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New twist to Nicole Smith's baby's father conundrum
Washington, Oct 24(ANI): Former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith has reportedly admitted in the past that photographer Larry Birkhead was the father of her baby daughter.Birkhead, who had a relationship with Anna Nicole, has filed legal papers in Los Angeles to establish paternity.
Celebrity gossip website TMZ has revealed that Anna Nicole who was having sexual relations with Gaither Ben Thompson, a wealthy real estate developer in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina contacted him in May this year, to tell him that she was pregnant with his baby.
However, she was stunned after Thompson revealed that it was impossible for him to father a baby as he had already had a vasectomy.
A few days later, Anna Nicole reportedly told Thompson that photographer Larry Birkhead was the daddy.
Spirit Air to resume MB flights to Florida
Spirit Air's direct flights to Fort Lauderdale from Myrtle Beach are back after a two-year hiatus, giving locals access to 20 destinations through the airline's Florida hub.The nonstop, daily service will start Feb. 15 and continue year-round.
For Grand Strand residents, the service, through connecting flights, opens an easier way to high-profile destinations such as Cancun, Mexico; Cayman islands; San Juan, Puerto Rico; San Salvador, Bahamas; St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, among others.
The airline also will start flying from Fort Lauderdale to Las Vegas and Los Angeles starting early next year.
"This opens up an additional market for Myrtle Beach, where Spirit will currently be the only airline to fly nonstop to Florida," said Lisa Bourcier, spokeswoman for Horry County, which operates the Myrtle Beach International Airport.
Special Passport Promotions for Caribbean Travelers
We've been reporting on the requirement that all travelers returning to the US via air will need passports starting January 8, 2007. If you don't already have a passport, several Caribbean travel suppliers are offering some great deals to encourage you to get that passport and use it at their destination first. Check out these deals:Governments Jamaica launched a new program encouraging U.S. citizens to get their passports by rewarding vacationers who make Jamaica their first visit with their new passport. Rewards include special credits while on the island amounting to the cost of obtaining a passport.The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) also is implementing "Jamaican Morning Coffee Breaks" to encourage Americans to obtain their passports. From Nov. 15, 2006 until mid-winter 2007, the JTB will hold coffee breaks at major commuter terminals in New York, Chicago and Washington, D.C.MONEY LAUNDERING: Money manager enters guilty plea
Martin Tremblay, a Canadian money manager who operated a Bahamas-based investment firm, pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from what authorities said was a $1 billion money-laundering operation.Tremblay, 44, who was president of Nassau, Bahamas-based Dominion Investments Ltd., was charged in January with running a seven-year money-laundering scheme for tax cheats, drug dealers and stock swindlers. He's been in federal prison in New York ever since.
Tremblay on Monday pleaded guilty to a single count of money laundering, admitting that he had agreed to launder $20,000 in proceeds from what he believed was a narcotics deal last year.
Tremblay, who is from Quebec, faces between 70 months and 87 months in prison when he's sentenced on Feb.
All not lost for Team Bahamas
Team Bahamas gave host Barbados a run for their money during the second round of the CONCACAF/Digicel Gold Cup Caribbean Zone Qualifier this weekend. However, our 'Rake and Scrape Boys' fell 2-1, and were set to play Bermuda yesterday evening at 6 pm. The result from that match was unavailable up to press time. Team Bahamas is in Group G along with second round host Barbados, Bermuda, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines."It was a very close game end-to-end," said senior men's National Team Head Coach Gary White. "We had a lapse in our concentration between the 40th minute and half-time, because it was still nil-nil up to the 40th minute," he further explained, speaking about the loss from his hotel room in Barbados yesterday.
Considering that the higher ranked Barbados team only beat them by one goal, White was asked if this was a match that our 'Rake and Scrape Boys' could've won.