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From:TheBahamasWeekly.com Bahamas Information Services Updates
Nassau, The Bahamas - As part of their "16 Days of Activism" and ongoing campaign "Zonta Says No" to Violence Against Women, Girls and Children, the Zonta Clubs of the Bahamas presented the Ministry of National Security's National Neighbourhood Watch Council (NNWC) Programme with about 70 bins for use throughout various Bahamian communities, on December 4, 2020, during a press event at the Ministry's John F. Kennedy Drive's Headquarters. The bins are branded with Zonta to bring attention to the campaign and will be used by the NNWC in association with its ongoing "Team Up to Clean Up" Campaign, which is a part of the national "We are One" Campaign. Among those present included Minister of National Security the Hon. Marvin Dames; Permanent Secretary Marco Rolle; Under Secretary Cheryl Darville; Director of the Ministry's Research and Development Unit Dr. Jennifer Bethel; Superintendent of Police and NNWC National Coordinator Wilton Johnson; NNWC Co-Chairs Alesha Hart and Keno Wong; President of the Zonta Club of New Providence Dr. Theresa Adderley Smith; President of the Zonta Club of Nassau Monique Sands; NNWC and Zonta Club members, and other stakeholders. Minister Dames thanked the Zonta Clubs, expressed gratitude for the presentation; and reiterated his Ministry's working closely with civic groups like Zonta to bring greater attention to that issue and curtail violence against women. "As we move into 2021, you will see renewed campaigns withing the Royal Bahamas Police Force, as well as under the umbrella of the NNWC -- a renewed effort, a renewed campaign -- to stamp out violence against women.," he said. "The time is long come for us to focus more upon it because it is important to all of us."
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