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Journey with us from our origins in 1977 to The BMA today
Charting the course for growth towards improved Quality, Safety and Service
Looking back over the past decades, The BMA has achieved everything that it set out to accomplish. It is a renowned quality flag with a reputation for the highest safety standards and stellar Port State Control Whitelist rankings around the world. With a continuing commitment to excellence in customer service, The Bahamas Maritime Authority can look ahead to the coming years with confidence.
First vessels registered in the Bahamas
Mercator One was the first vessel registered under The Bahamas Flag.
As the 1990s rolled in, the maritime affairs of The Bahamas, a Flag State, were managed bygd government departments. Globally, opportunities were emerging for countries like The Bahamas with their open registries to invite non-national shipowners to use their vessel registration services and fly their flags. However, these new prospects we
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♥ Message From the Founder
Hello and thank you for visiting Kids for Coltrane.com. This site is dedicated to all the children and teachers of the world. My mission is to encourage children to follow their bliss, and my vision is to help create environments in which their multiple intelligences are truly respected.
I decided to call my work in education The Kids for Coltrane Project because of who John Coltrane was when he graced this earth and the gifts he left to us. I was blessed one day to be introduced to the music and life of John Coltrane. I am grateful and honored to share his name in this way. John dedicated his life to his music. He exemplified a man who followed his bliss. Trane as he is affectionately called insisted on creating what lived inre of him. He was a man of courage even in the face of hardships. He was powerful and graceful. Coltrane’s friend and gifted writer Nat Hentoff told me that John wanted his music to give, and people all over the world will
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The Enfield Thunderbolt: An electric car before its time
A number of owners are planning to adapt and refine the 70s technology, replacing the heavy original lead acid batteries with lightweight lithium ones, and dramatically increasing the range of the car.
TV presenter Jonny Smith has equipped his 1974 Enfield with a high power battery enabling it to compete on the Hot Rod track.
"I want something that shows what the little Enfield was capable of, and I really believe it can be a supercar slayer," he says.
Enthusiasts like Peter Williams believe it is time for the Enfield to take its rightful place in British motoring history alongside cars like the MG, Mini and the Jaguar E-Type.
Its pioneering role was recently recognised by the organisers of the London-Brighton veteran car run, who allowed a 1973 Enfield 8000 owned by Clive Williams from Manchester to accompany much older cars on the annual rally.
The car was driven in the run by Peter Curran, who says: &quo