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Celebs celebrate lavish destination weddings
Issa Rae pictures: Lauren Fair Lady Kitty Spencer pictures: German Larkin/ Dolce & Gabbana
Friday, July 30, 2021 THE 2021 wedding season is in full least when it comes to the nuptials swing, at of the rich and famous. Despite the pandem ic, they are celebrating their dream destination wed Princess Diana’s niece, Lady Kitt dings. cer, 30, tied the knot with billiona y Spenire fashion tycoon Michael Lewis, 62, on July 24. The ceremony took place at the Villa Ald obrandini in Frascati, a Baroque mansion overlooking Rome.
For the ultra-lavish affair (which several days), the British model wor spanned e not one, but five different dresses designed by Dolce & Gabbana, including the main brid al high-necked Victorian-inspired lace gown – a gown Meanwhile, Hollywood actress and writer Issa Rae, 36, celebrated her spec ial day on July 26 in the South of France, at the famous Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat. The “Insecure” star married her longtime partner, 32-year-old business man Louis Diame. Issa wore two custom Vera Wan g designs. The dress for the ceremony was strapless and featured Chantilly lace and a swe ethe line. She paired this a with chapel-le art neckFor the reception, she wore a plun ngth veil. ging V-neck dress with a layered tulle skirt. The groom wore a red velvet tuxedo by Dolce & Gabbana. The couple have been notoriou sly about their relationship (it is beli private eved they got engaged in 2019), but Issa shar ed several of their wedding pictures with the public over Instagram.
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Weekend Inside
Interview 4 – 5
Cherelle Cartwright is sassy in real life and sassy when it comes to making her international-grade sauces, glazes and more. She talks about what’s important to have a successful food-based business.
Puzzles 6 Art 7
Bahamian artist Leo Brown expresses the pain caused by the pandemic through his painting. We’ve picked the top 10 Olympic hunks for you to feast your eyes on.
Art 10
The Current strives to make artwork accessible for home décor.
Food 11
Workshops to helping aspiring pastry chefs rise to the top. Edna Ferber goes from being reporter to a ‘Giant’ of an influential author.
Forgotten Facts 14
The mysteries of New Providence’s roads.
Animals 15
A celestial message, plus Pet of the Week.
Gardening 16
Time for maintenance and preparation. Cover – Artwork by Leo Brown
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With a slew of new releases planned for the rest of 2021, local rapper TonAsh hopes to have an amazing breakout year. His newest single, “Down”, is now available now on every major music platform. Supported by a cinematic music video shot by IfocusVisuals, the song depicts the rapper going on downward spiral straight to the bottom, but still triumphing in the end.
“Loctician”/recording artist Q: Beach or sofa? “It’s definitely the beach for me... there is no place like home. But here in Texas I mostly settle for the couch whenever I do get a chance to sit.”
Q: What will you be binge-watching? “I will be binge-watching the ‘4400’. I love supernatural unexplained physiological thrillers and dramas.”
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Q: Rum, wine, Kalik or a cocktail? “I would love a nice ice cold Kalik, but since that is not obtainable as I currently reside in Texas, I always chill with a nice cold glass of watermelon sangria It’s the sweet for me.”
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“The inspiration behind the song are just emotions that come with life. As humans we go through a lot mentally and emotionally, and sometimes you look to your friends and family to support you in ways you would support them with their goals and dreams. Sometimes they do and most times they won’t, but it’s good to remember you still have yourself and we are capable of more than we give ourselves credit for. ‘Down’ is about not quitting on yourself. Simply put, I was feeling down one day, heard the beat then just put it together,” said TonAsh. The song, he added, is a testament to the triumphs of his determination as an artist, his skills as an emcee, and a genuine statement song. The video features guest appearances from local artists like Sherwood Rahming
Q: If you could be quarantined with a celebrity who would it be? “I would love to be
and Schin Nguyen. TonAsh is calling the single a major highlight in his career. “I’ve been making music for about six years seriously now. By seriously, I mean buying beats and paying for studio time and for song mixes. Since then, I’ve been a BTC brand ambassador and did the song ‘BTC Country’ with Rik Carey. I opened for Ja Rule, Ashanti and Roddy Ricch, as well as put on a few independent live shows and numerous other performances,” he told Tribune Weekend. Prior to this new single, TonAsh released the songs “Beast” and “Checks”. The music video for “Beast” features Bahamian comedy stars Cindy the Creative and Jaquay. In addition to the usual music platforms, fans can keep up with TonAsh on Instagram @ ‘KingTA242’.
