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New $800,000 crime lab
The government has provided capital funding in the amount of $800,000 to go toward the construction of a new forensic science facility, it was revealed. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Cynthia Pratt said the government plans to move the country's forensic lab away from the confines of the Royal Bahamas Police Force Headquarters. She explained that there are many qualified Bahamians in the field of forensic science, but they do not necessarily want to become police officers. There is a large number of civilians in The Bahamas capable of doing the job, so government's high expenditure in outsourcing work from the forensic lab is unnecessary. Mrs Pratt said that while the police await the modern forensic laboratory, an interim facility will be developed that will expand their forensic science capacity to reduce the cost and "anxiety associated with outsourcing the service." She added that the government spends some $58,000 a year for outsourcing.
Royals notes: ASG a welcome break
This day in history: Hal McRae and Dennis Leonard were inducted into the Royals Hall of Fame on July 9, 1989, becoming the sixth and seventh players to be so honored.McRae, a three-time All-Star, spent 14 full seasons in Kansas City as a designated hitter/outfielder. Leonard, his teammate for most of that span, is the Royals' only three-time 20-game winner.
Up next: After the All-Star break, the Royals resume the season on Thursday when they open a four-game series in Detroit with a 6:05 p.m. CT game, which will be telecast on RSTN. The road trip also includes three games against the Red Sox at Fenway Park. Kevin Druley is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
.Brewery Planned For Freeport
James "Jimmy" Sands announced on Wednesday that he intends to build the 40,000 square foot building that will be the home to fine quality beers and lagers. Mr. Sands, a native from West End and the son of Everette Sands, owner of Butler and Sands, said the brewery will be first class, and outfitted with state-of-art equipment. He said the brewery is a dream that both he and the late Edward St. George shared, which he has waited a long time to fulfill. "It has been two years in the planning. Everything has been negotiated and worked out and so we hope to be up and running in another two years, although it should be before that," he said. Mr. Sands noted that the 100 percent Bahamian-owned brewery will be European styled, and created with the expertise of a German-based company.Ready, set, go! GB junior athletes ready for Junior CAC ...
Nivea Smith and Ryan Penn will lead the Grand Bahama contingent of the junior athletes that are representing The Bahamas at the Junior CAC Championships next week in Trinidad and Tobago.Smith and Penn will be joined by Shelleyka Rolle, Carlene Johnson, Raymond Higgs, Anjoun Armaly, Darion Duncombe, Tradecio Davis, Juan Lewis, Charles Williams and Johnaton Davis.
Travelling with the team will be assistant coach Caudel McNab and chaperone Angela Rolle.
"This is a very disciplined group and they are expected to do well," said McNab yesterday during a press briefing at the Grand Bahama Sports Complex.
"We expect them to perform to the best of their ability and to stay healthy," added McNab, who noted that usually this is one of the major concerns when athletes travel.
Starwood Vacation Ownership Announces Major Expansion Plans for the Westin St. John Resort & Villas
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Starwood Vacation Ownership, a division of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT), today announced major expansion plans for the Westin St. John Resort & Villas in St. John, USVI. The new Bay Vista phase will include a total of 94 two and three bedroom villas overlooking the island and the picturesque Great Cruz Bay.Construction plans call for the conversion of 186 hotel rooms in seven buildings in the hillside section of the resort to become vacation ownership villas. Construction of the first phase includes 54 villas and will begin in July, 2006 with an expected occupancy in late 2007. The second phase of 40 villas will begin shortly thereafter. Sales of the new phase will also begin in July.
"This is an ambitious project based on the increasing demand of luxury vacation ownership resorts in the Caribbean.
Hundreds of teachers flock to Scotland from overseas
HUNDREDS of teachers are continuing to flock to Scotland from overseas and the rest of the UK following the Scottish Executive's drive to boost the numbers in the profession.Figures released to The Scotsman show that nearly 500 registered with the General Teaching Council (GTC) for Scotland in the first four months of 2006.
.Travel magazine and MOT host reception in New York
NEW YORK Fears of piracy that fuelled a contractual dispute between the theatre and distributor may have prevented a Bahamian delegation from viewing this summer's anticipated blockbuster, Pirates of the Caribbean 2, in New York on Wednesday, but they did not put brakes on the 'Bahamian Celebration' hosted by the Ministry of Tourism and the Conde Nast Traveler at the publication's offices that night.The Ministry and Conde Nast, who have been marketing partners for the last 19 years, threw the shindig in light of its new and innovative collaboration to promote The Islands of The Bahamas by capitalising on the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' films' fame.
Pirates of the Caribbean 2, recently premiered in California last weekend, was filmed on Grand Bahama and White Cay, Exuma.
Caribbean leaders finalize passport rules for cricket World Cup
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts - Fans traveling to the Caribbean next year for cricket's World Cup will be allowed to move from island to island without stopping for passport processing, Caribbean Community leaders announced Thursday at the end of a four-day summit.The CARICOM leaders also decided to go to Haiti on a fact-finding mission and to meet with former Prime Minister Yvon Neptune, jailed since last year for a massacre in the final weeks of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's rule - even though a prosecutor has recommended that he be released.
``I am sure that the heads will press to have a discussion with Neptune,'' Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerritt said. Several human rights groups have criticized the charges against Neptune as politically inspired.
After a 28-month suspension because of the violent revolt that toppled Aristide, Haiti's return to the 15-member CARICOM was a focus at the summit, but it was security for the cricket tourney that dominated the talks.