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Final OPBAT decision on the way
In just two weeks The Bahamas will be one step closer to finding out which U.S. agency will take over when Army resources pull out of the OPBAT programme next year.A source at the U.S. Embassy in Nassau yesterday revealed that June 26 has been earmarked for both U.S. and Bahamian officials to determine who would replace the Army's seven Blackhawk helicopters and their crews when they withdraw from Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos (OPBAT). But the source added that details are still sketchy about how relevant this information will be. "I believe that the ambassador is going to be back in town on (June) 26 to speak with the Deputy Prime Minister and I think that's when he will be back from Washington with this information," he said. "I don't know that we will have a final answer at that time, but any new information will certainly not be available sooner than that."
He added that Ambassador Rood is in Miami now in other meetings but will soon be jet-setting to Washington to deal with the pressing OPBAT issue.
A win-wind proposition
Seven-day cruises for $500 to $600 in September. Fifty percent off a companion's room at an inclusive club on a Caribbean island. A fourth night free at a luxurious resort in the Bahamas.That's good.
But many travelers will jump on these deals without giving a thought to why prices are discounted.
That's bad.
The reason? IT'S HURRICANE SEASON.
But don't automatically shy away from that cruise to Mexico, that all-inclusive on Jamaica, that diving expedition in the Cayman Islands.
Just be aware that nature has a habit of disrupting agendas during summer and fall. If your vacation plans include areas susceptible to hurricanes, purchase travel insurance when booking a trip.
It's important, however, to know what kind of insurance you are buying.
NEMA to focus on training
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has revealed it will focus on disaster training this hurricane season.Speaking at a recent press conference, Gayle Outten Moncur, Administrative Officer of NEMA, stated that the government-backed organisation has been working closely with private and public entities.
"One of the responsibilities of NEMA is training," said Ms Outten Moncur. "We are presently doing training with hotels, The Central Bank and other small agencies. Also, with Tropical Shipping, we have had a very good partnership."
She added that NEMA has also done work with local communities.
"We want to make sure all the dots are connected and they are not just isolated training. We want every individual in those communities to understand what it is to do damage assessment [and] to also respond to emergencies within their communities," said Ms Outten Moncur.
Who stole the World Cup?
"The son of the miserly Jew Cohen died. Cohen went to the newspaper to announce the death of the boy. 'Cohen mourns his son', he wrote. But at the paper, they insisted that the minimum amount of words for an obituary is five words. 'So write Cohen mourns his son and also repairs watches.'"This joke was not intended this time to ridicule Jews. Wail Lutfi, a senior writer at the important Egyptian paper, Rose Al-Youssef, used it to poke fun at the Saudi millionaire, Saleh Kamel. He, according to Lutfi, "took away from the Egyptians in particular, and the Arabs in general, their joie de vivre."
What's the connection to the joke? Kamel is the owner of the Arab media conglomerate, ART (Arab Radio and Television), which was set up in 1994 and holds the rights to broadcast the World Cup in Arab countries.
The Secret
In my role as managing editor of The Motley Fool newsletters, I get to interview a lot of talented job applicants who are lured by our fun atmosphere, our irreverent content, and our office pizza day on the last Friday of every month.We get dozens -- even hundreds -- of applications for every opening, so the people chosen for interviews are generally very qualified, very impressive candidates. But amazingly, many of these intelligent people who have an expressed interest in working for a company that specializes in stock advice share a trait: They don't own any stocks.
Excuses, excuses
I hear it all too often: "I know I should, but ..." It's almost an apology, an admission of guilt. Nine times out of 10, the reason is the same: "I don't have enough money to invest."
I walk out of these interviews shaking my head, startled that such charlatans made it so far through the interview process.