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You must see our new junkanoo page-click here For todays news articles click here->Todays News articles- Order your Eleuthera CD’s here. Send $14.00 US to: George Major Eleuthera Data CD 2310 NW 55^th Court Suite 131 Fort Lauderdale Florida 33309 USA Obtain a copy of our most recent Interactive CD rom of the Island of Eleuthera, Bahamas by mailing your request This CDRom contains a complete interactive information guide to the Bahamian Island of Eleuthera Bahamas. Along with an eclectic collection of personal Writing of short stories, Poetry, Prose, Articles and 200 digital Photographs of the island of Eleuthera. These photographs are a collection of Unique photos of the seasons and picturesque beaches, flowers, sunsets, sinage, buildings people etc. This item is a great gift idea for people who have visited Eleuthera island in the Bahamas and for those wanting to know much more completely the island of Eleuthera and its unique brand of people. The beautiful digital photographs on this disk can be used for a variety of purposes from Screen savers to calendars and mouse pads or simply to show a relative or a friend just what the island of Eleuthera has to offer. Its all there on this CD rom. This CD rom is produced and is a unique product of the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas. Get your copy while supplies last. This CD rom will be upgraded and available annually Click here to checkout our new line of quality books written by Bahamian author George Major. Check out our new Books for sale either direct or through the internet See Calendar of Events for Eleuthera 2003- Bottom of the page. See our latest book release,”Blood on the Empire.” Welcome back to www.tarpumbay.com we’re back with another season of warm topical issues, news and information that relate to the Island of Eleuthera, Bahamas. The issues are hot, the people are friendly as always so come on back, again and again. Welcome back. If you have news items, suggestions, announcements, discussions and issues that relate to Eleuthera and would like to share them contact us with them at: [email protected] Calling All Writers Eleuthera’s Writers Digest Magazine’s primary concern is content. We would like for you to contribute your Short Stories, Articles and Poetry today. Send your content to the Email: [email protected] Your content will be evaluated and if acceptable it will be printed. See Our New Ads Page here The latest Junkanoo photos here Today’s news Saturday, March 06, 2004 Weather Cool and mild weather in Eleuthera today. Our temperature dropped down to the mid seventies creating a cool, temperate effect without much wind. Skies are shiny and bright with no rain In the short term. Conditions should be similar tomorrow and throughout the next few days. Enjoy our Eleuthera weather today. News, Articles and Poetry Strategy For The Development Of The Bahamas After much thought, today I have discovered the main factors that have contributed to the lack of development in the entire Bahamas. These factors are simple and fundamental. As they relate to my island, Eleuthera, they have had a profound negative impact on the island as a whole. The other islands of the Bahamas have found similar fate as their migration patterns and societies have been the same. There are only two main reasons people leave the islands, Education and Business\Employment opportunities. All other needs in the human psyche fall into place and are met when these two needs are met. A society filled with Educated, smart people encourage each other to grow in opportunity and potential. Fulfill the needs in these areas and one will see the human environment flourish into something of its greatest potential. The social atmosphere becomes vibrant and filled with positive illuminated human beings who strive to fulfill and build on the needs of their society. To combat the social ills in our cities two things need to be established immediately on each island. To reverse the generational damage caused by the migration patterns followed by many generations of Bahamians these two factors need to be generated and established in our societies in order for us to realize some immediate positive results from our involvement. In my formulation of ideas an immediate turn around can be realized in our Out Island societies within a matter of four years should the implementation of , one a major accredited college facility, and secondly an increase in employment and wage earning opportunities for local residents. The formula is an easy one. This year Eleuthera is poised to become the recipient of millions of dollars in development funds. These contributions to our island through private, foreign businessmen seeking to reap the rewards of assisting with the most immediate development needs of our golden islands is a turn around in the plight of