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Holland America Line Offers More Itinerary Choices to Experience ...
SEATTLE, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- With 28 cruises, 12 different itineraries and five ships, Holland America Line will lead premium lines with an extensive collection of Panama Canal cruises in 2007, featuring more New York departures, new February full transit crossings and a new port of call, Puerto Chiapas, on the Pacific coast of Mexico. Savvy travelers will appreciate the variety with cruises ranging from the popular 10-day Sunfarer and 14- to 22-day full transit crossings to a new 23-day Pan-America and Panama Canal cruise. "Holland America Line was among the first to explore this spectacle of engineering, and we continue to lead the way today, offering several cruise lengths and many different port mixes in our itineraries," said Richard D. Meadows, CTC, senior vice president, marketing and sales.
System should be revisited
The future of The Bahamas will be predicated on a re-evaluation of the current educational system, said youth leaders recently.At The Future Nation Builders of The Bahamas Conclave this past weekend, outstanding Bahamian youth commented on the present education system and asserted that some educational changes must be implemented, in order for the nation to go forward.
"The problem with education here in The Bahamas is that you cannot address each child as if they are the same," said Granville Butler, Foreign Affairs Youth Ambassador.
He said he feels that more young people should be streamed into areas in which they are gifted from a young age and from there, channelled into disciplines that will prepare them for their eventual careers.
"We need to respect the individuality of our children, by respecting their gifts and the pattern in which they learn best.
Sir Sean Connery denies links to GoldenEye property
Following yesterday's story, speculation that the original screen Bond, Sir Sean Connery, has expressed interest in one of its villas is unfounded, the actor said today. But if James Bond is not "coming home", as some reports put it, plenty of real-life celebrities are converging on Goldeneye, now owned by the music entrepreneur Chris Blackwell, founder of Island Records - reports The Scotsman. Perched on the lush northern coast of Jamaica, Goldeneye, the birthplace of the world's most famous fictional secret agent, once gave Ian Fleming respite from English winters and a tempestuous life. The secluded Jamaican hideaway to which he retreated to write his Bond novels, and where he entertained glamorous guests such as Noel Coward, Errol Flynn and Katharine Hepburn, is being converted, at a cost of $50 million (27.1 million), into an exclusive holiday resort.Andros man charged
The Bahamian man from South Andros accused of shooting a police officer and the rape of a minor last week appeared in court yesterday to answer to the charges.Forty-two-year old McDonald Rahming stood before Chief Magistrate Roger Gomez to answer a slew of charges from rape, forcible detention and damage. Court dockets allege that on Saturday, 24 June, in Andros, Rahming had sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old female without her consent. On the same day, it is alleged that Rahming also forcefully detained the girl, without her consent, to have sexual intercourse with her.
A grievous harm charge was also launched against Rahming after he allegedly shot off-duty police officer Inspector Sidney Rolle, on Sunday, June 25. Inspector Rolle was stationed in the north-eastern district on that island.
Nottage Concerned About High Infant Mortality Rate
Minister of Health Senator Dr. Bernard Nottage told senators during his contribution to the budget debate on Tuesday that a review of the past two years makes it "clear that infant mortality rates are going up," and that the medical establishment is unsure why. .Exuma hotels rebounding
Two weeks after the discovery of malaria on the island of Great Exuma, hotel operators say occupancy numbers are holding despite a slight fall off.Antoine Chahwan, general manager of the Four Seasons Resort said, "We're very encouraged and happy with the good news, but we're going to have to wait and see how the rest of the world reacts."
For the resort, success will be measured by how guests react to the news and if they continue to travel there.
At this point, he said, occupancy is at about 75 per cent with the hope that those figures hold.
On the issue of how well the crisis was managed, Mr Chahwan said, "The communication lines were open from day one.
We chose to be forthcoming in choosing to tell our guests prior to arrival in Exuma, which will always buy goodwill for the future."
He admitted that some people may have some apprehension about coming right now, "but in the long term plans, they will always depend on the honesty and the level of communication that they see from Four Seasons and The Bahamas in general."
Similar sentiments were voiced by Chuck Roberts, manager of Palm Bay Beach Club.