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Tourism and Hospitality Training: Hallmark of the Culinary and Hospitality Management Institute
Get PDFThis paper traces the evolution of tourism and hospitality training in The Bahamas over the last 40 years, focusing on stakeholders, pioneers, partnerships, organizational structures, programs, and other key factors that have contributed to the establishment and operation of the Culinary and Hospitality Management Institute at the College of The Bahama
Attitudes of High School Students Regarding Intimate Relationships and Gender Norms in New Providence, The Bahamas
Get PDFThis paper reports the attitudes and actions on relationships with the opposite sex of 1,002 Grade 10 and Grade 12 students in New Providence. Girls were more likely than boys to use aggressive behaviours in teen relationships. Some of the behaviours noted in teen relationships informed expectations of marital relationships, such as restricted access to friends of the opposite sex. The students endorsed a number of sex-related stereotypes, such as a man being the head of the household. Both male and female students indicated that it was acceptable for men to control their wives. Participation in aggressive and controlling behaviours by teens points to the need to educate students about how to develop more respectful relationships
The Treatment of Haitian Bahamians in Bahamian Society
Get PDFOriginally presented as an informal paper at a discussion panel on Statelessness, this paper outlines some of the policies that hinder Haitian Bahamians from participating in mainstream society, the stigma that is attached to such policies and the unethical standpoint that justifies them. It briefly touches on migration and focuses on the issues of nationality and citizenship
Migration: The Bahamas and the Caribbean: A Selective Bibliography
Get PDFMigration is a topic of great importance to the people of The Bahamas and indeed of the entire Caribbean region. We in the region have had a rich history of immigration and emigration and even today this trend continues although there have been marked changes over the years.
It would be virtually impossible to include absolutely everything on the subject of migration in the Caribbean region, but this effort serves as a selective listing of some of the most relevant and useful resources on the topic
Using DNA to Locate the Ancestry of Today's Island Dogs of the Caribbean: The Case of the Bahamian Potcake
Get PDFDogs in The Bahamas have been documented since the time of Columbus, so dogs have been residents of the country for at least as long as our written records. While the term “potcake” has been associated with mongrel dogs in The Bahamas for some time; written references have been traced back only as far as 1970. Since then, the written word potcake has become relatively common. Potcakes, while reviled by some, are considered as quintessentially Bahamian by others. This paper attempts to determine if the potcake is unique to The Bahamas. Our analysis of potcake DNA from New Providence and Grand Bahama suggests that the importation of dogs has diluted the pool of any ancient potcake DNA to an extent, that the Bahamian potcake, if it ever existed, is now either extinct or highly admixed. Some implications for demystifying this Bahamian icon based upon the current welfare offered potcakes are proposed
Goin' Back ta Da Islan': Migration, Memory and the Marketplace in Bahamian Art
Get PDFWake up early one mornin’
Kiss my Mamma goodbye
Goin’ back ta di Islan’
I say, don’ worry Mamma, don’ cry
Ronnie Butler and the Ramblers “Crown Calypso”
We are who we are
Children of the hot lands
We build fires every Christmas
And pray in earnest for cold weather
Jerome Cartwright, “Cold Snap”
I told of never coming Winter;
The boats dancing gaily in a blue bay;
Then I sang of flowers blooming, the wild ocean booming,
Thunder walking the streets of the islands in May
Robert Elliot Johnson, “The Wanderer”
These three extracts provide an introduction to our subject: the factors affecting the representation of the Bahamian landscape in art. Together they seem to triangulate the subject. The lyrics from a song performed by one of our most celebrated calypsonians, Ronnie Butler, explore the irrepressible nostalgia for a simpler rural past that permeates much of Bahamian secular music. The second, a poem, addresses our sense of alienation from our island landscape as a result of the North Atlantic’s cultural colonialism. And the last poem demonstrated the extent to which Bahamians speak in the language of the tourist brochure when describing their country to outsiders. Migration, memory and the marketplace do not exhaust the list of factors shaping our art, but they are principal players in its production
Identification of the Microbial Population Found in Water Sources in and around San Salvador Island, Bahamas
Get PDFSan Salvador Island in The Bahamas is home to approximately 1,200 people, and a popular vacation destination. In order to expand our knowledge of the bacterial population found on and around the island, and to assess possible health risks, we analyzed and identified the cultivable bacterial population found in several lakes and ponds throughout the island. The sites tested were located on the northern, north-eastern, eastern, and western districts, as well as one lake located inland. Ten sites with varying salinity, levels of oxygen, visibility, and distance from the ocean were analyzed. The nature of the bacteria present in these sites was identified by microscopy, as well as a series of biochemical tests based on bacterial metabolism. Seven bacterial species, predominantly from the genera Staphylococcus and Klebsiella were identified. Most bacteria identified are part of the normal microbiota of the skin and the gastro-intestinal tract of human and mammals, and should not be considered a danger for the health of the majority of the population and tourists of the island. We also isolated bacteria capable of fixing atmospheric nitrogen, a hallmark of marine bacterial populations. Overall, this study enabled us to add to the repertoire of bacterial species isolated and identified in the diverse marine environments found on San Salvador Island
The Economic Impact of Junkanoo in The Bahamas
Get PDFIn the 21st century culture has moved from the periphery of economic activity to the centre and in the Caribbean, festivals are important generators of revenue. The Bahamian festival of Junkanoo resembles the carnivals of the Caribbean, but unlike them, no emphasis has yet been placed on the economic benefits of the festival. This paper summarizes the findings of a long-term study of the economic impact of Junkanoo
Invasion from the South: Social Construction of the Haitian ‘Other’ in The Bahamas
Get PDFSince 1957, the Bahamian government has been trying to control the migration of undocumented Haitians to and their movement through The Bahamas. Due to the continued and incessant migration and the question of citizenship for Haitians, Bahamians have come to perceive Haitians as a threat to the national and cultural sovereignty of The Bahamas. The media, government policies, and everyday constructions of Bahamian identity have played a significant role in socially constructing the image and status of Haitians residing in The Bahamas. The perception and internalization of these images and ideas have resulted in the denial of human rights for Haitians and people of Haitian descent residing in The Bahamas