Question: Littering and irresponsible disposal of garbage by humans is destroying our Bahamian environment. In order to define the littering we must first define the word litter. Litter refers to different waste products such as containers‚ papers‚ and wrappers that have been disposed onto streets‚ yards and remote areas. This means “littering” is the pollution of our environment by different litter waste. Littering not only destroys our beautiful Bahamian environment but it also affects wildlife
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Crime in the Bahamas On the 6th April‚ 2011‚ shock waves were sent throughout the Bahamaland after the report of a brutal massacre of Nellie Brown-Cox. It is alleged that this crime was committed by her common law husband (Bahamas Press‚ 2011). This murder was a result of domestic violence‚ which is a crime that is committed among many residents in the Commonwealth of the Bahama Islands. Crime is ubiquitous‚ but can be alleviated if the necessary steps are applied. To further explain‚ certain aspects
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demand for Change?" by Gail Saunders. "The construction project promised a relative bonanza for the local unemployed‚ a chance to sell their labor for something like the rates they knew were normal on the mainland ... Unknown to them‚ however‚ the Bahamas government had agreed to peg local wages for unskilled labor at the rates established in 1936." Quoted from Islanders in the Stream: A History of the Bahamian People (From the Ending of Slavery to the Twenty-First Century) by Michael Craton and Gail
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Heights this morning”..... “A man was killed in a late night shooting last night. “A 23-year-old man was shot dead last night in the Lyon Road area off Shirley Street”... These are just a few of the headlines that we hear on a daily basis in The Bahamas. We as a small nation should take heed to the crime problem and try to find ways in solving them. The crime rate will continue to persist if drastic measures aren’t taken. Athena Daminos‚ former Tribune editor and journalist asked this question “What
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Sometime in everyone’s life‚ they are either nervous or scared to take an examination. I had my experience of nervousness when I had to take my national examination. In the Bahamas‚ the national examination is a test students would have to take for the Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (B.G.C.S.E.) or the Bahamas Junior Certificate (B.J.C.). The exam I had to take was Music which consists of theory and a practical exam. Theory means to listen to a musical piece and answer questions
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SUCCESS CAREER COLLEGE BERNARD ROAD Nassau‚ Bahamas COURSE: ECO 228 –INTRO TO ECONOMICS Submitted to: Prof. Moniquell Johnson Submitted by: Leneka Adams Date of Submission: Septemeber 3rd 2014 ASSIGNMENT: WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE BAHAMAIAN ECONOMY? CERTIFICATION OF AUTHORSHIP: I certify that I am the author of this paper and that any assistance I received in its preparation is fully acknowledged and disclosed whether quoted directly or paraphrased. I also certify that this paper
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win a prize). (Oxford dictionary) Many have their own opinions about gambling and at this time gambling is not legally practiced here in The Bahamas. “Such a move would bring an end to an illicit industry that makes tens of millions of dollars a year and which employs hundreds; but which contributes little to the general good of the Bahamian people.” (The Bahama Journal 2008). There are many aspects of gambling that can indeed be looked upon positively. “Gambling comes in many forms‚ including betting
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Immigration is a very controversial topic in many parts of the world. On October 23‚ 2005‚ the Nassau Guardian printed an article titled ‘On Immigration’ by Nicolette Bethel where she talked about the immigration situation in the Bahamas and told the readers how she feels about the topic. She begins her article by telling her readers that we need to send back all the Haitians to showing the audience that if you start sending them back we have to send every other foreigner back. Through the use of
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the summer before my freshman year of high school; my dad had plans to spend a week in the Bahamas for work. He decided that it would be a good opportunity to bring my older sister and me along with him and my mom. My dad has always felt it was important for me and my sister to experience different cultures and he would also plan for us to see lots of attractions after his work day was completed. The Bahamas was beautiful and more than I could ever imagine. The scenery‚ the art‚ and the food and people
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environmental impacts of oil production in the Bahamas. (15) Recently‚ there has been a plan to drill oil in the Bahamas. This oil drilling will take place somewhere in the Southern Bahamas‚ closer to Cuba. However‚ there needs to be a referendum to see if the Bahamian public agrees with the thought of drilling oil. Before this referendum can happen‚ the government has allowed ‘exploratory’ drilling to see if there is actually oil in the Bahamas worth making a referendum about. The United States
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