Sunday, April 10, 2005

George T Carey

George T. Carey was born on March 5th, 1981 to George and June Carey, and he is the last child of their three children. George grew up in a single parent family and at an early age he learnt that tough times do not last, but only tough people, as a result he strengthen his resolve to face all of life challenges.
Mr. Carey was always fascinated about learning as a young child as he was attracted to books and educational programs probably because his mother was an educator and she saw fit that such educational materials was always available. Now he is thankful from this start as he now values the substance of education and sees it as an important tool in the development of the total being. George considers himself to be a national Bahamian student as he went to schools on the islands of New Providence, Exuma, Long Island, and Grand Bahama. Mr. Carey attended three primary schools and three high school, and he always maintained a high grade standard.
As a child, George always dreamt about becoming a lawyer and later making the transition of becoming a judge. As a result of this dream, he took the preparatory steps by enrolling in The College of The Bahama, Law and Criminal Justice programme. While in the college, he participated in COBUS as Deputy Speaker, Social Science Senator, and Senator for Part-Time Students. George also helped to organise the Dorms softball, basketball and volleyball teams to participate in the intramural tournaments. His basketball team was always in contention and his volleyball team would win the tournament despite playing against teams who had members from the Bahamas National Volleyball team. Mr. Carey graduate from The College of The Bahamas in 2000 with an Associate of Arts Degree in Law and Criminal Justice.
After graduating from The College of The Bahamas, George prepared to further his studies in law abroad, but, was halted when his mother suffered a failed back surgery. He decided to take a year off from school to take care of her, and seek employment. Consequently, George was hired by the Ministry of Education in the Youth Division. Mr Carey assisted in the opening of the Pan- AM Building Cyber Internet Café, National Youth Parliament, and with the establishment of the Chippingham Community Youth Centre. His responsibilities were to assist the then Assistant Director of Youth, Ms. Autherine Turnquest and other Youth Officers with their duties. Mr. Carey kept in contact with the Youth Division and wrote the Resolutions for the May 2003 National Youth Parliament after the topics were selected, by the selection committee.
Despite working with the Youth Division, Mr. Carey always worked with youth and youth organisations. He was a member of the Governor General Youth Award, Interact Club, was a school prefect, served in organisations such as COBUS (College of The Bahamas Union of Students), the COB/UWI Law Society. George was also the former CARICOM Youth Ambassador, Bahamas Youth Parliamentarian, Captain of 1998 Sir Jack Hayward Sailing Team. He is one of the founders of Island Group Development Asociation (IGDA), and Executive Member of Island Boyz Holding & Investment Company, Ltd. (IBHIC), and the co-founder of Island Boyz Legal Advisers, Inc., a consultancy firm and subsidiary of IBHIC. George T. Carey can still be found working with youth and currently he is also the co-founder of Y.O.U.N.G (Youth United for National Growth), which is an organisation geared for the total development of youth which is subsidary of Island Group Development Assocation and is set to officially launched in June 2005. Y.O.U.N.G is comprised of individuals from across the Bahamas who met in Youth Organisations and who want to further help in the total development of Bahamas. The organisation is geared towards a string of educational campaign in regards to all aspects of development in Bahamian Life, namely the spheres of national, social, cultural, economical, religious, and political. Mr. Carey participated in the Lex Caribbean Regional Client Interviewing Competition (Trinidad and Tobago), and his team was praised by the judges, for a high standard presentation
Subsequent to his internship with the Youth Division, Mr. Carey decided to further his studies at home where he can continue to look after mother, and he enrolled in the COB/UWI LLB Degree Programme. Mr. Carey tough resolved carried him through the LLB Degree Programme, despite being constantly told from the Course Coordinator that he should not work and continue with the programme whereas it was so intensive. George always maintained the response that “it is better to go to school and to work, than not to go to school at all!” and he is in the last semester of the programme. To hear a more about Mr Carey and his creative work you can log on to www.bahamasdowntroddenyouth.blogspot.com

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Saturday, April 02, 2005

Gregory "Goldie" Tynes

It was the year of the Rooster when Margaret and Greg Tynes had their second child of their union. They had a bouncing baby boy and they named him Gregory Tynes. Gregory was born the 16th, June 1981. Mr Tynes affectionately called "Goldie" because of the colour of his hair was a member of the Jr National Lawn Tennis Association.
Goldie loves playing tennis, and he had won numerous doubles and singles titles and he was also 8 ranked in the top 4 in both under 16 and 18 age groups. He spent his early years at the Temple Christian School before moving to Kingsway Academy in 1993. Whiles at Kingsway, Gregory has made the Honour Role every year and also have won numerous academic awards up to him graduating in 1998. He entered the College of the Bahamas in the fall of 1998 where he obtained an Associates degree in Biochemistry in 2000.
Goldie saw it fit that Education was a big priority in a young man life so he went on to the University of West Florida (UWF) where he graduated with a bachelor Degree in Molecular Biology in 2003. This young man is now Pursing a Double Masters in Biology and Applied Statistics at UWF. In his spare time away from his studies Goldie enjoys ceramics, sports, cooking and helping others in anyway possible. His future plans are to pursue a Doctorate degree and to come home (the Bahamas) and help with AIDS crisis and public issues. As the former President of the United States said “it is not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country”, we see that Goldie has his heart in the right place.
You heard it first on this site folks, this looks like our future Minister of Health. To Mr Tynes on Behalf of Bahamas Youth we would say the road may not be easy but God has not brought you this far to leave you alone.
A Job Well Done.

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Howard Johnson

It is with great pride as the Author of Bahamas Youth to showcase Mr Howard Johnson.
Howard Johnson was born in Governors Harbour, Eleuthera, Bahamas on 26th April 1978. He is the proud father of one son Keano Howard Johnson. This young man is inspired first of all by God and his mother Emily Petty who has been there at his side all of his life. This young man has walked through the valley and talks the talk, and although the road wasn't easy Howard didn’t give up. Howard interest involves basketball, the daily news, Politics, chatting online, reading and listening to music. He is also inspired by the likes of Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Bob Marley, and Sir Lynden O. Pindling the first Prime Minister of the Bahamas. This young man has achieved so much awards in his short life he was the Youth Ambassador to the United Nations for the Bahamas, also he was recognized as an outstanding youth in 2004 from the Government of the Bahamas just to name a few. He attended The College of The Bahamas from August 1998 to December 2000 pursuing an AA in Law and Criminal Justice. In the Fall of 2001, he relocated to Pensacola, Florida to attend the University of West Florida. At West Florida, he obtained a BA in Criminal Justice with a Minor in Political Science and a MPA in Public Administration specializing in Administrative Leadership. He is the co-founder of Island Group Development Association (IGDA), co-founder and Executive Member of Island Boyz Holding & Investment Company, Ltd. (IBHIC), and the founder of Island Boyz Communications, Inc., a consultancy firm and subsidiary of IBHIC. Howard just started up his own website http://bahamaspublius.blogspot.com/ where he voices his opinon about issues of today. So on behalf of the Author of Bahamas Youths I would like to say keep up the good work.

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Bahamas Youth

There have been cries for many of years about the youth of the nation and the road that they are travelling. The Author of this site saw the need to display the youths that are doing positive things Socially, and Educationally. The Author feels that it is about time that we let the positive out weight the negative. Hope you enjoy this site if you know of any young person/s who is doing great things with their life please feel free to email the author and he will post these individuals. This site will be updated every weekend and will show case two individuals each week. So on behalf of the the Author of Bahamas Youth I encourage all young persons to reach for the sky.

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