quarantined with Lauryn Hill, so we can discuss conscious music and do a collaborative album. That has always been a dream of mine.” Q: If you could take a COVID- 19 free trip, where would it be and why? “I am definitely coming home, so I can have my ice cold Kalik on the beach. Being a recording artist, loctician, poet, wife, mother and chef, I don’t have a lot of time for myself and so I rely on my memories and conversations with my family to keep me home-grounded.”
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Cherelle “Mama Sassy” Cartwright With the help of all-Bahamian ingredients that meet international standards, “Mama Sassy” has successfully launched a gourmet food business. She tells Cara Hunt how a harmless prank by a friend started it all. Cherelle Cartwright wears many hats. She’s an entrepreneur, jazz singer, president of the St Augustine’s College Alumni Association and an advocate for women’s rights. It’s her fiery spirit and bubbly personality that has made her successful in all her endeavours and earned her the nickname “Mama Sassy”. It’s also the name she uses for her business, Mama Sassy’s Gourmet Foods, a company she started a few years ago following a prank a friend played on her. “I consider myself somewhat of a chef, and I would always be in the kitchen making things, but it was just for my enjoyment and to give to my family and friends, never something that I thought about professionally,” she told Tribune Weekend. “One day one of my friends came over and asked me what I had to eat, not even a ‘hello’ or anything, just ‘What you have to eat?’ and I said, ‘You here just asking for food, you brought anything for me to cook?’ “So the next day, he knocked on my door with a bag of goat peppers and threw it on the counter and said make something with that. I ended up making a batch of pepper sauce. The rest, as they say, is history. The pepper sauce was a smash hit with one than just that particular friend. “I started sharing the pepper sauce with my family and friends and everyone loved it, but then one of my friends said you really need to market this and make some money off it,” said Cherelle.
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“My products are all tested in the US to ensure that they are at a level approved by the FDA. That comes at a high cost, but you have to invest in your product.”
Even though she had little experience in starting a business, she took a leap of faith and started Mama Sassy’s Gourmet Foods. “Once I decided that I was going to sell the sauce, I knew we needed a name, so another friend, said, ‘You know you fiery and sassy just like this sauce, so what about sassy mama or mama sassy’, and we agreed that we liked Mama Sassy and that’s how the name came about,” she explained. Cherelle uses all-natural Bahamian fruit such as mangoes, pineapples, papaya and tamarind, and seasonings like thyme and rosemary. She also uses alcohol as an ingredient for her uniquely flavoured sauces, glazes, rubs, jams and jellies. For these, she reaches for the local beer, like Kalik’s Radler, or the dry Irish stout Guinness, as well as various wines for cooking. Using natural products that are available in the Bahamas was a no-brainer for Cherelle. “I love experimenting in my kitchen to come up with new ideas and new flavours, and often that is
determined by what ingredients are readily available,” she said. Cherelle is also inspired by her travels. One of her favourite places to visit is France. “I love their mulled wine; it’s something I look forward to whenever I travel there. I love to make it in December because that is my birthday month as well as Christmas, and so of course I use it in my products,” she said. It has been three years since she started her company and Cherelle says she has learned many lessons along the way. Her advice to anyone considering launching a food-based business is to ensure that their products meet worldwide standards. “I would love to see a local entrepreneur strive for a higher standard of excellence. You want your product to be able to be sold anywhere in the world,” she said. “When I first started, I had basic packaging and simple presentation, but I realised that if I wanted to expand, I had to improve my product.
