Mosquito Infestation: Causes, Effects, and Prevention

 

"Tropic Mosquito Infestation" - Bahamas AI Art

 ©A. Derek Catalano

 

Mosquito Infestation: Causes, Effects, and Prevention

Mosquitoes are small insects, but when they multiply in large numbers, they create a serious problem. A mosquito infestation can disrupt daily life, threaten public health, and damage local economies. In many parts of the world, mosquitoes are not just a seasonal nuisance. They are a persistent danger. Understanding what causes infestations, what effects they have, and how they can be prevented is essential for individuals, communities, and governments.

Tropical Fish - PC Wallpaper

 

"Tropical Fish" - Bahamas AI Art

 ©A. Derek Catalano

 

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Step Into Spring with a Somatic Writing Retreat in Grand Bahama

 

Spring Equinox Somatic Writing Retreat

 

March 21, 2026 - 10:00am - 5:00pm

 

Mosai Art Hub - Freeport, Grand Bahama

with Erin James & Susan Jensen Sweeting

Step into the turning of the season and the doorway of your next creative chapter.

Join us for a day-long writing retreat honoring the Spring Equinox — a time of balance, renewal, and possibility. Through guided writing, reflection, somatic awareness, and community, we’ll explore what is emerging in our lives and on the page.

This retreat is for writers of all levels who feel called to pause, listen, and cross a creative threshold.

 

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Don't Keep Bad Company

 

 

 

Related poem: Don't Keep Bad Company

Freedom to the World

 

"Aero Striker-01" - Bahamas AI Image

 ©A. Derek Catalano

 

 

 Freedom to the World

The horizon glows with a morning light,
As shadows of tyranny fade from the sight.
From the land of the brave and the home of the free,
A beacon is shining across every sea.
High in the heavens, the Eagle takes flight,
With pinions of justice and talons of might,
An emblem of power that never shall rest
Until every nation is rightfully blessed.

Freedom to the world, in the Red, White, and Blue,
With a spirit of iron and a heart that is true.
Under the banner where fifty stars shine,
The promise of liberty—sacred, divine.

From the mountains of marble to the plains of gold,
The story of triumph is ancient and bold.
When dictators huddle in darkness and fear,
They know that the vanguard of justice is near.
For those who are downtrodden, silenced, and chained,
Where the rights of the person are bruised and profaned,
The Great Superpower descends through the sky,
To answer the captive’s long-suffering cry.

Gold Coconuts

Loaded Gold Coconut tree in Nassau.

 

 "Gold Coconuts" - ©A. Derek Catalano

 

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To Sir, with Love II

  

 

In honour of Black History Month Native Stew presents To Sir, with Love II starring Sidney Poitier.

 

After 30 years of teaching in London, Mark Thackeray retires and returns to Chicago. There, however, the challenge of teaching kids in an inner-city school proves to be too much to resist.

Don't Always Say Yes

 

Don't Waste Time

 

"Ancient Nautical Clock" - Bahamas AI Art

 ©A. Derek Catalano

 

Don't Waste Time

The sun ascends with golden light,
To chase away the shroud of night,
But as it climbs the morning sky,
The hours begin to flicker by.
A silent thief with velvet tread,
The day departs, the light is shed,
And what we planned to do at dawn,
Is lost within a tired yawn.

The clock upon the ancient wall,
Is measuring the rise and fall,
Of every breath and every beat,
Of winter’s frost and summer’s heat.
It does not pause for king or slave,
From cradle-side until the grave,
Its steady pulse is cold and clear:
The end of everything is near.

We say, "Tomorrow I shall start,
To follow what is in my heart,"
But "tomorrow" is a phantom land,
A castle built on shifting sand.
It promises a fairer day,
While keeping all your dreams at bay,
Until the weeks become the years,
And hope is drowned in quiet tears.

The Runner Stumbles has one more weekend!

 

The Runner Stumbles SECOND WEEK by Milan Stitt Directed by Anthony Delaney Assisted by Tyrecho (Ty B) Bonaby Dundas Centre for the Performing Arts PAB Black Box Theatre Call NOW to book! It’s a Hit! Audiences are talking about Ringplay Productions’ first play of its 2026 Season, Milan Stitt’s The Runner Stumbles, directed by Anthony Delaney. Here’s what some had to say: “A truly impressive and outstanding theatrical event” “Loved it. Highly recommended. Brilliant director and talented cast” “…evocative theatre with solid performances … I thoroughly enjoyed it, and I highly recommend this play”

Afternoon Morning Glory

 

"Afternoon Morning Glory" - ©A. Derek Catalano

 

Taken around 4:30pm on a Sunday afternoon.

