As a Bahamian and an alum from SAC, I'm proud as well as excited about the accomplishments of these outstanding young women. However, when one sees their story juxtaposed against the story of 5 young men facing murder charges, one's mood can easily swing to despair. It is such a telling scenario of what has been happening to our young people for decades now, especially our young men. We have a whole lot of work in building a nation that moves forward, upward, and onward -together.
May these great Bahamian ambasadors not only represent us well at the upcoming olympics; May their examples become a springboard to encourage all young Bahamians to strive for excellence - together!