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Baptists given translation of 'Gullah' Bible used by slaves
More than 600 people gathered this week to witness the presentation of a "Gullah" Bible at the 103rd Annual General Assembly and Founders Day program at the House of God Church Keith Dominion. Gullah is a language that evolved among the slaves who were brought to the coast of South Carolina, Georgia and North Carolina. It is a Creole language that is a fusion of West African dialects and old English, said Mary E. Ravenell, the national spokeswoman for the Gullah Bible and a member of the House of God Church. .NXTV's Global Expansion Surges Forward; European and Asian ...
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 2006--NXTV, Inc., the leading provider of digital and high-definition (HD) in-room entertainment, voice and data services to luxury hotels worldwide, has greatly expanded its global footprint in recent months. The company's subsidiaries in Europe and Asia, both opened in 2005, have recently signed and will soon announce several key contracts in their territories. These new contracts build upon NXTV's strong presence throughout the United States and Canada, adding properties in Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean to the company's rapidly growing portfolio of 50,000 upscale hotel rooms throughout the world. NXTV's Asian subsidiary completed its first installation in Asia, the Four Seasons Hong Kong, in the fall. Earlier this year, that office, based in Hong Kong, inked deals with the Langham Place Hotel and the Luxe Manor, and is aggressively pursuing a number of signature properties elsewhere in the region, including Macau, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.
Golfers looking to tee off at national champs
Local golfers are fine-tuning their games for this year's Bahamas Golf Federation Prime Minister's Cup Cham-pionships & National Ama-teur Championships.The two-in-one tournament will also serve as qualifiers for the Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships in August at the Caymanas Golf Course in Kingston, Jamaica. According to BGF President Agatha Delancey, although the national team has already been picked the BGF is still looking to fill a few open spots.
The BGF Nationals, which is a four-day event, is scheduled for July 7-10, at the Our Lucaya Golf Course & the Our Lucaya 'Reef' Golf Cou-rse in Freeport, Grand Baha-ma. "The winners from each category will automatically make the team that's traveling to Jamaica for the CAGC," Delancy informed.
The Prime Minister's Amat-eur Cup will be held over two days, July 9-10.