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.
BUN IN THE OVEN: Judge me not
LAST week, fans of David Beckham went nuts when a picture of his four-year-old daughter Harper sucking a pacifier was published. The photo sparked lots of negative comments about the consequences; speech impediments and deformation of the teeth caused by sucking a pacifier for an extended period of time. Beckham fired back telling his critics that no one has the right to judge another parent.
Bahamian women are loved and respected – Really?
IT has come as a bit of a surprise that an entire radio show was devoted to society’s respect for Bahamian women, yet there was absolutely no mention of the fact that women are abused and battered in our society and suffer alarming levels of what we so nicely term domestic violence, which is simply violence.
Women vow 'never to be bound again'
FOR all the young women hurting in the country, for all those looking for love in the wrong places, a special conference will be put on next week by members of Fresh Fire Outreach Ministries International.
