local criticism was rising
:about the slow pace of recovery efforts.

The governor repeatedly insists that he has
ino interest in seeking the White House in
2008, when his brother cannot be on the bal-
jlot again. And in an interview on ABC, the
;president said of his brother: “J don’t think
the’s interested in running.” When his own
iterm is over in 2006, Jeb Bush says, he will

i“go back to Miami and figure out what I’m
i i going to do. But it isn’t going to be running
;for president. I promise.’
! Actually, it makes good political sense to sit
iback until the reviews of President Bush’s

second term come in. If Bush has fumbled his
domestic agenda, the economy is sagging and
an unending war in Iraq is increasingly
unpopular, Bush fatigue may be overwhelm-

‘ing. That would not be a good time for the —

Republicans to field their third Bush.

There is also the question of Columba, the
reclusive Mexican native who is Bush’s wife.
She lends her name to charities for the arts,
children’s welfare and anti-drug crusades.
(Their daughter, Noelle, has been through
drug rehab.) But she is seldom at the gover-
nor’s side, never makes speeches and is not

socially active. Floridians gossip that she ~

might resist a presidential campaign.

- She also got into trouble a few years ago for

not listing on a required customs declaration
form some $19,000 in clothing and jewellery
she had purchased in Paris. When exposed,
she was forced to pay $4,100 in duty and
penalties. The governor said his wife “knew
what she did was wrong; she made a mis-

take.” She said nothing in her own defence. —

Yet Jeb Bush has always been more inter-

ested in the family business of politics than

any of his three brothers, including George
Ww

After Jeb announced he would run for the
Florida governorship in 1994, he was said to
be irritated that George also decided to run

for governor the same year in’ Texas: Jeb’
‘Bush'lost.his race to incumbent Democrat

Lawton Chiles, but George won his race and
moved ahead of Jeb on the family power lad-
der.

Their parents used to say they thought Jeb

would be the one to carry on the political .

legacy. He is more serious-minded and curi-

ous about public issues than the president. .

But he is just as conservative, displaying what
he calls a shear disrespect for govern-
ment.”

While chair of the Dade County Republi-
can Party in 1986, Jeb called his father, then
vice president, and announced he wanted to
run for Congress. His mother, Barbara, told
him to wait because his father deserved to
have his day first. Too many Bushes might
look greedy for power, like the Kennedys.

So Jeb Bush will bide his time. And then
we'll see. But don’t forget his guiding phi-
losophy: “We were taught never to sit on the
sidelines.”

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‘Humiliation and
degradation’ at
Nassau Airport

EDITOR, The Tribune.
PLEASE allow me a small
section in your periodical to
express my displeasure at a
recent occurrence which I am
all but certain amounts to dis-
crimination and victimisation.

. J arrived at Nassau Interna-_
tional Airport (NIA) from

Jamaica on Air Jamaica on

. Monday, January 3rd, and I was
very displeased at the humili- °

ating and discourteous way in
which it would appear that per-
sons arriving on this flight were
treated. Let me hasten to say
that this was not the first time

that I have experienced and/or:

observed such treatment met-
ed out to passengers travelling
from Jamaica on Air Jamaica. I
have had the pleasure of trav-
elling from various parts of the
world and never would I have
to wait for my bags while police
dogs are allowed to sniff every
bag, It is correct to say that once
the police/authorities have rea-
sonable cause for suspecting an
individual of being in posses-
sion of some illegal substance,
then they do have the power to
stop and search that individual.
However, it cannot be that

‘every person travelling on Air

Jamaica must be a suspect and
therefore subject to a search of
their bags. I could probably
have no objection if all flights
arriving at NIA were subjected
to such scrutiny. But it would

appear that there is a concerted -

effort to subject persons, might
I daresay of Jamaican origin, to
such inspection.

As I stood and observed the
waiting crowd I observed a
familiar face in the person of a
Supreme Court Judge of

:, Jamaican origin: I observed the
yall too-familiar facade of dis-
content. I approached and °

asked the fine gentleman how it
made him feel to have to under-
go such treatment. His response
encapsulated what he felt and
how I, a Bahamian, felt meted
out to me in Barbados during a
student demonstration. And it
was rather thought-provoking,
not shocking, considering some
of the things that occur in this
country that Bahamians.would
deliberately treat a group of
persons with such contempt and
disrespect. And J can only

' deduce that the fine gentleman

was humiliated because one just
does not treat persons in that
manner.

My response to what I think
is a systematic problem is that
persons in authority had better
move quickly to solve this vex-

‘ing problem. Because it cannot

be that in 2005 in the shadow of




HAMAS

letters@tribunemedia.net

the implementation of the
Caribbean Single Market and
Economy (CSME) and after the
1984 decision of the Supreme
Court of The Commonwealth
of the Bahamas in Smith (Fred-
erick) v Commissioner of Police
(50 WIR 1) that this practice

’ should be allowed to prevail. In

that case Georges, CJ, articu-
lated that “it should be noted
that article 25 (Constitution of
The Bahamas) requires that no
one may be hindered in his free-
dom of movement”. One does
not have to be “deprived” of it.
“Hindering” is enough.
Georges, CJ, also adequately
dealt with the police powers of
search on. “reasonable
grounds”, enough said. It may
also be of some use to persons
in authority to have a read of
Madam Justice Dame Joan
Sawyer’s considered and pellu-



EDITOR, The Tribune.

of the world.

processing plants

more.

Nassau,
January 5, 2005.

Do 3 eh




Opportunities in Haiti

I READ a story in The Tribune in the November 17, 2004 edition
with the title “Ambassador: Haiti can be ‘bread basket’ for
Bahamas”. I found it very interesting. Dr Eugene Newry, ‘The
Bahamas Ambassador to Haiti and Dominican Republic, expound-
ed on the latent, potentially burgeoning economic opportunity for
The Bahamas with reference to industrial agricultural products
being produced in Haiti for sale and consumption particularly
within The Bahamas and the Caribbean, but as well as other parts |.

Dr Newry informed his audience that Haiti’s history was pagi-
nated with documentaries about the country supplying some Euro-
pean countries with food. He said much more. I encourage your
readers to read the (Tribune) story.

In my humble opinion, a mind like Dr Newry’s should’be vigor-
ously tapped by the: government of The Bahamas with a view to
working in conjunction with him in the exploration of his ideas to
cause The Bahamas to establish a workable symbiotic relationship
with the Haitian people in agricultural production:

Notwithstanding Haiti’s political challenges presently, my belief
(based on Dr Newry’s assessment) is that Haiti presents to the
Bahamian-people sound investment opportunities (particularly in

- agriculture). And my advice to Bahamians with means to do so,
would be to extensively investigate Dr Newry’s claims, and if the
results prove to validate said claims, then let the investing Pesin!

The Bahamas could only benefit by

(1) Making a dent in our food importation bill

(2) The economic benefits that would be derived from Bahami-
an ownership in these Haitian based farms and packaging and

(3) Providing jobs for Haitians in their homeland, thereby cur-
tailing illegal migration to The Bahamas
(4) Assisting a fellow CARICOM nation. And there may be

How can you say “no” to that?

MARVIN G LIGHTBOURN

cid exposition in the case of
Tynes v Barr (45 WIR 7) on the
law in the Commonwealth of
The Bahamas as it relates to the
concept of reasonable suspicion
and the taking of fingerprints,
palm prints, and other personal
information.

It cannot be justified in a sup-
posedly “democratic society” to
target every person arriving on
board an Air Jamaica flight as
possibly being in possession of
some illegal substance. I am all
but certain that if an objective
investigation were to be con-
ducted at NIA one would
almost certainly find that what
may be occurring at NIA is the
profiling of persons.of Jamaican â„¢
origin. This practice is wrong.
It is degrading, most certainly
humiliating” and cannot be jus-

-tified in a “democratic society.”

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Taxicab
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election
Kern niatere|

@ By A FELICITY
INGRAHAM
Tribune Staff

Reporter

THE Department of
Labour has certified
the results of the
Bahamas Taxicab
Union's emergency
election, which was
held on Monday, Reg-
istrar Harcourt Brown
told The Tribune on
Wednesday.

BTU President Leon
Griffin made his way to
the Department on
Thompson Boulevard
after 5pm yesterday to
collect the letter of cer-
tification for the execu-
tive board.

Board

Officially voted off
the BTU board are:
Vice President Cheryl
Ferguson; First Vice
President Sigmund
Bethel; Trustee Daniel
Cleare; and executive
member Mark Sawyer.
Seventy-nine of about
156 financial members
of the union eligible to
vote turned out to
participate in the
poll, which was a reso-
lution asking for the
removal of the four
officers.
The results as given
by the BTU board are:
Cheryl Ferguson 71-8;
Sigmund Bethel 60-12;
Daniel Cleare 61-16;
and Mark Sawyer 63-
13.
Opportunity
These members will :
only have the opportu-
nity to regain their
posts if they are nomi-
nated to run in the next
BTU elections in
August. However,
when the executive
board meets on January
20, a decision may be
made to begin the
process of*expelling the
officers, which would
permanently remove
them from the organi-
sation.
Meanwhile, Ms Fer-
guson and Mr Bethel
still face preliminary
inquiries into charges
of stealing by reason of
employment brought
against them by the
BTU.

. Just days before the
elections, the two were
taken before the courts
where they pleaded not
guilty to stealing almost
$4,000 during the time
that Mr Griffin was
away on vacation.

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IN A further step towards the
Bahamas joining the Caribbean
Single Market Economy
(CSME), Cabinet has autho-
rised the preparation of a posi-
tion paper on the trade bloc and
it.is hoped that the:consultation
process with the Bahamian pub-
lic on the issue can be concluded
in the first part of this year.

Minister of Foreign Affairs
Fred Mitchell yesterday
announced that government has
embraced the idea of commit-
ting itself to a six to eight-month
consultation programme with
Bahamians throughout the
country.

“In fact in an ideal world, I
would wish this concluded by

_-the time the prime minister goes .
to the Heads of Government

meeting in July,” he said.

To this end, Minister Mitchell
yesterday presented the Rotari-
ans of the Southeast Nassau
Club, during their weekly lun-
cheon, with a booklet prepared
by Ambassador Leonard
Archer, High Commissioner to
CARICOM.

Questions
The booklet, Mr Mitchell

explained, contains 38 questions.

and answers concerning the
Bahamas joining the CSME.

“(Ambassador Archer) is the
country’s foremost expért on
CARICOM matters. This
should answer any questions
which you may have on the
CSME and it’s potential impacts
for the Bahamas, “ he said.

To increase public awareness
of'CSME, some 10,000 copies
of this booklet will be printed
and widely distributed.

The information will also be

accessible on the ministry’s web"

site.

Mr Mitchell further said that
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
hopes to have “the greater, and

what I hope is the final debate

on the ‘'CSME” with the Civil
Society consultation forum, next
month.

‘He said that he is still sur-
prised that there is anxiety

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Affiars Fred Mitchell speak-

ing at the weekly luncheon of

the southeast Rotary Club.
(Photo: Mario Duncanson)

among the Bahamian popula-
tion about CSME. '
_“Yes there is no doubt that
this is a serious move by the
Bahamas, but the gravity of it
should not paralyse us. This
debate has simply gone on long
enough and it should be patent-
ly clear for all to see that there is
nothing at all to fear, ” he noted.
Mr Mitchell reiterated that
the government has taken the
public’s concerns and reserva-
tions into consideration and has

therefore decided on a treaty -

arrangement which stipulates
that the Bahamas is exempt
from the provisions on the free
movement of people.

“Our CARICOM partners
have accepted that,” he added.

The minister said that all
countries in the region are eager
for the Bahamas to fully join in

ithe:Caribbean Community.) 1):

“The fact:is that they all want

‘us in. They are prepared to

negotiate our various positions
on the Caribbean Court of Jus-

- tice, on free movement of peo-

ple, on tariff arrangements,” he
said.

Mr Mitchell emphasised that
“we need to be in, and not half

. in and half out.”

“It simply makes good
geopolitical sense to do so,” he
said.

He further dismissed the dan-
ger of the Bahamas joining the
CSME being a misstep, as min-
imal.

“T think such a danger is min-
imal, and one of the ways we
ought to approach this is to low-

er the temperature on this and -

not build it up which such drama
that we frighten the wits out of
the people,” he said. res

Effects.

The minister pointed out that

the short term effects of the .

Bahamas signing on tothe full
CARICOM provisions “will not
immediately make. any change
in the lives of the Bahamian

-people, but in the long term we

will have positioned our country
to take advantage of increased
trade opportunities, access to
capital, and to skills that we do
not now have.”

“Any government in 2005 in
the Bahamas must think and
plan for the future, and I think
that it is.clear that CSME must
be part of that future. I do not
see any down side,” he noted.

The minister reiterated that
the CARICOM alliance is the

’ Bahamas’ “most important rela- ©

tionship save except for that
between the United States and
ourselves.”

Mr Mitchell further said that
the public should now realise
that the Bahamas “has to cut its
own way in the world.”

He said that the closing of the’

British Embassy, which is sched-
uled for 2006, “clearly shows
that nations do not act out of
sentiment but what they per-
ceive to be in their best inter-
ests.”

“We may soon face a similar

AS

THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2005, PAGE 5iz-:



@ By RUPERT MISSICK Jr
Senior Staff Reporter



Office and lawyers working for
the Bahamas in the US are
being asked to pursue the
developers of Bahama Star
Farms in Abaco, the property
infected by the citrus canker
disease.

The House of Assembly was
told yesterday that the devel-
opers appear to have aban-
doned the farm, removed the
equipment from the island and
“have not dispatched their
responsibilities to the govern-
ment, workers at the farm and
the general public”.

Agriculture Minister V
Alfred Gray said the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs will be seek-
ing government-to-government
assistancei with the US to pursue
the owners of the farm.

“I have asked the office of
the Attorney General not to
restrict their remedies to civil
remedies, but to investigate any
possible ctiminal wrong-doing,”
said Mr Gray.

On December 29 last year
the United States Department
of Agriculture (USDA)
informed the Ministry of Agri-

tive identification of citrus
canker on citrus leaves origi-
nating ftom Bahama Star Farms
in Treasure Cay.

This was confirmed by fur-
ther testing on December 30.
All shipments of citrus to ‘the

ately suspended.

Bahama Star Farms has 3,700
acres of land under cultivation
in Abaco. The land is owned by
the Bahamas government but
is developed by way of lease.
The operators of the farm are
not.Bahamian, Mr Gray con-
firmed.

The disease affects the leaves
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stems and fruit. It causes the
trees to die. Even though the
disease is caused by a bacteri-
um, it is harmless to humans.
However, humans can spread
the disease on their clothing and
on their bodies.

Mr Gray made the statement
yesterday during what is expect-
ed to be the first in a series of
communications to the House
on how his ministry will be
addressing the problem.

“T cannot over-emphasise the
seriousness of this outbreak and
the potential which it has to
destroy the entire industry in
the Bahamas. I am therefore
appealing to the farming com-
munity, especially in Abaco and
the public at large in Abaco and
throughout the Bahamas, to
assist the ministry in seeking to
contain this disease,” said the
minister.

Protocols

The ministry’s initial survey
‘-shows that the disease.is con-
fined to Bahama Star Farms in
Abaco but the protocols are in
place to survey farms through-

out the country and concern has.
been expressed about the three .

other groves in Abaco.
Mr Gray said currently his

ministry is supervising the -
immediate ploughing and burn- ! 4

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Star Farms and will do so at
other farms if they are found to
be infected.

just outside the infected
areas.

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balance between sensitivity to
their human needs and the |
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attending the Small Island
Developing States Conference
in Mauritius has returned with a
million dollar pledge for the
management of its marine and
coastal parks.

Minister of Health Dr Marcus
Bethel, who headed the 12-per-
son delegation, made the
announcement yesterday while
giving an update on the confer-
ence.

The conference, held in Port
Louis, Mauritius, gave delegates
an opportunity to review the
implementation of the pro-
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out specific actions and mea-
sures at the national, regional
and international levels i in sup-
port of the sustainable devel-
opment of the Small Islands
Developing States (SIDS).

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nation that has achieved major

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He said several countries
made the million dollar pledge
that will be handled through the

" Nature Conservancy.

According to Dr Donald
Cooper, under-secretary in the
Ministry of Health, the funds
are already in place with the

- country to receive an initial half

million dollars to begin the
implementation of the pro-
grammes and then the remain-

‘ing half will be given at a later

date. ;

He said the grants are for
government and non-govern-
ment organisations that have
existing conservations and
parks. He explained that to
qualify for the funds, the pro-
grammes have to be already
operating and registered and
must be prepared to work with
the community and the govern-
ment. He said the purpose is
not to establish a conservation
park but rather to help with the
management of the facility.

Success

Dr Bethel said the conference
was “quite a success”, and as
predicted quite a lot of time was
devoted.to how countries can

. prepare themselves, against nat-

ural disasters such as hurricanes

‘and tsunami, which resulted in
_the loss of so. much life and

property last year across Asia.

He said the conference
focused on early: warning sys-
tems and proactive measures in
the oceans and said the coun-
tries all committed to putting

those measures in piace as soon

as possible.

