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Bahamas sprays for malaria following outbreak
NASSAU, Bahamas A Virginian is among 16 people who have been sickened by a malaria outbreak in the Bahamas. Bahamian officials said today they would spray areas around the island chain's capital and in the southern island of Great Exuma in a bid to contain the outbreak. No deaths have been reported from the mosquito-borne illness. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said a Virginian and Canadian were among those who fell ill. The Virginia Department of Health declined to release additional information. But spokeswoman Shannon Marshall says the state health department receives an average of 56 reports of malaria cases per year, usually from Virginians who have traveled abroad. Malaria kills more than one (m) million people a year, many of them young children in Africa, even though it is both preventable and treatable.Bertram Wins Xxvii Bertram-hatteras Shootout
Each year, Bertram faces off against sport-fish rival, Hatteras, in perhaps the most prestigious and storied Blue Marlin Tournament of the year, the 'Bertram - Hatteras Shootout'. This year, Bertram regained its title as Grand Prize Winner despite being outnumbered in craft (26 Bertram craft versus Hatteras' 35).In recent years, despite not always being the one to take home the trophy, Bertram has managed to out fish the competition pound for pound. This year however, marked the first 'strictly release' format for the Shootout, implemented to aid in Billfish conservation. The organizer for this year's Shootout, Mr. Kaye Pearson of Show Management, recognized the need for a handicap system in order to increase the level of "fairness" in the tournament, due to the overabundance of Hatteras lines in the water, compared to Bertram.
Final Day Of Caribbean Jr. Golf Event Finds Bahamas In Third
After the first 18 holes at the 19th Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships at the Rio Mar Golf and Country Club in Puerto Rico on Wednesday The Bahamas was holding onto a slim two-point lead over Trinidad/Tobago, but by the end of the second round on Thursday the locals had fallen to third. .Rose reels in
Bahamian angler Pete Rose hit a home run yesterday, landing a 48-lb Amber fish on 14-lb test onboard captain Sloan Wakefields Tenacious (8,480 points) to clinch the 41st Bermuda Anglers Club International Light Tackle Tournament for team Dr.G & The Stiff Rods.Team 3Ds (6,194) and Chip N Dolls (5,884) finished second and third respectively.
Rose, who shares the same name as the former Cincinnati Reds baseball player, also claimed high point individual honours with 4,532 points from 15 hook-ups.
Bill Duvall was second with 3,587 and David Skinner third with 2,752.
Roses catch was the heaviest caught during yesterdays final round of the tournament, beating out Duvalls 35-lb Blackfin Tuna, and was more than enough to earn his team qualification to next years prestigious IGFA Rolex Offshore Championships in Cabo, Mexico.