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WAITING AND HOPING – Phone card vendors are waiting and hoping for a fair resolution to their street hawking dilemma, following talks between the GB Port Authority and the Police. (BIS photo/VANDYKE HEPBURN)
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| Termite Infestation – Hue Ferguson, operations manager of Budget Pest Control displays a partial mound that contains a new species of termite found on the island. (Photo by CLEOPATRA MURPHY |
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WE LOVE YOU — Members of St. Jude bid a fond farewell to their priest Father Curtis Robinson on Sunday, when he performed his final act as pastor of that local assembly. Robinson left Grand Bahama for New Providence where he will pastor at Christ the King. (Photo by DEREK CARROLL)
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Race for BUT top spot heating up
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By LEDEDRA MARCHE
Senior FN Reporter
lededra@nasguard.com
With the race for the top post of The Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) heating up, both candidates, incumbent Belinda Wilson and three-time candidate Frances Friend, have each handpicked a group of individuals they believe will carry their team to victory.
A total of 39 candidates are vying for a spot as a teachers' union executive in the September 21 election, but arguably the fight for the chief seat is the one most will be watching.
Wilson won in 2008 over Friend and incumbent and former running mate Ida Poitier.
Union elections are held every three years, but after the entire executive body was ousted by its members during an historic vote of no confidence passed at the BUT's 63rd annual general meeting on June 29, teachers cut short that stint and forced a new election.
The move was viewed as a message that the members had had enough of the infighting among the executive body.
Nominations were on July 30 and now the 3,000-plus membership have just under three weeks before they decide on their new slate of officers.
Immediately following the vote back in July, Wilson said she was in support of the vote and announced her intent to seek re-election.
It was also then that Friend hinted that she was pondering a third attempt at the presidential post.
Then, two weeks ago, the presidential hopeful announ-ced that it is because of her undying love for teachers, unwavering commitment to advance the noble profession, and her determined will to restore the once credible image of the organization that she was making her candidacy official.
Wilson's mates; Philip Dorsett is running for vice president; Brenda Albury for secretary general; Leason Burrows for assistant secretary general; Lorraine Knowles for treasurer; Janice Armbrister for assistant treasurer; Quinton Laroda for area vice president, Grand Bahama; Annafaye Knowles for area vice president, Southern Bahamas; Sharon Rahming for area vice president, New Providence; John Musgrove, Zane Lightbourne and Wayne Thompson for executive member; and Haldane Stubbs and Mizpah Pintard-Munroe for trustee.
Wilson said her 'A' Team has a 10-point plan and with its slogan, "Members First," they intend to strategically carry it out.
First of all, the 'A' Team plans to continue its members' benefits which includes a pension plan, medical insurance, death survivors benefit, christmas gifts and emergency loans.
Plans for the construction of two multipurpose buildings in New Providence and Grand Bahama are still in place, along with training and professional development for officers and members, she said.
Wilson and her team also intend to successfully negotiate the new draft agreement for 2010 - 2013 with Ministry of Education officials and provide opportunities for scholarship and tuition rebate
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'Beware!' New species of
termite discovered
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'Wait and see' Phone card vendors
hoping for fair resolution
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St. Georges hold Smart Start Seminar
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Father Robby bids
farewell to St. Jude
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Western Air recognizing
Jamaican route benefits
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Nurse pleads not guilty to forgery
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Is there a glimmer of hope
for public education?
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Can't Social Services
use some discretion?
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Paying tribute to teachers
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Flag football moves into
round two of play-offs
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Taking aerobics up a notch
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The new president of the GBSSAA
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Bahamian athletes are
among the world's best
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Bossa nova, a blend of 'cool' sounds
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Pre-wardrobe showing filled with
glitz, gowns and glamour
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Nature Tour provides economic
opportunities for Bahamians
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Clifford Bowe III continues
scholarstic achievement
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P'Citizens of the Year' enjoy trip to Eleuthera
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The FOG!
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Are you seeing the kingdom?
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Where does your heart's
desire come from?
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Your heart's desire
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Kingdom Principles for
a Life of Significance
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The role of the church in nation building
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Bostfield appointed director
of Technical Services
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Contract signing at BORCO
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John Buill opens in PLM employing
six Grand Bahamians
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Bahamian Brewery &
Beverage celebrates
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BORCO Foundation announces
progress on the welding school
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BAIC reaches out to
Long Island's farmers
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Furniture Plus opens
third store in Abaco
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Photo of the Week
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PROUD WORK – Renee Moxey an eighth grade student at Sunland Baptist Academy proudly shows off her pleated skirts that she made on her own to her instructor Jennifer Ellis, assistant coordinator at Urban Renewal.
(Staff photo by Jenneva Russell)
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Editorial Cartoon
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