“That means that the products have to have consistent quality. My products are all tested in the US to ensure that they are at a level approved by the FDA. That comes at a high cost, but you have to invest in your product. You also have to look at your packaging; does it have nutritional labelling and barcodes for easier pricing? That makes it more attractive to the world market,” she said. Customer service is another important component to having a successful business. “You can’t just take the mindset of, ‘Well, if they don’t like it, then just don’t buy it.’ I follow up with my clients and I ask for their feedback. I love when they share photos of dishes they have made using my products.” Cherelle is excited to be expanding her business, both here at home and internationally. As she follows this plan, she has quite a lot to keep her busy on the side as well. In addition to her business, she is also a jazz and R&B singer and used to perform in local hotels like Atlantis. “When I first started my music career I used to sing reggae,” she said. And as the president of the St Augustine’s College Alumni Association, she is kept busy by highlighting the achievements of former students from the private school as well as raising funds for educational grants and projects throughout the community. Another project she is passionate about is promoting women and encouraging them to be strong and independent. “I truly believe in female empowerment and in women supporting women and helping them to achieve their goals,” she said. Cherelle has a background in the aviation industry and has a degree in Law and Criminal Justice. She is an avid reader who loves travelling, history and fishing. She is also the proud mother of two children.
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Painting through the pandemic By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter
dmaycock@tribunemedia.net GRAND Bahamian artist Leo Brown continues to capture current events through his artwork, sharing his latest abstract painting about the COVID-19 pandemic. His painting, titled “Living In The Age of COVID-19”, is divided into three parts, depicting different timelines of the pandemic. Mr Brown - who operates an art studio at the Port Lucaya Marketplace - has created many superb canvas paintings that seem to capture the attention and imagination of both visitors and locals. As The Bahamas experiences another surge of COVID infections, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced measures to boost the nation’s ability to bear the latest surge in cases. There were 130 cases of COVID confirmed on
Tuesday while 100 people remain hospitalised, including 10 in the Intensive Care Unit. Mr Brown said he decided to paint on this subject because he believes “it is a story that must be told”. “It’s a plague of biblical proportions,” he stated. The 24x36 painting took him two months to complete. “Most artists paint what they see, but I paint what I see combined with what I imagine. My style is a combination of Realism, Surrealism, Impressionism, and Abstract,” said Brown. According to Brown, the lower section of the painting depicts 2019, (Doctors in Scrubs). He explained that doctors and other healthcare workers were witnessing the limited availability of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), particularly appropriate masks, as COVID-19 spread across the globe, and being confronted by the difficult situation that puts their desire to
remain safe against their duty to help patients. He said the middle section shows the period in 2020 when New York City became the epicenter for COVID-19. The highest section of the painting is a depiction of Our World 2021, he said. Mr Brown indicates that the pandemic has taken a significant toll on people all across the world. “Many countries have declared restrictive measures, such as lockdowns, shelter in place, or stay at home orders, to contain the pandemic at a local level. However, the widely differing responses and response timeline have left people wondering if authorities failed to
take the situation seriously early on when they could have done more to slow down the spread of the coronavirus,” he explained. He indicated the light in the painting is not the sun or the moon, but is symbolic of Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God. “All things were made by the son of God, and without Him was not anything made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of man, and the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehends it not,” he said. “I believe that God is talking to the world (all mankind) only He alone can save us, we need to stand still and know that He alone is God,” Mr Brown said.
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art
The Current makes art accessible for home décor By JEFFARAH GIBSON | Tribune Features Writer | jgibson@tribunemedia.net IT’S no secret that a piece of art mounted on a wall, in a home or a corporate venue, has the ability to not only liven up a space, but also create just the right ambience. Artwork can bring together the elements of a room by being a focal point, a colour inspiration, a harmoniser and more. But there is in fact a bit of science to it and choosing the right piece or pieces for a space requires design and logistical considerations to make it all come together. “I encourage persons to think about what kind of feel they want the work to inspire,” said artist Averia Wright, who is the curatorial manager at The Current Gallery at Baha Mar. “For example, if you live in a beach cottage you may keep in mind that framing can reflect that. Distressed framing or floating frames that allow
the artwork to breathe can be the ideal choice.” Filling up one’s space with art can without a doubt be an expensive undertaking. Averia suggests selecting pieces that have the feel, mood and style you are looking for, but are also within financial reach. “You can have beautiful art that doesn’t have to be expensive. Sometimes the way the artwork is presented elevates how it is seen,” she said. Print reproductions, she explained, are an option for those wanting to access artwork that would normally cost thousands of dollars for the original. “And have it done for fraction of the cost depending on what material it is printed on for a small fraction of the cost,” she added. The Current gallery has the rights to 80-plus artworks that can be reproduced.