The group discussed a num-
ber of factors in becoming sus-
tainable countries, which includ-
ed economic, social and envi-
ronmental development, includ-
ing climate change, waste and
tourism management, and bio-
diversity resources.

“Following the adoption of
this strategy for the implemen-
tation, the United Nations bod-



@ DR MARCUS BETHEL

ies and the world’s governments
have given a commitment to

‘ provide assistance and special
treatment for SIDS in achiev- .

ing these goals.

Strategy

“The agencies of the United.

Nations will be instructed to

‘develop work programmes to
implement areas of strategy that’

fall under purview. Govern-

‘ments will utilise the document

as the basis of the assistance

they provide to SIDS and any ..
- concessions granted to that

group of countries,” said Dr

Bethel.

The representatives

‘also accepted a cheque of

$25,000. donated by the

Government of Mauritius to
’ assist with. the. hurricane relief

efforts.

Dr Bethel was accompanied
by Paulette Bethel, Bahamas
permanent representative to the
UN, Dr Donald Cooper, under-
secretary at the Ministry of
Health, Earlston McPhee, direc-
tor of sustainable tourism in the
Ministry of Tourism, Tischa
Frazier, senior counsel at the
Bahamas Embassy to the UN
in New York, Eleanor Phillips,
manager of the Nature Conser-
vancy in the Bahamas. Four
youth representatives of the
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the outdoor life were 106-
year-old Annie Bethel’s
recipe for longevity. _

This loving mother-of-
seven toiled in the fields
for years to raise her fam-
ily after her husband
Benjamin died.

Yesterday, mourning
her mother’s death,
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mother who, after dad
died, brought us up alone.
She kept house and
farmed the fields.”

. Right .to the end, Mrs
‘Bethel was a sprightly
character with vivid mem-
ories of her girlhood on
Long Island, her birth-
places.

the Bahama isle where
she went to school and
raised her children.

Wishes

In line with her wishes,
she died at home in Burnt
Ground. Even at her
advanced age, she passed

children survived her.
Her daughter said: “I

‘don’t know whether my

mother was the oldest

but she was certainly the
oldest resident of Long
Island.

“Her favourite food
was boiled chicken and
she always liked to be
outdoors. This was prob-
ably the key to her long
life.”

In addition to raising
her children, Mrs Bethel
worked long and hard on
cher property, growing
corn, peas and potatoes.
One of her great joys was
to see seed grow into
| nutritious crops.

Apart from occasional
trips to see her brother in
the United States, she
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Long Island.

‘Sometimes she trav-
elled to Nassau, but she
was always eager to
return home.

Mrs Bethel’s life was
remarkable in that it
spanned three centuries.
She was born in 1898,
three years before Queen
Victoria died, and lived
through one of the most
exciting eras in the histo-
ry of mankind.

' Her lifetime saw the
birth of aviation, nuclear
power, television and the
computer age. She lived
through two world wars
and the reigns. of six mon-
archs. nS

Transport

When she was a girl,
motor cars were in their
infancy and space travel
was unheard of except in
science fiction books.
Horse-drawn carts were
the preferred mode of
transport.

Her parents, Thomas
and Emily Adderley,

‘raised eight children.
Only one survives today
- Irene Adderley, who
still lives in Burnt
Ground.

The funeral service for
Mrs Bethel was held on
Saturday at St Mary Mag-
dalene Anglican Church, |
Glintons, Long Island.
Interment was at Glin-
tons cemetery.




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| ERTAIN columnists

“6 ‘in this country used ©
considerable energy to pro-
mote the cause of the PLP
leading up to the general elec-
tion of 2002, not so much by
writing about any good the
PLP represented but by bash- -
ing the FNM at.every oppor-
tunity possible.

In many of their writings,”
they were inaccurate, unfair
and totally unbalanced in their
treatment of the FNM. They
vilified former PM Hubert
Ingraham and everyone asso-
ciated with him, almost as if



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embracing or living any lie to
satisfy those whose pretense
at being apolitical needs sup-
port by those who have gained
credibility with the reading
public.

What is happening in. this
country today,has no compar-
ison in the term of the FNM.
In the time of the FNM no



“As government ministers we
caught a lot of hell for false
claims spread by our opponents,

_ including vindictive columnists,

_ regarding our policies. We did
not catch hell for obvious
failures i in personal conduct —

_as is the case with so may

‘members of the current

blundering administration.”






idea fan ungodly hatred: -MP was declared bankrupt

the FNM, ministers did not
openly argue with each other



>The venom spewed by one
* particular columnist was far
_ from principled but rather it
. seemed personal and sank to
| gutter levels. The reasons for
: the writer’s Scorn were a mys-
: < ‘tery to many but it was clear
: | tovall that, whatever the rea-
: sons were, they were personal
ratheft-than professional. _,
Curiously enough, these
writers got what they wanted,
: the PLP won the government,
but they seem so unhappy and
‘for good reasons. The PLP has
performed ‘poorly since
assuming office and all The:
ue Bahamas i is talking: -about it.
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) “Writers“is that: the iotiénly:=

: - Want to continue’ bashing“the::::| :
FNM asiif the party being out
of office is-not enough for

_ ‘them, they want those who

; support the FNM to agree

_ ‘with them in their ‘unreason- ©

able bashing:

They want writers, like me,
to show a balance in my writ-
ing that they did not and could
Trot show in their writing
because of their unbridled
spite and venom. It is not
enough for them that we have
the right to write’ as we choose .

_just as they do. Still, we do not
_ write with the cruelty of per-
_ . sonal attacks with which they —
“write. ~~
’ These hypocrites want us to
agree with them that what the .
Bahamian people and we see,
hear and feel in our own coun- -
“try every day under the pre-
sent government is not. real
because what they pretend’
happened in the term of the
FNM was more real. ir
“Well, lwas there under the | ea :
FNM and I'am here now Sy gcedecepteabibicsssibotbebbibiss i eaueeal 2
under the PLP and T am not

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and no minister accused the
chairman of a corporation
over which he exercised over-
sight of impropriety.

In the term of the FNM
government ministers did not
have Harajchi calling them
rats and. claiming to have
financed them all politically.
In the time of the FNM gov-
ernment ministers were not
accused of trying to-rent their
premises to government cor-
porations.

“ E the time of the FNM

no government minister
was accused of rape and then
had the rape claim withdrawn.

- In the time of the FNM no

government senator resigned

calling the government inef-
fective and alleging an attempt. -

on the part of government
officials to defraud the gov-
ernment. : Ba

In the time of the FNM gov-

‘ernment ministers did not

intimidate private sectors per-
sons into.uninviting their
guests speakers because they
were afraid to be on the same
platform with them. The list
could go on and on.

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pretend that what is happen-
ing in this country today hap-
pened under the FNM, they
will not be able to convince
anyone but themselves and
those who share their irra-
tionally jaundiced point of
view.

Truthful people know that
the FNM did not in its nine-
plus years in office have the
rapid succession of scandals
plaguing the PLP and certain-

. ly did not have the severity of

scandals now seen. .

In fact, they know that the
international reputation of our
country was restored during
the time of the FNM and that
there was a high standard of
conduct among ministers as
well as.a prime minister who
was vigilant and accountable
about that standard.

’ Quite frankly, if the FNM
fouled up time after time like
. the PLP is now doing, I would
have resigned my post as a

government minister. As gov-
ernment ministers, my col-
leagues and I caught a lot of
hell from people about things
we were. doing, like the refer-
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Atlantis. We did not catch hell

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2005

As government ministers we
caught a lot of hell for false
claims spread by our. oppo-
nents, including vindictive
columnists, regarding: our poli-
cies. We did not catch hell for
obvious failures:in personal

- conduct as is the case with so

may members of the current
blundering administration.
So let pretentious writers

keep writing: It is not that this.

writer does not remember
what happened during his

term in office. It’s just that:

what he remembers ts dis-
tinctly different from what
they, remember. or rather,
what they wish could be: true
about what they remember.

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GOING IN CIRCLES

I know why some people

who supported the PLP,

or at least who do.so by
stealth, are so unhappy even
though the party is now in

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rassed them by the many
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practitioners of medicine

HE current debate

over medical mal-
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States contrasts dramatically
with the situation in the
Bahamas.

American doctors face
soaring costs for malpractice
insurance coverage and want
to cap legal claims. The Bush
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bankrupting litigation causes
American doctors to engage
in defensive medicine, analysts
say, which wastes billions of
dollars a year by directing
money to unnecessary drugs
and tests.

But in the Bahamas, the
position is almost exactly the
reverse, Patients have little
recourse in cases of medical
negligence, regulatory super-
vision is almost nonexistent,
and doctors are free to ignore
complaints about the care fey
provide.

To make matters worse, we
have no publicly available sta-
tistics on issues of safety, time-
liness and competence in the
Bahamian healthcare indus-
try...data that is urgently need-
ed to drive quality and effi-
ciency among service
providers.

US (after heart disease and

cancer) killing nearly a quarter .

million people a year, accord-
ing to the July 26, 2000 issue of
the Journal of the American
Medical Association. This esti-
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tive effects associated with dis-
ability or discomfort. Evidence
from other studies indicates
that as many as 30 per cent of
patients receive inappropriate

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we face in the Bahamas? The
short answer is — no-one
knows.

Critics say that when it
comes to safety, the health-
care sector should borrow a
page from the airline indus-
try. When aviation accidents
occur, the industry. can ana-
lyze important data to help
prevent future errors. In
healthcare, no such universal

information system exists.
According to Leandra

Esfakis, an attorney whose
late father was a well-known
Nassau GP: “We have the

benefit of some very good

medical practitioners here.
But many of us also have

grave reservations (no pun -

intended) about local health-
care facilities, which may have
problems that are never
brought to light, and never
addressed.”

Parliament set up the Hos-
pital & Health Care Facilities

Board in 1998 to inspect and

license the private healthcare
sector in the Bahamas. One

_ of its chief responsibilities is

to investigate complaints from
the public.

However, it has no record
of doing so. Last June, for
instance, a complaint was

’-made to the board. over the

death of a patient at a private
hospital and it has yet to

‘respond. Two.more com-

plaints have since been sub-

_ mitted concerning inadequate
care at the same hospital. In |

all three cases, the patients
died.

At first, the board said it
had no idea how to undertake
an investigation. So it asked
the Attorney General’s office
for advice, but it still won’t say

when or if an inquiry will be |

1



d The: ‘boa d’s chair-

not respond to faxed questions

on this subject.

One:has to ask why, seven
years after it was set up and
six months after a complaint
was made, this statutory body
is either unable to hold an
inquiry, or refuses to do so.
Complicating matters is the
fact that some board members
are intimately connected to
the private facilities they are
supposed to be regulating.
Critics say they need to either
do the job the law requires or
resign.

From the public’s point of
view, the only leverage in
these.circumstances is the pos-
sibility that a complaint will
affect the bottom line of the
facilities involved. At the very
least this would mean sus-
pending licenses until

improvements are made.
There is no point in setting.

up a statutory body to inspect
hospitals and clinics without
the capability to ensure that
proper standards are met and
legitimate complaints
addressed. After all, these are
matters of life and death. If
the health standards legisla-
tion is not implemented, it
leaves the survival of patients

at risk.

Why create meaningless.
statutes in the first place? We
are currently being inundated
with so-called “consumer pro-
tection” legislation by the
Ministry of Trade & Industry.
Will these regulations have

any more impact than the laws.

currently in force to govern
the medical profession?

And why aren’t death
records from private hospitals
collected and analysed...for

comparison with similar rates

in similar-sized hospitals else-
where? If this were done, per-
haps it might move those
responsible to address the root
causes of deficiencies, instead
of running for cover.

|: Britain a special com-
mission undertakes inde-
pendent investigations into

- complaints about both the .

National Health Service and

the private healthcare sector. |

These investigations are nor-
mally completed within six
months.— information is pub-
lished on a Web site.

The UK commission says
it aims to be “an authoritative
and, trusted source of infor-
mation” and wants to ensure
that this information is used
to drive improvement in the
industry. Complainants. who
are unhappy with the outcome
of a review by the commission
can take the matter further,

** to an independent health

ombudsman.

_ In the Bahamas, the Hos-
pital Board is supposed to pro-
tect the public from sub-stan-
dard healthcare. But the big
question is whether the law
works well enough in a small,
incestuous, accountability
free society like ours to allow
basic
enforced.

As part of the effort to
achieve an acceptable stan-
dard of-patient safety, all
healthcare facilities should
establish comprehensive
patient safety programmes
operated by trained person-
nel, experts say.

_ They must establish a cul- -
ture in which patient safety is

a top priority.
In the meantime, the auto-

" matic licensing of private hos-

pitals, whether or not they
meet proper standards, can be

safeguards to be-
. Most prestigious and reward-.



construed as putting lives at
risk,. And the position is very
similar for the elite medical
fraternity itself.

A medical council was
established by statute in 1975
to license physicians in the
country. There are currently
over 600 doctors licensed here,
about half working full-time
in government service. Under

-the Act, doctors can theoreti-

cally be disciplined for negli-

gence or incompetence, for .

disclosing confidential patient

information, or for serious |.
professional misconduct. —

W ritten. complaints
‘are supposed to be.

evaluated by the council, -
which may then appoint a dis-. |
ciplinary committee that.

includes a supreme court jus-

tice. Penalties can include a’

one-year suspension of -

the proceedings,

The council consists of sev-’ _

en members, including the

chief medical officer (current- °
ly Dr Vernell Allen) who acts

as registrar. Members are

appointed by the minister of

health in conjunction with the

Bahamas Medical Associa-

tion.

licence, a fine of $1000 and‘:
payment towards the cost of jes

Their chief responsibility is is ;
“to ensure that proper stan- |

dards of professional conduct _.

in the practice of medicine and —

proper standards of general.

fitness to practice medicine :

are maintained.”
However, since the coun:

cil was created, it is believed |
that only one Bahamian doc- —

tor has ever been suspended
— and that was for drug
abuse.

Although formal complaints
have been lodged over the

_ years (one as recently as last |

December), Dr Baldwin
Carey, the council chairman,
would not respond to calls or
faxes on this matter.

This leads us once again to
the vexing issue of why there
is so. little accountability, or
tule. of law, among practition-
ers of three of the nation’s

ing professions — the law,
medicine and politics.

Of the three, it seems that.

healthcare providers have the
highest degree of immunity
(or impunity)...perhaps
because of the greater respect

which their profession, for
obvious reasons, usually com-
, mands.

But as the late Indian sage
Krishnamurti once said: “It is
‘no measure of health to be
well-adjusted to a profound-
ly sick society.”

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PLP is ‘plagued py scandal’

FROM page seven

ness people find themselves
so disgusted with the polit-
ical process.

This indecisiveness is why
there remain no decisive
positions on the FTAA or
the CSME in spite of the
fact that both should come
into force this year.

Second, the economy of
The Bahamas is still floun-
dering despite all the talk
about approved billion-dol-
lar investments. Yes, the
economy is growing and

will continue to grow; but
it is doing so in the face of
the government’s obvious
weaknesses. Additionally,
the economy’s growth is not
doing much to reduce the
unemployment rate in the
country at this point.
Moreover, the state of the
government’s finances
remains worrisome, no mat-
ter what officials say. The
government is running
deficits that are too high
and is not doing enough to

curb its spending or
enhance its revenue
prospects.

Third, Bahamians object
to this “talk much, do lit-
tle” approach that the pre-
sent government seems to
have. Government minis-
ters are fond of getting in

the media and announcing.

and pronouncing help and
hope. However, people are
saying that the PLP are not
doing anything and have
offered no more help and
no more hope since acquir-
ing the government. Of
course the apologists say,
give the government more
time, but people are saying
that almost 60 per cent of
the term of the government

is gone and less than 10 per
cent of its promises remain
unfulfilled.

Fourth, there is too much
controversy. Bahamians are
fed up with the rapid series
of controversial issues
involving the Christie
administration. They feel
that a number of govern-
ment ministers are simply
out of control. They also
feel that Mr Christie is
much too soft on these min-
isters and is incapable of
reining them in. They
believe that the actions of
these government ministers

are bringing the govern-
ment and the country into
disrepute and they do not
like it one bit.

Five, there is no sign of
better. With all the bad his-
tory the PLP has built up
so far in their new term and
in their previous term in
office, Bahamians see little
sign that much else will
change going forward and
that concerns them greatly.
In fact, many are convinced
that as the party becomes
desperate to win the next
general election, its spite-
fulness, undisciplined

spending, intimidation and:

propagandising will inten-
sify. They believe that some
ministers will be prepared
to do anything and this
could mean even more con-
troversies going forward.

THOUGHT
FOR THE WEEK

“But O the truth, the
truth! the many eyes
That look on it! the

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of 14 cellular phone cards,
valued at $20 each, 24 ciga-
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Husband of
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lane near the median on the
dual carriageway when he
noticed a car fast approaching.

“Did the driver attempt to
avoid the vehicle or
swerve?” Asked Ms Tynes.

“She came so fast, I don't
know if he saw her. I didn’t
feel the breaks go on the
vehicle. The vehicle did not
swerve to avoid the car,” Mr
Powell replied.

