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BahamaJAC 2025: Empowering Future Leaders in The Bahamas
Grand Bahama, The Bahamas – The 2025 BahamaJAC Conference, hosted from February 20–23, brought together a vibrant and diverse group of Achievers, Advisors, and Coordinators from Andros, Eleuthera, Grand Bahama, and New Providence for an unforgettable weekend of leadership, growth, and connection.
This annual conference, a flagship event of JA Bahamas, provided a powerful platform for career readiness, mentorship, and networking — all designed to equip future leaders with the skills and confidence to succeed in today’s competitive world.
🔹 Event Highlights:
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Inspiring Opening Ceremonies featuring keynote speaker Felix Bowe, Investment Officer at the Ministry of Tourism, Investments, and Aviation, plus a special presentation from The Ayton Family Foundation to the Hoyte Basketball Program.
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Industry-Led Workshops covering essential topics such as Customer Expectations, Mental Health & Well-being, and the 4Cs of Career Success.
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A hands-on Industrial Tour of Grand Bahama, offering a deep dive into the industries driving the island’s economy.
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A powerful Career Panel Discussion featuring real-world stories and advice from seasoned professionals.
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Interactive Social Experiences, including Anchor Up & Connect at Pirate’s Cove, Karaoke Night, and Big Game Night at the Grand Lucayan.
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A reflective and unifying Closing Church Service to end the weekend with gratitude and inspiration.
Thank You to Our Valued Partners
BahamaJAC 2025 would not have been possible without the incredible support of our corporate partners, including JS Johnson Insurance Agents & Brokers, who continue to invest in the future of The Bahamas through their commitment to youth development.
Together, we’re preparing the next generation to Inspire, Prepare, and Succeed.
BahamaJAC 2024
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JA Bahamas wishes to extend our heartfelt gratitude to The Ayton Family Foundation for their generous donation to our BahamaJAC 2024 experience, which covered our meal costs to ensure that our achievers were provided with nutritious meals. Additionally, thank you for assisting our JA Andros Company Programme achievers by sponsoring their trip to New Providence for this impactful conference. We appreciate your continued support of our youth organization and mission, which is to ensure that students receive a financially literate education to succeed in a global economy.
Our 4-day BahamaJAC 2024 experience officially at Crypto Isle, where achievers attentively listened to our engaging guest speaker, Megan Jack, about the importance of the cybersecurity industry. Additionally, achievers were enlightened about preparing for their professional lives and investing in their future. We ended this exciting day with a Graycliff Chocolatier Experience and a tour of the famous 66 Steps!
Our JA Bahamas Company Programme achievers from New Providence, Grand Bahama, Andros, and Eleuthera successfully participated in the 2024 JA Bahamas National Toastmasters Speech Competition at The Bahamas Red Cross Society last Thursday, presenting on the theme - "Preserving and Promoting Bahamian Culture".
4th place, JA Andros: Radisha Dawkins, JA GAP, Central Andros High School
3rd place, JA Eleuthera: Kezia Johnson, Roaring Entrepreneurs Achievers and Leaders (R.E.A.L.), North Eleuthera High School
2nd place, JA Grand Bahama: Layla Leathen, FOCOL Elite3, Grand Bahama Academy of Seventh Day Adventists
1st place, JA New Providence: Lester Arnett, BOB Rise, Aquinas College
Congratulations to each participant, and a special thank you to Toastmasters Club 1600 for their continued support of the annual competition.
We look forward to seeing you next year!
 The Ayton Family Foundation |  Winners Speech Comp |  BJAC 2 |
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 BJAC 3 |  First Place |  BJAC 4 |
 BJAC 6 |  BJAC 5 |  BJAC |
BahamaJAC 2023
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JA National Toastmasters Speech Competition finals were also held during the conference. Achievers from Central Andros, Grand Bahama, Eleuthera and New Providence gave their final thoughts on the topic, ‘More than Sun Sand and Sea: Economic Opportunities for The Bahamas’ with Achiever Kristin Thompson from Grand Bahama taking home the winning trophy. Kezia Johnson from Eleuthera took second place while New Providence Achiever Gabrielle Mitchell took home third place.
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Inspire partners, Deloitte and the Verizon Media Group led funding partnerships while J.S. Johnson (our Prepare partner), British American Financial, the Ministry of Tourism Investment and Aviation, Corporate Girl Boutique, K.S. Moses, SunTee, Caribbean Bottling Company, Dairy Queen, KPMG, BTC and Access Accelerator, Small Business Development Center, QBC Electronics, BahamasFirst all provided additional funding and donations that made BahamaJAC a possibility for the non-profit youth organization.