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food
Helping aspiring pastry chefs rise to the top By ALESHA CADET Tribune Features Reporter acadet@tribunemedia.net NAASON Roberto Sands’ dream of becoming a pilot was dismissed early on by his mom, who at the time thought it was too risky a career for her beloved son. So he changed lanes completely and followed in his mother’s footsteps. The Abaco native decided to pursue his second passion after flying and enrolled in culinary arts school. Naason was raised in a single-parent home, with his mother being the main breadwinner in a family that included, besides himself, two older sisters. “My mother had a day job, but in 1992 she went off to Wilton School of Cake decorating where she learned to create beautiful birthday cakes, wedding cakes and other celebration cakes, a trade that I eventually picked up,” he told Tribune Weekend. “It all started for me around the age of ten years old when I made my first cheesecake on my own for a grade five class party. The cheesecake was actually a hit and I enjoyed making it so much that I began spending most of my time experimenting in this place which I had now grown to love, my mother’s kitchen.” After graduating from the College of the Bahamas with an Associate degree in Culinary Arts,
Naason worked in hospitality for many years, in the kitchens of the Ritz Carlton in Abaco and the Baker’s Bay Golf and Ocean Club on Guana Cay. Today, he is the owner of the popular Pastry Haven Bakery, located in the Mother Gibson Plaza on Boyd Road in Nassau. At his bakery, Naason and his team offer madeto-order baked goods, specialising in a large variety of cheesecakes, which he describes as the best cheesecakes in the region, as well as the traditional Bahamian guava duff. Pastry Haven also provides wedding cakes, birthday cakes, other celebration cakes, cupcakes and a lot more. “This coming August will make 14 years that I have been in the culinary and pastry field. First and foremost, I enjoy the creativity that we get to express through food. Secondly, I enjoy helping aspiring pastry chefs find their way in the pastry kitchen. I always had a passion to teach, so I find myself teaching a lot of classes as well as sharing a lot of knowledge with my staff to enhance their skills and make them better at what they do,” said Naason. Most recently, he hosted classes on “Basic Cake Decorating “ and “Treat Box”. Naason said the idea to offer these classes arose
during the pandemic when a lot of people were out of work, out of ideas and looking for something to do and creative ways to make money. “I had an unusual number of customers coming into the store and asking if I would be willing to host classes and pastry seminars so that they could hone their talents. I obliged, started to work on course curriculums and outlines, and before I knew it, we were hosting these classes at Pastry Haven,” said Naason. Once people participate in a class, he said, they become a part of the Pastry Haven family. “Once you’ve taken my classes, you can reach out to me at any time should you have a question or need assistance with something in regard to baking and pastry,” he said. “My biggest objective in these classes is to teach students as much as I can to ensure that once they leave my classroom, they can assuredly create their own masterpieces.” The Pastry Haven also participated in a bread giveaway in March to assist those in the impoverished communities close to his store. Naason and his team gave away 400 loaves of bread. “It feels good to be able to give back in this way, because we are in a time where there is a lot of uncertainty happening in our lives. A lot of people aren’t sure what to do, where to go, who to turn to, so with me being able to give back in my own way to mostly strangers that I’ve never met before makes me feel good to be able to do my small part,” said Naason. Naason is looking forward to hostTHE PASTRY Haven ing a more classes that will be held Bakery team, led by Naason Roberto in the upcoming months leading into Sands,hosts classes 2022. “Our classes often fill up very for all those wishing quickly, so new students are encourto create their own aged to sign up as early as possible,” masterpieces. he said.
