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Row Over BTC's
During the recent budget debate in the House of Assembly, Prime Minister Perry Christie and Official Opposition Leader Hubert Ingraham hit out at each other over the failed attempt to privatize the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC), formerly BATELCO. .Here comes the bill
Brides and grooms promise to take each other for richer, or for poorer.And when it comes to weddings these days in Michigan, it's definitely for poorer.
With layoffs looming, gas prices soaring and Michigan's stubbornly high jobless rate still outstripping the rest of the nation, Metro Detroit brides and grooms are marching down the aisle to the wedding-bill blues.
Wedding planner Jennifer Glass has noticed a decided drop in the amount of money couples will spend to get hitched.
One client even decided to postpone her wedding for two years because she couldn't afford it.
"With the economy the way it is, I've definitely seen a difference," Glass said.
As the wedding season swings into its busiest weeks the year, couples are cutting back on cakes, linens and more.
CARICOM Summit: Short, but Firm Steps
Central Bureau, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) Now that a dozen Caribbean states joined into a common market, the regional focus turns to the creation of a Single Market and Economy (CSME) in 2008.
Leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) concluded their meeting Thursday in St. Kitts and Nevis with an agreement on contributions to the Regional Development Fund (RDF), number one demand of the smaller island states to make the changes.
The last difficulty settled, another six nations took the annual summit to join the Caribbean Single Market, the prelude to CSME.
The formula was activated last January with the participation of Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago.
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Cauley-King
Anna Paige Cauley and Jason Tyler King of Kinston were married at 3 p.m. June 24, 2006, at Westminster United Methodist Church in Kinston. The Rev. Roger Cope performed the ceremony.Escorted by her father and given in marriage by her parents, the bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mr. Jimmy Cauley of Kinston. She is the granddaughter of Pat Bizzell and the late Olene Bizzell of Pine Level and the late Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Cauley of Kinston.A graduate of South Lenoir High School and the University of North Carolina with a CBA in elementary education and a minor in psychology, she is an elementary teacher at Moss Hill School in Lenoir County.
The groom is the son of William F. King III and Donna M. King, both of Kinston. He is the grandson of Ruby King of Kinston and the late William E.
UGA buys plane from ex-coach Goff
Athens — The University of Georgia probably figured it had written its last big check to Ray Goff when it finished paying off a $1.1 million negotiated settlement to its former football coach three years ago.But guess whose signature was under the title of "seller" on an aircraft purchase agreement filed by the Georgia Athletic Association last month?
That's right, Ray Goff's.
The university has purchased a Beechcraft B200 Super King Air turboprop from a company owned in part by Goff, according to documents obtained by the Journal-Constitution under open records laws.
The plane, which seats as many as 13 in the main cabin, will be used primarily for football and basketball recruiting trips and cost Georgia $1.6 million.
"It didn't all go to me, now," said Goff, who lives in Watkinsville, just outside of Athens.
NBA players invade Nassau - on business
Capitalising on the attention sports figures tend to generate, the Ministry of Tourism hosted this year's annual NBA & WNBA Players Association Conference this past weekend at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island.Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe says that his mi-nistry is looking forward to a long term relationship with the NBA & WNBA. "We hope that you all enjoy your visit here so much that the NBA Players Association would want to host a conference every year here in The Bah-amas," Wilchcombe joked.
He also said that Tourism, along with the Ministry of Sports, will be working toget-her to ensure that facilities are in place in order to host high profile sporting events here in the Bahamas.
A number of NBA players were at Sunday's conference in the Crown Ballroom of the of the Atlantis Resort.