‘Essential’ nurse’s station opens at Downtown Straw Market
GIVEN the high volume of tourists and locals that frequent the Downtown Straw Market on a daily basis as well as the numerous vendors who set up shop there, the establishment of a nurse’s station was considered an essential move by members of the Straw Market Authority.
How do you shift from problem talking to problem solving?
IN a time of insurmountable challenges and extraordinary change people everywhere are facing a host of problems. Whether these problems are financial, mental, social, spiritual, family, health, governmental or emotional, it is not the problem but how you respond to the problem that matters most.
Are young men really failing or is it more complicated than that?
AS the dust settles from the beginning of the new academic year that hasn’t really begun yet, but should have, and as the results talk is pretty much done, it seems an opportune moment to discuss the failure of many of our students to perform adequately.
BUN IN THE OVEN: We have no idea
IT’S funny that by nature most of us wrap ourselves up in our own little world, safe and doing our own little thing, and living within the confines of our own situations and circumstances.
Keshelle Davis aims to 'stand out and make it real'
KESHELLE Davis is a woman who wears many hats. She is an entrepreneur, facilitator and trainer, and now she is hosting her own self-help seminar for Bahamian professionals.
The Happy Marriage Club
FOR many couples walking down the aisle and saying “I do” is the easy part; the true challenge comes when trying to successfully mesh two different lives to sustain a long and healthy marriage.
Women feel beautiful with new inspirational clothing line
INSPIRED by the empowerment of women and the mentoring of youth, Bahamian entrepreneur Raquel Pinder has started an initiative called Beauty Beyond Feelings (BBF).
Celebrating Women International: Women of Distinction Awards 2015
MINISTER for Financial Services Hope Strachan will be among 50 women from the Bahamas, Canada and the United States who will be honoured during next month’s Women of Distinction Awards hosted by the Celebrating Women International (CWI) organisation.
Unbridled masculine prowess
IN cultural studies, critics talk of the hypermasculinity which is normalising itself in many urban societies.
Are you accepting or avoiding responsibility?
ONE of the greatest struggles many face in their quest to live an empowered life is the habit of avoiding responsibility. Whether it’s responsibility for themselves, or for those to whom they are responsible, they are unwilling to shake this habit.
BUN IN THE OVEN: Top five things you shouldn’t do before baby
HAVING a baby is going to change your life in so many beautiful ways. The moment you find out you’re pregnant you enter a totally different world, constantly bombarded with information, physical and emotional changes and a new type of worry.
Alexandra Kaufmann-Fox finds her calling in yoga
REFLECTING on her choice of profession, the popular Confucius quote “Find a job you love and you’ll never work a day in your life” comes to mind for yoga instructor Alexandra Kaufmann-Fox.
Kaja dreams big with 'Flavaz' tropical drinks
ACTING on her father’s advice to strive to one day become an entrepreneur, Kaja Jones holds a steady 9 to 5, but at the same time is relentlessly working to build her brand of tropical drinks she calls Flavaz.
MICHELLE MILLER: Does your hair reflect your ‘here’?
ONE of the great features I like about being in big shopping malls is that no matter where you are there is a huge map of the entire mall, usually near the entrance that says, “You are here”. This means that you are in the mall wherever you are.
Dr Ian Bethell-Bennett: Thuggery and leadership: following a great example?
CLASS and gender are always caught up in a myriad of power imbalances. We tend though to look at these in very simplistic ways.
