Director of Youth meets with community leaders
[caption id="attachment_2185" align="aligncenter" width="481"] Darren Turnquesy -The Director of Youth under the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture- meets with community leaders.[/caption] One of the assignments of Darren Turnquest, Director of Youth at the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, during his stay on Abaco was to meet with youth group leaders as a follow-up on the Youth Group Leaders training that...
Minister lays out plans for Abaco’s youth, cultural and sporting facilities
Accompanied his Directors, among them the Director of Culture - Dr. Moxey-Brown, the Director of Sports - Timothy Munnings and the Director of Youth - Mr. Darren Turnquest, the Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture - the Hon. Daniel Johnson, arrived on Abaco on Friday, February 22. He came to meet and discuss items in his portfolio with the MP for North Abaco and Island Administrators. Following a breakfast at Jun...
Sea Spray Junkanoo delights crowd and honours memory
[caption id="attachment_1942" align="aligncenter" width="543"] Monty Albury remembered with the presenting of a plaque to his two sons. Left to right: Hon. Daniel Johnson (Min. Youth, Sports & Culture), Junior Mernard(Sea Spray General Manager), James Albury, Bradley Albury.[/caption] On Friday, December 28, 2012, Sea Spray Resort and Marina, on Elbow Cay, hosted the Second Annual Junkanoo Parade. The event ea...
The Minister of Sports and Culture Visits Abaco Schools
The Minister of Sports and Culture, Danny Johnson, arrived in Marsh Harbour on the morning of Friday, September 21 to promote culture on Abaco. He also made his case to educators to ensure that local schools participated in the February 2013 Love Rush Parade. He visited several schools and attended a meeting that evening. Minister Johnson was accompanied by several members of the National Junkanoo Committee,...
Upgrades Planned for Abaco’s Sporting Facilities
[caption id="attachment_271" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Above: Officials at the Ministry of Youth, Sports & Culture (MOYS&C) stand on the proposed site for a new sporting facility on Moore's Island. Pictured L - R: Calvin Balfour, Undersecretary (MOYS&C); Whelma Colebrooke; John Schaeffer, Resident Engineer, Ministry of Works; Lillian Laing, Council Member; Nelson Stuart, Council Member; Benjamin Pi...
The Abaconian posted an article Elbow Cay Boxcart Derby says:
[...] Always upbeat, Tania Duncombe was once again chosen as the moderator for the event. As participants took their box carts for test runs down the hill, she gave each participant an introduction. The Nicole Megaloudis Foundation was acknowledged as a Breast Cancer organization and noted for its sponsorship of soccer practices on the cay. Funds raised will benefit the Abaco Swim Club, whose members were on hand, and the Hope Town swimming pool. READ MORE… [...]Rolling Harbour Abaco says:
Interesting news. A historic navigation landmark and ice-age geographical feature gone for good... For more on this story, the last (probably) photo before Sandy struck, the first (probably) published image (1803) and the history of Hole-in-the-Wall in maps since 1737, see http://rollingharbour.comBradley Albury says:
@JC Intheflesh, I couldn't agree more. Thank you for reading.JC Intheflesh says:
Well done Man-O-War Cay so important to preserve our history, wish more people of the Bahamas would too.Bradley Albury says:
Thanks, Lonnie. Glad to help keep you in touch with home.Timothy Roberts says:
Hi Cindy, Minister Gray - who is now in charge of Local Government was here yesterday. One of the things he mentioned concerning the moving of administrators is that there were very few who were moved (or removed) because of politics. He further explained that the one's transferred due to politics came about because (using a specific instance) one administrator denied one party access to a park on which to conduct a rally. The administrator as a civil servant is not allowed to act with political favoritism. He noted that when you move one administrator it often causes the relocation of a number of others - in other words it's sort of like a domino effect. As for Mr. Benjamin Pinder he is no longer an administrator. My understanding, and I stand to be corrected, is that his contract was up and they chose to not renew it.