Under re-examination by
Prosecutor Thompson, Mr
Powell said the car never
slowed down before the
impact.

“The rate of speed of the
lady was very fast,” he said.

Linda Garrett of Wester-
ville, Ohio, said she was sit-
ting next to Mr Powell in the
bus. Her sister Dottie, Vicky
and David Bennett were
seated behind them in the
backseat... |

She ‘said Russ Miller was
seated'in freaot \Ar Powell
alone, while her husband
Dave’ Garrett. was.sat in the
left: passenger seat in front
with the driver, who.was

“I didn’t know Mrs Powell
had been killed until the next
morning,” said Mr-Bennett.

Her husband, David Ben-
nett, a deputy sheriff, said
they were travelling at about
35 mph when he heard a
loud crash “before every-
thing went black”.

Mr Bennett, who sustained
cuts to the arm, back and







legs, said everyone in the '

taxi-bus had sustained vari-
ous injuries.

William (Russ) Miller, who
was severely injured and air-
lifted to a Florida hospital,
became choked up several
times while giving his
testimony on the witness
stand.

Mr Miller said he only

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remember hearing Linda
Garrett yell and then a bang.

“J don’t remember what
happened, he said. I remem-
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erdale and | didn’ t know
where I was.’

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Cuban charge d’affaires Felix Hernandez-
Wilson said yesterday he is not surprised by
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as it goes hand-in-hand with the. aggressive
Cuba policy that the Bush administration has

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Mr Wilson-Hernandez said it is unfortunate in
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Bridge players
put their cards
on the table for
tsunami relief

BRIDGE players in Nas-
sau have helped raised
$1,300 for the tsunami relief

- fund.

Bahamas Contract Bridge
Club manager Noreen Wur-
demann and treasurer Bren-
da Rouse organised a special
tournament on Tuesday at
SuperClubs Breezes.

It was part of a worldwide
effort by bridge enthusiasts
to help victims of the Decem-
ber 26 disaster in Asia.

Forty-four players took
part in the Nassau event,
which was played simultane-
ously with other games
around the world.

Game results were: N/S 1
Brenda Rouse and Noreen
Wurdemann, 2 Audrey
Montgomery and Olive
Smith, 3 Connie Burnett and
Sonia Cartwright, 4 Jane
Evans and Angela Moree.
E/W 1 Gerhild Rees and Clif-
ford Rouse, 2 Elisa Lynch
and Grace Douglas, 3 Shirley
Bays and Dominique Kele-
com, 4 Gerry Hillir and
Sandy Walker.

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| - The Bahamas Telecommunications Company Ltd. (BTC) is pleased to

invite applications from suitably qualified individuals for the position of
Information Systems Business Analyst in its Financial Division.

POSITION SUMMARY

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Application System, which will require the creation of a team of Business
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The book, co-written by W J
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Agriculture Minister Alfred

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for software applications. This team will be at the centre of a dedicated
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Rosetta touched many
lives during her career

MRS Rosetta Rassin, SRN,
who died in Nassau on Thurs-
day, January 6, touched many
lives during her career. While
an Operating Theatre Nurse
during the war, she met.and
fell in love with Dr Meyer
Rassin. In 1947, the couple
moved their family from Lon-
don to Nassau and in 1955, she
and Dr Rassin opened their
new hospital, The Rassin Hos-
pital.




Retired —

Mrs Rassin was the Head
Nurse from its opening until
she retired in 1983. She gave
her energy, patience, and wis-
dom to the community and was
loved by all of her patients. She
comforted those in need, gave
hope to those in their weakest
hour, and passed on a strength
that enabled them to recover.

After surgery a patient
described the sight of the
starched white uniform and the
compassionate blue eyes look-
ing down at her as seeing a
vision.

Mrs Rassin was truly a Flo-
rence Nightingale to her
patients. She was the healing
hands of the Rassin Hospital,
now known as Doctors Hospi-
tal.

Nurturing

Her love of people and nur-
turing spirit remain in the halls
of Doctors Hospital and her. -
superior nursing skills have set
the standard of care at the hos-
pital. hig

“As we approach the fiftieth
year mark of service to the
Bahamian community, we
remember a pioneer,” said a
hospital spokesperson.

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THE Ministry of Health is
awaiting a report from Sable
Bahamas Ltd, which could
recommend a number of solu-
tions to the ongoing problem
of subterranean fires at the
Harrold Road dumpsite.

Minister of Health Dr Mar-
cus Bethel said yesterday that
his ministry on behalf of the
Cabinet had entered an agree-
ment with the Iowa-based engi-
neering and consulting firm to
do an assessment of the facility
and then prepare a report on
recommendations to address
the issue.

Dr Bethel explained that the
agreement was made on Octo-
ber 13, 2004 and gave Sable a

three month span to do its
assessment and make its rec-
ommendation.

Therefore, he said the report
should arrive any day.

He explained that once Cab-
inet has examined the recom-
mendations, it would plan its
course of action and determine
where the funding for the pro-
ject would come from.

Garbage

Dr Bethel stressed that the
fire was the result of garbage
burning underground at the
Construction and Demolition
dump site and not the landfill
as was reported in some media.

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interaction with the environ-
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Dr Bethel said the fires at
the dump site have been a
source of contention for the
residents in the area and the
government for many years.

Government

When asked why the gev-
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attempts to have the problem
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and can only speak for what he
has done while in office.

Dr Bethel had been in Mau-

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when the latest fire broke out
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Reporter

A GOVERNMENT
investigation has been
launched to determine
whether a landowner has
permanently damaged the
environment after clearing
down a tract of his proper-
ty on Eleuthera.

Ivan Ferguson, the
administrator of Gover-
nor’s Harbour, told The
Tribune that he had asked
the Department of Physi-
cal Planning to investigate
if any lasting damage had
been done after American
resident Tom Hansford
cleared down tens of acres
of trees and bushes from
his 80 plus acre property.

There had been concern
that the clearance resulted
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while the act of clearing
may have been illegal, he
said in his defence, that Mr
Hansford who has lived in
the area for a number of
years, claimed that he was
ignorant of Bahamian law.
By the time Mr Ferguson’s
office was made aware of
the situation, the trees had
already been cleared.

He said Mr Hansford met
with officials from the
department of local gov-
ernment, the Ministry of
Works and the Department
of Environmental Health
last month.

Works

He said Mr Hansford was
shown a copy of the Con-

servation of Physical Land

Act and informed that the
scope of the works he had
done may have been in vio-
lation of the law.

“Mr Hansford was quite
willing to work with the
government to correct the
situation,” Mr Ferguson
told The Tribune.

Mr Ferguson said Mr























Hansford was not some
“loose cannon” who went
around arbitrarily cutting
down trees.

He said that the matter
was under investigation and

‘said that to date there has

not been any concrete evi-
dence to suggest that it has
created excessive water
drainage or affected the
water table.

He said that until the
results of the investigation
were revealed, no conclu-

sion as to what damage was
caused should be made.

Satisfied

Michael Johnson, the
chairman of the Town Plan-
ning Committee in
Eleuthera, said the coni-
mittee was satisfied that Mr
Hansford had worked along
with the committee to do
everything possible to
amend the matter. He said
Mr Hansford along with

ring in Eleuthera

The Ministry of Works
worked to rebuild the land
by filling in soil. In addi-
tion, Mr Johnson denied
that the trees which were
cut down were endangered,
he maintained that they
were Cassuriana trees. Mr
Johnson added that Mr
Hansford’s nearest neigh-
bour was 400 ft away and

said he had received no

complaints from people
that their property had
been affected.

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ning committee has not had:
any complaints about water:
run-off and said the only!
problem was during the‘
cutting of the trees there!
was sand in the road which!
has been since been?
removed because hé!
brought in a tractor to lev”
el off the property. ia

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unable to contact the
Director of Physical Plan-"
ning or Mr Hansford for’
comment. Wes

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RESIDENTS of Glenstiff
Close off Johnson Road have
reportedly constructed an illegal
gate at the entrance to their cor-
ner to stop traffic from flowing

’ through there during the morn-

ing rush hours.
~ For weeks now, commuters
of the Eastern district of New

Proyidence attempting to get -
into .town through Johnson -

Road: have had to endure the
crawling line on the winding





stop rush hous traffic

and hilly road. The shortcut
through Glenstiff Close avail-
able to them for years was cut
short without warning recently

after residents got tired of the

practice.

The yellow and black iron
gate is situated about ten feet
within the corner. :

A reliable source at the Min-
istry of Works yesterday told
The Tribune: "They were never

given permission, it was illegal-.
ly erected, and they have been °

asked to take it down."

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exactly how the residents were «

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under a new resolution published in Cuba's National Gazette

Smoking will also be banned in indoor fataitvante'éxecdt in
designated smoking areas. Cigarette machines will be taken
down. There was no word if’smoking would be allowed in

The resolution said the move was "taking into account the
damage to human health caused by the consumption of ciga-
rettes and cigars, with the objective of contributing to a change
in the attitudes of our population."

Tolerance for the habit has been slowly waning and even
President Fidel Castro gave up smoking cigars years ago. At
the same time, the cigar exports continue to play a key eco-
nomic role, generating $200 million annually.

Castro once joked about giving away boxes of cigars. "But
the best thing to do is give them to your enemy."

The resolution will also suspend sales of cigarettes to chil-
dren under age 16 and at stores less than 100: meters from

According to government statistics, four of every 10 Cubans
smoke, and_30 percent.of the 15,000 deaths from preventable.
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US attempts to drop climate
change from conference plan

fi KOBE, Japan

CALLING it a "distraction,"
U.S. delegates worked to
expunge the issue of climate
change from the U.N. action plan
being readied for adoption at a
global conference to reduce nat-
ural disasters worldwide, accord-
ing to Associated Press.

Scientists say global warming
is likely to stir up more disas-
trous weather events, such as
hurricanes and droughts, as the
century wears on. But the deputy
U.S. delegation head told
reporters the subject is too "con-
troversial" for the World Con-
ference on Disaster Reduction.

"It's our desire that this con-
troversy not distract this confer-
ence," said Mark Lagon, a
deputy assistant secretary of
state, whose delegation is seeking
to delete all six references to cli-
mate change in the draft "frame-
work for action," to be approved
Saturday by the international
gathering.

The chief U.N. official here
had a different view, saying the

world has seen "a dramatic
increase in hurricanes, storm
surges and climate-caused nat-
ural disasters."

"There is climate change. That
is not really controversial," Jan
Egeland, U.N. undersecretary-
general for humanitarian affairs,
told The Associated Press on
Wednesday. "What is contro-
versial is what causes climate
change."

Warming

The Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate. Change, a U.N.-orga-
nized network of scientists, says
the planet is warming and most
of it is probably caused by the
accumulation of "greenhouse
gases" in the atmosphere, such as
carbon dioxide from fossil fuel-
burning. Other major scientific
bodies concur, but some dis-
senters contend the role of the
gases is overstated.

The Kyoto Protocol, which
takes effect Feb. 16, mandates
cutbacks in such emissions, but
the United States, the biggest

emitter, rejects that internation-
al pact. President George W.
Bush's administration opposes
treating global warming as a pri-
ority problem..

In its preamble, the action
plan draft says climate change is
one factor pointing toward "a
future where disasters could
increasingly threaten the world's

- economy, and its population."

Other passages call for strength-

ening research into global warm-’'

ing and for clear identification
of "climate-related disaster
risks."

The U.S. move to delete the
passages, an effort backed by
Australia and Canada, is
opposed by the 25-nation Euro-
pean Union, a strong supporter
of the Kyoto agreement, and by
poorer nations potentially imper-
iled by the intensified storms, ris-

.ing ocean waters and other

effects foreseen with climate
change.

"We feel there will be more
calamities unless there is some
action on climate change. The
number of natural hazards will

increase," said Siddiqur Choud-
hury, a delegate from
Bangladesh, where a half-million
or more people were killed by
cyclones in 1970 and 1991.

With global warming, millions
more Bangladeshis might be dis-
placed from low-lying coastal
regions by oceans expanding and
rising as they warm and receive
runoff from melting ice.

Disasters

“I hope there will be a global
recognition of climate change
causing more natural disasters,"
said Egeland, the U.N. emer-
gency coordinator overseeing the
relief effort for the Indian Ocean

earthquake-tsunami, which killed

more than 160,000 people last
month.

John Horekens, the U.N. con-
ference coordinator, said he saw
room for compromise on the lan-
guage: Inclusion of a brief ref-
erence to climate change in the
action plan, and additional ref-
erences in a.less significant
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Driftwood Hospitality, the
hotel operator and owner that
runs the stricken Royal Oasis
Crowne Plaza and Golf Resort
in’ Grand Bahama, is in
advanced talks with potential
buyers for its Hurricane Hole
Marina on Paradise Island.

Although this newspaper has
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sources last night said that nego-
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By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor

“OBIE WILCHCOMBE
(RIGHT), minister of tourism,
yesterday described the more

than $22 million debt owed by.

the Royal Oasis Crowne Plaza
‘& Golf Resort as a “quagmire”,
and hit out at the resort’s oper-
ator, Driftwood Hospitality, for
“unusual and unprofessional
‘practices”.

Describing it as a “bad situa- .

- tion”, Mr Wilchcombe said the
Royal Oasis owed $13 million in
~unpaid casino taxes, $4.1 mil-
-lion in contributions to the hotel
“union pension fund, $2.7 mil-
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~-Aauthority and its companies,
and $2.5 million to the National
Insurance Board (NIB). A fur-
ther $55,000 was owed to Grand
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“hotel.
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$30 million in debt. However,
he added that a letter he
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Buddemeyer, Driftwood’s pres-
ident, said the resort had paid
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-to various suppliers on Grand
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Mr Wilchcombe’s address to
the House of Assembly is likely
to have brought little comfort
to the 1300 Royal Oasis workers

‘who have been left without a
-tegular salary and job since Sep-
-tember 2004, when Hurricane
_ Frances struck.

Although Prime Minister Per-

ry Christie had established a
"> ministerial committee, headed
“by Bradley Roberts, minister of

works and public utilities, to

“bring relief” to the resort’s
‘employees, Mr Wilchcombe
-vhad been unable to obtain a
firm date for the property’s re-
opening from Mr Buddemeyer.
‘The Driftwood president’s
~ letter, which Mr Wilchcombe
read out to the House’ of
Assembly, said a “final timeline
and determination” for the
Royal Oasis re-opening “con-

tinues to be delayed by ongoing —

negotiations with the insurers”.

Mr Buddemeyer added that
he knew “it seems ludicrous,
but I have been unable to move
[these negotiations] on expedi-





tiously”.

He said the insurance carri-
er’s loss adjusters had indicated
they would be able to give “a
more definitive answer” within
the next two weeks.

In the meantime, Mr Budde-

meyer had claimed all out- |
' standing union dues for Royal

Oasis workers had been
brought current, and monies
owed to the staff had been paid.

The Tribune understands that
the Government is so keen for
Driftwood and the resort’s ulti-
mate owner, Lehman Brothers’
private equity arm, to sell the
Royal Oasis that a Ministry of
Tourism team offered to write-
off $11 million that the resort
owed to the Government when
it met with the Wall Street
investment bank in December.

Mr Wilchcombe said yester-
day that the Ministry of
Tourism was receiving interest

from potential. developers and’

investors seeking to acquire the
Royal Oasis every week.

The absence of a set opening
date, though, is unlikely to reas-
sure the laid off Royal Oasis
workers about their futures no
matter what financial assistance
the Government may provide.

Mr Wilchcombe said that the

“credibility” and livelihoods of .

Royal Oasis employees had
been “drastically affected” by
the resort’s failure to send to
banks the money that was being
deducted from employee
salaries to service their loans.
NIB contributions and pen-
sion contributions had also not
been paid, causing Mr Wilch-
combe to attack Driftwood for
“unprofessional practices”.
The minister said the Royal
Oasis staff were seeking finan-
cial assistance to help with their
mortgage payments, plus a
weekly stipend and early retire-
ment for senior members of
staff. Some 300 had already
been in contact with the

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By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor




baco Markets
yesterday told




that Septem-
ber’s hurri-
canes were responsible for
blowing it from a small pro-
jected profit to a $2.2 million
third quarter loss, with the
retail conglomerate revealing
that the damage to its Grand
Bahama operations was
expected to cost it $15 million
in sales during both this and
the next fiscal year.
David Thurlow, Abaco
Markets’ president, said that
despite reaching a resolution









By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor











The, Tribune -

Abaco Markets yesterday told The Tribune it
had completed the last stage of its “financial re-
engineering” by reaching an agreement with
holders of its $7.9 million preference share debt,
as it revealed that it had halved its total bank
debt in two years to “just under” $13 million.

The $7.9 million preference share debt was

‘due to mature on February 8, but the agreement
with the 14 preference shareholders has resched-
uled that by extending the redemption period by

with its 14 creditors over the
$7.9 million preference share
debt and being $3.5 million
ahead of its debt reduction tar-
get for the January 31 year-
end (see story on Page 1B

below), the hurricanes had.
‘made the three months to

October 30 “frustrating” and
“put us back a year”.

