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Grand Bahama BTVI Set For Upgrades
The government has entered into a loan agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to upgrade and restructure the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) in Grand Bahama, according to the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Training. .Fixing Cuba's Bad Rep
Bahamians should know more about Cuba but they should not be influenced by critics who appear to be driven by United States propaganda, and I believe that certain news media organisations are misleading the Bahamian public about my country.Journalism should be about the truth, honesty, objectiveness, and non partisanship! Otherwise, some may think they are journalists. But they are not. And people who are not illiterate at the end of the road will make their own judgements. Nobody can believe that everything coming from a country, in this case Cuba, is bad as certain media in The Bahamas wants to make it.
One example I can give concerns the coverage of medical matters in Cuba. A front-page article dealing with alleged complications involving 17 patients who travelled to my country for operations.
Service to celebrate life of Gilbert grad
WINSTED -- Friends and family of Michael J. Nichols will gather Saturday to celebrate the life of an adventurer who found his professional calling, and a new love, on the far side of the world.Nichols, 23, was killed last month after being struck by a car while riding a motor scooter in Pattaya, a resort city in Thailand about 90 miles southeast of Bangkok.
Nichols had moved to Thailand in November to study to be a professional SCUBA diver. He soon met a young woman, Gai Sumalee, whose life he probably saved, according to his mother, Mary L. Nichols, a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel who now lives in Quincy, Mass.
"She sustained a number of injuries, but she will recover, after multiple surgeries," Nichols said in a telephone interview.
AirTran Airways Launches Sale for Travel to/From All Destinations
ORLANDO, Fla., June 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI - News), today launched a sale for flights to all of the airline's destinations with fares starting as low as $39* each way. Travelers may purchase these sale fares at airtran.com or via AirTran Airways' reservations system at 1-800-AIR-TRAN. For Spanish, call 1-877-581-9842.These special fares are available for purchase through July 11, 2006, are good for travel through November 15, 2006, and are valid for travel on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Like all AirTran Airways fares, prices included in this sale are available for one-way travel and do not require a roundtrip purchase or a Saturday night stay.
Following is a sample of the one-way fares.
Children in the martial arts - 'Black belt kids'
Traditionally, there has always been a lot of controversy within the martial arts with regard to children being awarded black belt rankings, that is, dan grades.We do need to encourage children in our art. It is also up to us to do the best that we can for them, and help them develop to their full potential. If we can attract them early enough, and care for them well enough, the next generation will far surpass our achievements.
And we will have played our part in improving our art, in particular, and society in general. This question of children being awarded dan grades in the martial arts has particular import close to home.
For example, over 95 percent of all participants in The Bahamas/Caribbean Wado Kai Karate Doh Association - sponsored Community Youth Karate Programmes are primary, junior high and high school aged students.
'YMCA receives generous donation for summer camp
Pleasantries were ex-changed yesterday when YMCA Executive Director Karon Pinder-Johnson received a cheque donated by Major's Golf School and Peter Sprogis to allow some unfortunate students throughout the community of Grand Bahama a chance to attend the "Y" six week summer camp."Major's Golf School and Mr. Sprogis felt it was necessary to assist the unfortunate kids who were not able to afford golf," Pinder-Johnson said. "Golf is not a poor man's sport so they made a generous donation of $5,000 towards the golf programme."
As a result, Pinder-Johnson said kids who normally hang around the golf area will now be a part of the summer camp which will enhance their golf skills.
Owner of Majors Golf School and Golf Trainer for the YMCA, Percy Major, said that both he and Sprogis feel proud to be lending a helping hand to the "Y" and was glad to give back to society.