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As Christmas approaches, businesses get advice on security
BEEFING UP A security officer stands guard at the Solomon's Wholesale store. As the Christmas holidays draw near, Grand Bahama authorities are encouraging local business places to beef up security, as crime tends to increase this time of year.(Photo by JENNEVA RUSSELL)
The Yuletide season is approaching and local businesses are getting some sound advice from some of the Royal Bahamas Police Force's elite on taking proper security measures.
Inspector Loretta Mackey said that local business owners are encouraged to establish a better communication line with authorities, especially as the days dwindle down to Christmas.
"We met with all of our Urban Renewal teams and their commanders, the fire department and police officers last Friday," said Mackey.
Man Shot, Killed in Northwest Jacksonville
Police responded to the 1500 block of W. 36th Street around 5:30 p.m. to a call of shots fired. That's where they found a man shot in the parking lot of the Palm Terrace Apartments.The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said the victim was shot in the head and taken to the hospital, but he died before they got there.
Police aren't saying what may have lead to the shooting, or who pulled the trigger, but they went unsuccessfully door to door trying to find a suspect.
If you have any information about this shooting, you are asked to call the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office at 630-0500.
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No luck? Try a procreation vacation
MIAMI When Lucinda Hughes heard she would have to drink sea moss elixir while vacationing in the Bahamas, she was certain it would make her sick. Sure enough, three months later, Hughes is very sick every morning and expecting her first baby in April.She got pregnant after she and her husband went on a three-day Procreation Vacation at a resort on Grand Bahama Island.
It's part of a trend in which hotels around the world are luring couples who are trying to have a baby. Resorts are offering on-site sex doctors, romantic advice and exotic food and drink calculated to put lovers in the mood and hasten the pitter-patter of little feet.
Even some obstetricians are promoting the trend. Dr. Jason James of Miami said he often encourages couples trying to have a baby to sneak away for a few days, and he often sees it work.