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).

Sunday - Tour de New Providence, the race is set for 7am. Contact 552-5128 or email:barronmusgrove@yahoo.com.

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

November 7 – Cycling event in Exuma. Formal registration is now open for the Great Exuma Charity Bike Ride. www.rideforexuma.com.

November 8 - UWC Triathlon, Jaws Beach, Nassau, Bahamas.

November 14 – Bahamas Medical Centre Health Fair noon–4pm, Bahamas Medical Centre, Blake Road , Nassau.

November 22 – Bahamas Half - Arawak Cay, online registration now open at www.bahamashalf.com.

Morning rides west - Wednesday & 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 rides 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.

All rides - we will ride in light rain. The ride will be cancelled in medium to heavy rain or lightening.

Diners’ Debates. - The School of Social Sciences at the College of the Bahamas is resuming its Diners’ Debates lecture series on Thursday, November 19, at 7pm. The first Diners’ Debate of the 2015/16 academic year will feature presenters William Fielding (Grant Writer and Adjunct Professor for Statistics and Social Research at the College of the Bahamas) and Keisha Ellis (Adjunct Professor in Political Science at the College of the Bahamas). Attendance is free.

On the 2012 campaign trail, Perry Christie observed: “Too many Bahamians are still suffering, living in the dark because they can’t pay their bills, or living in cars because they’ve lost their homes. I know so many Bahamians who worked hard to make it into the middle class – Bahamians who grew up poor but worked hard so they could give a better life to their own children. Yet so many of them today feel like they’re standing over a trap door – one step away from falling back into poverty. For too many, their debts are going up but their incomes are going down. They’re looking at a pile of bills they just can’t pay.”

In 2013, the government of the Bahamas and the Inter-American Development Bank conducted a Household Expenditure survey, which concluded that $3.82 can pay for a “balanced low-cost diet of 2,400 kilocalories a day” in The Bahamas.

William Fielding, who is assisting with the editing of the report, will explain the methodology of this survey, and Keisha Ellis, accompanied by COB students, will share the results of a practical experiment conducted on the basic premise of its findings.

Please note that the venue of the Diners’ Debate has changed, and it is now being hosted at the Black Box Theatre, which is located right behind the Dundas Centre for the Performing Arts on Mackey Street. There will be a cash bar and snacks for purchase.

Kiwanis Club of Cable Beach. - Cpl Reno Lewis spoke on the effects drugs has on society at The Kiwanis Club of Cable Beach meeting 21 October 2015.

Rotaract Club of East Nassau. - The Rotaract Club of East Nassau congratulates Tammy Russell-Forsyth on being Member of the Quarter Q1 2015. Tammy is one of the longest standing members of the Rotaract Club of East Nassau as she has been with the club for six years. The member of the quarter is the member that has demonstrated exemplary qualities by having excellent meeting and community service attendance and goes above and beyond the call of duty to help with club events. Tammy is a strong member of the Club’s Fundraising Committee.

On Monday, October 26, five new members were inducted to The Rotaract Club of East Nassau, one of the club’s largest inductions to date. The Rotaract Club of East Nassau is a service-based organisation for young professionals aged 18 to 30. The club is sponsored by the Rotary Club of East Nassau and is a member of Rotaract International, which consists of over 8,000 clubs and 144,000 members. Rotaract is focused on providing service for its local community, professional development for its members and support for the international community.

The Rotaract Club of East Nassau meets twice monthly on Mondays at Bacardi Bar (East & Bay Streets. Fellowship begins at 6:00 pm and meetings begin at 6:30 pm. Should you have any interest in joining the club, email rotaract.eastnassau@gmail.com or visit the facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/RotaractEastNassau.