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Curtis Stevens Exacts Revenge On Marcos Primero
The safest place in America must be the streets of Brownsville on a night when Curtis (Showtime) Stevens is fighting in Manhattan.Actually, Showtimes posse was on relatively good behavior last night night. No spectators were maimed by flying chairs, and no referees required police escorts to escape the building. Nobody threw anything at Marcos Primero as he writhed around on the floor after a low blow, either, although this was primarily because Marcos never hit the deck, nor did Curtis throw any deliberate south-of-the-border punches, as he did when the two met back in July.
Stevens avenged his only career defeat, soundly outpointing the Venezuelan veteran over 8 rounds in what was nominally the co-feature of Lou DiBellas Broadway Boxing card at the Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom.
Port Authority row heats up
Setting the record straight about the controversial exodus of attorney Fred Smith from the Grand Bahama Port Authority Company Limited (GBPA), Honorary Chairman Sir Jack Hayward said yesterday Smith's real reason for departing was due to "a very severe conflict of interest. "For some time Mr. Smith has been counsel to trustees of the late Edward St. George's estate and I have repeatedly warned Mr. Smith, both in person and in writing that he cannot represent the GBPA and the Estate as both entities are in conflict," Sir Jack said, in a press release. "Mr. Smith has chosen to stay with the estate for whatever reasons I can only speculate. " Smith, however, said he based his decision to leave the Port Authority on his inability to remain associated with Hannes Babak, the new chairman or the honorary Chairman Sir Jack Hayward while he is associated with Babak.
Contest opportunity to showcase young artists
JINGLE ALL THE WAY Grand Bahama Millwork General Manager Keith Worrell (right) sits with Charnell Laing, assistant manager of marketing. The executives of the hardware store have launched the first ever 'jingle contest' which will kick-off this month until December 16. Young entrants have the chance to show off their musical skills while having the chance to win a grand prize of $2,500. (Photo by JENNEVA RUSSELLJINGLE ALL THE WAY Grand Bahama Millwork General Manager Keith Worrell (right) sits with Charnell Laing, assistant manager of marketing. The executives of the hardware store have launched the first ever 'jingle contest' which will kick-off this month until December 16. Young entrants have the chance to show off their musical skills while having the chance to win a grand prize of $2,500.Holiday like a billionaire
Until we checked out, it had been a pleasant weekend in New York. Then, we had to contend with a surly, scowling front-desk clerk. The printer was on the fritz, she told us, so don't expect a detailed bill. I asked to see the list of charges on her screen. She scoffed, refused, then dismissively said we'd get one in the mail. That was last spring. I'm still waiting.Something tells me Bill Gates and the 745 other people on Forbes' latest list of the world's billionaires don't have to put up with that kind of attitude. Then again, they don't stay at hotels like the Gershwin - spartan and timeworn, though clean and affordable for New York.
Instead of no frills, it's all frills for the filthy rich. You can't afford to follow along, but for a bird's-eye view of how the other half travels, head online.
Whitmore forever proud of Hoosier roots
It saddens me to report the region has lost another great local music talent. One of the best country music artists to hail from our area, Jason Allan Whitmore, died at age 35 in his adopted home of Nashville, Tenn., on Halloween morning.Born on Dec. 30, 1970, in Valparaiso, Whitmore grew up in nearby Kouts and graduated from Kouts High School in 1989, where he served as class president, eventually moving to Nashville to pursue his music. "I grew up listening to my parents' records. Their collection was full of artists like George Jones, Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings," recalled Whitmore in our last interview."Their songs hit a nerve with me. They were true rebels."Like most teenagers in the 1980s, Whitmore fell victim to MTV's influence and soon began sporting spandex pants, mascara and lots of hair spray on stage while making his guitar scream as a cofounding member of the glam-metal group, BRAT!, along with drummer Troy Patrick Farrell of Griffith, who currently is playing in an international touring band with ex-White Lion frontman Mike Tramp.Following his time writing at Curb, Whitmore assembled a Southern rock group called Catawompus, touring and releasing original CDs that landed his music on country radio station play lists, including Northwest Indiana's own WLJE/Indiana 105.Four seasons resort Great Exuma
With its low-key charm, reef-protected waters and pristine beaches, Great Exuma is the biggest in the largely uninhabited, 193-kilometre-long Exumas chain of coral cays and islands in the Bahamas.For years, it was visited mainly by yachters, divers and assorted regulars to the island's few small hotels and guest houses. The opening three years ago of a large Four Seasons resort, with its famously high standards, in such a laid-back locale had the potential to be challenging. The hotel company's efforts, however, to reflect the best of Bahamians' relaxed approach seems to have gone down well with most guests.
Past its 18-hole Greg Norman-designed golf course, the resort's low, Bahamian-colonial-style buildings are a pretty mix of pastel pinks, whites, blues and yellows surrounded by masses of bougainvillea and hibiscus.