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Anna Nicole Smith treated for pneumonia in Bahamas in same ...
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) - Anna Nicole Smith has been hospitalized with pneumonia at the same medical centre in the Bahamas where her 20-year-old son died under mysterious circumstances in September, an attorney for the reality TV star said Tuesday.Smith, whose son died while visiting her in the hospital three days after she gave birth to a daughter, was being treated at Doctors Hospital in Nassau, attorney Wayne Munroe said. "She has a slight case of pneumonia," Munroe told The Associated Press. "We've had a sudden change of weather here due to a cold snap."
Smith's 20-year-old son Daniel died in her hospital room hours after arriving in the Bahamas, where his mother had moved during her pregnancy. The results of official toxicology tests and a police investigation into his death have not been released.
Lauderdale show dismisses industry slow-down
The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show kicked off today with sunny skies, long lines at the gate and renewed optimism about boating, particularly in South Florida and the Bahamas. Efrem 'Skip' Zimbalist III, CEO of Show Management and the new organizer of the Fort Lauderdale show, expressed thanks for the wonderful weather, referring to last years Hurricane Wilma, which disrupted the show. Zimbalist welcomed about 200 journalists and business leaders at a breakfast meeting at the Bahia Mar hotel. He also extended the hand of friendship to dignitaries from the neighbouring Bahamas, including Prime Minister Perry Christie, and to Florida developer Bobby Ginn, who is investing $4.9 billion in a resort community on the Grand Bahama Island. Ginn sur Mer, the development company, is title sponsor for the 2006 show.Cruise ship stuck in Norfolk one more day
NORFOLK, Va. The 24-hundred passengers who set sail on the Norwegian Dawn cruise ship Sunday from New York expected to be in the Bahamas today, about halfway through a seven-day cruise. But mechanical problems and poor weather conditions off North Carolina waylaid the ship in Norfolk on Monday evening. It's not expected to leave Virginia until 5 p-m today. A spokeswoman for the Norwegian Cruise Line says yesterday's expected departure was delayed because the ship's mechanical problems had not been fixed and stormy conditions persisted off the East Coast. Norwegian said all passengers will get a full refund, in addition to an on-board credit and a discount on a future cruise. The cruise line also offered passengers wishing to leave the Dawn a free bus ride back to New York last night.Smith Gives First Interview Since Son's Death
(CBS News) NEW YORK Anna Nicole Smith sits down for her first TV interview since the death of her son Daniel in September. "Entertainment Tonight" reporter Mark Steines calls his exclusive interview, which begins airing Thursday, a "veritable rollercoaster of emotions." On Tuesday, the model was hospitalized with pneumonia at the same medical center in the Bahamas where her 20-year-old son, Daniel, died in September, an attorney for Smith told The Associated Press. "She has a slight case of pneumonia," attorney Wayne Munroe told the AP. "We've had a sudden change of weather here due to a cold snap." In his blog on "Entertainment Tonight's" Web site, Steines says he traveled to the Bahamas where he met Smith's new baby daughter, Dannielynn, and was introduced to Howard K. Stern, her lawyer, whom she now calls her husband.... Major drug busts in Kgn and Portland
Narcotics detectives continued their fight against the drug trade this week with another major ganja bust in separate operations in Kingston and Portland between Monday and Tuesday night.A total of 1,598 pounds of compressed ganja, with a street value of $11 million, was seized. "Sixty-eight kegs of compressed ganja or 630 pounds were found along the Manchioneal beach in Portland, waiting to be picked up by a boat," said head of the Narcotics Division, Senior Superintendent Carlton Wilson.
Go-fast boats
According to him, the bad weather in Portland Tuesday night delayed the boat. "This is one of the areas that we are concerned about," he said. "We understand that from time to time go-fast boats are used to pick up drugs in Manchioneal and transport them to Haiti or the Bahamas."
The narcotics detectives said that on Monday night they detected a stash of compressed ganja, packed in the flooring of a 40-foot container at the APM in Kingston.