the island of Eleuthera. This cycle of investment in hotel properties has happened before in our society, in the middle fifties and Sixties, extending up to the early seventies. These employment opportunities were only half the puzzle and they failed because the lack of self confidence and self sustaining ability of the indigenous community were not in place. Our self confidence and our cohesiveness as a people were not intact. After the decline of the Tourism industry in Eleuthera we sought to leave home in search of Employment elsewhere and in search of Education opportunities. This time around I hope that our leaders, community and government, will pay close attention to empowering each local resident to not only seek employment at one of the establishing tourist facilities but will work to establish an accredited college institution where local residents can study in order to promote their own innate abilities in order to grow in unison with the local economy. We Bahamians alone have the mandate to build Eleuthera. It can be done. It takes cohesiveness and stability among differing ethnic people in our society. It takes a healing of the impoverished mentality which exists in our communities for too long We’ve been adrift too long as a society to come to strength over night however. Establishing these facilities and granting us employment and empowerment opportunities are the key to accomplishment and only the first step in the right direction. Each person must be seen to take the pride needed to preserve our Island and our human and ecological societies for the long-term. Our overt political differences have to be eliminated. Hatred and bigotry have no place in the new Eleuthera. Only healing and tolerance, a lack of violent behavior and the acceptance of a peaceful society are the keys to our continued longetivity. There’s no turning back we must act quickly and implement our strategies now before the opportunity burns out, as happened before. The entire point being that indigenous people have the right to and need to be educationally and economically sustained in their own local environment in order for their productivity and culture as a people to thrive and remain intact as a unique, surviving species. We seek to develop a means through our local development to create a tourism product that will both attract and service the world. We wish to become accomplished contributors to world society and not just an insecure subservient people. Fishing Schedule for Eleuthera Island 2004 Marlin- Winter-Trolling Tuna-April to May- Trolling Dolphin-April to May- Trolling Jacks- Summer- Netting and fishing line Red Snapper-Summer- Bottom Fishing Grouper-November to February- spearing Lobster-August to March-Spearing and traps Calender of events for Eleuthera 2004 Febrary 8^th- friends of the library Valentines Dance at workers house. For more information contact the library at 12423322877. Febrary 14^th- Ministry of Health’s Food Fair Parish Hall Governors Harbor-contact 12423322774. March- Annual Winter Residents Reception. Contact Ministry of Tourism Governors Harbor ph. 12423322142. March- Eleuthera Softball Season opens- Contact Mr. Kingsley Bethel 12423322179. March 15^th- Friends of the library Annual silent auction 4-7pm. For information call the library at 12423322877. March 29^th – Natural Arts and Crafts Guild of Eleuthera will hold their annual Crafts fair at Unicorn Cay house Banks road, Palmetto Point, Eleuthera. Call Bessy at 12423321424 April 16^th-21^st- James Cistern Homecoming Festival-contact Mr. Edgar White ph. 12423322115 or Ms. Glenda Johnson at ph. 12423322142. April 16^th-21^st- South Eleuthera homecoming Festival Contact Mr. Ron Horton ph. 12423342236. June 4^th-9^th- Palmetto Homecoming-Contact Mr. Ricardo Knowles ph. 12423321700. June4th-9^th- Annual Pineapple Festival, Gregory Town Contact ph. 12423322142. Annual Gulfstream International 22 mile cycling classic. Contact the Ministry of Tourism at 12423322142. June 4^th-9^th- Deep Creek Homecoming. Contact Tiffany Mckinney at 12423348330. July 9^th-13^th- Savannah Sound Homecoming, Contact Ms. Ellen Gibson 12423326181. July 9^th-13^th- The Bluff Homecoming Festival- contact Mr. Cyril Saunders ph. 12423351624. July 30^th- August 4^th- Bay fest, Hatchet Bay- Contact Peter Davis ph. 12423351600. July 30^th-August 4^th- Back to the Bay Fest, Tarpum Bay- contact Mr. Cleveland Knowles ph. 12423344225. July 30^th-August 4^th- Governors Harbor Homecoming- Contact Ms. Emily Petty ph. 12423322142. September- Softball playoffs- Contact Mr. Kingsley Bethel ph. 12423322170. October 8^th-13^th- North Eleuthera Sailing Regatta, Harbor Island, Contact Ms. Kayla Davis ph. 1242333163. Mr. Daryl Johnson ph. 12423332279. November 26^th-30^th- Green Castle Homecoming. Contact Delroy Richards, ph. 12423346419. December 26^th- Junkanoo Contact Ministry of Tourism ph. 12423322142.