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Latin America with high hopes for World Junior Championships in ...
Havana, Cuba - After a successful performance at last years IAAF World Youth Championships in Marakech, Latin American and Caribbean athletes have shown a great potential to shine at the upcoming IAAF World Junior Championships in Beijing, China, August 15-20.As Beijing will host the 2008 Olympic Games, the future stars of the region want to make their possible first trip to China a memorable one. Many of them may come back in two years to represent their respective countries at the Summer Games.
Jamaica, Cuba and Brazil have confirmed the talent of their younger athletes, but there are other individuals from South America, Central America and the Caribbean ready to leave their mark in the Chinese capital.
Sprinters and hurdlers lead Jamaican squad
As usual, Jamaica counts on its sprinters, including four medallists from the previous World Junior Championships in Grosseto, Italy.
USA. New Moorings 4600 Catamaran just launched
Built in Cape Town, South Africa, the Moorings 4600 is equipped with twin Volvo 55Hp engines, generator, and air conditioning. The raised helm station is covered by a hardtop and is located in the extended hardtop roof. All controls are led aft, for excellent visibility and ease of manoeuvres. The interior features four private staterooms with en suite heads and showers, a fully fitted modern galley and a full size navigation station in the salon. Performance, comfort and a focus on outdoor living are the leading features of the new Moorings 4600 catamaran which will be joining the Moorings charter fleet this year in Tortola, Bahamas, St. Lucia, Canouan and Belize. The yacht was just launched from the Robertson and Caine production facility in Cape Town, South Africa and will be arriving in the Caribbean this fall.Row Over BTC's
During the recent budget debate in the House of Assembly, Prime Minister Perry Christie and Official Opposition Leader Hubert Ingraham hit out at each other over the failed attempt to privatize the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC), formerly BATELCO. .At The Half: Summer
So we're smack dab into the middle of June and all the signs of summer are with us. Looking backwards to my school years, I can never quite recall being overly fond of the summer months - too hot, too long, too uneventful, too much home and too little school for my tastes. .Low Pressure Near Bahamas Could Become Next Tropical System
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Forecasters are carefully watching an area of low pressure about 200 miles east of the Bahamas for signs of tropical development.Channel 4 meteorologist Richard Nunn said satellite imagery and surface observations indicate that the low become better organized Friday morning and upper-level winds are favorable for development.
The low-pressure area is moving slowly to the west-northwest.
"Over the course of the weekend, it's possible this could be the next tropical development," Nunn said on the local station at noon.
An Air Force hurricane hunter aircraft may investigate the system on Saturday.
Nunn said weather conditions are favorable for at least a 50 percent chance of rain in the greater Jacksonville area on Sunday, but that is not related the low pressure in the Bahamas.