Bahamas Reflected in Machiavelli’s “Great Man” Theory

 

Bahamas Reflected in Machiavelli’s “Great Man” Theory

 

By The Bahamianologist

There is a book, slim enough to hold in one hand, that has never gone out of print since it was first circulated in Renaissance Florence more than five centuries ago. Niccolò Machiavelli’s The Prince, written in 1513, remains the most unsentimental manual of political power ever committed to paper. It does not concern itself with virtue in the conventional sense. It concerns itself with results — with the cold, calculating art of seizing, holding, and exercising power in a world that does not reward the meek.

Machiavelli’s “Great Man” was not necessarily a good man. He was a necessary man — visionary enough to see what others could not, ruthless enough to do what others would not, and shrewd enough to make his dominance look inevitable in hindsight. He bent fortune to his will through a combination of virtù — that untranslatable Italian word encompassing strength, skill, cunning, and audacity — and an almost clinical reading of the moment he inhabited.

When we survey the long arc of Bahamian history, from the swaggering chaos of the pirate republic to the quiet consolidation of the post-independence era, we find, at every decisive turning point, a man who fits Machiavelli’s template with uncomfortable precision. None of them were saints. All of them were transformative. And understanding them through Machiavelli’s lens may be the most honest way to reckon with what they actually accomplished — and what they cost. Read more>>

Say No and Mean It

 

Related poem: Just Say No and Mean It

 

 "The Great Bahamas Hurricane of 1929"

Bahamas AI Image -  ©A. Derek Catalano

 

 

The Great Bahamas Hurricane of 1929: The "Three-Day Storm"

The Great Bahamas Hurricane of 1929, also known as the "Great Andros Island Hurricane," remains one of the most significant and devastating meteorological events in the history of the Lucayan Archipelago. Striking during a period when the colony was already grappling with economic shifts and the early tremors of the Great Depression, the storm was a catastrophic event that claimed over 140 lives and fundamentally altered the Bahamian landscape.

Montagu Beach with Bathing Seagulls - 4K HD Wallpaper

 

"Montagu Beach with Bathing Seagulls"

 ©A. Derek Catalano

 

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You Are The Greatest

 

242Day Celebration Meal

 

242Day Celebration Meal - ©A. Derek Catalano

 

Pan fried bread, fried Snapper, chunky conch chowder.

 

 

 242Day Guava duff - ©A. Derek Catalano

 

 

#242Day #CelebrateBahamas 

Bahamian Poetry by James Catalyn

 

James Catalyn with Bahamas Flag

 

 

Being Bahamian

by james j. Catalyn ©11th june 2009

I am proud of my heritage
My colour
My people
I am proud of my language, “Bahamianese”
My music
My foods
I am proud of those who have achieved
And those who may not have had
The opportunity
They are my fellowmen
I am proud of my National Symbols
And my faith in things spiritual
I am proud that I am me
And being Bahamian
I am Bahamian and Proud!

Celebrate 242Day

 

 "Celebrate 242Day Bahamas" - Bahamas AI Image

 ©A. Derek Catalano

 

 

 Celebrate 242Day

On the twenty-fourth of February, hear the islands say,
Rise up, hearts of turquoise seas, it’s bright 242Day.
From coral keys to bustling towns where trade winds gently sway,
We gather as one people proud to honor who we are today.

The sun spills gold on ocean blues, on sands so warm and wide,
And every wave that kisses shore brings Bahamian pride.
It whispers through the coconut trees, it hums in Junkanoo drums,
It lives in every smiling face wherever our spirit comes.

So dress yourself in colors bold that mirror sea and sky,
Aquamarine and gold and black, let every banner fly.
Wrap up in Bahamian print, bright patterns stitched with care,
Let fabric tell our story loud in marketplaces fair.

Wear the flag upon your chest, let strangers see it shine,
A living sign of who we are, this heritage divine.
For black speaks strong of people’s might, our unity and name,
Gold beams warm as sunlight’s hope, aquamarine seas our claim.

