Little Helping Hands Impacting Community

Marcellus Vernon Pyfrom, a sixth grade student and the Head Boy at the Wemyss Bight Primary School - was said to have asked his mom two years ago about starting his own business to make money. He shared that he couldn’t think of anything different or new that he could sell, and his mom, instead, suggested that it may be a good idea to give to others, and come up with a business plan later on. So, Marcellus shared that he decided to do just that, and give to people in his community. With the help of his family, Marcellus began the charity group called, ‘Little Helping Hands’.

The first event hosted by Little Helping Hands was a breakfast delivery to the homes of fifty elderly people in his home community of Green Castle. He was able to do this, said Marcellus, after saving money from his allowance, and cutting back on buying game cards.

In March of 2022, Marcellus’ Little Helping Hands invited all the children in his community to lunch at his home church grounds, St. Michael and All Angels. One hundred and twenty children enjoyed lunch with Little Helping Hands. The event was possible, said Marcellus, because of the help of many supporters, some of whom are now team members of Little Helping Hands.

The young sixth grader went on to partner in 2022 with other charitable organizations, like ‘Hands for Hunger’ and ‘Each One, Help One’, distributing meals and grocery parcels from Bannerman Town to Tarpum Bay.

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support for Bahamian people and businesses.”

Prime Minister Davis stated that his Government’s reforms were “far from done.”

His Government, he noted, was moving ahead with its review of The Central Bank Act, The Statistics Act, and the Public Debt Management Act.

“With respect to The Central Bank Act, we have tabled an amendment to align our legislation with the IMF’s intent,with respect to the use of the special dispensation of Special Drawing Rights,” he said.

“We are going even further with our reforms, as the Central Bank has recently indicated to the Government that they will propose another amendment to bring clarity around open market transactions by the Central Bank,” he added.

Prime Minister Davis said that, with the Statistics Act, the present staff had been disadvantaged and his Government must fix that by legislation.

“It is an unfortunate thing,” he said.

Prime Minister Davis pointed out that his Government was “turning the page and entering a new phase of economic growth, healthy fiscal performance, low unemployment, and unprecedented investments in and by the Bahamian people”.

“We have only been in office for a year-and-a-half; but I believe that the Bahamian people can clearly see and feel the positive impact of our policies and the new direction that the country is headed in,” he said.

Giving thanks to God, and looking back at his adventures with Little Helping Hands so far, Marcellus said, “I feel very proud of myself! I will continue to help out in every way that I can in my community. I have made a list of other things I would love to do in my community like more clean-up campaigns, tutoring and reading to other kids and visiting the elderly and reading to them too.”