He added: “We .were
expecting to produce a small
profit before all this hap-
pened.”

Abaco Markets had been
running close to its projections
for the previous two quarters
in 2004, generating small net
losses of $431,000 and $60,000
respectively as it progressed
further in executing its turn-

* But profits to come back ‘quarter-by-quarter’ in New Year
* $3.5m ahead of debt reduction target, with debt halved to —
: under $13m in two years
* Company to divest or discontinue Dunkin’ Donuts
~* Solomon’s in Freeport to be rebuilt and re-open in June 2006
* Turks & Caicos issues remain

around plan from the $25.8
million loss generated in fis-
cal 2003.

However, Mr Thurlow said
that by taking most of the
financial hit from the hurri-.
cane damage in the third quar-
ter, he was “much more confi-
dent” that a “pared down”
Abaco Markets would make
generate profits “quarter-by-
quarter” when it moved into
its next fiscal year.

The 2004 third quarter net
loss brought Abaco Markets’
total losses for the nine
months to October 30, 2004,

’ to $2.7 million. Included in
that total were $408,000 in net _

See RESULT, Page 4B

Abaco Markets reaches deal
on its $7.9m preference debt

almost five years to December 31, 2009.
Abaco Markets had previously defaulted on



the dividend payments to preference share-
‘ holders due to conditions set by its bankers,
Royal Bank of Canada, as the price for the
financial institution agreeing to renegotiate the
company’s credit arrangements in 2003.

The settlement with the preference share-
holders, who include Colina Insurance Com-
pany, British American Insurance Company
and the hotel union pension funds, saw Abaco

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Ministry of Tourism

unveils campaign to

lure winter weary

By YOLANDA
DELEVEAUX
Tribune Business Reporter

The Bahamas Ministry of

Tourism has rolled out a major |

winter blitz campaign to lure
cold and weary New Yorkers
to the warm shores of paradise,
just as freezing temperatures
have taken a strong hold on the
‘Big Apple" and-much of the
United States.

Basil Smith, director of com-

. munications for the Ministry of

Tourism, explained that for Jan-
uary and February, the Ministry

had undertaken a major mar-. |

keting initiative targeting the
New York City area, which has
a tremendous amount of airlift

coming into the destination. |

Initial reports are already indi-
cating the advertising campaign
is having a positive impact. .
According to Mr Smith, part
of the campaign involves using
advertising spots on every'train
headed out of Grand Central
Station. ‘Advertising space in
the station itself is expected to

be utilized during March and -

‘April, also as part of the blanket
approach being taken to attract
visitors tired of the intense cold
during a winter season being
experienced all along the east-

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The advertising campaign, he
said, is building on the success
of the commercials from 'After
the Sunset'. In recent weeks,
the Bahamas has also found
itself in a number of other high
profile projects, including the
movie, ‘Fat Albert', where a
song performed by Bahamian
singer Nehemiah Hield is heard,
a poster of the Bahamas is seen
hanging over one of the actor's
beds and the Bahamas, in the
context of a luxury destination
is referenced several times. Mr

Smith said the Ministry's public

relations firm, Weber Shand-

‘ wick, has an affiliate i in Califor-

nia whose job it is to place the
Bahamas in movies and televi-
sion venues.

The new advertising cam-
paign comes on the heels of a
consolidation of the Ministry of
Tourism's sales. bureaus in
North America in 2004, in a
move to create a more focused
drive on public relations.
Offices in Toronto, Ontario,
Miami, Chicago, Houston and
New York were impacted.

Looking forward for 2005, Mr;

Smith said an ongoing concern
for the Ministry is their ability
to continue to attract the high

caliber of clientele currently
seen in the destination. With
an explosion of new tourism
developments and new initia-

tives by the ministry geared

toward increasing visitor spend-
ing in the destination, every |
effort is being made to mbin-
tain this market. :
Another avenue that is being
heavily explored is the Inter-
net. James Turner, director of
e-commerce for the Ministry of
Tourism' Bahamas.com, said
some $3 million in bookings
have been made at the site to

.date. He added however, that
‘the figure does not take into

account the amount of. traffic
driven to other sites where
bookings may have then taken
place.

The website, launched last
year, now has approximately
350,000 unique visitors per
month, with an average of
500,000 hits a month. Accord-
ing to Mr Turner, the tourism
industry's presence on the world
wide web is critical to the
growth of the industry: as
research continues to show that
more and more travelers ‘are
turning to. the web for travel
and vacation information. «

See TOURISM, Page 5B

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“THE TRIBUNE THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2005, PAGE 3B

Goreeanen urged
to approach foreign
land access carefully

By YOLANDA
* DELEVEAUX °
-’Tribune Business Reporter



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STREET, NASSAU, BAHAMAS, is applying to "the Minister
responsible for Nationality and Citizenship, for

registration/naturalization as a citizen of The Bahamas, and
that any person who knows any reason why registration/
naturalization should not be granted, should send a written
and signed statement of the facts.within twenty-eight days
from the 13TH day of JANUARY, 2005 to the Minister
responsible for Nationality and Citizenship, P.O.Box N- 7147,
Nassau, Bahamas.

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AND TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS

to limiting the access foreign _eigner, as opposed to an unde- __ es the costs of a transaction and

buyers have to segments of _ fined policy: increases the uncertainty of

Bahamian real estate, is an "As much as possible people completing a transaction," he

important one asit underscores need to know what will be _ said.

7 embers of the the need to protect Bahamian restricted. Right now we're During the 14th Annual
real estate land interests for Bahamians. operating under the Interna- Bahamas Business Outlook
industry are He added, however, that it tional Persons Land Holding Central Bank Governor Julian
advising the would be essential forthe Gov- Act, which requires non- Francis said the Bahamas Gov-
Bahamas ernmenttoapproachtheintro- Bahamianstosubmitforaper- ernment may have to revisit its

“ Government to approach with
“caution any possible changes to
‘tegulations impacting the sale
‘of land in the Bahamas to for-
~‘eigners, suggesting that a mis-
“step could lead to lower mar-
ket values and restricted devel-
. opment, which in the long-term
~‘could potentially hurt Bahami-
“an land owners as well.
. Inaninterview with The Tri-
*“‘bune, Andrew O'Brien, a spe-
: ‘“cialist in foreign real estate
-““investment projects with
:*'Lennox Paton, said concerns
% = pxpressed by Central Bank gov-

duction of any new require- mit if they want to buy five or
ments cautiously because as_ more acres, or for commercial
soon as the marketability of | purposes and that gives Gov-
property is limited, it lowers ernment an opportunity to
market values and restricts review specific projects and the
people behind the projects,
Crediting the government which is a very important func-

development.

with already doing a good job of _ tion.
monitoring the sale of land to

ensure that all potential buyers,

"However, it can be frustrat-
foreign buyers, Mr O'Brien sug- ing for non-Bahamian pur-
gested that an important fea- chasers and both Bahamian and
ture of regulating the sector isto | non-Bahamian vendors because
greater regulation lengthens the
stakeholders and industry par-. time it takes. to purchase prop-
ticipants are aware of what the __ erty, increases the tasks needed
specific requirements are for to be performed in order to get

position on foreign access to
real property in certain popu-
lation centres, with a view to
protecting the position of
Bahamians.

"I'm not sure that given the
strong pace of development
which the country. is likely to
experience over the next decade
and given the limited land
resources in New Providence in
particular, that it will be possi-
ble to escape such measures

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hurricane losses, mainly relat-
ed to insurance deductibles.

A further $669,000 in impair-
ment losses was taken from the
write-off of assets, mainly relat-
ed to its Dunkin’ Donuts fran-
chise business. A $443,000
goodwill impairment was
incurred on both the Dunkin
Donuts’ business and Cost Rite
store in Turks & Caicos. How-
ever, the adoption of new inter-
national accounting standards
ensured that some goodwill
amortisation of previous quar-
ters was reversed.

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that the company was expect-
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ter for the year ending on Jan-

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ed for just under 90 per cent of
the group’s sales through its
Solomon’s SuperCentre and
‘Cost Rite formats, with the
franchise division - Domino’s
Pizza, Dairy Queen and

¢ Have approximately 3-5 years experience in financial services in
any of the areas of trust, banking or investments.

¢ Have the ability to draft or review sometimes complex legal documents
- relating to special projects and to confidently comimunicate with
overseas legal and tax advisors on the same.

¢ Be a seasoned professional who is capable.of leading a project,
coordinating its various parts and managing the team associated with
the same.

¢ Be capable of understanding and administering complex fiduciary
structures.

° Be comfortable in reviewing financial statements, and have a basic
understanding of investment and financial transactions.

° Have the ability to work under pressure and without constant
_ Supervisor. 7

¢ Have uncompromising personal and business ethics. |. ;:,,

Successful candidate will work directly with the President of TradeInvest
in the management of complex private fiduciary arrangements.
Responsibilities include regular contact with overseas affiliates, associated ~
trust, banking and investment professionals, as well as legal counsel and
advisors.

Markets pay them $1.4 million
on December 31, 2004, to give
effect to the agreement and
wipe out the dividend arrears.
The payment also includes a 4
* per cent rollover fee. _
The $7.9 million in principal

Applications may bé delivered by hand and marked Private and
Confidential to:



he President sen Ga will be redeemed by annual $2
Tadelnvest ASSe: anagemen “9 one
West Building, million payments on December

31, 2006, through to 2008, with
the remaining $1.9 million to be
paid on December 31, 2009.
David Thurlow, Abaco Mar-
kets president, said the debt
restructuring removed “a major
uncertainty and distraction” and
would help the company to con-

Lyford Manor, Lyford Cay,
P.O. Box N-7776 (Slot 193),-
New Providence, Bahamas:, ~

, Applications must be received by 28th January, 2003.



| BAHAMAS ELECTRICITY CORPORATION














TENDER FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A STORAGE
FACILITY AT THE SOUTH ANDROS POWER STATION,
_ ANDROS ISLAND, BAHAMAS

TENDER NO. 577/05

The Bahamas Electricity Corporation invites tenders from eligible bidders
for the construction of 31’ x 15’ wooden structure with concrete floor and
shed roof storage facility at the South Andros Power Station compound on
the Corporation’s premises on the island of Andros.

Bidders are required to collect packages from the Administration Office,
Blue Hill & Tucker Roads, by contacting:-

Mrs. Delmeta Seymour
Administrative Officer
Blue Hill & Tucker Roads
Nassau, Bahamas

Phone No. 302-1158

Fax No. 323-6852

Tenders are to be hand-delivered on or before 27 January, 2005 by 4:00 pm
and addressed as follows: .

The General Manager

Bahamas Electricity Corporation
Blue Hill & Tucker Roads .
Nassau, Bahamas

Attention: Mrs. Delmeta Seymour





Marked: Tender No. 577/05
“CONSTRUCTION OF SOUTH ANDROS STORAGE FACILITY”

The Corporation reserves the right to accept or reject
any or all respondees.

uary 31, 2005, compared to the |

However, he added that the -

is reduced” due to the hurri-’

| position of preference to: Thurlow said the holiday period

i - which is when some retailers

PO. Box EE-15484 Erueae up to Pet ae vt
. annual sales - was “not as

Nassau, Bahamas as it could have been” due to

Mr Thurlow told The Tribune

Deal (rom page 15)

THE TRIBUNE



Resu It (From page 1B)

David Thurlow |

Dunkin’ Donuts generated the
remainder. |

Domino’s Pizza was the
major franchise, while Dairy
Queen was “self-supporting”,
but consumer tastes in the
Bahamas meant that the US
Dunkin’ Donuts model, which
generated 80 per cent of rev-
enues and most of the profits
from coffee-drinking customers,
did not work here.

Coffee was not that popular
with Bahamians, Mr Thurlow
said, and most Dunkin’ Donuts
customers were more interested

in its donuts. This forced Abaco’

Markets to manufacture donuts
in the Bahamas, giving the busi-
ness high overheads and fixed
costs, and the chain’s limited
three-store size meant it was
unable to generate the sales vol-

“ume to cover these costs.
Mr Thurlow explained that
the previous Abaco Markets

management team had planned
to expand Dunkin Donuts to
an eight-strong franchise, but

‘the business first required heavy:

capital expenditure to upgrade
the stores and refurbish their
image.

However, the subsequent

decision to focus on Abaco
Markets’ core food distribution
had meant that Dunkin’ Donuts
never received the expenditure
on its Bay Street, Mackey Street
and East Street South sites that
was required.

Due to the high costs, non-






centrate on its.core operations,
even though the settlement
increases dividend payments by
$170,000 in 2005 and again in
subsequent years. -

The Tribune also understands
that the interest rate attached
to the debt will increase every

year, rising to 9 per cent in’

20006 and hitting 10 per cent in
the final year.

Mr Thurlow told The Tribune
that it had been vital to secure
an agreement with preference
shareholders before the Febru-
ary 8 maturity date, as this

would have put the negotiation .

on “a much different footing”.
’ He added that Abaco Mar-
kets still had the ability to repay
the $7.9 million debt “with
three months notice’, and said:
“We still have the ability to
repay it . If we can refinance





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profitability and high capital
expenditure required, Mr Thur-
low said Abaco Markets had
decided to divest and concen-
trate in investing instead in its
main formats.

He added: “It’s only now
we’re focusing on it. Whether
we find a buyer is conjecture at
the moment.” .

Mr Thurlow admitted that
Abaco Markets had failed to
revitalise its Turks & Caicos
operations, which continued to
post operating losses and were
temporarily closed in fiscal 2003
to convert them from a whole-
sale grocer to the Cost Rite for-
mat.

He added: “We haven’t by
any means turned it around. It’s
probably our last remaining

business issue. We have contin-- ~
ued to invest in it over the last ©
six months. We’re still working —

on that one.”

Hurricane Frances’ destruc-
tion of the roof at Solomon’s
SuperCentre’s Cedar Street
store in Freeport meant that
Abaco Markets had lost some
50 per cent of the selling space it
enjoyed in Grand Bahama. This
was chiefly responsible for the
$15 million projected sales
shortfall for this fiscal year and
next.

Mr Thurlow said that apart
from the loss of selling space,
the hurricanes had also disrupt-
ed sales at Abaco Markets’

Domino’s Pizza and Thompson. __

with the Royal Bank or another
bank, we may be able to pre-
pay it and reduce our debt
costs.” |

The preference share settle-
ment, Mr Thurlow said, would
have no impact on the compa-
ny’s overall debt or position
with the Royal Bank.

He added that Abaco Mar-
kets was “substantially ahead”
of its debt reduction targets

agreed with the Royal Bank,

and was set to be $3.5 million
ahead by the time the year-end
closed this January.

“We're in a lot better shape
than we were two years ago,”
Mr Thurlow said.

Gavin Watchorn, Abaco
Markets’ chief financial officer,
said that since 2003 the compa-
ny had halved its total debt
from just under $27 million to

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Wholesale outlets in Freeport
both during and in the storm
aftermath. With many hotels
and restaurants still closed or
just partially open, Thompson
Wholesale’s business is still
affected, although both it and
Domino’s are now open.
Gavin Watchorn, Abaco
Markets’ chief financial officer,
said the food distribution divi-
sion’s sales for the current fiscal
year would be reduced from a
projected $105 million to $90
million. The company’s total
sales, which include the fran-
chise division, would be reduced
from $112 million to about $97
million. aN
Solomon’s SuperCentre was
operating from the former
Grand Bahama Windows
Building until its Cedar Street
location was rebuilt, Mr Thur-
low said, although he was
“pleased with the results”. That
location had been earmarked
for Thompson Wholesale, but
that format was continuing to

‘ operate from its existing base.

The Grand Bahama Win-
dows Building was less than half
the size of Solomon’s 50,000 sq
ft Cedar Street location, stand-

‘ing at “a little less than 20,000 sq

feet”. Although food sales were
unaffected, Abaco Markets had
lost selling space for its general
merchandise products, which
were higher margin.

Mr Thurlow said the Cedar
Street location would be rebuilt
in way that would make it supe-
rior to the original store, but it
was unlikely to re-open until

June 2006.. Construction work

was set to start on the roof
replacement within 60 days.
The company had also re-

-hired some of the 100 workers it

made redundant in the hurri-—
cane’s wake, bringing the staff
complement back up to about
90-100 of the original 150.
Abaco Markets has-already-

“received $2.75 million on insur-

ance claims it had submitted to .
date in relation to hurricane
damage, and estimated that
total claims, including business
interruption coverage, will be
around $5 million.

’ The business interruption
coverage has an indemnity peri-
od of 18 months and insurance
recoveries will support its
Freeport operations until Feb-
ruary 2006. ae

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less than $13 million.

Mr Thurlow said: “The strat-
egy now is to generate
improved operating cash flow
and. at the same time reduce the.

- capital expenditure to under $2

million in 2005.”

Some $4 million had been |.
spent on investments in the
company’s stores during the
past fiscal year, with upgrades
improving productivity and
expense controls.

