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Slow and sunny mode leaves you free to savor life on Eleuthera
ELEUTHERA, Bahamas -- Eleuthera is a slender wisp of land shaped like a mermaid's tail to the south , and topped by a scattering of small islands and coral reefs to the north. In between are roughly 100 miles of serenity.What draws people to Eleuthera? Although it is only 20 minutes by air from the regional hub of Nassau, the answer is not bright lights, brand-name high-rise hotels, or large-scale resorts. Those kinds of facilities don't exist here. Nor are there strip malls, chain stores, traffic, or stoplights.
Instead, we found a slower pace and a focus on simpler things. As Kirk D. Aulin, managing director of The Cove resort, says, ``Eleuthera is a place to get your life back."
The island has been lightly touched by the modern era and much of its character reflects its history.
Destroyers win BSF men's title
For the first time in over 10 years, the Bahamas Softball Federation's (BSF) national men's title is back on 'The Softball Capital of The Bahamas', the island of Eleuthera.The Twin City Destroyers made sure of that over the weekend, with a three games to one win over the Joe's Generals from Abaco, which was making their first appearance at the national event. For Destroyers ace pitcher, and arguably the country's best, Edney 'The JC Heat' Bethel, it was his second straight, and fourth in the past five years. He also carted off the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in each of those four years.
Bethel finished with a perfect 3-0 win/loss during the weekend best-of-five championship series in Palmetto Point, Eleuthera, and struck out a whopping 42 batters.
It was rumored that the men might have played a seven-game series on both islands for the title, but BSF 1st Vice President Burkett Dorsett said prior to the trip that it would have been a long shot.
Official memorial service set for Stevenson
FOUNDING MEMBER OF PLP Cyril St. John Stevenson, a founding member of the Progressive Liberal Party, was a former Member of the House of Assembly for Andros.
An official memorial service for the late Cyril St. John Stevenson, who died on Monday, November 6, at the age of 92, will be held on Thursday, November 16, at Christ Church Cathedral beginning at 10 a.m., the Cabinet Office announced yesterday.
A book of condolences will be available to the general public at the House of Assembly beginning at noon on Wednesday.
His Excellency Governor General Arthur D. Hanna, Prime Minister Perry Christie, Cabinet Ministers and other principals of state along with members of the diplomatic corps will sign the book of condolences during the morning, beginning at 9.45 a.m.
WestJet Announces Additional Non-Stop Service From Toronto to Sun ...
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(CCNMatthews - Nov. 17, 2006) - WestJet (TSX:WJA) today announced it will offer additional seasonal non-stop service from Toronto to Fort Lauderdale, Tampa and Nassau, Bahamas starting January 8, 2007 until April 28, 2007.WestJet will offer additional non-stop flights between Toronto and these popular sun destinations with introductory fares starting at $109 CAD. These fares must be booked by November 22, 2006.
With these additional flights from Toronto, WestJet now offers ten flights per week to Fort Lauderdale, ten flights per week to Tampa and four flights per week to Nassau, Bahamas. WestJet also offers two flights daily from Toronto to Orlando, three flights weekly to West Palm Beach and daily flights to Fort Myers and Las Vegas.
Seats are available for sale immediately and can be booked online at westjet.com, by calling 1-888-WESTJET, with no additional service fees, or through a travel agent.