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Former Resident of Tarpum Bay, Eleuthera and Carifta
athlete dies By
SHAVAUGHN MOSS, NG Sports Reporter A
former standout junior track and field athlete was killed in a car accident yesterday
on the streets of New Providence. Millicent
"Millie" McCartney, a seven-time Carifta medalist, was in her
mid-30's. At
approximately 2:00 p.m., a red Daewoo Cielo, license plate #82615, driven
Miss McCartney, of Sunshine Park, was travelling south on Baillou Hill Road.
Attempting to turn west onto Moonshine Drive, the vehicle collided with a red
1994 Ford Ranger license #T15244, driven by David Anais, which was travelling
north. Both
McCartney and the Anais were transported to the Princess Margaret Hospital,
where McCartney succumbed to her injuries. Anais,
address unknown , was detained at PMH. His injuries were said to be not life
threatening. McCartney
represented The Bahamas well at the region's top junior track meets. She won
a gold medal in the shot put in 1985, and a gold in the discus in 1987. She
won silver medals in 1985 in the discus and in 1986 in the shot put, discus
and javelin events. In 1987 she won a bronze in the shot. Thursday,
October 14, 2004 Beautiful
weather in Eleuthera these days. Its cooling down somewhat. Cool nights and
warm days. Enjoy
our Eleuthera weather today. News,
Articles and Poetry: Sorry
about the sparse reports guys. I’m busy presently preparing Papa Georges
Pizza. Yes, a new restaurant for Eleuthera. We should be in operation
soon. So if your coming to Eleuthera and love good food, especially good
pizza stop in at Papa Georges Pizza top of the hill, Bernard Hill, Tarpum
Bay, Eleuthera. Remember, only the best ingredients make the best pizza. Come
check us out for the best in good food and entertainment. Sunday,
October 10, 2004 Meeting Mona Lisa To see the light shine in your eyes Brought back memories of yester year When I was timid and afraid of your shadow Yet I loved you so much that I could die for your love. The shimmering light on your crisp white teeth The buzz of alcohol as I caressed you and Eased you with my smile. If there were more Opportunities like this chance of our meeting I’d go to Harbor Island daily to see your short Haunting physique. The dark texture of beauty Shines within your eyes and I am taken away With rapture as never before, before a crowd Of drunken onlookers. It is not for me to say But I think at this moment you are the loveliest Woman in the world. That must mean something. How is love after divorce? Are you yearning to be Free again? Did you feel the magic of crisp night Air caress your body the way mine did? I fell for a Loop and it was as if I saw you for the first time. Your divine beauty, the mastery of your smile, The competition reaches out and finds me weeping At your door. I’d love to come in some day if only I could sort myself out and give you the love you Deserve. I’d give you the world on a platter if only to Have a life with you. This is about yearning. At least I was there last night. At least I’m still alive with the Courage to think of you in that way again. The first Love of my life became the easiest target to hit my Fancy like a storm. Do you even like me? The seasons Have changed me and I am no longer the grace who Administered to your needs years ago when we were Fauns in flight and lovers in a meeting of religious dogma. I see you clearly now and you are brighter than the sun. I see you smile and you are like an eternity of shadows Gathered in one place. Its true. I’ve never yearned for You like tonight when I can give you the riches of my Life. I can sing you songs and write poetry about you. I can even write a haiku or a sonnet for your beauty And cry the sweet cries as for the others. Its only a matter Of imagination that we do not belong. Only a dimension A world away in light years when we can be together in The rapture of our love and live as children playing beneath The willow tree. If I could feel your embrace. If I could hold You now this thirty years in a wilderness would not matter. If I could show someone I love you. Your sweet smile conquers All my fear and I am resurrected a new man in your presence. How invigorating Harbor Island is when a mystery girl appears As if out of the mist of time and charms. Some time I want to Write for you and show you the essence of my thoughts. The Raw beauty of hope and destiny. I have never felt this good in Years. I’ve never seen the moon so bright as tonight when sons And daughters play for diversion from a lonely life of passion, Art and miracles. The dashing of the sun shines in your eyes. The purity of a broken dream resurrected. If only I had the courage To become the man you’ve wished for all your life. The completeness Is astounding in your life and before I am fifty I want a son to carry On the family name with pride and respect. This genre moves me. This notion of love creates in me a passion to set all other things Aside and be happy. The sun rises now in the canopy chasing the moon Away and bringing the delight of day many have dreamed of. I May make my dream come true today if only I had gold and silver To adorn your neck. The place of prejudice erased and love set in Like tight timbers hold the lattice adorned with roses. The chimney Hot with vapors misting into the sky. Now the only thing left is To hang our photos on the wall and lay down to rest. Days like today May come again when emotions and like rises to new heights and I am filled with the courage to love completely. Ahrjay you and Your Mother have given me the world to dream in and I am at play At the thought of Meeting Mona Lisa again. Thursday,
