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Rotarians advised to evaluate proposed mega developments
Expressing his views on whether mega developments are good for The Bahamas, Gregg Waugh, deputy director of South Atlantic Fishery Management Council in Charleston, South Carolina, challenged members of the Rotary Club of Freeport yesterday to evaluate each project proposed for the country.Speaking to the Rotarians during their weekly meeting at the Ruby Swiss Restaurant, Waugh said he is in no way against development, however there must be a plan for sustainable development and not a 'catch as catch can' approach.
"We (Bahamians) need jobs and we need foreign investments for the Bahamian economy to grow and prosper," he said.
Noting that two questions should be asked when discussing mega developments, Waugh said the first is where is all the water coming from and the second is where is all the water going?
"These two questions demonstrate the basic nature of mega developments, that they in fact are like huge animals consuming natural resources (inputs) and producing positive and negative results (outputs)," Waugh explained.
(AFX UK Focus) 2006-08-11 16:05 GMT: AFX NEWS BRIEFING: Mergers and acquisitions highlights to 15:50 BST
2006-08-11 15:40:03 Winn-Dixie sells 12 stores in BahamasJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AFX) - Winn-Dixie Stores Inc., on Friday announced that it completed the sale of 12 supermarkets in the Bahamas to a local investor group for about $54 million.
2006-08-11 15:13:04 Glass Lewis endorses KeySpan takeover
NEW YORK (AFX) - KeySpan Corp., a natural gas distributor, on Friday said the independent research firm Glass Lewis has endorsed a proposed takeover by British utility National Grid.
2006-08-11 15:12:03 Russ Berrie Shareholder Sells 8.8M Shares
OAKLAND, N.J. (AFX) - Russ Berrie & Co., designer and marketer of plush animals and juvenile gifts under the Russ and Applause brand names, on Friday said the New York investment advisory firms Prentice Capital Management LP and D.E.
Dallas World Aquarium offers visitors a look at exotic fish, birds and animals
If you like aquariums, historic sites and trains, a trip to the West End in Dallas via the Trinity Railway Express is just for you.Mass transit in this area of Texas is mostly limited to the larger metropolitan areas, but the Trinity Railway Express connects Fort Worth and Dallas and their accompanying mass transit systems to open up the entire metroplex for the adventurous who draw the line at braving the two cities freeways and traffic.The TRE is a cooperative service provided by the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (the T) and Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). It links downtown Fort Worth, downtown Dallas and DFW airport with scheduled train service Monday through Saturday. Service began on Dec. 30, 1996 along a 10 mile commuter rail line linking Dallas' Union Station, the Medical/Market Center Station and the South Irving Transit Center.Professor applies science to rare-book frontier
PHILADELPHIA - Blair Hedges has discovered more than 50 species of amphibians and reptiles, including the world's smallest lizard and frog.He studies genetic mutations to calculate when various animal species evolved millions of years ago. And he ponders how life might arise on other planets.
Yet these days, the Pennsylvania State University professor is generating buzz in a realm far from the frontier of biology: the rare book library.
Hedges, an avid collector of Renaissance prints along with animals, has devised a clever method for figuring out just how old some of these prints are. Historians have been unable to determine exact dates for hundreds of early prints and books, and Hedges thinks the answer lies in science.
But not everyone in the world of rare books and prints has embraced this guidance from an outsider, published in June in a British scientific journal that they ordinarily never would read.
Navy against precedent being set on sonar limits
Environmentalists insist the Navy needs to do more to protect whales and other marine mammals, even after the activists forced limits on the military's use of sonar in maritime exercises off Hawai'i last month.But the Navy is adamant that it won't allow the agreed restrictions on mid-frequency active sonar to set a precedent. It says the steps were often unnecessary, hindered training and in some cases weren't based on fact.
"There is no science that supports some of the limits we're being driven to," said Adm. Gary Roughead, Pacific Fleet commander. "I believe it is important that we introduce science into this argument."
The perception gap sets the stage for further legal and public relations battles as the Navy, for the first time, prepares to seek federal permits to use sonar during all of its anti-submarine warfare exercises starting in January.
Develpt of maritime infrastructure of critical essence to Navy
Kochi, Aug 9 : A top Navy official today said the development of maritime infrastructure and domestic shipbuilding capability is of critical essence to force, at a time when the nation is set firmly on the course of economic growth and consolidation."At a time when our country is set firmly on the course of economic growth and consolidation, the development of our maritime infrastructure and domestic shipbuilding capability is of critical essence to us," Vice Admiral Jagjit Singh bedi, flag officer commanding in chief, Southern Naval Command said.Speaking at a function in connection with the launch of 3 ships at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), he said the Navy's relationship with the CSL received a boost when the yard started work on building the Navy's first indigenous Aircraft Carrier.The yard, conceived in 1969 as the first greenfield shipbuilding yard in india, commenced shipbuilding production in 1978."CSL not only carries forward the centuries old legacy of shipbuilding in Kerala, but also has the distinction of being a leading shipbuilding and repair yard in India," he said.Cmde M Jitendran, CSL Chairman and Managing Director, said it was a historic day for CSL as the ships had been built in the shortest time to international standards."Be it in new ship building, ship repair, upgradation projects or marine engineering training, we will provide quality service and will deliver on time," he said.The ships launched today were Clipper Trust for M/s Clipper, Bahamas, the ninth firefighting tug for m/s ATCO, Saudi Arabia and the Second Platform Supply ship for m/s Deep Sea Supplies, Norway.DOT names tourism essay semi-finalists
'My Caribbean' essay semi-finalists from the Cayman Islands (l-r) Rochelle Conolly-Rose, Hanif John-Michael Smythe, Carrie Tishan McLaughlin, Ashley Amador and Nordaia Stewart.Five primary school students have secured semi-final places in the 2006 Cond Naste Traveler 14th annual "My Caribbean" essay contest.
The Department of Tourism (DOT) this week announced the Cayman Islands semi-finalists: Ashley Amador, East End Primary; and Rochelle Conolly-Rose, East End Primary.
Also selected are Carrie Tishan McLaughlin, George Town Primary; Hanif John-Michael Smythe, George Town Primary; and Nordaia Stewart, George Town Primary.
Students from around the Caribbean between the ages of eight and 12 were asked to write an essay on the topic:
"Imagine that you are a travel journalist and have been assigned to write a story about your country for Cond Nast Traveler.
Passerine demands money
Baker's Bay developers have demanded a court awarded payment of $10,000 from The Save Guana Cay Reef Association (SGCRA) it was revealed yesterday.In a letter addressed to SGCRA on July 3, 2006, the Passerine Partners said: "Passerine at Abaco Limited and Passerine at Abaco (Holdings) Limited ("the Creditors") claim that you [SGCRA] owe them the sum of $10,000 in respect of costs awarded to them by Order of The Bahamas Court of Appeal made on the 28 June, 2006," the letter read.
"The Creditors jointly demand the Save Guana Cay Reef Association Limited [to] pay the above debt or secure or compound for it to the Creditors' satisfaction," it continued.
SGCRA was ordered by the Court of Appeal to pay $10,000 to the Baker's Bay Developers as well as $8,000 to Bahamians after months of ongoing court battles.