Sailboat Moon - PC Wallpaper

 

"Sailboat Moon" - Bahamas AI Image

 ©A. Derek Catalano

 

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"Sailboat Moon" - Bahamas AI Image
 ©A. Derek Catalano
  

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Happy 242Day Bahamas

 

 

 #242Day #CelebrateBahamas 

 

Related article: Celebrate 242Day Bahamas

Related article: Report on Bahamian Culture

 

"Happy Readers" - Bahamas AI Art

 ©A. Derek Catalano

The Architect of the Mind: The Importance of Reading and the Gift of Literacy

 

Introduction

To read is to engage in a silent conversation with the greatest minds of history. It is a cognitive feat that the human brain was never biologically "wired" to perform, yet it has become the bedrock of modern civilization. Reading is not merely a mechanical skill; it is an architectural process that reshapes the brain, builds the foundations of empathy, and serves as the primary engine for social and economic mobility. Understanding the importance of reading, and the vital necessity of teaching it effectively, is essential for the flourishing of both the individual and society.

Rock the City: What's Happening

 

 

Dion Cunningham piano concert

 

 

 Jonny Cake live onstage

 

 

 Yah Doctrine live stream virtual event

 

What's Happening: Dion Cunningham, Jonny Cake, Yah Doctrine + Career Opportunities. Read more>>

A Love Letter Written in Law: The Last Will and Testament of Kelson Samuel Cox (1928 – 2023)

 

Kelson and Dorcas Cox, 1955 and 2018

 By The Bahamianologist

There are love stories, and then there are Bahamian love stories. Not the kind written in novels or sung in ballads — but the kind forged in the predawn darkness of five o’clock prayer meetings, in the flour-dusted kitchens of a family bakery, in the quiet determination of a man cooking meals from his wheelchair for the woman he had promised to cherish more than fifty years before.

The kind of love that does not announce itself but simply endures — through heart attacks and business failures, through family triumphs and heartbreaking loss, through the slow erosion of the body that cannot diminish the iron of the spirit. Read more>>

Tropic Glide - PC Wallpaper

 

"Tropic Glide" - Bahamas AI Art

 ©A. Derek Catalano

 

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Let Nothing Stand in Your Way

 

Related poem: You Must Be Driven

Celebrate 242Day Bahamas

 

Celebrate 242Day Bahamas

 

 Celebrate Bahamian Pride

Tuesday, 24th of February, 2026
 
• Wear National Flag Colours
or Bahamian Print
 
 • Enjoy a delicious Bahamian Dish
 
• Enjoy Bahamian Music, Art or Entertainment
all day long

 

• Share photos using the hashtags below

#242Day #CelebrateBahamas

 

Visit: Celebrate Bahamas 

Offshore Tall Ship - AI Redo

One of my photos I redid with AI. Done as an oil painting and added the ship and seagulls.

"Offshore Tall Ship" - AI Redo - Oil painting

 ©A. Derek Catalano

 

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"Harbour Island Pink Sands Beach HD Wallpaper"

Original photo - ©A. Derek Catalano

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Commissioner's Martial Arts Expo

 

Commissioner's Martial Arts Expo

 

March 14, 2026

10:AM

A.F. Adderley Gym 

Nassau, Bahamas 

 

FREE to the public 

Get Up, Move Forward

 

Related poem: Let Nothing Hold You Back

Don’t Be A Copycat

 

"Copycats" - Bahamas AI Art

 ©A. Derek Catalano

 

Don’t Be A Copycat

Don’t be a copycat, carbon and thin,
Tracing the outline of somebody’s skin.
Don’t wear a voice that was never your own,
Or live in a shadow where nothing has grown.

It’s easy to echo what others have said,
To borrow their dreams and sleep in their bed.
To mimic their laughter, their swagger, their stride,
And tuck your own spark safely inside.

But what is a mirror that never looks back?
A face with no features, a sky that is black.
A song with no tremor, no crack in the tone,
A house full of people that feels like a loan.

You weren’t born blank like a page to be filled
With copies of others’ ambitions and wills.
You came with a rhythm, a pulse in your chest,
A pattern of thought that won’t match the rest.

Maybe your laugh is too loud for the room.
Maybe your plans don’t fit in with the gloom.
Maybe your questions make some people squirm.
Good. That’s your fire. Let it burn.

Offshore Storm - AI Redo

 I had a pic of a storm I took some time ago and made it a black & white in Adobe Photoshop. Then I used AI to colorize it and add lightning bolts.

