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I am not my mother’s daughter
I was my mother’s consequence not her daughter. I was the consequence of her intimacy with my father, but I was not her child. The words ‘daughter’ and ‘child’ denote a caring and closeness that is thought to be normal and natural between mother and child. For my mother and I this was not so. Although I came from her, I was foreign to her like an invading pathogen to the body.
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‘Mother’ Pratt: It has been rough
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Cynthia “Mother” Pratt says she’s happy to be recuperating at home after surviving horrific COVID-19 symptoms in hospital. “It’s been rough, oh it’s been rough, but praise God, I made it,” Mrs Pratt, 75, said yesterday.
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‘Mother’ Pratt in COVID-19 recovery
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Cynthia “Mother” Pratt has tested positive for COVID-19.
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‘Mother’ Pratt rushed to hospital with COVID
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Cynthia “Mother” Pratt was admitted to hospital yesterday following a positive COVID-19 diagnosis more than a week ago.
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No way to treat people
The longer that we are mired in this pandemic the more our humanity is being stripped away. This was illustrated very clearly when I returned home to Canada in early May. I am sharing this experience because I feel that it is important to understand that while it is easy for visitors and residents to complain about their experiences in travelling to The Bahamas, Bahamian customs officials are like schoolboys in short pants when compared to the draconian methods employed by some Canadian officials.
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Please help, Mr Davis
For the attention of: Hon Phillip E Davis, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and Hon Dr Michael Darville, Minister of Health and Wellness . . .
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“Things I wish I knew before I had sex...”
Bahamian women share their regrets and advice
For some women, recalling their first sexual encounter is no big deal; it’s something they can talk about freely and easily. For others, however, it’s a memory that takes some rediscovering, and maybe even some reassessing.
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Ali Knowles CEO of Caribbean Sluggers
ALI Knowles has made a successful transition from the baseball diamond to the equipment and apparel business.
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Survivors recount abuse hell
DAVINA Smith was only 13 years old when she conceived a child by her molester.
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Bahamian women share dating goals for 2022
WITH 2022 almost upon us, many people are plotting and thinking about what goals they want to accomplish in the new year. For some, this may mean exercising more, getting organised financially, travelling more (if the pandemic ever ends), taking a professional development course or getting aligned spiritually. However, several Bahamian women are turning their attention to a different area: dating.
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FACE TO FACE: Giving thanks in the face of unbearable tragedy
WE celebrate the life of the living. We even celebrate the life of the dead. But how often do we celebrate the life of the unborn child? There are parents out there who grieve in silence about the lives of little ones who were gone too soon. So, I thought it courageous and heart-filled that my sister and her husband decided to share their story with the world. On November 1, 2014, Alana and Terrell Major were married in wedded bliss with loving family and friends all around.
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CAC Bodybuilding: Federation selects 7-member team Bahamas
THE Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation has selected five males to their seven-member team for the Central American and Caribbean Championships next month in San Salvador, El Salvador, with two others pending.
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Kerzner’s praise for Farrington
Two minutes ago I stumbled on my copy of the attached letter, apparently written to Barry Farrington by Butch Kerzner. I find it to be a profound and well deserved compliment to Barry. You may publish it if you wish.
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INSIGHT: ‘We’re living in a cowboy town and there’s nothing anyone can do about it’
Hardly a week goes by when another young man’s life is lost on the streets of New Providence - a victim of gang violence which still plagues our country.
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Robbers snatch Miller’s payroll
FORMER Tall Pines MP Leslie Miller says he was robbed yesterday of $2,700 when he went shopping at an Oakes Field grocery store.
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Bye bye lockdown looks – hello summer hair
COURTESY of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lack of salon visits last year, many women missed out on the opportunity to spice it up and take advantage of the usual hot summer hair trends.
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FACE TO FACE: A mother’s story
OVER the weekend, a petition came to my phone entitled, “The Inhumane Treatment of Mothers at PMH Maternity Ward“. The petition was launched on Change.org by Celeste Sweeting. She addresses her petition to the Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Michael Darville.
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Two years on and residents still picking up the pieces
TWO years after losing their homes and belongings to Hurricane Dorian, rubble, debris and a flattened foundation are still all that remains for some Abaco residents.
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Behold the power of money
Three years ago, I was recruited by Island Television to host a radio/television show. I was the “darling” of the owners of that particular entity, or so I thought. Lo and behold I made certain references to the PM and a particular attorney-at-law. Within hours I was ordered to apologise to both of them. Needless to say I refused and I was summarily dismissed.
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Aftershock Boxing Club hosts its first show in COVID-19 pandemic
VALENTINO Knowles and Keishno Major, two former top notch amateur boxers turned coaches and now organisers, were both quite impressed with what they saw from their newly formed Aftershock Boxing Club on Saturday night.
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