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Italians capture Bahamian heritage
Duna International Ltd, an Italian owned production company recently visited several sites in The Bahamas to record aspects of Bahamian history, culture and architecture, for release later this year on DVD. The programme will be used to compliment the advertising and marketing campaign mounted by the Ministry of Tourism. The crew visited Bimini, Cat Island, Spanish Wells and Harbour Island, shooting extensive footage of subjects such as Bimini's legendary boat builder Ansil Saunders and locations such as the Andrew Deaveaux Mansion and Mount Alvernia on Cat Island. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Tourism explained that the objective was to create a body of resource material that, along with existing footage of Junkanoo, will serve to project a broader and deeper image of The Bahamas and Bahamian culture than traditional tourism promotional material does.
A high level of intrusion
The comments in The Senate debate of Budget 2006-2007 by Senator Philip Galanis were certainly a blatant intrusion into the private affairs of a private business that is totally supported and mandated by a specific law: The Hawksbill Agreement, 1955.There is nowhere in this progressive legislation which established Freeport, the brainchild of Wallace Groves where Government could determine or create policy. In fact, there has been reversed intrusion where Government has deliberately intruded in the affairs of the Grand Bahama Port Authority. Do we really have to remind ourselves of the Pindling "Bend or Break" speech?
It is ironic and many are questioning why immediately after the recent resignation of the most brilliant Central Banker The Bahamas ever had, Julian Francis, suddenly projects are approved? Is this simply coincidence or was Central Government, especially the Minister of Financial Services and Investments, holding the Port Authority to ransom by holding back on approvals which under Hawksbill basically is supposed to be just a rubber stamp once the Port has completed their due diligence and given approval.
Whaling Commission rejects moves by Japan
Pro-whaling nations, led by Japan, lost two key votes Friday at the International Whaling Commission's annual meeting -- an indication they may not have the majority necessary to take control of the body and try to repeal its ban on commercial hunting.In the first vote, Japan sought to remove the issue of hunting dolphins and porpoises from the agenda of the 70-member IWC meeting on the Caribbean island of St. Kitts. But it failed by a 32-30 vote.
In the second vote, Japan lost its bid to introduce secret ballots. The resolution failed by a 33-30 vote.
PERU
GARCIA WILL TRIM PUBLIC WORKERS' PAY
LIMA-- Peru's President-elect Alan García said Friday that one of his first acts when he takes office will be cutting public salaries -- including his own.
Groton Alumni set final meeting to plan upcoming Aug. reunion
The Groton Alumni All-Class High School Reunion is scheduled from 2-9 p.m. on Aug. 5 at the Groton Rod and Gun Club on Elm Street Extension.The Alumni Association has set up a final planning meeting at 7 p.m. on July 11 at the Groton Senior Housing / Center Village Court.
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Comment: Liam Fay
For the high and mighty, freedom of speech is much less important than the freedom to stay schtum. The really rich and influential crave privacy infinitely more than fame. Media investigation, therefore, always feels like gross intrusion to big shots with something to hide.These are the ways of the world, which is why a free press must be allowed to get on with its job of holding the powerful to account.
However, thanks to Michael McDowells proposed privacy bill, that job is set to become virtually impossible. In fact, by the time the justice minister is finished we may not even have a free press.
Whether he likes it or not, McDowell is now the toast of every VIP chancer in the country. Having long posed as the bête noire of the corrupt and criminal, the justice minister has just become their knight in shining armour.
On a misty April morning, Magnus sails from Hampton Roads ...
WITH MAGNUS moored in Halifax and soon to be listed for sale, our southern cruising adventure is truly complete, and already sliding into memory. But the memories will stay with us forever.Memories of southern birds white and brown pelicans plummetting into the narrow waterways, herons great and small standing still as sticks in the shallow waters, shockingly white egrets standing on our mooring lines, storks, man-o-war birds soaring far above the Bahamian beaches, emerald hummingbirds flitting among the mangroves.
And memories of animals alligators and turtles in the marinas, manatees in the warm outfalls from the power plants, wild horses among the casuarina trees. A swarm of biting flies all over the boat as we crossed Massachusetts Bay, and another in Chesapeake Bay.