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Bahamas. Atlantis Marina receives Blue Flag certification award
Atlantis Marina at the Atlantis, Paradise Island resort in The Bahamas has been awarded the prestigious Blue Flag marina certification by the international, independent organization, the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE). The Blue Flag signifies that stringent water quality, safety and environmental management and education programs have been established by the resort. The Blue Flag is an exclusive eco-label awarded to over 3,100 beaches and marinas in 36 countries across Europe, Africa and the Caribbean each year. The Atlantis Marina was the only marina in The Bahamas to meet the 22 criteria necessary to receive the Blue Flag honor in 2006. Marinas and beaches participating in this voluntary program work with FEE to ensure the sustainable development of beaches and marinas around the globe.B'Air may see future woes
Because of their decision to implement a work to rule last week and the large number of pilots on vacation, members of the Bahamas Airlines Pilots Association (Bahamas-ALPA), warned that a number of flights might depart late or, in extreme cases, flights could be cancelled since there might be insufficient crews to operate the national flag carrier."Recently, an inordinate number of pilots were placed on vacation by management without taking into consideration the impact that this would have on the airline's ability to successfully fly the published flight schedule, resulting in extreme burdens being placed on the remaining flight crew," the union claimed in a statement issued to The Guardian yesterday. "In most circumstances, the flying public is unaware of the sacrifice made by members of Bahamas-ALPA on a consistent basis, to ensure that the airline is able to fulfill its obligation to its customers."
Bahamas-ALPA noted that by implementing a work to rule, it is not its intention to frustrate the flying public, but only to work within the confines of its current industrial agreement.
Bahamasair staff praised for assistance given to passenger injured ...
One lucky female passenger of the national flag carrier is thanking God and the early shift employees of Bahamasair for their unselfish assistance and 'proverbial' helping hands.Fred Cooper, director of Bahamasair in the Northern Bahamas, had high praise for members of his staff who "went beyond the call of duty" Tuesday morning to aid Kathleen McKenzie.
"Shortly after 7:00 a.m. Tuesday I saw a small gathering of my staff members as well as others outside the domestic terminal," said Cooper, adding that a further check revealed that an elderly lady was laying on the ground in great pain.
The injured woman, McKenzie, had been a passenger on the morning flight, which arrived at 7:03. Cooper explained that she was wheeled from the aircraft by one of the porters, who took her into the baggage make-up area and left to look for her bags.
'Daniel Craig is James Bond'
James Bond may be the spy who never ages, but over his 44-year film career his adventures have swollen ridiculously with impossible gadgets, implausible plots and implacable supervillains.Well, this is the year Bond trimmed those excesses and got back to basics.In the latest 007 film, Casino Royale, the entire franchise gets a reboot, effectively introducing the audience to Bond all over again by showing how he became licenced to kill and how he learned the elegance that became his trademark.And it's Daniel Craig, the newest Bond actor who shines in that task, carrying its weight effortlessly on his shoulders and the rest of his very, very fit body.Critics who have started seeing Casino Royale ahead of its worldwide release later this month have already crowned Craig one of the best Bonds yet -- so good, so physical, so dangerous, he approaches the Holy Grail of Bondage: Sean Connery himself."Daniel Craig has come through with flying colours as Ian Fleming's sadistic secret agent in the most violent Bond film yet," was how the reviewer for Britain's the Times newspaper put it."Any doubts about the popularity and suitability of Craig as the new James Bond have dissipated, following London and New York screenings," the rival Telegraph said.The film runs long -- at two hours and 15 minutes, it's the longest Bond film yet -- but director Martin Campbell has eschewed the futuristic technology of past outings (no invisible cars here) and plots about blowing up the world to concentrate instead on character.Reviewers at a Paris screening on Tuesday noted that right from the opening sequence, Casino Royale flags its dark, violent tone by showing Bond's first kills in black and white footage.It then tips him into an adventure that takes him to the Bahamas, Miami, Montenegro and Italy to tackle an organisation financing terrorism.The movie is informed by a more knowing, less innocent style, one that muscles in on the territory evident in the James Bond rip-offs made in the United States, such as the TV series 24 and the series of Jason Bourne films -- both of whose heroes not uncoincindentally share the same initials as Britain's superspy.Here, Bond recovers his heavyweight espionage title from the interlopers, matching them in spectacular action sequences while showing them up with his European panache.For Craig (38) the film was a chance to show both his acting chops, honed from a long career on stage and in television in Britain, and his athletic style, highlighted in movies such as Lara Croft and Steven Spielberg's Munich.Those credentials on the big screen have apparently overcome scepticism from diehard Bond fans.B'Air GM says no cuts
General Manager of the national flag carrier Henry Woods told The Guardian Friday that management has no plans for cutting the salaries of pilots. He also added that he was "extremely surprised" to find out that some 50 Bahamasair pilots were staging a work to rule until management is prepared to negotiate in good faith. "I had no indication that any matter had escalated to the point of a work to rule between Bahamasair and the pilots," said Mr Henry Woods. "I can't tell you if this action is justifiable." Earlier this week, President of The Bahamas Airline Pilots Association (Bahamas-ALPA), Captain Joseph Moxey claimed that some 50 pilots voted unanimously to implement a work to rule until a new contract agreement is drawn up and signed. He pointed out, however, that this new contract agreement must satisfy the financial needs of all Bahamasair pilots and should not include a "disguised" pay cut.