Mr Thurlow said the compa-
ny’s focus in 2005 and 2006
would be on managing Abaco
Markets’ business and growing
it, with 2004 having been a year
when technology and people
were put in place to create an
infrastructure. Cost controls and
inventory shrinkage were two
other issues Abaco Markets was
still grappling with.











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THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2005, PAGE 5B



Land (From page 1B)

ing the negative impact on gov-
ernment revenue, need to be
considered before restrictions
could be placed on the ability of
foreigners to purchase land in
the Bahamas.

Implementing a strategy to
support Bahamian land owner-
ship, as suggested by the Cen-
tral Bank governor, could also
have a devastating impact on
Bahamians who are hopeful of
making a profit from the sale
of land: "If you are restricting
the amount of buyers on a prop-
erty then its hard for the price

to increase. When you restrict

buyers you restrict the market,
so you need a free flowing mar-
ket of buyers and sellers. I
understand that you have to do
your best to protect Bahami-
ans, but at what cost?"

While the need to safeguard
Bahamians is understandable
and admittedly many Bahami-
ans have been out priced in cer-
tain areas, he said the situation
created by a strong foreign mar-
ket that drives the price of real
estate up, is not unique to the
Bahamas and comes down to a
question of supply and demand.
Barbados also has similar issues
with its real estate, but with rel-
atively low crime levels locals

are moving outside the city lim- ~ |

-its where cheaper land is avail-
able.

Restricting the sale of land to
the local economy, will mean
that Bahamian sellers can only
access what the local popula-
tion is willing to pay, which
could drastically drive down the
price of real estate.

One solution to the problem
‘of escalating real estate prices, it
was suggested, is to encourage
relocation to the Family Islands
where land is still available at an
inexpensive rate. To get
Bahamians to move to the Fam-
ily Islands. in large numbers
however, will require strong
development and the placement
of infrastructure in the islands.

Tourism (From page 2B)

He noted also that while a number of private sites, such as Expe-
dia, Orbitz and Travelocity, focus only on selling a vacation to
the Bahamas, Bahamas.com puts forward an intimate picture of the
Bahamas. Entrepreneurial ventures, such as straw vendors are
showcased, as well as smaller hotels and ‘unique tours and other
aspects of the Bahamas unlikely to be found on any other travel site.
The Internet connection, one of the cheapest ways to communicate
globally, creates a level playing field for smaller Bahamian com-
panies and hoteliers that either have a limited budget or none at all.

Looking forward, it is expected that shortly, a wide variety of
items will be available for purchase by visitors to the Bahamas.com

website.

Resort (From page 1B)

Department of Social Services,

and Mr Wilchcombe urged the ©

remainder to do so also.
He added that a weekend

meeting with Sir Albert Miller, .

the Grand Bahama Port
Authority’s co-chairman, had
produced a commitment to re-
located the straw vendors cur-
rently based behind the Royal
Oasis in Goombay Park.

Driftwood acquired the Roy-
al Oasis for $25 million in May
2000, but the resort has contin-
ued to prove a troubled prop-
erty. Its ultimate financial
backer and owner is Lehman
Brothers’ private equity arm,
which is understood to own a
substantial stake in Driftwood.

Donald Glass, the Royal
Oasis’ head of public relations,
admitted it was a “possibility”
that the hotel’s re-opening
would be pushed back beyond
the previous April 1, 2005, date.
This was due to a dispute
between the hotel and Balfour
Beatty, the construction com-
pany hired by its insurance com-
pany.

Several tourism iddustcy

sources have suggested that :

Lehman Brothers and Drift-
wood could use the damage
inflicted by Hurricanes Frances
and Jeanne as an excuse to exit
their failing investment, leaving
the Royal Oasis employees fac-
img an uncertain future.

Pat Bain, the hotel union’s

president, has been among
those urging Lehman Brothers
to sell, claiming that just “slight
movement” was being made in

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Julian Francis, governor of the : Oe
Central Bank of the Bahamas LY) OT i C [=
PALMETTO POINT, ELEUTHERA, BAHAMAS is applying to

registration/naturalization as a citizen of The Bahamas, and
that any person who knows any reason why registration/
naturalization should not.be granted, should send a written
and.signed statement of the facts within twenty-eight days
from the 20th day of JANUARY, 2005 to the Minister
responsible for Nationality and Citizenship, P.O.Box N- 7147,
Nassau, Bahamas.



LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE
CAMERAGE LIMITED



Notice is hereby given that the above-named Company is
in dissolution, which commenced on the 15th day of December,
2004. The Liquidators are Cordelia Fernander and Ingrid
Davis of P.O. Box N-7757 Nassau, Bahamas.





Cordelia Fernander

paying back the monies owed (Liquidator)
to employees.

He added that “the next
viable option” for the workers
may soon have to be assessed, e
as they had not been made Ingrid Davis
redundant and were waiting for (Liquidator)

the Royal Oasis to re-open. As
a result, they: had received no
severance pay.

Ministry of
Transport & Aviation

Post Office Department

Request for Proposal

BAHAMAS POST OFFICE COUNTER SERVICES
AUTOMATION INITIATIVE

OBJECTIVE:

The Ministry of Transport and Aviation and the General Post Office is inviting proposals
from interested and suitably qualified vendors for the development and procurement
of a solution to fully automate the counter services at the General Post Office and
Sub-Post Offices in New Providence and Grand Bahama.

Interested. vendors are to collect a copy of the official Request For Proposal from
the Ministry of Finance, 2nd Floor, Cecil Wallace-Whitfield Centre, Cable Beach,
Nassau, Bahamas.

SUBMISSION DETAILS:

Proposals should be delivered to the reception desk, 3rd Floor Ceci Wallace- Whitfield
Centre, Cable Beach, Nassau, Bahamas on or before Friday 4th February 2005
before 4:30 pm.

‘

Submissions should be delivered in a sealed envelope addressed to:
Chairman
Tenders Board
Ministry of Finance"
Nassau, N.P., The Bahamas
Labeled: RFP - BAHAMAS POST OFFICES COUNTER
SERVICES AUTOMATION INITIATIVE

Only those submissions that are labeled properly and delivered on time would be
accepted and opened at the Tender Board.

Submissions would be opened at 10:00 am on Tuesday 8th February 2005 at the
pence Board meeting, 3rd Floor Ministry of Finance, Cable Beach, Nassau,
ahamas.

The Government reserves the right to reject any or all tenders/proposals.

NOTICE is hereby given that ROBEN ETIENNE, NORTH

the Minister responsible for Nationality and Citizenship, for | .







NOTICE

NOTICE is hereby given that SHERLY JOSEPH OF #150:
FAWCETT LANE, FREEPORT, GRAND BAHAMA, BAHAMAS,
is applying to the Minister responsible for Nationality and
Citizenship, for registration/naturalization as a citizen of The
Bahamas, and that any person who knows any reason why:
registration/ naturalization should not be granted, should send
a written and signed statement of the facts within twenty-eight | -
days from the 20TH day of JANUARY, 2005 to the Minister |
responsible for Nationality and Citizenship, P.O.Box F-41085, |
Grand Bahama, Bahamas.

NOTICE

NOTICE is hereby given that MR ROSLYA FRANCOIS, HEPBURN
TOWN, P.O. BOX F-43241, EIGHT MILE ROCK, GRAND BAHAMA,
is applying to the Minister responsible for Nationality and Citizenship,
for registration/naturalization as a citizen of The Bahamas, and that
any person who knows any reason why registration/ naturalization
should not be granted, should send a written and signed statement
of the facts within twenty-eight days from the 13TH day of JANUARY,
2005 to the Minister responsible for Nationality and Citizenship, P.O.Box
F-41085, Grand Bahama, Bahamas.

NOTICE is hereby given that ISMANIE FRANCOIS OF HEPBURN
TOWN, P.O. BOX FOX F-43241, GRAND BAHAMA, BAHAMAS, is
applying to the Minister responsible for Nationality and Citizenship,
for registration/naturalization as a citizen of The Bahamas, and that
any person who knows any reason why registration/ naturalization
should not be granted, should send a written and signed statement
of the facts within twenty-eight days from the 13TH day of JANUARY,
2005 to the Minister responsible for Nationality and Citizenship,
P.O.Box F-41085, Grand Bahama, Bahamas. :














LEGAL SECRETARY

A commercial law chambers invites applications for the
position of Legal Secretary for a corporate and commercial
attorney.

Qualifications:

° Bachelors or Associate of Arts Degree in
_Secretarial/Administrative Studies, or equivalent
professional qualification(s).
e Five (5) years secretarial/administrative experience in
a law firm or financial institution.

Skills and Personal Qualities:

¢ Superior knowledge and experience of MS Word, MS
Outlook, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint.

* Knowledge of conveyancing, mortgages, company
formation and administration, commercial transactions

’ and anti-money laundering and compliance legislation
and regulations.

ge Effective leadership, inp eeOUaL and communication

skills.

¢ Strong time-management and organizational skills.

¢ High initiative and motivation.

¢ Team player.

Benefits:

¢ Competitive salary commensurate with experience and
qualifications, group medical and life insurance, and
excellent vacation package.

Interested persons should apply no later than Friday, 28th
January, 2005 to:

Law Chambers
P.O. Box CB-11173
Nassau, The Bahamas _

email: LegalSecretary_@msn.com

NOTICE

IN THE ESTATE OF CATHERINE:
KATE CLAUDE late of the Settlement
of Pinder’s Point on the Island of Grand
Bahama one of the Islands of the
Commonwealth of the Bahamas

deceased.

NOTICE is hereby given that all persons
having any claim or demand against the above
Estate are required to send the same duly
certified in writing to the Undersigned on or
before the 21st day of February, 2005, after
which date the Executor will proceed to
distribute the assets having regard only to the
claims of which she shall then have had notice.

AND NOTICE is hereby also given that all
persons indebted to the said Estate are requested
to make full settlement on or before the date
hereinbefore mentioned.

HIGGS & JOHNSON
P.O. Box N-3247
Sandringham House,

No. 83 Shirley Street
Nassau, Bahamas.
Attorneys for the Executor





PAGE 6B, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2005 |
Corporate donations to relief

effort generates own tsunami

By KIMBERLY BLANTON
c.2005 The Boston Globe

PlasmaNet Inc., which oper-
ates an online lotto game played
by millions worldwide,
approached Oxfam America in

assist tsunami victims: Players
on its website could volunteer to
turn over their winnings to help
Oxfam rebuild a village in Sri
Lanka, where a plaque would
honor them.

“If you personalize it and say,
‘Let’s save one village,’ it makes

it much more a human appeal,”
said Kevin Aronin, PlasmaN-
et’s founder, who was moved
by the devastation in Sri Lanka,
where his secretary is from.
Oxfam politely declined the
proposal, which didn’t mesh
with the international aid agen-

cy’s plans for assistance in
Southeast Asia, said Janet Van
Zandt, Oxfam’s. director of insti-
tutional fund-raising.

The worst natural disaster in

. decades created a tsunami of its

own in the relief world, over-
whelming agencies with dona-

Boston with a unique concept to

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TRANSPORTATION ©

NOTICE

PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A
SHIP’S NAME

The Director of Maritime Affairs for
the Commonwealth of The Bahamas,
hereby gives notice that in conseausnce
of the owner’s personal choice, application
has been received under Section 42 of the
Merchant Shipping Act, Chapter 268 in
| respect of the ship “GAIDA” Official
Number 8000902 Gross Tonnage 25803
|. Register Tonnage 11222 owned by Akrotiri
| Shipping Co. Ltd. with its principal place
of business at 80 Broad Street, Monrovia,
| Liberia for permission to change her name
to “KAMPOS’ registered at the port of
| Nassau in the said new name as owned
by AkrotiriShippng Co.Ltd...
: Any objection to the Bropeesa
| change of name must be sent to the

| Director of Maritime Affairs, PO.Box N-

| 4679, Nassau, N.P. The Bahamas within
seven days from the appearance of this
notice.

| Dated at Nassau this 11th Day of
| January, 2005.

J. Mervyn Jones
Director of Maritime Affairs

The Director of Maritime Affairs for

| the Commonwealth of The Bahamas,

‘hereby gives notice that in consequence
of the owner's personal choice, application
has been received under Section 42 of the
Merchant Shipping Act, Chapter 268 in
respect of the ship “AKROTIRI” Official
Number 8000902 Gross Tonnage 25803
Register Tonnage 11222 owned by Akrotiri
Shipping Co. Ltd. with its principal place
of business at 80 Broad Street, Monrovia,
Liberia for permission to change her name
to “GAIDA” registered at the port of Nassau
in the said new name as owned by Anrotin
Shippng Co. Ltd. :

Any objection to the prop’ sed
change of name must be sent to the
Director of Maritime Affairs, PO.Box N-
4679, Nassau, N.P. The Bahamas within
seven days from the appearance of this
notice.

Dated at Nassau this 11th Day of
January, 2005.

J. Mervyn Jones
Director of Maritime Affairs

The Director of Maritime Affairs for

| the Commonwealth of The Bahamas,
hereby gives notice that in consequence
of the owner's personal choice, application
has been received under Section 42 of the
Merchant Shipping Act, Chapter 268 in

| respect of the ship “LINNET ARROW” — ‘

Official Number 8000761 Gross Tonnage.

19653 Register Tonnage 9356 owned by
Gearbulk Shipowning Limited with its

principal place of business at Par La Ville
Place, 14 Par La Ville Road, Hamilton...

HMJX, Bermuda for permission to change
her name to “PALUA PEARL” registered
at the port of Nassau in the said new name
as owned by Gearbulk Shipowning Limited.

Any objection to the proposed
change of name must be sent to the
Director of Maritime Affairs, PO.Box N-
4679, Nassau, N.P. The Bahamas within

seven days from the appearance of this.

notice.

Dated at Nassau this 11th Day of
January, 2005.

J. Mervyn Jones -

_ Director of Maritime Affairs

The Director of Maritime Affairs for
the Commonwealth of The Bahamas,
hereby gives notice that in consequence
of the owner’s personal choice, application
has been received under Section 42 of the

Merchant Shipping Act, Chapter 268 in

respect of the ship “THE LYNX” Official
Number 8000675 Gross Tonnage 6581
Register Tonnage 2514 owned by High

Speed Catamarans B.V. with its, principal.
place.-of: business: at Sch bij Nacht

Doormanweg 43, P.0.Box 806, Curacao,
Netherlands Antilles for permission to
change her name to “NORMANDIE
EXPRESS’ registered at the port of Nassau
in the said new name as owned by High
Speed Catamarans B.V.

Any objection to the proposed

change of name must be sent to the .

Director of Maritime Affairs, RO.Box N-
4679, Nassau, N.P. The Bahamas within
seven days from the appeatance of this
notice.

Dated at Nassau this 11th Day of
January, 2005.

J. Mervyn Jones

_ Director of Maritime Affairs ©

The Director of Maritime Affairs for
the Commonwealth of The Bahamas,

hereby gives notice that in consequence .
of the owner's personal choice, application -

has been received under Section 42 of the
Merchant Shipping Act, Chapter 268 in
respect of the ship “HOEGH MERIT”
Official Number 716006 Gross Tonnage
30987 Register Tonnage 14142 owned by
Merit Shipping Ltd. with its principal place
of business at R.R.E. Commercial Center,
Delap Wing, Suite 200, Mujuro, Marshall
Islands MH 96960 for permission to change
her name to “SAGA MERIT” registered at

the port of Nassau in the said new name -

as owned by Merit Shipping Ltd.

Any objection to the proposed
change of name must be sent to the
Director of Maritime Affairs, PO.Box N-
4679, Nassau, N.P. The Bahamas within
seven days from the appearance of this
notice.

Dated at Nassau this 11th Day of
January, 2005.

J. Mervyn Jones
Director of Maritime Affairs

tions and requests for corporate
tie-ins. “We were beginning to
think through” a strategy for
corporate giving “when it actu-
ally descended upon us,” Van
Zandt said, looking over a list of
companies, including Daimler-
Chrysler and Levi Strauss, that
gave a total of $2.5 million to
Oxfam earmarked for tsunami
relief. Oxfam and PlasmaNet

_ are discussing ways the firm

might also give.
Tsunami relief efforts are

expected to generate $750 mil- -
lion in cash and gifts. such as
medicines-from US Corpora- © ~

tions, topping their donations
in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001
terrorist attacks, according to
the Contributions Academy,
which tracks corporate philan-
thropy. The total doesn’t
include millions raised in a star-
studded concert Saturday on

NBC, featuring Madonna, John -

Mayer, and others.

Apple Computer Inc., Gap.
Inc., Starbucks Corp., The Mon-

santo Corp., Target Corp., Wal-
Mart Stores Inc., Whole Foods
Market, and 7-Eleven Inc. are
among dozens of corporations
advertising donations on their
websites or in press releases,
asking customers to give, or
dedicating a portion of sales to
the victims. This so-called
“cause branding” is an attempt
to associate the company’s

brand, and its image, with a.

worthy cause.

Giving to a disaster that
claimed at least 162,000 lives,
many of them children, is a
compelling cause, regardless of
one’s religion or political beliefs,
said Dwight Burlingame, asso-
ciate executive director of The
Center on Philanthropy at Indi-
ana University. The tsunami “is
a great opportunity” for com-
panies “to be seen as a positive

_ contributor to something that

isn’t going to alienate any of
their potential customers,” he
said.

