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Blue Skies are Boring
January 18, 2023
For many people a beautiful, powdery, blue sky is a sign of perfection. We all imagine opening our eyes to the warm glow of the morning sunlight. Soon to be followed by a bright, slightly cloud peppered blue sky. In fact the promise of beautiful sunny days is what the…
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Back to Bay Street 2022
January 9, 2023
People were counting down the days. It had been almost 2 years since we as a country had celebrated the sweet sound of Boxing Day Junkanoo. For Bahamians Junkanoo is a time honored tradition that has been passed down to us from our African ancestry. It is rooted in the…
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The Paradise Island Bridges
October 11, 2022
Paradise Island, located just off the shore of Nassau, Bahamas, is a tourist attraction best known for housing the famous resort Atlantis where people come from far and wide to take a break from their stressful lives. The 685 acre island is connected to the island of New Providence by…
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Independence Junkanoo Rush out
July 21, 2022
After 2 years of lock downs due the COVID pandemic people were bursting with anticipation and on this 49th year day of independence it all erupted on Bay Street in Nassau, The Bahamas. Junkanoo for the Bahamas is the life blood of our cultural expression . It has been passed…
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All Roads Lead Albany
July 8, 2022
Recently my family and I drove from Raleigh, North Carolina to Albany, New York. It was a 5 day trip which consisted of 4 flights, a Dodge van, 4 hotels stays, 6 states(North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and New York)and approximately 650 miles. We spent the bulk of…