October 07, 2004 Weather: Oh what a beautiful day in Eleuthera today. Partially cloudy skies with a slight chance of rain today. It is presently a comfortable 86 degrees with a high today of 90 and a low tonight of 78 degrees Fahrenheit. There is a slight breeze over the island today with winds in gusts up around 20 knots. Enjoy
our Eleuthera weather today. It’s a wonderful fall day and a great time for
fishing, a picnic, gardening or any outdoor activity. News,
Articles and Poetry: Better Men With a passion for this Diaspora I take my aim precise With a knowledge of these people I need to be concise I may return with the prize And share my hopes with you I may return with fury Openly, then what will you do? You see there’s inter-dependence a need For a logical plan The essence is inclusion And the passion to understand Not the neglectfulness of a country bumpkin And the lack to comprehend Persistence and the knowledge That we can go anywhere we can Communications of the issues And not political domination No monopoly of power Freedom and democracy for the nation A people willed on freedom In the best way that they can Let each citizen stand up And be a better man Equality in commercial matters And a hand out to the poor The willingness of our leaders To open up their doors This wishful communication This plea to comprehend To the third world it is essential That our government be a better man Saturday,
October 02, 2004 Weather: We have fantastic weather in Eleuthera today. The sun is out and the skies partially cloudy with lots of sunshine. The temperature right now is a cool 85degrees. Todays high will be up as high as 90 degrees with a low tonight around 76 degrees. No rain is expected today. It rained during the night. It’s a wonderful day for the outdoors. The day is beautiful and many outdoor activities are recommended today. Activities like fishing, picnicking, gardening, touring the island of Eleuthera are all activities that can work well in Eleuthera on a day like today. Enjoy
our Eleuthera weather today. News,
Articles and Poetry: The North Eleuthera, Harbour Island Regatta is about to take place as it does this time of year. This year due to the recent hurricane activity there will only be a homecoming instead of a full fledge regatta. The people of North Eleuthera and Harbour island will enjoy the event as many visitors are expected to come into town and join in the festivities. The date for the event is October 7th till October 11th. Look out for the event and plan to be there. Several of our American friends from Florida will be on hand here on the island in order to attend the event and lend support to Brilanders and North Eleutherians during the event. The experience, like others in the past plans to be a memorable one. Computers
are here, the computers are here! Island relief organization in Chicago has
sent down to Eleuthera another shipment of more than 50 computers. They are
being stored in Savannah Sound and will be distributed to already approved
organizations on the island soon. Organizations in need of computers for
Community usage are asked to go to www.islandreliefinc.org
and request at the website your need for computers and other community needs
or if you would like to volunteer your time in the relief effort on the
island of Eleuthera. The CEO of the relief organization will be on the island
shortly in order to assist with the distribution of those computers. Poetry: Uncertainty Look my friend at that melody Skipping on the waters Look at the chimes enjoyed By your sons and daughters Look at the tide levels Filtered by the others Look at the surf break As seen by many mothers Look at the time it takes Look at the beach it makes I have seen the recipe of the tides recede And come back with the wind I’ve seen the beautiful ocean breathe Time and time again When the northwest wind takes the sand away I’ve lived to come back many a day And witness the events at the seashore Granted now and given more No one really knows for sure When I’ll be gone forevermore Tuesday,
September 28, 2004 Brutal
