The first ever “Girls In ICT Day Bahamas” is set for April 23. The initiative, which aims to encourage more girls and women to consider careers in ICT (information, communication & technology), will bring together local industry giants BTC and Cable Bahamas, in partnership with industry regulator, URCA.
Mavis Johnson Collie with URCA, Pauline Seymour with BTC, and Teneile Simmons with Cable Bahamas, talk about the opportunities in the sector, and give us details about next week’s event. Some 100 female senior high school students from throughout New Providence will participate in a day of special seminars at the British Colonial Hilton in Nassau. It all begins at 8am.

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Emerging artist Edrin Synonette (not photographed) visits the “Blank Canvas”Studio to talk about his upcoming show at COB.’s Pro Gallery, entitled “Lucayan Evolution.” His cast and painted make and photogravure prints imagine what Bahamians would look like today had the Lucayans not been wiped out and we were an African-Lucayan mix. Gallery Co-ordinator and COB. lecturer Heino Schmid (right) also speaks about the project and more broadly about COB’s movement toward University status and its recommitment to the arts.

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Parents of autistic children share their powerfully touching stories. Linda Bain-McCaulsky and Shenae Davis with REACH (Resources and Education for Autism related Challenges) Autism Awareness Group discuss the challenges of raising special needs children in The Bahamas, challenges which are even greater in the Family Islands.
Robert Farquharson, REACH Board Member, talks about the assistance the organization provides.
April is Autism Awareness Month, and there’s a full slate of activities.
For more information, log on to autismbahamas.com or Facebook.com/REACHBahama
Pictured left to right: Morning Blend Host Dwight Strachan; Shenae Davis, REACH member; Robert Turnquest, REACH Board Member; Linda Bain-McCaulsky, REACH Executive; Morning Blend Co-Host Andrew Strachan.

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