The Tribune

Cycling Club Bahamas. - Upcoming events: Saturday, leaving 6am sharp from Harbour Bay Shopping Centre in front of First Caribbean Bank, 30 miles headed west. In order to complete this ride, it is recommended that you have done some recent cycling! Leaving P/I Bridges optional at the end. The pace will range from 18–20+mph, two-hour duration.

Sunday - leaving 6am sharp from Harbour Bay Shopping Centre in front of First Caribbean Bank, 40-50 miles headed east. This ride is not recommended if you have not cycled recently or first timers! P/I Bridges optional at the end. The pace will range from 18–20+mph, 3-3.5 hour duration (cyclists are invited to join in anywhere along the route).

Saturday - 7am, Spanish Wells, Eleuthera, Seagillian Cycling Fest. The Spanish Wells Cycling Association invites you to participate in their 1st Annual Cycling Road Race. The race will be Criterium style 2.4-mile laps for 50 min. There will be a 15-49yr cat, Masters cat, 10-14yr cat. This race will be run the same weekend as the Legendary Spanish Wells Fisherman’s Fest. Come for the race and stay for the Fisherman’s Fest! www.fishermensfest.comTransportation to/from Spanish Wells is easiest on Bahamas Fast Ferries www.bahamasferries.com. Accommodation/transportation Spanish Wells, www.HarboursideBahamas.com. Contact Andre@HarboursideBahamas.com or call 242-333-5022.

August 2-4 - Freeport, Grand Bahama, Grand Bahama Cyclists Club’s 11th Annual Grand Bahama Road Cycling Championships. https://www.facebook.com/events/795183220550194/

August 8-9 – Bahamas Cycling Invitational, VIVA Cycling! Two-day event, Jaws Beach Parking Lot, Nassau, Bahamas. Teams from Bahamas, Columbia, Cuba & USA compete for Junior Championships!

September 5 - Potcakeman Sprint Triathlon, Jaws Beach, New Providence.

October 9-12 - Run For Pompey Marathon, Exuma, www.runforpompey.com.

November 2015 - UWC Sprint/Olympic/Kids Triathlon. http://www.uwctriathlon.com.

November 7 - Conchman Sprint Triathlon, Taino Beach, Grand Bahama. http://www.conchman.com.

November 7 – Cycling Event in Exuma, contact jeffrey.todd@givexuma.com.

Morning rides west - Wednesday and Friday, 4:45am, Cable Beach Police Station, West Bay Street, 20-mile ride route. Headed east to Montague & return. One-hour duration. Cyclists capable of 14+mph welcome. Ride leaves promptly (cyclists are invited to join in anywhere along the route). Contact Shantell the day before to confirm your attendance: shorelinecargo@gmail.com.

Afternoon rides west - Tuesdays and Thursdays, leaving 5.30pm sharp, parking lot next to Lyford Cay Gas Station. 18 or 24 miles depending if you do second loop. This is an advanced cyclist’s ride. The pace will range from 20+mph Intermediate 18-22mph, see Spyder.

Morning ride east - Tuesdays & Thursdays, leaving 5am sharp, start/end Seagrapes Shopping Centre (under the big sign), East Prince Charles Drive: 1-1.5 hour duration. Cyclists capable of 14+mph welcome. Prince Charles Dr- Eastern Road-Shirley St-Church St-East Bay-Eastern Road- Prince Charles. Please have lights attached to your bike.

Rotary Club South East Nassau. - On Wednesday, July 8, Assistant Commissioner of Police Stephen Dean was a guest speaker at the Rotary Club of South East Nassau during its weekly meeting held at East Villa.

During his address, ACP Dean gave Rotarians an overview of the crime trends in New Providence and provided several crime prevention tips to those in attendance. ACP Dean gave Rotarians an overview of aspects the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s 2015 Policing Plan Crime Strategy to include Saturation Patrols, Community Policing and the many operations that targets criminals. ACP Dean also highlighted the many successes being made by the Force and reminded Rotarians that the business of fighting crime is not for the police alone, but it involves the participation all citizens and residents alike.

The Rotary Club of South East Nassau has been in existence for 39 years and is led by its President Dr Bridgette Rolle, who shares in the global vision of Rotary International, ‘Service Above Self’.

As the club’s newest president, Dr Rolle hopes to continue with ongoing club projects such as our award-winning Baby Think It Over Project, where electronic babies are placed in high schools to prevent teenage pregnancy; the Elizabeth Estates Backyard Gardening Project; the establishment of a Community Corps in Cat Island; our successful Get Moving Bahamas healthy living campaign where we assisted the ACE Diabetics to promote their healthy lifestyles; the donation of a Defibrillator to Doctor’s Hospital; the building of a Gazebo at the Naomi Christie Retirement Home and many more projects.

The club has also embraced the country’s youth, and to this end has sponsored the Rotaract Club of South East Nassau Centennial; Two Interact Clubs, one at St Andrew’s High School and the other at Doris Johnson High School; and One Earlyact Club located at Columbus Primary.

The club also regularly assists families identified by the Department of Social Services with meal packages and hot meals. There is a ‘Girls at Risk’ Mentoring Program where young girls are identified and given support. Additionally, we support the Salvation Army, the Cancer Society and the HIV AIDS Secretariat with their programs.

Finally, Dr Rolle and her team will continue to work within the ambit of DG Felix Stubbs’s mandate: “From Success to Significance” and the overall Rotary International Theme: “Be a Gift to the World”.