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literary lives - Edna Ferber (1885 - 1968)
From reporter to Show Boat creator Sir Christopher Ondaatje remembers the American short story writer, novelist, and Pulitzer Prize winner best remembered for So Big, Show Boat, and Giant. “Life can’t ever really defeat a writer who is in love with writing, for life itself is a writer’s lover until death – fascinating, cruel, lavish, warm, cold, treacherous, constant.” - Edna Ferber Edna Ferber was born on August 15, 1885 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to a Hungarian-born Jewish storekeeper, Jacob Charles Ferber, and his Wisconsin-born wife Julia, who was of German Jewish descent. Her father’s business failures were constant. They moved often – from Chicago, Illinois, to Ottumwa, Iowa – with her father and mother and older sister Fannie. They faced brutal anti-Semitism – and were verbally abused and spat at. When Ferber was twelve the family moved to Appleton, Wisconsin, where she attended Lawrence University. Determined to study acting and elocution, Ferber abandoned her plans when her family banned her from pursuing these studies. She dropped out of University when she was 17 to help support her family and was hired by the Appleton Daily Crescent and then the Milwaukee Journal as a reporter. She covered the 1920 Republican National Convention and the 1920 Democratic National Convention. “Only amateurs say that they write for their own amusement. Writing is not an amusing occupation. It is a combination of ditch-digging, mountain climbing, treadmill, and childbirth. Writing may be interesting, absorbing, exhilarating, racking, relieving. But amusing? Never!” - Edna Ferber She had already begun to write short stories, and her first novel Dawn O’Hara, The Girl Who Laughed was published in 1911. Fanny Herself (1917), The Girls (1920), and Gigolo (1922) followed.
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Friday, July 30, 2021 In 1925, Ferber sent a draft, of what she thought was a novel that lacked a plot and had a theme that a reader could easily overlook, to her publisher Nelson Doubleday. The book’s title was So Big, and she was amazed to find that he really enjoyed the book. She was even more surprised when she learned that the public also enjoyed the book which went on to sell several hundreds of thousands of copies. She won the Pulitzer Prize for her book that same year, following which a silent film starring Colleen Moore was made. An early “talkie” movie remake was made in 1932, starring Barbara Stanwyck and George Brent, with Bette Davis in a supporting role. Another remake of the film of So Big starring Jane Wyman was made in 1953 and is the most popular version. “For equipment she had youth, curiosity, a steel strong figure ... four hundred and ninety-seven dollars; and a gay adventuresome spirit that was never to die, though it led her into curious places and she often found, at the end, only a trackless waste from which she had to retrace her steps, painfully. But always, to her, red and green cabbages were to be jade and burgundy, chrysoprase and porphyry. Life has no weapons against a woman like that. - Edna Ferber So Big Ferber’s next novel, Show Boat (1926), was just as successful as So Big and almost immediately Jerome Kern proposed that it be transformed into a musical. Ferber was not at all keen on the idea as she thought it would be turned into the typical light entertainment of the 1920s. Eventually, when Jerome Kern explained that he and Oscar Hammerstein II wanted to create a serious work, Ferber gave him the rights to the great musical that premiered on Broadway in 1927 and has been revived eight times. By now, Ferber was established as one of the country’s distinguished writers. She moved to New York, with her mother, and was recruited into the exclusive “Algonquin Hotel Round Table” with other New Yorker writers Peter Benchley, Dorothy Parker and James Thurber. She was gifted and had a name. “Her ‘oil well’ as she called it, was the novel ‘Cimarron’, which came out in 1930. This ‘American Epic’ opens with the great 1889 ‘run’ or ‘land grab’ in Oklahoma. Sabra Venable, a genteel Southerner, migrates with her devil-may-care husband Yancey Cravat to the new territory ... Yancey, an enormously vital man, is nicknamed ‘Cimarron’ by virtue of ... ‘Indian’ in his genetic make-up. (They) settle in the fictional town of Osage, where he sets up a newspaper, the ‘Oklahoma Wigwam’, before going off to join Roosevelt’s Rough Riders. As usual in Ferber’s fiction, the plucky woman has to take charge. Twenty years pass. Oil is discovered and transforms the Oklahoma economy. Sabra becomes Oklahoma’s first Congresswoman. In the last scene Yancey returns, a dying bum. Sabra forgives him everything ... - John Sutherland Lives of the Novelists, (2011) Ferber went on to produce a string of bestsellers including American Beauty (1931), Come and Get It (1935), Saratoga Trunk (1941), Great Son (1945), and Giant (1952) – which became the film vehicle for James Dean’s final performance. Ice Palace was published in 1958.
