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Why not two pipelines?
Government has been vacillating for more than two years on whether or not to grant permission for a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) pipeline to be constructed from The Bahamas to Florida. We have been promised on more than one occasion within the past two years that a decision would be forthcoming shortly.That's the promise Prime Minister Perry Christie made more than a year ago when as a special guest on Island 102.9 FM talk show, Parliament Street told the listening audience that after more than two years of negotiations, his cabinet was satisfied that the LNG pipeline that the Virginia-based AES Corporation was proposing to build from Ocean Cay, off Bimini, to Dania Beach, Florida was environmentally safe. The then Trade and Industry Minister, Leslie Miller, around the same time and on several subsequent occasions also strongly suggested that the government would make its decision known "shortly."
Meanwhile, whatever problems there are that have made The Bahamas so indecisive on this issue apparently are not shared by federal regulators in the United States, who last week approved permits for the development and construction of five new or expanded U.S.
Room Inventory Boost Next Year For GB
Just under 600 hotel rooms should be back online in Grand Bahama by next winter as tourism officials work to bring the island's room inventory level back to where it was before the last two hurricane seasons which took a third of the available rooms offline. .A Most Foul
This is a most foul abomination. It is also a dreadful example of what can happen when human beings want to bring an end to abuse and torture. Incidentally, this grim news concerning these men who killed themselves was delivered by United States military officials. We believe that this bad news represents little more than the tip of a mountain of human rights abuses. We now know that the United States of America is enmeshed in allegations that it condones such abuses. Interestingly, that great country often tells itself and the world that it is a bastion of freedom and a beacon of hope for the world. But yet, we have story after story about how this great nation routinely abuses many of its own citizens and how it is so very often engaged in terrifying abuses of human rights around the world.The Bahamas At NACAC ‘U-23’ Championships
Only men will represent The Bahamas at the North American, Caribbean and Central American Track and Field Championships in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic July 7-9. Most of the team members in preparation have been at the Thomas A. Robinson Stadium fine-tuning for their events. .CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - Columnists - Kernaghan: For 42 years, it's been quite a ride
So long. After 42 years spent in press boxes, locker rooms, sidelines and anywhere else athletes gather, I've decided to quit writing a daily column while I'm ahead.But not so fast, Skippy. After a bit of a break, I'm going to sneak back in under the guise of a freelancer writing a column a week.
It's been some ride and my cups runneth over. World Cups, Stanley Cups, Grey Cups, Memorial Cups, Vanier Cups and Allan Cups weave into Olympic Games, Super Bowls, World Series and all manner of championships and trophies on grass, artificial turf, asphalt, ice, snow, water and canvas.
After thousands of competitions and millions of type-written words, one seeks a phrase, a word, to encapsule it.
The word is truth.
For all its occasional foibles, the essence of sport is truth.
Baker's Bay wins battle
The Save Guana Cay Reef Association opposing the Baker's Bay resort development on Guana Cay lost its latest legal battle yesterday when the Court of Appeal dismissed its application for leave to appeal to the Privy Council.The association sought to appeal to the Privy Council the decision of the Court of Appeal relieving the developers - Discovery Land Company - of the undertaking given in November 2005 not to take further steps in the development that may affect the environment.
The Court of Appeal also refused an application by the association for an injunction against the government and the developers.
The court described the application by the association as being without merit and ordered it to pay costs totalling $18,000, according to a statement released yesterday by the developers of Baker's Bay Golf and Ocean Club.
Lose the Kids, Escape to the Caribbean This Fall
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- With youngsters back in school, autumn provides an ideal opportunity for adults to relax and indulge themselves in five-star luxury in the Caribbean. Through a program dubbed Caribbean Treasures, Classic Vacations® is offering travelers great values on exclusive packages at top-rated resorts in the Caribbean Islands, including Bermuda and the Bahamas. "The Fall is one of the most exquisite times in the Caribbean, yet few people know about it," said Mike Flory, vice president of Product at Classic Vacations. "Travelers can revel in golf, spa and other activities offered by our resorts to provide great value in booking fall travel to the Caribbean. In addition, several airlines offer reduced airfares to the Caribbean during this time period.