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map bahamasBahama Islands News, Articles and InformationPilot of doomed seaplane had complained of close calls ...In the months before a seaplane crashed into the waters off Miami Beach, killing all 20 aboard, its Boynton Beach-based pilot complained of poor maintenance and close calls, her husband and colleagues told federal investigators.The Chalk's Ocean Airways Grumman G-73T Mallard crashed shortly after takeoff Dec. 19 on its way to Bimini in the Bahamas. Its right wing tore off, and the plane caught fire. .On the caseGill Charlton answers questions on travelling green, long-stay insurance, credit card charges, codeine in Greece and disposing of Deutschmarks.(Filed: 17/06/2006) Bunkered by golf hotel price change No flight refund Plane or car: which is the green way to go? Long-stay insurance Credit card charge No codeine in Greece? Disposing of Deutschmarks Comment on this story Read comments Plane or car: which is the green way to go? Jackie and Bob Nicholson write from Ashbourne: We travel to the French Alps regularly to visit our son, either flying to Lyon or Geneva, or driving from Derbyshire. Our car does about 48 miles per gallon. Time and cost aside, are we being more environmentally friendly by driving all the way or would we do better to fly? We have had conflicting advice. South metro reportPolice blotterPALM BEACH — A construction worker killed during a dock reconstruction project Saturday has been identified as Esteban Perez, 38, a Guatemala native who lived in West Palm Beach, police spokeswoman Janet Kinsella said. Perez worked for Murphy Construction. He was killed when a cable broke, dropping a heavy object on him. .Swamp of DeathThe battle to rid the Bahamas of the deadly strain of mosquitoes in Exuma is being fought by a small band of experts, on the ground.A short time after the first malaria case was reported June 8, officers from the Department of Environmental Health flew into Exuma to search for working anopheles mosquitoes. They have also tried to reduce the number of local mosquitoes on that island as well. During a trip to the island The Nassau Guardian reporting team has seen first hand the work being done. Despite the rumours on the island that environmental health officers have only been fogging the main roads, that claim was clearly and categorically denied. Tagging along with vector control officers Christopher Williams and Uriah Ferguson, in addition to entomologist Dr Christian Fredericsson, on Friday night- work was truly in progress.
Criticism of abuse of House rules is unfairI was rather surprised to read Arthur Foulke's column To The Point in your edition of Tuesday June 27 in which he criticised the Prime Minister and the PLP for attempting to have Senator Bernard Nottage address the House in session on the issue of the recent cluster of malaria cases in Exuma. He either specifically accused or implied that the PLP consistently abused and ignored the rules of the House, set bad examples for the youth by their disregard for time (a criticism with which I concur), he accused them of grandstanding, political chicanery, and of being prepared to destroy the parliamentary convention. After reading the column I was left wondering whether Sir Arthur Foulkes followed the proceedings of the House when he served as High Commissioner in London. If he did, he would have witnessed, as I did, some of the most egregious abuses of the parliament and its conventions during the two terms of the Hubert Ingraham administration. |
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