Nu Woman magazine

Erica Meus-Saunders, Founder, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

The year 2010 has been particularly tough. In the past two years, we witnessed the global economic fallout and worldwide panic, but as the year 2010 rolled in, there was hope for a slight comeback. The economy had to rebound!

However, on January 12, 2010, tragedy struck even closer to home as Haiti experienced one of the deadliest earthquakes in our hemisphere. Months after the deadly earthquake claimed tens of thousands of lives in Haiti; the situation for many on the impoverished Caribbean island remains bleak, as they struggle day to day in makeshift camps.

On April 20, 2010, there was a fire on Transocean Ltd’s drilling rig Deep Horizon licensed to BP resulting in 11 workers killed, 17 injured, and crude oil flowing into the gulf at 5,000 barrels per day, threatening the ecosystems along the Gulf Coast as well as the local economy.

‘What‘s next‘, we ask? We are all affected when disaster strikes, and one step forward has seemed like two steps backward. Yet, we must continually move forward, placing one foot carefully in front of the next if we intend to survive.

I was not sure that we would get this issue off in a timely fashion, but I was determined to get it out. This year, our Nu Woman team has had helped from unlimited sponsors, friends and family.

Despite everything that was going on, we were able to conduct a model search and film a reality series (Nu Face Model Search). For that, we must say special thank you's to Bahamas Ferries, Sky Bahamas, Valentines Resort & Marina, Pelican Bay Hotel, Splash Dance, KJO Crochet Designs, Cat Walk Boutique, Bani Shoe, Babalu Caribbean Bar & Grill, The Daily Grind, Hair International Salon and Day Spa, Brynda Knowles, Italia Williams, Dwayne Delancy, Phillippa Michel, RJ at Mr. Photo, Lyndah Wells, Charles Kemp of Down Home Entertainment Group, Leon Clarke, Bandolera, The Curiosity Shop, Trece, KK, GeJonte, Tanya Simmons, Samantha Henfield, Suzette Scott, Sonia Brown, Tara Deal and all the writers, models and especially My Family and Friends, who made this issue possible!

‘ We must continually move forward, placing one foot carefully in front of the next.‘

Erica Meus-Saunders
Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

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