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Latin America with high hopes for World Junior Championships in ...
Havana, Cuba - After a successful performance at last years IAAF World Youth Championships in Marakech, Latin American and Caribbean athletes have shown a great potential to shine at the upcoming IAAF World Junior Championships in Beijing, China, August 15-20.As Beijing will host the 2008 Olympic Games, the future stars of the region want to make their possible first trip to China a memorable one. Many of them may come back in two years to represent their respective countries at the Summer Games.
Jamaica, Cuba and Brazil have confirmed the talent of their younger athletes, but there are other individuals from South America, Central America and the Caribbean ready to leave their mark in the Chinese capital.
Sprinters and hurdlers lead Jamaican squad
As usual, Jamaica counts on its sprinters, including four medallists from the previous World Junior Championships in Grosseto, Italy.
USA. New Moorings 4600 Catamaran just launched
Built in Cape Town, South Africa, the Moorings 4600 is equipped with twin Volvo 55Hp engines, generator, and air conditioning. The raised helm station is covered by a hardtop and is located in the extended hardtop roof. All controls are led aft, for excellent visibility and ease of manoeuvres. The interior features four private staterooms with en suite heads and showers, a fully fitted modern galley and a full size navigation station in the salon. Performance, comfort and a focus on outdoor living are the leading features of the new Moorings 4600 catamaran which will be joining the Moorings charter fleet this year in Tortola, Bahamas, St. Lucia, Canouan and Belize. The yacht was just launched from the Robertson and Caine production facility in Cape Town, South Africa and will be arriving in the Caribbean this fall.Roberts says 'BTC is strong'
The government is in no rush to sell the Bahamas Telecommunications Company, but it will always keep its options open to privatise the company which has shown signs of improvement over the last budget year.This according to Works and Utilities Minister Bradley Roberts, who made his contribution to the 2006/2007 budget debate in the House of Assembly on Monday.
"It is not the intention of my government to have a fire sale for the treasures of The Bahamas. And today, BTC is not fire sale material when one accounts for its revenues, profits and network upgrades," Minister Roberts said.
He added that it is the government's philosophy and intention to facilitate privatisation, but it will be done in a manner that is best for the country.
In 2005, BTC's assets total $494,771,000 compared to $461,832,000 in 2004, and its total revenue was $300,570,000 compared to $274,464,000 in 2004.
As restaurants turn to technology, Delray Beach's Siva Corp. has a full plate
When Dennis Hoynack boots up his laptop at night relaxing in front of his television with a snack, he's not planning to surf the Internet. Instead, Hoynack, who supervises the operations of five area Denny's restaurants, is tweaking menus, checking food inventory and remotely peeking at what his staff is doing via cameras mounted in the restaurants.Hoynack uses software created by Siva Corp., a Delray Beach company that deploys technology to help restaurants run more efficiently.
"It's user-friendly," said Hoynack, operations director with Denny's franchisees Orlando-based Den 8 LLC and Boca Raton-based Dynamic Restaurant Operations of Florida Inc. "It streamlines our operations and helps the business control costs and improve customer service."
With restaurant operators facing intense challenges from rivals and demanding consumers, more and more operators are turning to technology.