Ferber joined the group of writers, critics and entertainers who became known as the ‘Algonquin Round Table.’ Ferber never married, had no children, and is suspected not to have engaged in a romance or sexual relationship with anyone. “Being an old maid was a great deal like death by drowning – a really delightful sensation after you ceased to struggle.” - Edna Ferber Edna Ferber died at her home in New York City, of stomach cancer, at the age of 82. She left her estate to her remaining female relatives. She did, however, give the American government permission to spread her literary work to encourage and inspire female authors. “Death-bed promises should be broken as lightly as they are seriously made.” - Edna Ferber The Gay Dog • Sir Christopher Ondaatje is the author of The Last Colonial. He acknowledges that he has quoted liberally from Wikipedia; A Peculiar Treasure (1939) by Edna Ferber; A Kind of Magic (1963) by Edna Ferber; Edna Ferber and her Circle, A Biography (2000) by Julie Goldsmith Gilbert; and Lives of the Novelists (2011) by John Sutherland.
Ferber on set with the iconic actor James Dean in 1955. Dean starred alongside Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson in the adaptation of her novel.
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history
The roads of New Providence
When one talks about the roads on this island, people often have difficulty understanding that our network of roads is an unfinished work of art. It has changed a lot over the years and new roads are still being built. The original ‘roads’ were footpaths between the various communities, trod by humans, horses and other animals. In 1742, there were FORGOTTEN no wheeled vehicles and much of the island had never felt a human foot. On the map, you might see that West Bay Street has been diverted for the Love Beach development, for Lyford Cay and for Baha Mar. For Albany, the Southwest Bay Road was diverted. Many have difficulty understanding (believing) that West Bay Street used to run through today’s Security
Gates, past St Christopher’s Church and through what is now the golf course. In the area near Lyford’s western canal, the turnoff to Lyford Cay (where, in the 1940s, H G Christie was advertising a beachfront house for about $10,000) was a track road, identified by a well. Bahamians would say, “When you pass the well, you done pass the road. “For many years, that well was a landmark FACTS inside Lyford. The divided highway, in front of the Lyford Cay Hospital, did not exist until the 1960s. Lyford Cay made a deal with government to build that highway and swap it for a stretch of West Bay Street Some years ago, I got a call from a lawyer who was unable to locate his client’s land on Farrington Road. His client and he had driven, then walked, the length of Farrington
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Road, from Boyd Road to the roundabout at Bethell Avenue North several times, all to no avail. Did I have any suggestions? In my youth, Farrington Road started at Nassau Street/Base Road, but the attached map shows it starting at Blue Hill Road. Somehow, a short stretch of Farrington Road has morphed into Boyd Road. If the name wasn’t officially changed, the street signs were incorrectly installed, as so often happens. The map shows that Farrington Road used to stretch as far as Lake Cunningham, but this changed during World War II, when Oakes Field became the RAF headquarters, and a satellite field was built and named after the Duke of Windsor. The western end of Farrington Road was improved and extended to Windsor Field and became the Interfield Road. When the President of the United States came to Nassau for a conference with the British Prime Minister, the name was changed to John F Kennedy (JFK) Drive. Now, it’s a four-lane highway. Another new road (Windsor Road) was built for the RAF,
connecting the Satellite Field to West Bay Street at Old Fort, and continuing to the deep-water port at Clifton. Before that, there were only two routes from Nassau to Clifton – via West Bay Street (through what is now the Lyford Cay golf course) or via Carmichael Road, Adelaide Road and Southwest Bay Roads (through what is now Albany). In 1926, there were only 53,031 people in our islands; 12,975 lived on New Providence. There were cars and trucks, and lots of horse/donkeydrawn vehicles, but few Bahamians ventured beyond Lake Cunningham, though the residents of Adelaide and Carmichael used to walk to Nassau to sell their produce. (Wild orchids could be bought for some seven cents a bunch) and of course they also had to walk back home. Most of the featureless areas of New Providence were pine forest. Today, it is densely populated with homes and shops and Carmichael Road is a thriving commercial street. • For questions and comments, please send an e-mail to islandairman@gmail.com
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animals
A celestial update Animal matters | KIM ARANHA
