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Trouble in paradise: Crime in the caribbean
Accounts published in Caribbean news media and on locals' blogs indicate that break-ins at small hotels or vacation rentals are occurring more frequently on some Caribbean outposts and in parts of Bermuda and the Bahamas.No overall regional statistics are available on vacation home thefts affecting tourists in the Caribbean. However, the most recent U.S. State Department consular information sheets, which give up-to-date safety information on countries around the globe, cite break-ins in the past year in St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Anguilla, St. Kitts, Nevis, Aruba, Bonaire and St. Maarten. The reports also have begun recommending that visitors lock valuables in hotel safes and other properties on almost all Caribbean islands, Bermuda and the Bahamas.
Until recently, the biggest worry facing most tourists in the Caribbean was petty crime: aggressive soliciting, muggings and purse snatchings.
'Countdown to Glory' conference to bring restoration to church and ...
With a mandate to establish a tremendous move of God, Pastor and Members of Universal Household of Faith will host the 10th annual Countdown to Glory conference intended to bring restoration to church and famililes.Bishop Ricardo Grant, one of the chief organizers of the event said it has been geared towards bringing together a collective group of ministers both national and international in Grand Bahama to minister and speak to the region.
"We have four nights beginning Monday, November 6, to Thursday, November 9, in West Grand Bahama at the Eight Mile Rock gymnasium" Grant explained. "We do have a powerful slate of ministers coming to the Grand Bahama shores and let me simply say that we are so blessed to have this cadre of speakers, ministers and artists that are going to be gracing our shores."
Among them are Paula White, Church with out walls; Rev.
Women ready to spend another holiday break in the sun
While their families are eating turkey and sharing stories over Thanksgiving dinner, members of the Terrapin women's basketball team will be miles away, with much more on its plate.The Terps travel to Grand Bahama Island with their second family - their teammates - to play Gardner-Webb and either Mississippi or Northwestern as part of the two-night Junkanoo Jam tournament.
Don't feel bad for the Terps though; they still get a couple of days off in the sun to enjoy a catamaran boat ride and snorkeling in the Bahamas.
"Obviously in the Bahamas you get some great scenery and relaxing times as well," coach Brenda Frese said. "It's a great balance of both [vacation and work]. Once we start playing games Friday and Saturday, we're all business. But definitely, it's a low key approach to enjoy the time we're out there."
Last year, the Terps traveled to the U.S.
Baptist Women unite in prayer
Baptist church women across the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America and the South West Pacific are joining hearts and voices for one day of prayer.Baptist Women's World Day of Prayer was started in 1948 and is held every year by the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) Women's Department on the first Monday in November.
The event will be held in all Baptist churches of the Grand Bahama district on Monday, November 6, at 7:30 p.m. under the theme: "Seeing with new eyes."
Valurine Bain-Pinder, BWA President for the Grand Bahama district revealed that women throughout the seven continental unions are coming on one accord.
In the Caribbean, the focus is being placed on abused children, their abusers, violence against women, those guilty of such violence, AIDS, the HIV epidemic throughout the islands and the rest of the world, and the victims of hurricanes and other natural disasters.
Your passport to vacation savings
A new regulation that will effectively require passports for most U.S. travelers to the Caribbean is having a surprising impact on the winter getaway season that starts next month.Fearful that Americans without passports will stay home or go elsewhere, Caribbean resorts are rolling out some unusual extra incentives.
The Westin and Sheraton resort on Grand Bahama is offering a $100 credit to guests who have recently purchased a U.S. passport. On St. Kitts, the Frigate Bay Resort is cutting 20 percent off some guests' tabs, while the Boardwalk Boutique Hotel in Aruba is offering a $50 rental-car voucher. Similar deals are popping up at resorts from Jamaica to the Dominican Republic.
Starting Jan. 8, U.S. citizens returning from the Caribbean must have a passport to re-enter the country.
Ricky Skerritt elected fourth VP of CTO
(CUOPM) – St. Kitts/Nevis Minister of State for Tourism, Sports and Culture, Sen. Richard Skerritt, has been elected 3rd Vice President of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO).Minister Skerritt was appointed to the Cabinet of St. Kitts/Nevis in October 2004. His election to the CTO Board took place at the 46th meeting of the CTO Board of Directors in the Bahamas.
Minister of Tourism for St. Lucia and the 1st Vice Chairman of CTO since October 2004, Philip J. Pierre, was elected Chairman at CTC-29.
Commissioner of Tourism for the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), and CTO Chairman for the past two years, Pamela C. Richards, turned the gavel over on Sunday to Minister Pierre to conclude the Board of Directors meeting.
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