Vehicular Death leaves its calling card again Last night on the streets of Tarpum Bay another man lost his fight for life due to a hit and run accident. Dead is Bertram ? Called Nyah Bingae. Bertram while making his way to his sleeping place in the eastern section known as Moss town was hit and dragged brutally by reportedly a white loud noise vehicle which dragged him to his death some four hundred feet. Apparently no one actually witnessed the accident and arrived on the scene too late to notice the identity of the vehicle. Bertram is the second victim in five years to be hit and killed by a vehicle at night time. You will recall that almost six month this same man, Bertram was hit and sustained a broken leg in a night time vehicular incident top of the hill Bernard’s hill, Tarpum Bay. These hit and run accidents happen occasionally in our environment since people are not so vigilant and on the scene at such accidents. Because of our sparse police intervention they can get away with such crimes. It is dangerous now to walk alone unattended at night unfortunately. In the past another accident of this nature occurred in Deep Creek when a man was ran over and killed outside of the settlement. No one was caught and prosecuted in that case. Another such case occurred some five years ago when a Tarpum Bay resident was killed while walking home in a remote area after a late night party. No one was again prosecuted and caught in that incident. Perhaps
we now need remote cameras in these areas. Although we have several policemen
living in the community none of them is on routing patrol at that time. Their
regular patrols might cause a cease of this type of activity. Why are there
no routine night time patrols by the police in Tarpum Bay? Influences in Eleutherian Education I have sat and thought often over the years about my early childhood and my education here growing up in Eleuthera. What comes as a conclusion of that is the fact that there are some influences that have remained with me even up until today. From a literary point of view I remember about three stories from my childhood education at Tarpum Bay primary school and am convinced that these stories have influenced me, consciously or sub consciously in many ways since that early time. These stories that abide with me even until today are, Paradise lost, the Carribean version not Milton, The Pearl, which I’ve learnt recently was written by John Steinbeck and The Merchant of Venice, a story and play by the great English sensation Shake Speare. These three stories have influenced me in many ways and soothed me in their memory throughout my life and since my high school education. My English teacher in Primary School, Mrs. Merlene Clark made great reading and a thorough education of the great stories, The Pearl and Paradise Lost. She perhaps followed the curriculum at the time or chose these books independently but she chose right in my opinion some of the most memorable and well written stories and authors of the time. I couldn’t know this then but it revisits me now as I go along myself writing some of the best Bahamian stories as I am able to muster in my own vision. Memories of the past come back to me as I think about those days in the classroom under the influence of nothing but great stories as she read. We didn’t have Television then. My parents only purchased a television when I was a teen ager and time was limited to not more than several hours a week and even then the reception of the Miami based television stations was impossible and only came in during the best weather seasons of the summer. So my dependence on these stories read to me was an important influence and an entertaiment of that day. And perhaps that why they are so memorable and sweet to me up until this day. Juan the pearl diver, his father and mother having found this gigantic pearl is memorable. Paradise lost, the story of a Caribbean educated teacher emigrating to Toronto Canada in search of a life and an education there is so memorable and brings back to me the memories of such great story telling by these teachers of mine in Primary school. Then in High school, Mr. Ron Goertzen, the Canadian motorcycle rider with such knowledgeable of poetry and literature. He taught us literature during high school at Windermere high. His love of reading and reciting poetry to us for hours on end in the classroom brought an entirely new approach in teaching to me. The pleasure of reading and being read to the stories of Shake Speare and the other great stories. The Merchant of Venice, A man for all seasons, still one of the most memorable stories I’ve ever came across since then and Ron Goertzen had the good taste to bring them into our lives. Again, no television just plain reading and understanding. Aside from the scholastic testing these time are some of the most memorable occasions in my entire years of education. Yes the elements of story and the influences of education in Eleuthera are still important and foremost in my mind. These teachers are some of the great orators of our child hood education and story time. More Daily News from Tarpum Bay Today
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