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Firstly, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to those in the Englerston constituency who voted for me and believed that I would work in their best interests. I would also like to thank my family, friends and comrades, locally and internationally, for their assistance and guidance throughout this entire process. In spite of my very moderate support at the polls I have the political maturity to understand that mass movements begin with very tiny steps and can only triumph with sustained struggle. Presently, we have a situation in The Bahamas whereby the political parties of the ruling class use everything in their arsenal to seduce the masses and workers into handing over power to them at their own expense. This seduction was thoroughly apparent during this election season at “parties” that masqueraded as political rallies where there was hardly any constructive discussion of how we would concretely improve the living conditions and overall wellbeing of the ma...

The 2012 General Elections will be held this coming Monday, May 7th. The polls open at 8am and close at 6pm. Please vote as early as possible and take your voter’s card or passport with you for identification purposes.  Remember to cast your vote next to the STAR to vote for Alexander “Alex” Morley your Independent candidate for the Englerston constituency. ONE X next to the STAR is all we need. Do not write anything else on the ballot because it will be spoiled and NOT counted. Below is a list of the polling stations in Englerston. If you do not know your polling station please check your voter’s card so that you know the correct location to cast your vote. ENGLERSTON 1. Ridgeland Primary School, Ridgeland Park West 2. R. M. Bailey Senior High, Robinson Road 3. R. M. Bailey Senior High, Robinson Road 4. Ridgeland Primary School, Ridgeland Park West 5. Ridgeland Primary School, Ridgeland Park West 6. R. M. Bailey Senior High, Rob...

In celebration of World Lupus Day on May 10, Lupus Bahamas 242 is asking the Bahamian public to P.O.P For Lupus—Put On Purple to raise awareness for the illness. The group officially launched last month with the goal of increasing information and providing support for those living with lupus in The Bahamas. There are an estimated 5.5 million persons globally living with the chronic autoimmune disease brought on by genetics, environment and hormonal imbalances in the body. Common symptoms include debilitating pain, fatigue and unexplained flare-ups impacting random parts of the body especially internal organs. “Putting on purple is a simple way to show support for this cause. Whether it’s a tie, a blouse or even purple shoes, we want to appeal to the general public, Corporate Bahamas and schools to participate in this exercise on May 10,” said Shonalee Johnson, Vice President and Public Relations Officer of Lupus Bahamas 242. “This is a global e...

Sheleta Collie is a union organizer who runs the blog "East Street 242" at: www.EastStreet242.com/blog.html...

An environmental major at George Mason University is the first recipient of the Ethan S. Bain Environmental Health Foundation (ESBEHF) scholarship. The executive board of the Foundation presented Jade Pearce with the scholarship valued at $2,000 per annum towards her studies. The scholarship is renewable based on academic performance. A graduate of Queen’s College, the 17-year-old freshman is completing her first year of study in Fairfax, Virginia. She has plans to return to The Bahamas one day to help raise the level of awareness on environmental matters in the country. “There are so many opportunities to recycle at home in order to reduce the impact on our environment,” said Ms. Pearce. “I’d like to one day establish a recycling factory here in The Bahamas so that reducing, reusing and recycling can become a way of life.” Established in 2006, the Foundation is named in honor of Bahamian Environmentalist the late Ethan S. Bain. The or...

I suppose it is good to get it over with to be over and done with dying to get on with whatever follows onto wherever follows I just knew that death was going to be picking on- picking in siblings, as it is we who are now in our sixties and seventies only recently you see, the very last and the youngest of my father and his siblings expired was buried while I was away I was unable to attend her funeral it was on December 14, 4 months, 10 days ago, when she died and tonight the news arrived my sister Marjorie passed away death in its black dress or black suit selecting one or another to dance with to do the dance of death, to dance a two step a foot in the grave, a foot out death, while dancing with us, trips us up; we fall in, unable to climb out fortunately, spirit rises, hovers over all witnesses what is assigned to the grave necessary to live good, to have lived well in preparation for when our end comes Marjorie's end came today suffering is over, t...