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Would-be parents try ‘procreation vacations’
It was all aimed at enhancing the odds of babymaking during their three-day "procreation vacation" at The Westin at Our Lucaya Grand Bahama Island.It's part of the latest trend that has hotels around the world luring conception-minded couples by providing everything from onsite sex doctors to age-old fertility boosters promised to hasten the pitter-patter of little feet.
Hotels such as The Westin might be on to something. Research shows 61.8 million U.S. couples took a romantic vacation in the past year, said Ty Brassie, director of sales and marketing for The Westin Grand Bahama Island.
Even some obstetricians are promoting the trend. Dr. Jason James of Miami said he often encourages fertility-challenged couples to sneak away for a few days, and he often sees it work.
Opposition MPs Lament State of GB Economy
Government officials expect the Department of Statistics to soon confirm that both the national unemployment rate and the unemployment rate for Grand Bahama have taken a dramatic dip, but two Opposition MPs were doubtful on Wednesday that such figures would be accurate. .'Children being exploited'
School girls below the age of consent are having "sweetheart" relationships with older men. There are prostitution rings in some high schools, and a number of high school girls are posing for nude photographs in exchange for money and food.These and other shocking claims were made by Minister of Youth, Sports & Housing Neville Wisdom on Wednesday, as he gave his parliamentary colleagues an update on the 2002 International Labour Organisation (ILO) Rapid Assessment Report on children and child labour in The Bahamas. His comments came in relation to a Bill for an Act to provide for the care and protection of children. A segment of the Bill focuses on the harmful employment of children.
According to Mr Wisdom, the ILO Report found that there were 189 reports of working children, of which 109 were in vending, trade services, or were assisting with family businesses.