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Case Financial Inc. Enters Into Pact to Develop Real Estate ...
CARLSBAD, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- August 21, 2006 -- Case Financial, Inc. (OTCBB: CSEF) today announced it has entered into an agreement with Management One Ltd., a property management company located in Nassau, The Bahamas, to form a new jointly owned company, The Great Andros Land Company Ltd.The company is being formed to develop a plan to acquire and/or assume operational and developmental control of approximately 4,000 acres in Fresh Creek, Andros, which is owned by the Hotel Corporation of The Bahamas (HCB), a government agency that holds title to the Crown Lands of The Bahamas. The acreage includes a hotel, marina, and extensive beach frontage.
The Great Andros Land Company Ltd. intends to develop world-class resort facilities and residential communities on Andros.
Andros, the largest island in the Bahamas, features pristine beaches and one of the largest coral reefs in the world.
Native Bahamian tells of country's traditions
Situated between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean lies The Bahamas, an island chain of adventure with 700 islands and cays.The pristine beaches, warm sunshine and warm people create a tourist paradise and vacation haven for foreigners, but to this international student, the Bahamas is where I call home.
As the Bahamas gradually become a melting pot of cultures, Bahamians are still being true to their "navel strings" buried deep across this archipelago.
From Grand Bahama Island in the north to Inagua Island in the south, the words colour and cheque (bank) are still spelled in that "weird" way of the British English.
We still do the "strange" thing of driving on the left, another British custom.
Most of the residents in this archipelago live on New Providence Island in the city of Nassau, with rest of the population living on Family Islands.
Trip Tips
While many of the characters in "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" are downright disgusting, the beaches and scenery are awesome. The movie was shot in Dominica, the Bahamas and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, which all are hoping for a tourism boom, reports travelweekly.com.Disney built its Cannibal Village across two hillsides on the cliffs of the southwestern coast of Dominica. Actor Johnny Depp anchored his private yacht off Fort Young Hotel's harbor while much of the cast and crew stayed in the 58-room hotel; it's offering a special (bandanna and bottle of rum included) through Sept. 30, beginning at $100 per person a night in a double room (so $200) for five nights.
In the Bahamas, travelweekly.com says scenes were shot on and near Gold Rock Beach on the eastern end of Grand Bahama Island, as well as on the less touristy island of Exuma.
Club Med - Turks and Caicos
Join Steppin Out, known for getting active Jewish singles out of their routine, for a Club Med getaway to one of the hottest islands in the Bahamas - Providenciales in Turks & Caicos. Spectacular beaches, world-renowned diving, legendary party atmosphere... and an adventurous sun-loving crowd will be waiting for you. Not to mention the many splendors of Club Med Turkoise, where we'll be spoiled into a blissful state. The village is all-inclusive with everything you'll need for your finest vacation dreams to come true... White sandy beaches, cozy bungalows, sun-soaked pool, open-air night club, amazing staff, restaurants, all-inclusive meals and beverages, beachside bar and more. Snorkeling, water aerobics, trapeze, trampoline, tennis, catamarans, weight rooms, volleyball and diving. And then get ready for the night.Joining Hands For Health: “Are You Prepared A
(Editor's note: Being prepared for a hurricane is essential to all persons, regardless of age, race or marital status. Whether you live alone or with others there are some important steps one must take to safeguard against unnecessary perils that could result because of failure to prepare for such potentially disastrous event. This article provides helpful tips effectively preparing for a hurricane.) .Balancing conch fishing with big development
Bimini has always been a beer-and-fried-fish kind of place. And the most salient feature of West End, the settlement on the westernmost tip of Grand Bahama Island, has been the mountains of conch shells that line the road.But both places are in the midst of a metamorphosis.
A building boom that will bring a luxury hotel, pricey vacation homes, a golf course and gambling casino to rustic, laid-back Bimini is already underway on the island that has long been a favorite of sports fishermen.
And a development company from Celebration, Fla., is seeking final approval to build a $5 billion resort project, Ginn sur Mer, in West End. It's already showing seaside home sites to prospective buyers.
As today's cover story (''Building Up the Bahamas,'' page 22) by reporter Amy Martinez points out, large-scale and expensive resort projects and marinas are going up all over the 700-island nation.
Welcome back, Mr. G
MOUNT HOLLY - Welcome back, Mr. G Retirement didn't last long for this dedicated educator Honored teacher is back on the job at Ida Rankin Elementary MOUNT HOLLY -- The time seems right.You quit work and retire.
And, like 1996 N.C. Teacher of the Year Scott Griffin, you realize it's the wrong decision. Most people might let it slide and try to get over it.
But not Griffin. He only lasted a year in retirement. When I caught up with him last week, he was a full-time teacher again, welcoming fifth-graders back to Mount Holly's Ida Rankin Elementary on the first day of class.
Kids won't forget this school year. Griffin, who is known as "Mr. G," is not only back in the classroom, he's working beside three fifth-grade teachers who are his former students.