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GB rescue services workers participate in training course
Workers from Grand Bahama's top rescue services yesterday participated in a training programme on fire-fighting techniques and the protection of the environment conducted by the United States Embassy and the Nature Conservation Group out of Florida at Police Headquarters and Police Fire Station.Members of the Police Fire Services Department, The Grand Bahama Port Authority, Medical Services and Rand Security Emergency, Freeport Container Port and the Airport Crash and Rescue were presented with several courses at the headquarters, which included Fire Extinguisher Theory and Disaster Manage-ment Theory.
Introduced to fundamentals of firefighting, the workers then got first-hand knowledge of fire safety and conduct through a fire demonstration at the fire station.
CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - Columnists - Kernaghan: For 42 years, it's been quite a ride
So long. After 42 years spent in press boxes, locker rooms, sidelines and anywhere else athletes gather, I've decided to quit writing a daily column while I'm ahead.But not so fast, Skippy. After a bit of a break, I'm going to sneak back in under the guise of a freelancer writing a column a week.
It's been some ride and my cups runneth over. World Cups, Stanley Cups, Grey Cups, Memorial Cups, Vanier Cups and Allan Cups weave into Olympic Games, Super Bowls, World Series and all manner of championships and trophies on grass, artificial turf, asphalt, ice, snow, water and canvas.
After thousands of competitions and millions of type-written words, one seeks a phrase, a word, to encapsule it.
The word is truth.
For all its occasional foibles, the essence of sport is truth.
BAIC handicraft course targets young Bahamian entrepreneurs
Promoting a programme to create young Bahamian entrepreneurs, the Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (BAIC) announced plans Sunday for its upcoming 10-day handicraft summer course for high school students.Crafted for children from the ages of eight and up, the programme will begin July 11 and features handicraft training in knitting, crocheting, beading and plastic canvassing, all targeted for young children to develop new skills.
Known in the past as a staw-vendor and shell-craft programme for adults, leaders of BAIC said that the new summer course will take a different approach.
"Normally we focused on the adults of craft training but we wanted to get into the minds of the younger people and promote and develop handicraft work in our high schools," said Chala Cartwright, BAIC handicraft officer.
PLAYSKOOL Sets Sail with Disney Cruise Line
Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS) and Disney Cruise Line announced today that new PLAYSKOOL products and Hasbro activities such as a PIRATE MR. POTATO HEAD game and the PLAYSKOOL AGES AND STAGES system will board the line's two ships, further integrating Hasbro products into the fleet's entertainment programs for infants, children and families. The initiative is part of a long-term arrangement between Hasbro and Walt Disney Parks & Resorts."This program is such a natural fit as both PLAYSKOOL and Disney are about sparking imagination and discovery," said Lorrie Browning, general manager of infant/preschool at Hasbro. "The introduction of PLAYSKOOL toys and related activities in the ship's play centers translates to fun for kids and trust for parents. We expect that kids will enjoy the fun and comfort of playing with PLAYSKOOL toys that they already have at home while also discovering new play experiences that will stay with them for years to come."
Children aboard the 2,700 passenger Disney Wonder and Disney Magic ships will engage with PLAYSKOOL products at various levels of discovery and play.
New Malaria Treatment Guidelines
Although there is increasing resistance to certain antimalarial medicine, a drug cocktail therapy made from a Chinese artemisinin derivative, provides the best treatment for malaria victims, according to the World Health Organization [WHO] which has developed a 2006 set of Guidelines for the Treatment of Malaria. .Bahamas Telecommunications Company to Triple Capacity of Wireless Network and Extend Roaming Capabilities
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company, Ltd. (BTC), the primary telecom operator in the Bahamas, today announced that it will deploy Nortel(x) (NYSE/TSX: NT) wireless technology to extend the availability of next-generation, voice, data and multimedia services - improving the user experience for its wireless subscribers and making the Bahamas a more attractive tourist destination. The GSM/GPRS network enhancements will help provide a better customer experience by delivering enhanced services such as high-speed wireless broadband, m-commerce, multimedia messaging, and the ability to download large e-mail attachments, videos, music and games. It will also allow the operator to triple the capacity of its wireless network, extending service from Abaco and Bimini to include all the Bahamas' family islands by the end of September 2006.
Lawmakers' wealth disclosed
The House and Senate released lawmakers' annual financial disclosure forms Wednesday - giving an inside look at the money behind those serving and wishing to serve.Senator Mark Dayton, who spent about $12 million of his own money to fund his 2000 race, might have faced financial ruin had he tried to self-fund another race this year. The Minnesota Democrat estimated his assets at between $4.4 million and $17 million.
The report by Dayton, a wealthy department store heir, lists hundreds of individual stocks and funds.
The reports require that values be listed only in broad ranges. Sometimes, lawmakers will list the values more specifically. Before announcing last year he would not be seeking re-election, Dayton had planned to raise money from outside sources for the campaign, saying he couldn't afford to self-fund again.
Historic bargain struck
After four months of "long and arduous" negotiations, government officials and The Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) are finally making progress.Minister of Education, Science and Technology Alfred Sears announced that yesterday's signing of the first Collective Bargaining Agreement was a historic one as it is the first document signed by the parties since the execution of the recognition agreement of 1965.
According to Minister Sears, this agreement will provide for peace and harmony in the workplace and will recognise the need or the establishment of a framework within which the industrial relations would be properly managed and pursued. In the end, the five-year agreement will pay out approximately $20.5 million to Bahamian teachers.
The BUT had been pushing for a lump sum payment of $4,000 plus other increases and benefits .