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Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce installs new President and Board of Directors |
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Tuesday, 21 February 2012 10:00 |
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 FREEPORT, Grand Bahama -- Under the theme, ‘Reset, Restart, and Restore’; Mr. John Swain, Senior Manager of Deloitte, was officially installed as President of the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce.
It was evening set with much pomp and pageantry as the Grand Bahama business community converged on the ballroom of the Grand Lucayan in support of the new President and the Board of Directors of the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce.
Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Hubert A. Ingraham also showed his support of the Grand Bahama business community as he extended congratulations to the President and the Board of Directors during the Jazz and Art Welcome Reception.
According to the incoming President, he is of the view that the economy of Grand Bahama will get better and that things will turn around; but we can’t wait for this to come to us – we have to be proactive and productive. "We cannot allow the times we live in to define us, we have to define the times!”
Mr. Swain further stated in the coming months, the agenda will include initiatives that will spur economic growth and provide opportunities for new businesses. The Chamber is currently working to strengthen our small and medium size businesses providing funding through grant opportunities which currently exists; as well as training and other resources. He emphasized that Chamber is working closely with the Government of the Bahamas and quasi-government authorities as the effort is made to address the decline in our tourist sector. Additionally, the Chamber will be working with the industrial sector to secure their presence on the island and ensure that trade agreements address their interests and concerns.
He closed in stating that he is ready to work to see things change and new things happen. He once again encouraged Grand Bahamians to Reset, Restart and be Restored.
The installing officer, immediate past President, Mr. K. Peter Turnquest, gave a timely charge to the incoming officers to be committed to the task although it can be challenging.
The evening’s power speaker was Bahamian born and raised Mr. Fred Perpall, Managing Director of the Beck Group in Atlanta. Mr. Perpall, who was recently named to the 100 Black Men of Atlanta Inc., addressed the audience on current trending in business.
He explained the difference in the mentality of entrepreneurs and investors and that the Grand Bahama community needs both to thrive. He encouraged specialized services, niche markets and having the right conversations to bring about the necessary changes to grow the economy. He concluded by saying he sees a bright future on the horizon for Grand Bahama.
The Installation banquet was also graced by Mr. Winston Rolle, President of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and other officials.
Amidst great prizes and entertainment by the Grand Bahama Youth Choir, Raquel Oliver and the Grand Bahama Police Pop band, the overriding message was one of hope for growth of the Grand Bahama’s economy which is contingent on the involvement of ALL to Reset, Restart and be Restored!
Board of Directors 2011- 2012
- Mr. John Swain – President
- Mr. Tony Lopez – 1st Vice President
- Mrs. Lisa G. Turnquest – 2nd Vice President
- Mr. Wayne Russell – Treasurer
- Mrs. Tanya Carey – Secretary
- Mrs. Donna Laing Jones – Director
- Mr. Christopher Baker – Director
- Mr. Terrance Carey – Director
-Mr. Ivan Chestnut – Director
- Ms. Raquel Beneby-Hart – Director
- Mr. Charles Pratt – Director
- Mr. Manuel Ruiz – Director
- Mrs. Leigh Termath – Director
- Mr. Randy Thompson – Director
- Mr. Jacy Whittaker – Director
- Mrs. Mercynth Ferguson – Executive Director
The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce is an action agency designed to meet community needs. It is a voluntary organization of individuals and businesses that band together to advance the commercial, financial, industrial, civic interests of a community. It is a civic clearinghouse, public relations counselor, a legislative representative at the local and national levels of government, an information bureau and a research and promotion medium.
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50th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage Movement |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 10:00 |
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By The Bahamas Historical Society
As 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the Women’s Suffrage Movement in The Bahamas, The College of The Bahamas in conjunction with the Bureau of Women’s Affairs, Ministry of Labour and Social Development, will co-host a symposium under the theme “Commemorating the Past, Reflecting on the Present, Envisioning the Future: 1962 and Beyond.”
The Women’s Suffrage Symposium is a four-day event to be held at the Performing Arts Centre, The College of The Bahamas, from March 6-9, 2012. An important part of the symposium is the essay competition. In this regard, COB students are invited to submit an essay related to the symposium theme.
And The Bahamas Historical Society have already contributed to women’s suffrage movement with our last talk on Female Slaves in The Bahamas by Dr Jennifer Bethel and today we have historical news of yet another pioneering liberated woman Mary Louise Darling, the great grandmother of Moses Daxon. He has donated the book Inagua by Gibert C Klingel and newspaper cuttings to The Bahamas Historical Society under the heading:
Some Important Bahamian History - the Island of Inagua ...
My Great Grandmother - Mary Louise Darling was an explorer, a sailor, a naturalist, in the days before woman's liberation. She was a self-made independent woman. We have pictures of her walking around Inagua with a shotgun and a machete. Her parents came from Acklins and Crooked Island to farm and fish. To the best of my ability I figured her birth to be in 1895 - some important aspects of her life took place when she was about 35 years of age - in 1930.
In 1920 Mary Darling came across Spanish Gold as it was being offloaded onto the Island.
In 1930 two American Naturalists sailed across the Atlantic from Chesapeake Bay, and ended up shipwrecked in the Straights between Little Inagua and Great Inagua. They were Coleman and Klingle.
The shipwreck was confirmed by an article in the New York Times. Upon his return to New York, in 1931 Coleman brought the first specimens of species that resembled ancient animals.
Mr. Gilbert Klingle searched for someone who had knowledge of the Flamingoes, and he was told to seek out Mary Darling for her knowledge of the nesting place of the Flamingoes. She had been there before and she was too busy to take him there, she made him wait a few days. They made a three day journey into the interior of the island to reach the nesting place.
Klingle interacted with the Daxon Family of Inagua, as well as Mary Darling. Later on, Mary Louise's Granddaughter, Erma, married Felix Daxon, and then these two families were united.
We believe that Mary Louise Darling is the first Bahamian to located the nesting place of the flamingoes and therefore the true discoverer of the Flamingoes, our National Birds.
I would like to express my gratitude to the Bahamas Historical Society for their interest in my Great Grandmother's story. By Moses F. Daxon, Inventor
Other upcoming events for The Bahamas Historical Society - February 2012:
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- - Thursday 23rd February at 6pm - ‘The Great Bahamas Hurricane of 1866’, Wayne Neely
- - Thursday 29th March at 6pm The Bahamas in American History by Dr Keith Tinker
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