 

"Offshore Storm" - AI Redo
©A. Derek Catalano

 

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 "Offshore Storm" - B&W Photo

 ©A. Derek Catalano

 

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BHRA Breakout Event!

 

BHRA Breakout Event!

 

 This Friday the BHRA will be having its membership drive at the facility at 7:30pm-11pm.

 

For more info visit the  BHRA on Facebook

Support our Student Matinees of Gun Boys Rhapsody!

 

The Dundas Centre for the Performing Arts and Ceiba Arts with the support of the UNESCO International Fund for Cultural Diversity will offer special performances of Gun Boys Rhapsody specifically for school audiences from March 11th - 20th 2026.

 

The Runner Stumbles OPENS TONIGHT PAB Black Box Theatre Call NOW to book! THE RUNNER STUMBLES by Milan Stitt Directed by Anthony Delaney Assisted by Tyrecho (Ty B) Bonaby Dress rehearsal photographs by Nicolette Bethel

Bad Times Never Last

 

Culture & Couture Fashion Show

Culture & Couture Fashion Show

 

 February 23rd, 2026 at 6:30pm

The National Art Gallery of the Bahamas

 

For more information follow

The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture Bahamas on Facebook.

Take It As It Comes

 

 "Contemplation" - Bahamas AI Art

 ©A. Derek Catalano

 

 

Take It As It Comes

The sky does not announce its every turn,
It shifts from blue to gray without concern.
No whispered memo, no engraved decree,
Just drifting clouds that move because they’re free.

The tide rolls in, then slowly rolls away,
It doesn’t beg the shoreline let it stay.
It meets the rocks, it foams, it breaks, it runs,
And trusts the moon to guide what’s to be done.

So why do we, with furrowed brow and fist,
Attempt to map each fog that might exist?
Why strain to choreograph the unseen dance
Of futures balanced on a thread of chance?

Hibiscus in Yellow Vase - AI Redo

 A piece I did in colored pencils back in 1990(bottom). I redid it with AI as a watercolor(top) and tweaked in Adobe Photoshop.

"Hibiscus in Yellow Vase" - After AI - Watercolors

 ©A. Derek Catalano

 

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"Hibiscus in Yellow Vase" - Original - Colored pencils
 ©A. Derek Catalano

Expand Your Mind. Learn Something New.

 

Related poem: Continue to Learn

Related article: Why It Is Important to Learn to Use AI

"Cascarilla Tree" - Bahamas AI Image

©A. Derek Catalano

 

The cascarilla tree — its biology, geography, harvesting, uses (traditional, commercial, scientific, and industry), and what it would take to establish a lucrative cascarilla processing/export business in The Bahamas.

The Cascarilla Tree and Its Bark: Nature, Uses, and Value

 

1. Botanical Description

Cascarilla refers to the dried bark of Croton eluteria, a small aromatic tree in the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae). The plant is native to the Caribbean region, including The Bahamas, and also grows in parts of Central America and other tropical areas. It typically grows as a shrub or small tree up to about 12–20 feet tall with pale yellowish-brown fissured bark, scanty lance-shaped leaves, and clusters of small white fragrant flowers (often in spring).

The name Croton eluteria reflects its botanical lineage: Croton from the Greek for “a tick” (referring to seed shape) and eluteria said to reference the island of Eleuthera in The Bahamas.

In the field, the bark is easily stripped from twigs and branches, then dried before further processing.

WRY ‘CUDA . Abaco Bahamas

 

WRY ‘CUDA

By Rolling Harbour, Abaco 

 

There’s no doubt about it, barracudas have a particularly unwelcoming look to them. They exude menace. There’s something about the torpedo shape, the primitive head, and the uncomfortably snaggle-toothed grin-with-underbite that suggests a creature not to be underestimated. Read more>>

Neon Junkanoo Sun - AI Redo

Many years ago I created this image(bottom) in Microsoft Paint, then tweaked it in Adobe Photoshop. I redid it with AI using two different AI image creators(top and center).

 

"Neon Junkanoo Sun"  - After AI

 ©A. Derek Catalano

 

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"Neon Junkanoo Sun"  - After AI
 ©A. Derek Catalano
 
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"Neon Junkanoo Sun"  - Original digital image
 ©A. Derek Catalano
 
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