HEY, Mum, Mum, MUM! Ah, that’s better! It’s me, Chiefie, from up here at rainbow bridge. I have been trying to message you, but it is not always easy. When I try to contact you, you wake up and pick up your Kindle and “break the thread”, so to speak, for me to communicate properly. I need to do it when you sleep! Though I do notice that you still glimpse me by your bed or hear me, I am becoming more stealth-like though, aren’t I? It’s been two months now. everybody else in the house has adapted, except you, Mum. I see you still haven’t put my food bowl away (you should, you know). I see you touch it with three fingers after you fill everyone else’s bowl. Don’t worry, Mum, I am eating, and healthy stuff too! I know it’s hard to be the one left behind. We had 15 wonderful years together and you gave me so much love, and I gave you my world. But dogs don’t stay on earth for as long as humans because we are just about perfect, you know, our wings are hidden under our fur. Our collars turn into halos (St Francis converts all our collars into halos when we arrive); it’s a simple ceremony. Then we are allowed to run and play and be happy, healed and young again. Do you know why we are called dogs? Bet you don’t. Well, when God was creating the world, on the sixth day He created all
PET OF THE WEEK
A home for Fred By The Bahamas Humane Society
Fred is an adult potcake looking for a forever home, or a foster home in the meantime.
the animals and named them one by one. At the end of this very long process there was one animal left sitting at his feet. That animal said to the Lord, “You forgot to name me!”. “No, I did not,” said the Lord, “I saved you for last and I will name you my name spelled backwards: Dog.” Did you know that story, Mum? I notice that Boss took my advice and that he shares your breakfast every day; I thought you would need that. Buddy follows you around everywhere. I have been watching you from afar. I know you are packing up and finding so many old photos of me as a young dog taken a long time ago, and you look at them and then you cry. Try not to. I had the best life. I was even a happy puppy before I was saved off the streets; that was a lucky day for me. There are lots of potcakes up here. We are quick learners, so we are allowed to travel on our own quicker than many breeds. Funny how important we are here and how people at home thought we were worthless. Remember that lady who told you she didn’t want “no
Fred’s having trouble putting on weight at the shelter and missed out on a chance to go to Michigan because of it. He’s about five years old, has a lovely personality, and is good with other dogs. Fred needs some tender loving care and people who will see him for the awesome dude that he is. Do you have a place for Fred? Call the Bahamas Humane Society at 323-5138 for
potcake”? She wanted a “real dog”. You got really cross with her, didn’t you, Mum? I have never understood why the potcake is not valued in the Bahamas and when we are airlifted to another country everybody wants us. Incidentally Mum, you had a lot of dogs, I didn’t know that, but I keep meeting new ones. I even met the little dog who bit your face, and you needed all those stitches. She says she is sorry, that you startled her. I told her you knew that. Angel Archie has built more mud craters for us here. Some of them are seriously creative, you would be amazed. We have Mud Days now. When we are all covered in mud, we jump into a stream and rinse off, the sun dries us off. Angel Archie is watching over his Mum, she misses him a lot, too. She asked me to send you a beautiful sunset the other day, did you like it?
more information. Fred looks forward to meeting you! • The BHS Thrift Shop is open. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 11am to 3pm and Saturday from 10am to 2pm. We sell gently used items to raise funds for the shelter. If you’d like to donate, we’d be grateful to accept your donation. If the shop is closed, please leave them in the main shelter. Thank you!
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Every day new dogs come up. Snowy is doing a great job greeting the new arrivals and Nimba is so welcoming too; she trots around next to Francis, they speak Italian. You used to listen to Italian music when you were writing your articles for The Tribune, didn’t you, Mum? I want you to be sure to let everybody know that when they lose a friend, not to be too sad, but remember the great times together and always adopt and give needy dogs a second chance. Everybody should know love. Some of the rescued pups up here have such wonderful stories to tell of the amazing humans who saved them from misery. The best way to honour your beloved dog who has passed is to help another one in distress. The shelter is full of dogs needing a home. I haven’t been over to see the cats yet, but we all get along. I met the one I used to chase from next door! More about that when I get in touch again.
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gardening gardening gardening
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