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County manager names Miami port director
Johnson has served as acting port director since June and was previously the assistant county manager overseeing the port. As acting director, he formed a plan to focus on competition, port access, security concerns and capital development. He is also working with the state on the development of a port tunnel.Johnson named two high-level security executives at the port, where security costs have ballooned since 9/11. James Maes, a 26-year veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard, has been appointed the assistant director for seaport safety and security. Denise Minakowski, who served as the chief investigator at the city of Miami Civilian Investigative Panel, has been named chief of seaport safety and security.
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IKEA BREAKS GROUND AT SUNRISE LOCATION
Swedish home furnishings retailer IKEA broke ground Wednesday for its store in Sunrise, its first location south of Atlanta and part of its continued U.S.
Air travel now requires passports
This week, the Marshfield Post Office learned it will be able to handle passport applications by mid-November -- just in time for travelers wanting to fly to Canada, Mexico or the Caribbean.
Starting in early January, a passport will be needed to exit and return to the United States when traveling by air. And just a year later, the document will be needed for anyone traveling by land or sea.
"There's a lot of people that travel to Canada or to Mexico or the Caribbean on vacation," said Marshfield Postmaster Lori Rogney. "The post office has taken this on because of a large number of people who need passports now."
Barb and Alec Kiser of Stevens Point are two such people. They have a cabin in Canada they visit three times a year, spending the entire July up north.
Managing a marketing and sales transformation
Power - an attribute everyone wants, but few attain. Our essential guide to the key players will show you who holds sway in the UK marketing industry.Power is often thought of as a vice - mostly by those who do not have it but secretly want it. However, those who hold power also hold the responsibility to show the way, in the marketing industry as in any other.
The individuals who have made it into Marketing's seventh annual Power 100 list of the most influential figures in UK marketing industry share one trait: their ability to lead, whether organisationally, creatively, or by speaking out on topical issues.
Whittling the nominees down to 100 names is no small task; despite often being overlooked at board level, UK marketing departments are filled with leaders and innovators.
Social Services launches elderly handicraft training
SENIOR HANDICRAFT Craft instructor Veronica Ellis (centre) is pictured with event organizers Patrice Johnson (left) and Agatha Beckles (right) at the launching of the senior citizen handicraft course which took place yesterday at the Susan J. Wallace centre. Also pictured is Dollie Swain, assistant to Instructor Ellis. (Staff photo by JENNEVA RUSSELL)
Absolute in their resolve to make senior citizens feel a part of the communities in which they reside, officials from the Grand Bahama Department of Social Service and Community Affairs launched an elderly handicraft training program yesterday designed to do just that.
The initiative dubbed "I'm Proud to be a Senior" will run weekly between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. at selected points throughout Grand Bahama.
Caribbean Destinations Rush To Cope With US Passport Rule
Hardbeatnews, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Fri. Nov. 17, 2006: With the U.S. passport rule now less than two months away, Caribbean destinations are following Jamaicas plans and incentivizing to entice American fliers to obtain passports. As of Jan. 8, 2007, the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative will require all travelers re-entering the U.S. via air to present a passport. Incentives include full reimbursement of basic passport fees, complimentary spa packages, golf greens fees, attraction tours, room upgrades, extra nights and gift shop purchases.Jamaica kicked off 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.
Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce gearing up to elect new ...
The Grand Bahama Cham-ber of Commerce (GBCC) is gearing up to elect a new president and other officers to guide that umbrella business organization for the next two years.Acting President Daniel Lowe, who was appointed to that position following the resignation of Dr. Doswell Coakley, is being challenged by Christopher Lowe.
The GBCC's annual general meeting and election of officers is scheduled for No-vember 29, 2006 at the Ruby Swiss Restaurant.
Noting that the nomination committee has worked hard to nominate individuals who have strong business acumen and are respected in the community, Danny Lowe said that there is an excellent slate of committed candidates this year.
As it stands the only person vying for the post of first vice president is Kevin Seymour.