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Loretta Butler-Turner.
LONDON, ENGLAND The Commissions of Royal Manorial and Nobility Titles announced today that it will bestow Bahamian politician Loretta Butler-Turner with the “honorable title” of Lady of the Manor of Brayton in the County of North Yorkshire this year for her “outstanding career in politics”.
Butler-Turner, who made history as the first female leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition in 2016 in The Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is widely known for being a trailblazer and will be the first Bahamian woman to receive this manorial appointment.
The soon-to-be-appointed lady, who graduated from the New England Institute of Boston, Massachusetts, in 1987 with a Bachelor’s Degree (Summa Cum Laude) in Mortuary Science and Business Administration, became the first qualified Bahamian female mortician in The Bahamas.
Zonta believes in women and girls
Empowering and advancing females through education; six obtain bachelor’s degrees to date and 20 have so far successfully completed job readiness programs at BTVI and Early Access Training Centre Cordelia Thompson, right, a 2018 University of The Bahamas graduate with a degree in accounting. Thompson was able to complete her degree with the assistance of a Zonta Club of New Providence scholarship. CORDELIA THOMPSON
Zonta believes! And Zonta Club of New Providence (ZCNP) is putting its “money where its mouth is” with its mission and vision to empower and advance the status of women and girls. One way that they are empowering and advancing women and girls is through education.
Zontians believe & deliver Zonta Club of New Providence (ZCN) member Claudia Pinder, standing, and Sherrelle “Roxie Starr” Duncombe, host the club’s 11th Annual Wine Dinner in the midst of a pandemic. While many others opted to “close shop” on events until given the go-ahead to gather en masse once again, Zontians decided to host their wine dinner on the platform available to them now – virtual, with Pinder leading the charge. ZONTA CLUB OF NEW PROVIDENCE
Claudia Pinder believed! She sold her fellow Zonta Club of New Providence (ZCNP) members on that concept and embraced change, which meant that they did not have to cancel their 11th Annual Wine Dinner, even in the midst of a pandemic.