Some agencies are. over-
whelmed by the outpouring of

corporate: support. Doctors .
Without Borders, which pro- :
. vides emergency medical. care, |

shut its door on tsunami-target-

‘ed giving because aid workers in

the field felt they had raised all
they could use. The agency
adopted a strict policy to guide
corporate gifts, and it recently
cut ties with an airline donor
that wanted it to do more mar-

keting on the airline’s behalf,
said Patricia Surak, director of;

foundation and corporate rela-
tions. “Our name should rep-
resent the reputable work we
do on the ground and not ‘the
corporate sponsors that we
have,” she said. ~

Companies know cause mar-
keting works: Ninety-one. per-
cent of respondents said they
have a more positive image of
companies that support a cause,
according to a 2004 survey by
Boston consultant Cone Inc.

On its website, Starbucks
Corp. offers to donate $2 for



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each pound of Sumatran coffee
bought by customers. Sumatra,

‘in Indonesia, was directly hit by

the earthquake and tsunami.
“I’m a cynic when it comes to
corporate America,” said Katie
Block, as she bought two cups
of Starbucks coffee downtown,
for herself and a worker at
Miller-Block Gallery. Howev-
er, she was willling to make an
extra effort to go to Starbucks

' for Sumatran coffee, rather than.

Star Market. The promotion
“does give me a warm feeling.”

Debate over whether Star-
bucks is doing enough rages on
one website, “Starbucks. Gos-
sip.” “Wow! $2 from their $10
retail,” one anonymous com-.
menter remarked. Another one,
defending Starbucks, said, “It
will bring incremental business |
to Sumatran farmers, which will
drive up the price for Sumatran
coffee. That will help the
locals.” The company’s similar
position is greater awareness
will, over time, help coffee
farmers.

Most multinational US cor-
porations have annual budgets
devoted to aid and are increas-
ingly sophisticated about giv-
ing, spreading money in coun-
tries where they sell products,
employ people or own manu-
facturing facilities. New York
philanthropy consultant Chang-
ing Our World prepared a 37- .-.

_page list of company donations

to tsunami relief, from Abbott
Laboratories to Xerox Corp...
Pfizer Inc. and Merck & Co.
Inc. rank among the largest
tsunami donors, at a time the
pharmaceutical industry has
been barraged by negative pub-
licity over drug safety. Merck, ..
which recalled its arthritis drug

- Vioxx last fall over concerns it

may lead to heart attacks, is giv-
ing $10 million in cash and in-
kind donations, such as medi-
cines. Pfizer employees in Thai-
land mobilized hours after the
tsunami, contacting medical
agencies and hospitals to deter-
mine what drugs were needed
and where. Pfizer’s, $35 million; oe
contribution ‘of cash and medi:
cines far exceeds donations.~

“Do companies maybe get’a"=*
halo effect because they’ve been —
a good corporate citizen? Prob-

ably,” said Paula Luff, senior

director of international phil-
anthropy. The primary reason
for donating, she said, is “the
world has changed. Employees,
investors and their management
have an expectation that com-
panies will play an economic |
and social role in society and
supporting efforts such as tsuna-
mi relief or ongoing relief.”
Some aid agencies raised as
much, within days after the

.tsunami, as they typically col-

lect in a full year. They are con- —
cerned this surge in giving will
drain funds for long-term relief
in Southeast Asia or for less

‘popular disasters, such as the

millions displaced by armed
conflict in Northern Uganda or
the Sudan in Africa.

| Temple Christian High a

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ENTRANCE EXAMINATION |
Grades 7 - 10

Entrance Exam for students wishing ~
to enter Grades 7 -
September, 2005 is
scheduled for
Saturday, February 12th, 2005
9:00 am to 12:00 noon.

10 for

Registration deadline is
Friday 28th, January.
Students may register at
Temple Christian High School
9:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Students must bring with them the
following:
Pen ¢ Pencil ¢ Geometry set
First two pages of their Passport.

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@ By KELSIE JOHNSON
Junior Sports Reporter

JUNIOR sprinting sensation T’Shon-

. da Webb has her eye set on two col-

leges so far, and she is hoping to add

more to the list throughout the track
and field season.

The current season saw Webb com-

pete for the first time in the under 20

women’s division at the Odd Distance
meet.

She competed in the 60m, 150m and
the 300m, which she won in times of
7.62 seconds, 18.22 seconds and 40.39
seconds respectively.

Webb, an eleventh grader at the RM
Bailey high school, was expected to
graduate this 2005 year, but opted to
stay behind a year to increase her
scholarship chances.

So far Webb has been offered full
scholarship to the University of
Nebraska and Pennsylvania State.

However, Webb is “gunning”
towards Louisiana State University
(LSU), stating that she was impressed
with their sprinting coaches, athletes
and times.

’ She said: “I have a least two schol-
arship offers so far, but I] am more
interested in attending LSU.

Applied

“I am not going to put everything in
LSU because I haven’t applied to go
there as yet and the other two schools
are up in the ranks as well.

“In order for me to go to a school
like LSU I will have to produce faster
times, times I am capable of running. I
am not forgetting the academic part, I
will have to get a high score on my
SAT’s.” —~

Webb was the only double medallist
at last year’s Carifta games, taking
bronze in the 100m and 200m in times
of 12.17 and 24.64 seconds, respec-
tively. :

This will be Webb’s first year com-
peting in the under 20 division at the
games, but she is not worried.

“T am training hard so I am looking
forward to some fast times this year,”
said Webb, who has set several goals
for herself.

“Training has been coming along
great and I’m more focussed than I
was last year. I am on this meal plan
and so far eating the correct meals and
types of food has paid off tremen-
dously.

“I am hoping to run around 11.60 in
the 100m and low 23’s in the 200m. I
know a lot of people say that you’re



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Bahamas Rugby
Football Union
15-a-Side Week 8
Schedule & Tables

Baillou Finally Break Cuckoos

not suppose to set time goals, but I
usually set them as a target.”

Webb claim that she wasn’t in the
best shape of her life last year and
the goal of winning two gold medals at
the games was destroyed because of
it.

But, with her determination and.
hard work, Webb is expecting to peak |



“I am training hard
so I am looking
forward to some fast
times this year.
Training has been
coming along great
and ’'m more

focussed than I was

last year. Iam on this
meal plan and so far
eating the correct
meals and types of
food has paid off
tremendously.”



at the games and again at the Pan
American junior championships.’

She is hoping to be one of the junior
athletes that will be considered to rep-
resent the Bahamas at this year’s Cen-
tral American and Caribbean (CAC)
games.

Webb added: “Last year I wasn’t in
the best shape of my life, but I was
able to win two medals at the Carifta
games.

“No one recognised what I did
because they placed all of their atten-
tion on other athletes who weren’t as

’ successful.

“JT didn’t let that bother me though,
I am not running for the public’s
recognition, I enjoy track and field and
it only inspired me to push harder.

“T am under the impression that if
you allow the little things such as this
to bother you then your performance
level will drop, you should let these
things motivate you.

“When they see me again I am sure |
will be closer to my times set. I am
looking forward to bringing back golds
for the Bahamas in the Carifta games,
nothing less and to have a shot at the
CAC team.”

Nassau Youth Overcome

Technically Strong Florida Side



The 18 & under boys game was the
undoubted highlight of the day with a
Nassau Select XV playing its first ever

|
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A large crowd last Saturday witnessed some |
' of the most exciting rugby seen at Winton |
in quite a while. In the men’s game,
Cuckoos lost their unbeaten record to a! game against a well coached and more |
strong Baillou side which is looking to | experienced Florida side. Despite end
dominate the play-offs after the worst start to end rugby, there was no score after:
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to the season that most of their players can! 30 minutes with both teams
remember. For Cuckoos it was a harsh | demonstrating their defensive abilities.
knock to lose out in their final game of the ; However, the superior pace and
regular season and the result has fortified breathtaking tackling of the Nassau Boys
their resolve going into the play-offs on | won out in the end, though both teams
February 12th. The other three places are ; share the honours for an inspirational
still, mathematically at least, undecided !: match after which they left the field
with each team capable of finishing second | bloodied and exhausted. All who saw
so Saturday’s match between Baillou and ; the game agreed that it was one of the
Freeport will be-of great interest to everyone | greats and it bodes well for the sport.
in Bahamas Rugby.

Floridians Triumph over Cuckoos in First ever Ladies Game

Not to be outdone, the ladies played their part in this historical day and put the sport
of women’s rugby on the map. The tackling and pace was every bit as dedicated as
in the boys’ game, though this time the Port St. Lucie girls took the honours with
two good second half tries. Every player on the field won the respect and admiration
of ae crowd who gave them a standing ovation at the end of the hard fought 7s
match.

Jan. 15th Results
Stella Artois League Baillou 15-10 Cuckoos
Youth International Nassau Select XV 10-5 Port St. Lucie (Florida)
Youth Ladies 7s Cuckoos Ladies 5-15 Port St. Lucie Ladies



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Schedule for January 22nd Both Games at Winton Rugby Centre
Baillou vs Freeport
Baillou Youth vs Cuckoos Youth



SPORTS

printer T’Shonda sets
targets for the year ahead ©

Let’s make it
a team effort

‘Le Bahamas Softball
Federation is going
through a reconstruction of their
men and women’s national teams.

Last year, the association
announced plans for a three-year
development to get its national pro-
gramme back to the level that it
once enjoyed in the 1970s and ’80s.

It’s a long shot, but unless the
federation can get the cooperation
of the players, it may take longer
than anticipated.

The federation has at least three
major tournaments to participate in
over the summer, two of the
women and one for the men.

e The women will kick things off
when they travel to Cartagena,
Colombia from June 24 to July 2 to
participate in the XIII Central
American and Caribbean Softball
Championships.

This will serve as a qualifier for
the XX CAC Sports Games that
will also be held in Cartagena from
July 15-30, 2006.

e A month later, the men will
travel to Cartagena for the XVII
CAC Championships for men from
August 18-29.

This will serve as a qualifier for
the XX CAC Sports Games in
Cartagena from July 15-30, 2006.

e And from November 13-23,
the women will travel to the VI
Pan American Softball Champi-
onships.in the City of Guatemala,
Guatemala.

This serves as a qualifier for the
XV Pan American Sports Games
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from July
14-29, 2007 as well as the XI ISF
World Championships for women
in Beijing, China from August 20-
29

If the BSF’s plans come through
in three years, it will move the
Bahamas that much closer to going
to Beijing, China for the Olympic



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OPINION

Games in 2008.

It’s a long shot, but if the BSF
can get the right players out and
they can put together a solid team
in each tournament, we could see
competition in our first team com-
petition on the world’s biggest
stage. i
Over the years as the Bahamas
continued to make its strides in
athletics, winning medal after

medal since Frank Rutherford -

made the breakthrough in the
men’s triple jump with a bronze in
1992, there’s been a call for the
participation of the Bahamas in
team sports.

Even after he travelled to the



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2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece,
where Tonique Williams-Darling
emerged as the star with her gold
medal performance in the wom-
en’s 400 metres, Minister of Sports
Neville Wisdom has echoed
the sentiments of many: it’s time
for our team sports to emerge at
the biggest world sports spectacu-
lar.

Like the athletes who got started
in their regional meets, including
the CAC Championships (which
are being staged at the Thomas A
Robinson Track and Field Stadi-
um in June), the teams have to start
by going through the CAC and
then the Pan Am competitors.

If, within, these next three years,
the BSF can survive the fierce com-
petition from our neighbours,
maybe we can look ahead to the
Olympics.

It might be a long shot, but when
Tommy Robinson and others set
the pace back in the 1970s, those
were the same sentiments too.

But look at us now.

We can’t go to an Olympic
Games and not expect to come out
with a medal.

Why can’t the same be said
about our teams competing for a
shot at the Olympics?

Softball has been on this road
before.’ There was a time when
both our men and women’s teams
were ranked in the top three in the
world.

If we could have done it before,
we can do it again.

It might be a long shot over the
next four years. But, again, if the
right athletes come out and try out
for the team, we can give it a good
shot.

We have four years to go, but
at least the athletes know what
path they have to take and how
they will get there. Now they just
have to go out and do it.



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Junior Sports Reporter

DW Davis Pittbulls saw off the SC McPherson
Sharks in a nail biting game yesterday.

The match, which went down to the wire, saw the
Pittbulls put the bite on the Sharks 29-27.

Sharks, who were the favourable team heading into
the second half held the Pittbulls to 15 points as they
went on an 8-0 run. :

The run was stopped by game’s top scorer Phillipa
Wallace, after five minutes into the second half.

Wallace was fouled by Sharks’ point guard Tanaz
Higgs and was successful on both free throws finishing
the game with 17 points nine rebounds, three steals and
two assists.

. With a last chance to tie the game and the clock

reading 7.4 seconds Sharks’ inbound pass by Tenaj

a Cooper was intercepted by Wallace, who tried to hold
L in onto the ball to burn time.

a However, Sharks’ Matesha Nottage tied up the ball

i | forcing the referee to call a jump ball.

Pass

With the Sharks having possession and the clock
now reading 5.2 seconds, the ball was inbounded under
the basket but the pass was to far underneath the bas-
ket for Nottage to fire off a shot.

For the Sharks, Nottage and Cooper were the lead-
ing scorers with 10 points, 11 rebounds and one steal
and seven points, nine rebounds, five steals and one

.block, respectively. ©
It was ALSO feeding time for the HO Nash Lions
- junior girls yesterday, as they roasted the CH Reeves
Raptors.

Lions chowed down on the Raptors early in the
first half ending the periods with a 22-5 score, with the
final result 40-18.

Top scorer in the game was Lions’ Kenva Johnson,
having scored 19 points, five rebounds, three steals and
one assist.

Chipping in for the Lions was Deandre Cunning-
ham, who was outstanding on the board.

Cunningham brought down 14 rebounds for the
Lions, four steals, two blocks and one assist.

For the Raptors Jakia Brown was the big scorer,
putting in nine points, eight rebounds, two steals and
two blocks, while teammate Kishnique Hamilton
chipped in with seven points, four rebounds and three
blocks.

@ TOP scorer Phillipa Wallace in action yesterday.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2005

SECTION





Sermons, Church Activities, Awards



Charch 3 Notes
Page 2C



Sharing Christ’s message

@ By PETURA BURROWS
Tribune Feature Writer

he message of Christ is
being shared with chil-
dren in the Woods Alley
community and sur-

; rounding areas by a
team of Christians who grew up in the
area, and say that they want to see it
return to “the glory days”.

‘While there are many community-
minded organisations that seek to
erase crime and vices, Police Superin-
tendent John Ferguson, believes that
sharing the name and life of Christ i is
still most effective.

“That name is above all names, ana
it is only by that name that one can be
saved. There is only one name given
under heaven that would make the
difference with the transformation,
and all of the other activities that are
on stream in that area are very good
and excellent and will further enhance
life in Woods Alley,” he told Tribune
Religion.

Mr Ferguson, who describes him-
self as a devoted Christian, began this
effort in September 1995, and today it
is still going strong.

, The Big Harvest Community Sun-
day School now has an enrollment of
more than 700 children from Woods
Alley and the surrounding areas.

; On any given Sunday an average of
35 children attend the special session
to learn about Christian values.

What makes this Sunday school so
unique is that it not only brings the
community together, but it is held on
a Sunday afternoon, a practice which
was common up until the late 1980s
but has since lost its popularity.

“TJ may be wrong; but I am of the
opinion that this is ‘the only Sunday
school that still meets on a Sunday
afternoon, at 4 o’clock every Sunday,”
Mr Ferguson says.

Mr Ferguson grew up in .Woods
Alley and affectionately refers to the
area as the “old homestead”. The idea
to host a community Sunday school

came out of a need to engage the
young people of that area in positive
activities.

After moving out of Woods Alley
he still maintained relationships with
some residents in the area and
returned to the neighbourhood on a

Marking the first Ladies
Day of the New Year

By"



Team of Christians spreading the word to







children in Woods Alley, surrounding areas



H CHILDREN from the Woods Alley community are excited about receiving the message of Jesus Christ.

‘regular basis to see what had devel-
* oped since his last visit.

“Tl never forget, one Sunday after-
noon when I went back into the
Woods Alley community, just driving
through, I saw all of these youngsters
just (hanging) around, wasting time.
And it was like a voice spoke to my
heart and said, ‘this is your harvest.
You have to do something about

. this’.”

After several nights “wrestling with
the voice in his heart”, the Big Harvest
Community Sunday School was born.
It is geared towards young persons,
particularly underprivileged children
who are not attached to any particular

denomination, says Mr Ferguson. Chil-
dren are instructed in basic biblical
teachings, like the Ten Command-
ments and the Fruit of the Spirit.
“We want them to develop a posi-
tive and a spiritual attitude in their
everyday living, and so we train them.
Those who cannot read, we help them
to read. Those who cannot write, we
help them to write. And those who
have what you call the negative atti-

-tudes, we try and correct that and

point them in the right direction,” Mr
Ferguson adds.

