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An unlikely dorm
Bonnie Basden hadn't planned to make her home a dormitory. And she couldn't have known that it would become the empathetic embrace of a home away from home for 10 Family Island boys over the past six years.Because six years ago, Mrs. Basden, 44, had just wanted her own son, Anthony, to attend a school that was well-rounded. Academics were all good and well; after all, strong academics could put a school on the map for generations.
But Mrs. Basden, a veteran athlete and the first female from Grand Bahama to make the national basketball team, wanted more. She wanted to see her son's school then Sunland Lutheran School, now Sunland Baptist Academy become the kind of school that equally courted top scholars and star athletes.
So in an unprecedented move, Mrs.
MSC Marina is largest cargo ship to dock at Port Everglades
The MSC Marina made local history Friday when the 997-foot-long container ship steamed into Port Everglades as the largest cargo vessel to ever tie up at the facility."It's exciting for Port Everglades," port spokeswoman Ellen Kennedy said. "It's a definite indication of our growth."
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Virgin Atlantic Launches Services To Montego Bay
Virgin Atlantic Airways today launched its first services between London and Jamaica. The direct flights between London Gatwick and Montego Bay will be twice-weekly and will operate on a Boeing 747-400. The new services mean up to 100,000 more visitors travelling between the UK and Montego Bay within the first 12 months.According to the Jamaican Tourist Board, in the first six months of this year the number of UK visitors to Jamaica rose by 19%, compared with the first half of 2005. April alone saw a record number of UK visitors with an increase of 35% year on year.
Sir Richard Branson, Chairman of Virgin Atlantic, commented:
Virgin Atlantic is delighted to be jammin in Jamaica from today! We are the first UK scheduled airline to arrive in Montego Bay and passengers travelling on the route will now benefit from increased competition, which will ultimately lead to better value for money and quality of service for passengers travelling.
Basketball: Argentina earns spot in medal round
As the poster boy of Argentine basketball, Spurs star Manu Ginobili mentors his country's younger players through a regular, sometimes daily, series of e-mails.Most offer encouragement and advice. The batch leading up to the FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Men also contained a request: Don't let me down in my adopted hometown.
With the favored United States watching closely from the stands, Argentina did its hoops role model proud, fighting off a determined Puerto Rico team 79-77 Thursday at Greehey Arena.
"It's an honor to play in the same city as Manu," said point guard Diego Gerbaudo, who had 18 points and nine assists. "We're very appreciative of everything he does for us. He's opened a big door for us in Argentina."
In addition to advancing to the medal round, Argentina (2-0) qualified for the 2007 FIBA U-19 World Championships.
Floating into the record book
The MSC Marina made local history Friday when the 997-foot-long container ship steamed into Port Everglades as the largest cargo vessel to ever tie up at the facility."It's exciting for Port Everglades," port spokeswoman Ellen Kennedy said. "It's a definite indication of our growth."
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7 arrested in alleged plot against Chicago Sears Tower
MIAMI (AP) - Seven people were arrested Thursday in connection with the early stages of a plot to attack Chicago's Sears Tower and other buildings in the United States, including the FBI office in Miami, a U.S. government law-enforcement official said.As part of the raids related to the arrests, FBI agents swarmed a warehouse in Miami's Liberty City area, using a blowtorch to take off a metal door. A neighbour said the suspects had been sleeping in the warehouse while running what seemed to be a "military boot camp."
The official said the alleged plotters were mainly Americans with no apparent ties to al-Qaida or other foreign terrorist organizations. He spoke on condition of anonymity so as not to pre-empt news conferences planned for Friday in Washington and Miami.
Officials stress readiness
Hurricane officials are urging residents to be better prepared this season just days after the first named storm was formed.The depression that produced Tropical Storm Alberto formed Saturday - nine days after the official start of the hurricane season - in the Northwest Caribbean, which can produce typically weak storms that follow a similar track this time of year, according to forecasters. It became a named storm when its sustained winds reached 39 m.p.h.
Now, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is warning residents to prepare for this season. "NEMA cannot stress enough the importance of being prepared," said Commander Herbert Bain, Logistics Officer for NEMA. "We want the general public to look at how they may have been negatively impacted during the last hurricane season, along with determining what they are going to do to mitigate against that this season."
Since 2004, the country has suffered from three devastating storms.