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Bahamas women's conference receives worldwide TV boost
The Bahamas recently received major television exposure through the promotion of the upcoming "First Ladies First: The Quiet Whispers" women's conference on the Trinity Broad-casting Network (TBN), the world's largest religious network and America's most watched faith channel.Andria Hall, former CNN News Anchor and President of the New Jersey-based SpeakEasy M.E.D.I.A. communications firm which will produce the Caribbean conference from November 30 through December 3, 2006 in Freeport, Grand Bahama Island recently appeared on TBN's "Praise the Lord" programme, and is encouraging people of faith to visit Freeport to experience God in a deeper way.
Hall wants to encourage women to serve God in both traditional and non-traditional venues by strengthening their faith and sharpening their leadership skills.
The silent retirement killer
If the truth be told everyone secretly dreams of the day they can retire. For some it's relaxing inside an exquisite villa overlooking the ocean, for others, it may mean travelling the world, or for someone else a daily trek to the golf range.Many in anticipation of the "big day " have made the sacrifice to save and invest but when that point in their life finally arrives, some are surprised that there investments fall short of providing for the lifestyle they have dreamed and planned for. Here are a few tips on dealing with the slow financial devastation that every investor faces over time.
Obviously a stock market crash or whistle blowing will garner much attention and make the nightly news in investing, though, subtle changes are most devastating, which makes a nonchalant event like gradual inflation a silent retirement killer.
Anna Nicole, Political Liability In The Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas -- Anna Nicole Smith has become an election-season liability for the Bahamian government, which has had to defend its decision to grant her permanent residency while the former reality TV star fights eviction from a secluded waterfront mansion.Smith's quick path to Bahamian residency and the high priority given to an investigation into her son's mysterious death are eclipsing the economy and other issues in political debates as the island chain prepares for general elections next year.
"What the El" Editorial:
I guess when the spotlight is on your island, you want to look better than Aruba after the Natalie Holloway incident.
While that all sounds like a good reason, I doubt tourism would have been affected by the death of Anna Nicoles son at his mothers bedside.
Need help getting pregnant? Try booking a procreation vacation
MIAMI (AP) - When Lucinda Hughes heard she would have to down sea moss elixirs while vacationing in the Bahamas, she was sure it would make her sick. Three months later, Hughes is very sick - every morning - and expecting her first baby in April.As Hughes and her husband Kemry lounged on lush beaches and swam in their hotel's infinity pool, they sipped pumpkin soup and enjoyed couple's massages and reflexology. 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.