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IOM Says Human Traffickers Can Be Prosecuted Under Existing
While The Bahamas is among a number of regional countries that do not yet have specific legislation against trafficking in persons, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) finds that the country could have success prosecuting human traffickers "through innovative use of existing penal codes." .Bermuda Adds New Flavor to Seabourn Food & Wine Fest
The ultra luxury Seabourn Pride will host its fourth annual Great American Food & Wine Festival this autumn as the intimate, all-suite ship sails from New England to the Caribbean. But this year, the recipe has been changed to include an overnight stay at Bermuda.The 12-day cruise departs October 29, 2006 from the picturesque fishing port of Gloucester, MA, just a short way from Boston's Logan International Airport via a complimentary Seabourn transfer. Aside from Bermuda, ports of call include Norfolk, VA, Charleston, SC, and Amelia Island and Port Canaveral, FL. The cruise ends in Nassau, Bahamas on November 10.
Along the way, guests will enjoy tastings, cooking demonstrations and signature dishes by renowned chef and cookbook author Paulette Mitchell, as well as specially-created culinary excursions in ports of call, wine tastings and culinary events on board.
2006 THE SMURFIT KAPPA EUROPEAN OPEN INTERVIEWS: July 5: Retief ...
GORDON SIMPSON: Retief, welcome back to the Smurfit Kappa European Open. Two years ago you were here saying you were here for a walk, or a stroll in the park I think you called it. How are your feelings two years on?RETIEF GOOSEN: My game was better then than it is now. I've obviously been struggling a little bit. But hopefully you know, I've had a couple of weeks break now, lots of time to think about the swing a little bit and try and work on a few things now for next couple of weeks before the British Open.
GORDON SIMPSON: And to what do you put the U.S. Open situation missing the cut, what element?
RETIEF GOOSEN: Probably putting. I've been putting very badly the last month, a lot of bad putting. You know, when you can't make putts, you can't score, and that's been a problem.
Satellite yields important data
On May 10, Pembroke Pines captain Rich deLizza caught a dolphin estimated at 30 pounds off Islamorada, stuck a $4,000 satellite tag in the fish and let it go.Two weeks later, the tag popped out of the mahi and surfaced 130 miles east of Daytona Beach, beaming data on the fish's movements during the time it was at large up to a satellite. The satellite transmitted the information to the computer of Charleston, S.C., fisheries biologist Don Hammond.
Hammond says it's the first time satellite pop-up tags have been used to track the movements of one of the most sought-after game and food fish on the U.S. East Coast.
''While it's an expensive proposition, it's justified by how important the information is,'' Hammond said.
DeLizza put another satellite tag in a 30-pound dolphin he caught off Bimini in the Bahamas on June 9.
AP Blog: 'Haboob' scares Security Council
AP Correspondent Edith M. Lederer covers the United Nations and writes a weekly blog about what goes on behind the scenes.------
Tuesday, June 13, 2006, 9 p.m. local
KINSHASA, Congo
When the U.N. Security Council headed to Africa on a 10-day trip, ambassadors thought their biggest security nightmare could come during a visit to a camp for Sudanese or Chadians caught up in the Darfur conflict and angry at the United Nations. But it turned out their scariest moment came from a "haboob" -- a word few had ever heard.
Flying back from Juba, the capital of southern Sudan, and approaching the national capital, Khartoum, on the evening of June 8, the ambassadors were talking about their meetings to promote implementation of a January 2005 peace agreement ending another conflict -- the 21-year civil war between the government and southern rebels -- when the pilot suddenly revved up the engines.