Since the first Sunday school was
held in 1995, it has attracted many
children, who Mr Ferguson claims are

excited to attend.

This past Sunday, the teachers-had
to literally turn away the children who
braved rainy weather to attend Sunday
school in the open park.

“In all that bad weather, they were
just coming. We realised that the
weather was not in the best interest of
the children because it was raining,
but that’s just how enthusiastic they
were to be there,” says Mr Ferguson.

“We have youngsters who were

‘there from birth. Some of them are

now young teenagers. They come
from as far as Millennium Gardens,
and some of those who moved out of
the area still come back to Sunday





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.« THE Church of God Cathedral was

»*packed on Sunday for the celebration of
the first Ladies Day of the New Year.

«=, The women, all dressed in white and
“pink, filled the Sanctuary for the special
service. On the third Sunday of each
month women members of the Cathedral
take responsibility for the service.

The atmosphere was charged with a
‘holy presence during the service conduct-
ed by Deaconess Berthame Ferguson.
Songs of praise and worship filled the air,
and there was truly a sense of the power of
God in that place.

First Lady Cynthia Johnson is the chair-
person of the Ladies Events.

The sermon — “The Sermon from St

‘Peter’ s Boat” taken from Luke, Chapter 5

‘+ was delivered by Bishop Mosses A John-
“son, who continued his theme from the
previous week.

te

His message was very encouraging. The
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bishop explained the importance of con-
.secrating oneself in order to be used by
God.

“As insignificant as one may feel or as
insignificant as one may feel about his or
her gifts, God is able to use an individual
ina mighty way,” he said.

“One must first be dedicated. The con-

secration of a boat allowed Jesus to use ~

that. The degree of which we reap is a
result of the degree of which we conse-
crate ourselves to God.” ;

According to Bishop Johnson, the act of
consecration causes a child of God to be
willing to decrease “Self” and increase
“Himself”.

“Consecration compels God to use us
mightily. Consecration will make us per-
mit God to plan our lives and not our-
selves.

“Tt will make us tell God to have His
divine way in our lives; therefore ensuring
success to the glory and honour of God.”

Sanctification, he says, is what makes

the word come alive in all of his followers.

“We are mandated by God to go into

the highways and byways and seek out
' lost souls.

“Consecration will help us work with
the broken souls and not throw them
aside. It forces us'to labour with those
people who are torn and tattered and
worn to shreds.”

He added: “We are commended by
God to pull in the whole net and not sift
through it, but welcome even the unde-
sirables. Show them the word in our daily
lives.”

The congregation was encouraged to
be “the light” in every dark situation.

“Our goal this year should be to conse-
crate our lives; our prayer this year should
be that God covers us with the Blood of
Jesus Christ so as to shield us from the
enemy,” said the bishop.

A collection was taken during the ser-
vice to assist a member of the Cathedral
who had been recently robbed.

school, which means that we planted a
seed in them and wherever the seed
goes it’s gonna grow.”

Mr Ferguson feels as if the Woods
Alley Sunday School has affected the
community.

It is a “pillar” in the neighbourhood,
he adds, and a “force” in helping to rid
Woods Alley of many societal: vices
that have managed to enter the com-
munity over the years.

Recalling his earlier years in that
area, Mr Ferguson says that things
were more peaceful and the commu-
nity was more close knit. It has taken
a turn since then, and anti- social
behaviour has “crept in”

However, this Sunday school is
helping to return the community to
its “glory days,” when Sunday after-
noon was a time for the family and
the community to come together.

“Tf you knew that area, a lot of anti-
social activities used to happen, and

perhaps it’s still happening, but

because of that Sunday school, ‘so
many negative attitudes have been
curtailed and the parents are particu- |
larly happy that someone, or at least

-there is something that is again going

on Sunday afternoon to keep those
youngsters occupied, and not onlv.
occupied_but something where there is
spiritual guidance and sound advice
to prepare them for life, ” said Mr Fer-
guson. .

This Sunday, beginning at 3pm, the
Big Harvest Community Sunday
School will host its 4th Annual Rally in
the Alley, when the community and
the wider public will meet at Woods
Alley for a time of praise and enter-
tainment.

The highlight this year will be the -
students. of the: Woods: Alley: Com- ..
munity Sunday School, who will put
on a talent display, showcasing what
they have learned throughout the year.

The Bahamas. Brass Band and the
Farm Road Community Band will be
marching. And other groups from the
surrounding communities have been
invited to display their talents.

For the past three years, the Big
Harvest Community Sunday School
has been giving the Conquering Lion —
Award to persons who have grown up

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RELIGION 2

Ch ristian (From page 2C)

in Woods Alley and went on to make
a significant impact in their careers.
These are persons like Rev Leonard
Johnson, president of the Bahamas
Conference of Seventh Day Adventist,

and Bishop Simeon Hall, past presi-_

dent of The Bahamas Christian Coun-

cil and pastor of New Covenant Bap-
tist Church — all past honourees.

“These persons have succeeded

against all odds and have the bold-

ness of a conquering lion. When you

’ grow up in a place like Woods Alley,

Alley’, the odds start off against you
because you were born in the wrong
place — in the alley. And anyone who
knows what an alley is about, it’s like
a dead end, nothing is supposed to
happen for you. But if you notice the
kinds of people who came out of
there, that’s different,” Mr Ferguson.
says.

At the Rally in the Alley this year,
Mr Ferguson and his team have decid-
ed to posthumously award couples
from the Woods Alley community
who have made contributions to fam-

ily life in that area. One of the women
is still alive.

“We. tend to forget those persons
who made contributions to family life.
and so many of the young people
through there, they don’t have a clue
as to what use to happen through
there and they will only know that

- unless we tell them. And not only tell

them, but we have to do some things
to make them remember, and that’s
why we want to highlight the contri-
bution to family life,” he explains.
Because the children of Woods

Alley are the ones who will build that
community in the future, Mr Ferguson

says that they must be directed in the’

correct way. They must also know
about‘ where they have come from,

and have an understanding of God .

and a sense of pride in their area.
There are also plans to construct

the Woods Alley Youth Training Cen-

tre, which, once completed, will be a

_ “permanent fixture” for young peo-

ple in the area. It will consist of a
library, a mini- computer room, a mul-

THE TRIBUNE:

@ CHILDREN from the
Woods Alley community
enjoy a bus ride. A team
of Christians who grew up
in the area are spreading ’
Jesus Christ's message,
saying that they want to
see it return to “the glory





have the capacity to-be a hurricane
shelter. —

Says Mr Ferguson: “We (adults) are
only the ones to teach them as they
grow older. We are responsible to
train them to run that work (pail
centre).

"What we are doing as a people =
with the Sunday school, with the rally,
with the training centre — is making
sure that Woods Alley will always be
a memorial for generations yet
unborn, that good things come from

that was once known as ‘Chokeneck

THE REMNANT
TABERNACLE
OF PRAISE

IN the spirit of unity, Wynd-
ham Nassau Resort associates
are invited to worship with
Pastor Kendal Stubbs, officers
and members of the church
during its 3rd Annual Service
of Thanksgiving.

The event is scheduled for
10:30 am January 30 on church
grounds at Carmichael and
Golden Isles Roads.

CALVARY
DELIVERANCE
CHURCH

THE church on East Street
south is scheduled to hold wor-
ship services at 7 am, 9 am and
11 am on Sunday, January 23.
(Speakers: BishoV G Clarke
and Pastor James Newry)

Weekly events

Monday, 12:30 pm - Mid-day
Praise and Deliverance Ser-
vice, 7:45 pm - Men's Renew:
ship Meeting

Tuesday, 7:45 pm - wo!
Meeting

Wednesday, 7:30 pm - Bible

Enrichment Session

Friday, 7:45 pm - Massive
Youth Meeting :

Upcoming events

January 22, 6:30 pm - Evan-
gelism Park Service, Nassau
Village Park

February 28-March 3 - Men
With A Purpose Conference

March 28-April 3 - WOI
Conference.

March 27 - Easter Sunday

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Church Notes

CURRY

. MEMORIAL .

METHODIST
CHURCH

THE following services will
be held at the church on Zion
Boulevard, South Beach.

January 23, 9:15 ‘am - Church
School, 10 am - Divine Wor-
ship Service with Pastor
Charles Lewis, 7 pm - Worship
Service (Holy Eucharist) with
Pastor Lewis

First Monday of each month, .

7:30 pm - Men's Ministry, Sec-
ond & Fourth Monday, 7:30
pm - Women's Ministry

Tuesday (except 2nd), 7: 30
pm - Bible Study

Thursday, 6:30 pm - Music -

Ministry Rehearsal
First & Third Friday of each
month, 7 pm - Youth Ministry
Saturday, 6:30 am - Prayer
Ministry, 2 pm - Dance Min-
istry, 3 pm - Jr Music Ministry

ST BARNABAS

ANGLICAN

CHURCH

THE church on Blue Hill
and Wulff Roads is scheduled
to hold the following services:

January 23, 7 am - Sung
Mass, 10 am - Sunday School
and Adult Bible Classes, 11 am
- Praise and Worship, Sung
Mass, 7 pm - Solemn Evensong
and Benediction

Monday, 6:40 am - Mattins

and Mass, 4 pm - Youth Band
Practice, 6:30 pm - Lay Pas-
tors' Training, Laying A Solid
Foundation, Adult Band Prac-

REC t

tice
Tuesday, 6:40 am - Mattins
and Mass, 1 pm - Mid-day

»Mass,,6, pm, -, Prayer Chapel, 7.

» Pm Bible Class

. Wednesday, 6: 30 am - Mass, ;!

‘6: 30: pm, +:Marriage: Enrich-
ment Class, 7 pm - Prayer
Band and Bible Class

Thursday, 6:40 am - Mattins
and Mass, 6 pm to 9 pm -
Young Adult Choir Practice,
7 pm - Senior Choir Practice

Friday, 6:40 am - Mattins
and Mass, 4 pm - Confirma-
tion Classes, 6 pm - St
Ambrose Guild, 6:30 pm -
Christian Youth Movement

Saturday, 10 am to 1 pm -
Boys Brigade (ages 5-9), 1 pm
- Youth Alpha (every third
Saturday), 3:30 pm to 4 pm -
Boys Brigade (ages 10+), 4 pm
z Youth Band Practice, 6 pm -
‘Altar Guild, 6 pm - Confes-
sions

EAST ST GOSPEL
CHAPEL

THE chureh at 83 Hast

- Street, “where Jesus Christ is

Lord, and everyone is special”,

is scheduled to, hold the fol-

lowing services:

Sunday, 9:45 am - Sunday
School & Adult Bible Class,
11 am - Morning Celebration,
7 pm - Communion Service, 8
pm - ‘Jesus, the Light of
World’ Radio Programme on
ZNS1_.

Tuesday, 8 pm - Chapel
Choir Practice

Wednesday, 8 pm - Mid-
week Prayer Meeting (Second
Wednesday) — Cell Group
Meeting

Thursday, 6 pm - Hand Bells

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Choir Practice, 8 pm - Men’s

Fellowship Meeting (Every 4th

Thursday), 7:45 pm - Women’s

Fellowship Meeting (Every 4th;

Thursday) -

Friday, 6: 30 pm.- ‘Cone

querors for Christ ‘Club (Boys
& Girls Club), 8 pm - East
Street Youth Fellowship Meet-

ing
Saturday, 6:30 am - Early
Morning Prayer Meeting
BISHOP
STEPHEN

STUBBS |
MINISTRIES

THE organisation is sched-
uled to hold the following

‘events:

e January 23 - Dr Kevin
King to speak during 10 am

and 6 pm services.

For further information, vis-
it: (
www.restorationoflife.org

ST ANDREW’S

‘PRESBYTERIAN

KIRK

YOU are invited to worship
with the church family at 9:30

am or 11 am on Sunday. Sun-'

day School meets during the
11 am service and the Youth
Group meets on Friday
evenings.

The Kirk is located at the
corner of Peck’s Slope and
Princes' Street, across from the
Central Bank. Parking is avail-
able immediately behind the
Kirk. Visit us also at: ©

www.standrewskirk.com

net

YOU are cordially - invited

to a benefit concert given'by

' Maude Lockhart & Friends at

St Andrew's Presbyterian Kirk,
located at the corner of Peck’s
Slope and Princes' Street,
across from the Central Bank.

The event is set for 7:30 pm
January 22. Proceeds will go

to Teen Challenge.

PARISH
CHURCH

OF THE MOST
HOLY TRINITY

THE church at 14 Trinity
Way, Stapledon Gardens, is
scheduled to hold the following
services:

Sunday, 7 am - The Holy
Eucharist, 9 am - The Family

‘Eucharist, Sunday School, 6:30
pm - Praise & Worship/Bible

Study, Evensong & Benedic-
tion

Church At Prayer .
Wednesday, 5:30 am - Inter-

cessory Prayer, 6:30 am - The

Holy Eucharist, 7:30 pm

Tuesday, 7:30 pm - The

}

‘ST MARGARET'S

For further information, call :

(242)-328- 8677 or visit our
website:
www.holytrinitybahamas.org

CANAAN
BAPTIST
CHURCH

YOU are invited to the fol-
lowing services at the church in

ti-purpose auditorium, and will also © Woods Alley.”
Nassau Village: .
BENEFIT - Sunday, 11 am and 7:30 pm -
CONCERT Divine Worship Service

Rev Eugene Bastian, ies |



: senior pastor.



CHURCH ‘
THE church on Kemp Road

is scheduled to hold the fol-

lowing worship services:

’ Sunday, 7 am - Low Mass

and Sermon, 9:30 am - Sung

Mass and Sermon, 6:30 pm.-

Evensong, Sermon and Bene-
diction

FIRST
HOLINESS
CHURCH
OF GOD

THE church on First Holi-

ness Way, Bamboo Town, is
scheduled to hold the ee
services:

Sunday, 9:45 am - Sunday
School, 11 am - Morning Wor-
ship, 7pm - Evening Worship

Monday, 7:30 pm - Fiayet
Meeting

Wednesday, noon - Prayer
& Praise Service, 7:30 pm -
Bible Study

Thursday, 7:30 pm - Praise
& Worship Service



Friday (2nd and 4th), 7:30. ;

pm - Youth Meeting

Second Tuesdays, 7:30 pm -
SALT Ministry (Single Adults
Living Triumphantly)

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THE TRIBUNE

RELIGION

THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2005, PAGE 3C

A diet with a difference in 2005

One does not live by bread alone,
but by every word that comes from
the mouth of God. (Matt. 4:4)

@ By REV JAMES MOULTRIE



e have just begun

a New Year and

each year we

make resolutions,

among them that
we will lose so much weight this year.
Many of us have resolved to get that
slim and trim figure that we used to
have.

Some of us will make that a reality,
but sadly most of us will not achieve
that goal again this year. Either our
goals are too ambitious or we lose
courage as the year progresses and
we fall back into business as usual. °

So let us see if we can learn some-
thing from Jesus in the above text.

Before Jesus uttered those words
He had been standing on the banks of
the River Jordan, having just been
baptized by John the Baptist in its
cool waters. The Bible describes the
Holy Spirit descending upon Jesus
and the voice of God booming from
Heaven, “This is my Beloved Son, in

Bulletin (From page 2C) Se ee ee eee ence ene ae

Saturday, 2 pm - Acolytes
Practice

(Rector: Rev Fr S Sebastian
Campbell)

Fourth Saturdays, 4 pm -
SOME Ministry (Save Our
Men Evangelism)

1st Sundays - Women's Day

2nd Sundays - Youths

Day/Dedication of Infants
3rd Sundays - Mission
Day/Communion

4th Sundays - Men's Day
Service

- Senior Choir Practice

Friday, 6 am - Sunrise Mass
and Breakfast, 7:30 pm -
Youth Choir Practice

SIGN UP TODAY

whom I am well pleased”.

From the high point of that experi-
ence, which was an epiphany moment
for John the Baptist and those who
witnessed the baptism, Jesus entered
the wilderness where He endured
severe hunger. No admiring crowd,
no voices from Heaven, just tempta-
tions in the wilderness. Forty days of
fasting had taken its toll. He felt the
hunger pangs. Knowing that, the dev-
il suggested that Jesus turn stones into
bread. But there was much more at
stake than easing hunger pains — there
was the matter of obedience to God.
And that is the heart of the matter.

The word diet is heard more today
than at any other time in earth’s his-
tory. Everyone seems to be on a diet
or going on one..Bookstores are filled
with every imaginable type of diet
books, ranging from the Atkins Diet
to the new fad with carbs. Many of
them do not yield the results they
promise, yet billions of dollars are
spent on them every year, worldwide.
And many of us buy into the adver-
tisements and we become frustrated
when we do not achieve the desired
result.

But there is a part of us that food





@ REV JAMES MOULTRIE

can’t feed; it is that immaterial part of
us called the soul. Like the body, it
grows hungry. It must be fed or it
grows weak and feeble. The soul
requires a special diet.

We spend a great deal on the latest
fads in dieting, but how much atten-



tion do we spend feeding our souls?
How much attention do we pay to
feeding our spiritual hunger? Is that
not, in the last analysis, more impor-
tant than losing weight?

