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Wimbledon-Longest match finally ends after six hours
LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) - Canada's Daniel Nestor and Mark Knowles of the Bahamas won the longest match in Wimbledon history on Wednesday when they took six hours nine minutes to win a men's doubles quarter-final.The third seeds beat Sweden's Simon Aspelin and Todd Perry of Australia 5-7 6-3 6-7 6-3 23-21 in a match that had started on Tuesday. The final set lasted 193 minutes.
The previous record for a men's doubles was five hours five minutes in 1985, a quarter-final that was completed in a day. .
US newspaper story creating a Caribbean storm
AN article in the Washington Post could become the first "storm" to hit the Cayman Islands and the rest of the Caribbean in the hurricane season, which officially began on 1 June.Appearing in the 4 June edition is a story headlined "Storm Warning: Choose Your Caribbean Island Wisely" which sought to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of holidaying in the region at this time.
Written by staff writer Gary Lee, the article stated that the cheap low-season hotel discounts are very attractive but they came at a time when "treacherous" weather is predicted.
"At least one study is predicting that the run of storms in 2006 will be as treacherous as last year's record season," he wrote.
There has so far been no response from tourism organisations in the Caribbean on what could possibly be bad press for a region slowly recovering from the fallout from the September 11 terror attacks in the US in 2001, as well as the impact of Hurricane Ivan in September 2004.
Grand Bahama Island in the Bahamas was listed as the one most likely to be hit by a storm, given that it has been struck by 40 hurricanes in the past 150 years for an average of one every four years.
Whatever Floats Your Boat BedandBreakfast.com
Austin, TX (PRWEB) June 21, 2006 -- When the sun comes out, Americans flock to the water in search of cool breezes and nautical surroundings. B&B getaway or luxury cruise? Now, B&B-goers can experience the best of both worlds – boats, berths and breakfasts – all in one. Come on board as BedandBreakfast.com, the most comprehensive online B&B directory and reservation network worldwide, offers this list of "boatiful" maritime-themed B&B getaways. Generally, the floating B&Bs are offered as private one-party accommodations docked wharfside. Some make boating excursions available for an additional fee. Listings are offered alphabetically by state. Visit www.BedandBreakfast.com for complete listings and contact information. .Eleven Foreign Ships under Detention in the UK during May 2006
The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that 11 foreign ships were under detention in UK ports during May 2006 after failing Port State Control safety inspection.Latest monthly figures show that there were 10 new detentions of foreign flagged ships in UK ports during May 2006, along with 1 other ship still under detention from previous months. The number of new detentions compared to last month has increased by 233% (there were only 3 new detentions in April), but the overall rate of detentions compared with inspections carried out over the last 12 months as a whole is still just over 5%, barely changed from April's 12 month rate.
During the month of May 148 Port State Control Inspections were carried out in the UK, which brings the total from January to May this year to 630 inspections.
Caribbean offers to reimburse passport cost to US travelers
At the recently concluded 2006 Caribbean Hotel Industry Conference organized by the Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA), tourism leaders expressed serious concerns over the proposed Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative requiring Americans to have their passports ready by January 1, 2007 on traveling back from the Caribbean by air and sea. The issue is not so much the requirement as the effective date itself affecting US vacationers planning trips to the CARICOM. According to a research by the WTTC on behalf of the Caribbean Hotels Association, visitor market share from the United States to the Caribbean and the percentage of those visitors who do not use a valid US passport will decline dramatically. Currently, about 20 percent of Americans do not possess a passport. Based on the WTTC research, total visitor exports earnings in the Caribbean region are estimated at US$20.7 billion.
Illinois flavor in the Big Apple
NEW YORK - The state of Illinois was well-represented in the 2006 NBA Draft at Madison Square Garden.After Bradley's Patrick O'Bryant went to Golden State as the No. 9 pick, Shannon Brown, the former Proviso East standout who went on to star at Michigan State, joined him in the first round, going 25th to Cleveland.
Then two University of Illinois players - James Augustine and Dee Brown - were chosen in the second round.
The 6-foot-10 Augustine was selected by Orlando with the 41st pick and the 5-11 Brown, a former Proviso East teammate of Shannon Brown, went to Utah with the 46th pick.
Al B. on hand: Al Biancalana, the former Bradley assistant coach who discovered Patrick O'Bryant for the Braves, was an invited guest of O'Bryant's at Tuesday's draft. He stayed at the Westin Hotel in Times Square with the O'Bryant family and sat in the special guests section at the Madison Square Garden theater.
AG Predicts High Success Rate Of Prosecutions
Forecasting an improvement in the prosecution of criminal matters before the courts, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Allyson Maynard-Gibson said Tuesday that as part of the swift justice initiative the attorney general's office will be forging stronger working ties with the police force. .Bahamas food cartel fears
The fierce financial battle for control of City Markets has raised the spectre of a 'food cartel' in The Bahamas and serious questions about the protection of minority shareholders.James Smith, Minister of State in The Prime Minister's Office with responsibility for the Ministry of Finance, only recently lamented on the weakness of the present Securities Industry Act and foreshadowed amendments designed to bring it in line with accepted international standards and best practices.
The nucleus of the amendments is to provide a degree of protection for minority shareholders. The new act is expected to highlight good corporate governance, market transparency and disclosure to shareholders.
City Markets minority share- holders are in a catch 22 position.