In the above text Jesus gives us the
answer.

The soul is meant to feast on the
Word of God. When we listen to
Him, when we read and study His
Word as found in the Bible, we start a
healthy diet for the spirit, a diet that
has eternal ramifications. God has
spoken with words meant for our
ears. Those words have been record-
ed for our benefit in the Bible. They
are words we can and should con-
sume every day. It is the diet which
makes a difference; yet we do not
take care of it. Remember the words

of Jesus in Luke 11;28, “But even

more blessed are all who hear the
word of God and put it into practice”.
President Dwight Eisenhower said,

“To read the Bible is to take a trip to
a fair land where the spirit is strength-
ened and faith renewed”; President
Abraham Lincoln said, “I believe the
Bible is the best gift God has ever
given to man. All the good from the
Saviour of the World is communicat-

Sister on
missionary
journey to
Thailand —



ed to us through this book”; Presi-
dent John Quincy Adams said, “I
have for many years made it a prac-
tice to read through the Bible once a
year. My custom is to read four or
five chapters every morning immedi-
ately after rising from my bed. It
employs about (30 minutes) of my
time, and seems to me the most suit-
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And Charles Dickens said, “The New
Testament is the very-best book that
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world”.

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earth, and noted author Charles Dick-
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should keep; and it will satisfy the
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for the Kingdom of Heaven.

e Rev Moultrie is the Rector of St
Matthew’s. Anglican Parish, Shirley
St.

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‘Continue to pray for seminarians’

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@ By CLEMENT JOHNSON

ewly ordained Dea-
con, Rev Elvado
Turnquest, asked the
congregation at his
recent ordination to
continue to pray for seminarians.
He said it was not easy and they
needed all the encouragement they
could get.
In an article that appeared in the
September issue of Bahama Catholic,
Rev Turnquest shared his personal

journey towards the priesthood. At:

times, he said, it could be likened toa
“desert experience”.

“Throughout seminary I have had
to painfully strip away things I
thought were absolutely necessary for



my journey through life. It was then
that I was able to‘see the real me. It
was then that I came face to face with
‘plain ole’ me’. It was then that I was
able to present myself to God saying,
‘Wow God, you already knew me
who I am! These are my strengths
and these are my weaknesses. What
do you want me do?”

Rev Turnquest wrote that one of
the most popular questions he is
asked is, “Why priest? Do you know
youcan’t get married?”

He said his answer would always
be the same: “Of course I know this.
A life of celibacy indeed has its share
of challenges. So does marriage. They

Newly BYLenH tems leereey UES at ordination



@ REV ELVADO TURNQUEST



both require one thing of us — faith-
fulness.”

He believes that faithfulness in the
Bahamas is fast becoming a concept
that is more and more foreign, and
sound values are being compromised,
or in some cases, totally abandoned.

“A life of sexual promiscuity and
selfish gain seem to be more tolerated
than.a life of commitment and fideli-
ty. Far too often I find myself defend-
ing my decision to enter the order of
priesthood and a life committed to
celibacy. This should not be so! I
should not have to say this, but the
priesthood is a GOOD thing and we
all, Catholics and non-Catholics alike,

should be encouraging not discour-
aging ‘good’ living.”

Within the archdiocese of Nassau,
he said, there are about 47,688
Catholics with only seven official sem-
inarians. Rev Turnquest said that
these young men should be encour-
aged, and the whole community .
should be encouraging vocations
because there is need for serious,
quality men to pass on “this great
faith of ours”.

He ended the article with the fol-
lowing prayer:

“Lord, let me know clearly the .
work which you are calling me to do
in my life. And grant me the evéry
grace I need to answer your call with
courage and love and lasting dedica-
tion, to your will, Amen.”



The congregation at St
Michael’s Methodist Church
received some sound advice on
Sunday, January 16 from their
pastor, Rev Philip Stubbs. Each
week Rev Stubbs highlights his
sermon in the parish bulletin as
part of a teaching exercise. On
Sunday, the members received
more than just help for their reli-
gious journey, but a lesson in
managing “dollars and sense”.
: Following is part one of Rev
Stubbs’ sermon entitled “Dol-
lars and Sense”, from Matthew
6:19-24.

TODAY, at the beginning of
a New Year, we turn to apply
our faith to our finances. There
are those persons who believe
‘that it is inappropriate to
preach or teach publicly about
money, because money is not a
spiritual matter. The truth of
the matter is God’s word, the
whole counsel of God, needs
to be applied to all of life.
Often the spiritual dimension
of money becomes obvious
when persons come to a
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As a matter of fact, apart from
salvation money is the most
prominent subject that Jesus
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to meet felt-needs of persons
during his ministry.

Today we focus on three
principles.

First, scripture teaches) us
that persons are to produce
wealth through consistent
work, and that laziness pro-
duces poverty. All too often,
religious persons have an
unhealthy approach to grace,
seen in the notion that prayers
or faith alone ought to produce
material wealth..- -

Not so at all! Christians need
to be the most industrious per-
sons in any circumstance, as
scripture teaches that not only
are we (Christians) to pull our
own weight but we are to pro-
duce material assets so that oth-
ers might benefit.

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8 points to the ant as an exam-

ple for the person who, would |
be industrious: “Go, the ant, .





you sluggard; consider its ways
and be wise! It has no com-
mander, no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in
summer and gathers its food at
harvest.” The ant is diligent and

focused, moving to store up
-matérial provisions for each

season. The ant understands
that while one experiences
spring, winter is
coming and wis-
dom calls for
the creation of
material provi-
sions in spring
for the winter
season.

Every season
needs its provi-
sions. Laziness
is’ ultimately
condemned in
scripture. Take
note of 2 Thessalonians 3:6-7
from the Message translation:
“Our orders — backed up by

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your weight when we were with
you, so get on with it.” (Thes-
salonians 3:6-7)

Secondly, we need to under-
stand at the beginning of this
New Year that debt produces
financial DEATH. Many of us
don’t want to hear this, but it is
true. It is better friends to car-
ry the burden of hard truth

than to be com-
forted by a soft
-lie. The hard

ular usage of
credit cards to
purchase items
will result in too
much debt and
this debt will
produce finan-
‘cial DEATH
for so many of
us.

As Bahamians, we need to

face some harsh but life-giving .

truths that will free us to live
without wholeness.: Parents of
dependent children who con-
tinually purchase items of con-
venience for their children with
or without credit will produce
children who as adults will not

be concerned with investing so

truth is that reg-

“ds God’s,

‘dollars and sense’

that their futures might be
secure. Instead, they will be
absorbed with getting more and
more no: matter what the
cost...the truth is it will cost
them their financial futures.

Hear God’s word: “The rich

tule over the poor and the bor-
rower is servant to the lender.”
(Romans 22:7)

Our friend Father James
Palacious is correct, when he

_ says: “All too often Bahami-

ans buy things they don’t need
and cannot afford to impress
people who don’t like them.”

How absurd! Wholeness.in the .

area of finances is seen in keep-

' ing a responsible hold on debt.

Debt is expensive and this is
why: “The rich rule over the
poor and the borrower is ser-
vant to the lender.”
22:7)

Finally, giving priority to
tithes and offering is a primary

part of our faith. All of creation.
“The earth is the
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To.act as an owner of God’s
creation is to “rob God”. This
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CRUSADE UPDATE BY DEBORAH JOHNSON
Co-Chairperson -Public Relations (Church of God)



fter weeks of prayer,

planning and prepara-

tion, the first ever joint
island wide evangelistic cru-
sade of the Church of God and
the Church of God of
Prophecy got off to a fantastic
Start.

The inaugural session, as

will be the case each night,
began with a period of prayer
and consecration which set the
tone for worship and opened
the way for the presence of the
Lord to permeate the atmos-
phere and to reach deep into
the spirits of those in atten-
dance.

Bishop Dr. Franklin
Ferguson, pastor of the Church
of God of Prophecy East Street
Tabernacle, echoed the senti-
ments of those present when
he stated in his welcome
address that the setting was
indeed a good one in which to
meet the Lord.

And indeed it was. The
cathedral was filled'to capacity
with bishops, ministers, lay
leaders, members and follow-
ers alike from both churches
who came with a mind to wor-
ship and a definite spirit of
expectation and fellowship.
There was electricity in the
place which was heightened
even further as the joint praise
and worship team led the con-
gregation in spirit-filled wor-
ship and as the COGOP’s
Tabernacle Concert Choir and
the joint crusade choir ren-
dered soul stirring selections.

Spirited greetings were
brought by Bishop Dr.
Elgarnet Rahming, National
Overseer of the Church of God
of Prophecy; Bishop Dr. John
Humes, National Overseer of
the Church of God, the
Bahamas and the Turks &
Caicos Islands and Bishop Dr.
Brice H. Thompson, General
Presbyter of the Church of
God of Prophecy.

When crusade speaker,
Bishop William M. Wilson,
International Minister of
Outreach, stood up to preach,
it was evident that he was
flowing in the anointing.






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Drawing from several pas-
sages of: scripture from both
the Old and New. Testaments,
Bishop Wilson centered his
message on four points:

1. It is God who opens the
door.’ He gives us opportuni-
ties to receive salvation.

2. The devil guards the door.
Every .door of opportunity
brings opposition: “new door,
new devil”. However, God’s
grace is greater than any devil.

‘Bishop Wilson stated, “There
“is a hurting, broken. world

which demands that we join
forces. The devils of opposi-
tion -will arise as we come
together, but God will get us
through it.”

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When God opens the door, it
takes faith to go through it. It
takes faith to inherit the prom-
ises of God. Jesus is the door

—and through this door we will -

find everything we’re looking
for.
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must not let God shut the door
in our lives. Bishop Wilson
urged persons to go through
the door and emphasized the
need for them to do it right
then — now is the day of salva-
tion — for the next day the
opportunity might not be there.

Persons all across the sanc-
tuary stood in response to the
urgent call and made their way
to the altar to go in faith
through the door which is
Jesus Christ. Souls were won
for the kingdom of heaven. To
God be the glory!

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tremendous blessing and has
given us a taste of what is yet

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to come.

On Monday evening, the
second night of the crusade,
the presence of the Lord was
also clearly evident. The
Church of God of Prophecy’s
National Praise Team, The
Joint National Crusade Choir
& Graham McKinney blessed
us mightily in song.

Greetings came .from
Bishops Bye V. Bowe &

Cleophas. . Capron. Jr }
(COGOP), ad _ Bishop |, Dr.
Teuton Stubbs (COG). ;

Bishop William Wilson
took his text from Genesis
19:17-26 and spoke on the
topic, “Today is the day for
Higher Ground”. Comparing
sin to a Tsunami, he admon-
ished the congregation to stay
away from the flood of filth
‘such as alcohol, drugs, illicit
sex, pornography and homo-
sexuality and run for dear life
to higher grounds. God does-
n’t want us to compromise but
to be mountain climbers and
rise to the top. There are spir-
itual heights and spiritual
places of victory that we can
attain and in this time when the |
land is being flooded with

will have to unite to climb to
higher grounds; we have to
help each other make it.

Once again, after such a
deep reaching sermon, many
responded to the call’ for salva-
tion, rededication and deliver-
ance. Others responded to the
invitation to receive the bap-
tism of the Holy Ghost. A vast
amount joined hands in prayer
for God to take them to higher
heights in Him. The session
ended on a high note of praise.
Stay tuned for more crusade
news.

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PROGRAM WITH A SHORT WorD. ,
With prayer as a major building block of the Ministry

and Prayer Meeting being the largest weeknight gather-

ing of the church, one would think that the Mount Tabor
Full Gospel Baptist Church family would be content
with the place that prayer now has in the Ministry and in
the lives of its members. Additionally, after the Church
dubbed 2004; “The Year We Pray It Through”; and even
greater emphasis was placed on prayer, which subse-
quently resulted in Mt. Taborites being so inspired to
strengthen and enhance their prayer lives; that a spirit of
prayer and intercession and another level of excitement
about the practical,
=i life changing power
Eof prayer became
even more predomi-
nant within the
Church than ever
before; one would
assume that surely
they would
with that. But under
the anointed leader-
ship of Bishop Neil
C. Ellis, Senior
Pastor, Mount Tabor
is once again
focused on intensi-
fying their prayer
lives. Mindful of the
fact that, “Little
Prayer”
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Prayer” pro-
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i Power” and
A“ Much
Prayer’ pro-
Iduces “Much
Power’; Mt.
Tabor’s theme
this year is;
‘Intensifying
Our.

lin. 2005,
once
SHARES On again found its
INTERCESSORY PRAYER. way. into the
central focus

BISHOP |
WILLIAM MuRPHY Jr. Prayer

of the Ministry for the year and this dynamic body of

believers is already diligently in pursuit of this incredi-
bly powerful and timely objective!

It all got off to an official and national start on Monday
January 10th at 10:30am with the hosting of an historic
LIVE Prayer Call-In Radio Program “Prayer Power
Hotline” hosted by Bishop Ellis on 1540AM. The radio
program, the first of it’s kind in the Bahamas committed
solely to allowing Bahamians throughout the length and
breadth of the country to call in live with their personal
prayer
equests,
got off to
a tremen-
dous start
a om od
already
appears to
be shap-
ing up to
becoming

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RELIGION

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Certainly, popularity is not the objective of the show,
but Bishop Ellis is convinced of the fact that Bahamians
need to be reminded of the awesome power of prayer
and that a program of this nature will not only reintro-

in the hearts and minds of many in our country that may f
have turned to other means of finding help and relief for
the challenges of life, but it will also be a powerful |
means of getting Prayer into the atmosphere of our |
nation. Thus, the programs placement on the only radio
station that covers the entire country was deliberate and
strategic! The response to the program was immediate
and tremendous, as phone lines lit up within a few min- ml
utes after the half hour program got started and
remained clogged with callers for the entire show.



REJOICING OVER ANSWERED PRAYERS.

membership of the
‘Church. Those who
may have taken a
casual approach to
the need to pray cer-
tainly developed a
greater understand-
ing of the spiritual |
“implications of this
prayer focus and
many went away
with a greater appre-
ciation - for the
absolute need to
“Intensify” » their
prayer lives regard-
less of the level that
it was previously at.
Then on the follow-
fing two nights, Grrrinc A PRAYER THROUGH!

# Bishop Murphy and his team of intercessors led the
# church into some awe inspiring sessions of prayer and
communion with God that was nothing short of
“Heavenly™! There was little preaching, just: ‘praise,

prayer requests in to Bishop Ellis on air during the pro-
gram, called in to the Mt. Tabor with their requests.
throughout the day.

But before Bishop Ellis turned his prayer focus to the -
nation, new in-house initiatives were undertaken to
ensure that the prayer goals of the Ministry are accom-
plished this year. To this end, a Pastor of Intercessory
Prayer (Pastor-Elect Rochelle Moss) was appointed and
a group of 120 intercessors was formed. And because
Bishop Ellis firmly believes that a call to ministry is first



® worship, prayer and intercession. What a glorious, rich |
# experience it was to see everyone from the pulpit to the
pew either on their faces or on their knees before the
" Lord. The atmosphere each night was so saturated with
the manifested presence of God, that bodies were

SAINTS IN PRAYER.

of all call to preparation, from Monday January 10th —
Wednesday 12th the intercessors and top leadership of
Mount Tabor went through and intensive Intercessory
Prayer Workshop with Bishop William Murphy Jr.,
Senior Pastor of New Mount Moriah Baptist Church in

the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship
International. In these intense and powerful sessions,
Bishop Murphy dealt with both the practical and spiritu-
al aspects of Intercessory Prayer and also gave,the par-
ticipants insight into both the blessings and challenges



In every session the Lord moved so powerfully both

during the teaching times and in the practical demon-
healed, generational curses were broken and nightly

persons were eternally delivered and set free from
almost every type of bondages imaginable. The sessions
concluded on Wednesday evening with a special
“Laying on of hands” session for the newly appointed
intercessors, who were then officially released to Pray
until they touch the Heart of God, release the Power of
God and cause the Hand of God tc move!

It’s becoming more evident now why Mt. Tabor’s slo-
gan for the year 2005 is; “Our Year of High
Expectations”, because with this kind of commitment to
Prayer, this year the sky is not the limit, it’s merely a tar
get; as God is able to do exceedingly and abundantly
above all that we are able to ask (pray for) or think!



INTERCESSORS ENJOY INTENSIVE PRAYER TRAINING
WORKSHOP.

TO GOD BE THE GLORY!

i a Sos 5 y a .
BisHop Mureuy IN DEEP INTERCESSION,
strations, that it was at times challenging to conclude the
90 minute sessions, which were held 6:00 — 7:30pm
nightly.

But Praise God there was more praying to be done, as
at 7:30pm each night the entire congregation also came
together for the Annual Jump Start Services. And
because this focus on prayer is both corporate and per-
sonal, this year Jump Start (which is the church’s first
weeknight gathering for the year), was also committed
to prayer. On Monday January 10th, after leading the
way in the first Communion Service of the year, Bishop
Ellis delivered a very powerful and insightful message
outlining why Prayer is so important in this season of
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