Disney Magic, the first ship in the Disney Cruise Line fleet, is getting a major facelift.

It’s far more than a nip and tuck: The ship will have re-imagined kids’ and adult spaces, as well as new dining options.

PHOTOS: Disney Magic Re-Launch Details Revealed

The re-launch of Disney Magic is scheduled for this fall. The ship will be in dry dock from Sept. 10 through Oct. 7, 2013 for its upgrades.

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RBC FINCO has announced that Tanya McCartney, managing director, RBC FINCO, has been awarded the 2013 Cheryl Bazard Founding President’s Award.

The award, which is presented by The Bahamas Association of Compliance Officers (BACO), is given each year to an individual who has made invaluable contributions to the development of the Bahamian community.

The Cheryl Bazard Founding President’s Award is named in honour of Senator Bazard (right), who in 1999 established BACO.

BACO is made up of compliance officers throughout The Bahamas and has more than 100 members.

McCartney has been involved in community service for many years, including service on the Council of the College of The Bahamas and the Board of the Public Hospitals Authority.

She is currently president of the Bahamas Institute of Financial Services (BIFS) and past president of BACO.

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SuperClubs has disposed of stakes in four properties since 2012, but retains minority holdings in at least one of them. It has also retreated from management contracts over the past four years for properties operated under lease.

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Pictured: Minister for Grand Bahama Michael Darville, attending the BACO Conference, Grand Bahama April 25.

Minister for Grand Bahama Michael Darville said April 25 that new and modern policies are required to properly regulated the maritime and industrial sectors of the island and protect the environment.

Darville was bringing remarks at the Bahamas Association of Compliance Officers (BACO) 8th Annual Northern Bahamas Conference held at the Pelican Bay Resort.

The theme of the conference was “A look at the New & Ever-Changing Compliance & Regulatory Landscape.”

He said also that BACO is to be commended for enhancing the integrity of the second pillar of the Bahamian economy, financial services.

He told the gathering that the future of compliance is bright, as technology will change the way compliance programmes are executed.

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The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) officially launched its “Conchservation” campaign this week, and environmental activist Robert F Kennedy Jr was on hand to offer his support.

Speaking at the event held at Arawak Cay last weekend, Kennedy urged Bahamians to protect their conch supplies before it was too late.

“The Bahamas is the last place that still has some healthy conch populations, but you are not going to have that if you do not manage them well,” he said. “If the groups in The Bahamas put their heads together you are going to restore the population.”

The environmental lawyer, who is president of the Waterkeepers Alliance—a foundation that monitors water pollution around the world—emphasized the importance of the local ecosystem to daily life in The Bahamas saying: “We are protecting the environment for our own sakes. The conch belongs to the people of The Bahamas.”

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Last week Royal Caribbean International announced a number of short three- to five-night Caribbean and Bahamas cruises throughout 2014-15, sailing from Tampa, Port Canaveral, Port Everglades and Miami, Florida. Nearly all of these Royal Caribbean ships have recently undergone extensive refurbishments, offering guests up to 10 onboard dining options, spectacular entertainment and onboard features that offer greater convenience and connectivity.

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Switzerland’s second-biggest bank credited “positive momentum” from a transformed business model for its jump in net profits attributable to shareholders during the first three months, up from 44 million francs in the first quarter of 2012 when it took big charges on debts and paid out higher bonuses.

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NASSAU, Bahamas, April 29, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ultrapetrol (Bahamas) Limited (Nasdaq:ULTR), an industrial transportation company serving marine transportation needs in three markets (River Business, Offshore Supply Business and Ocean Business), announced today the appointment of Ms. Cecilia Yad as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, succeeding Leonard J. Hoskinson. Mr. Hoskinson will remain with the Company as Vice President, International Finance.

Ms. Yad is a Certified Public Accountant with over 25 years of finance experience working with diverse multinational companies. Most recently, she was the CFO for Iberia-Latin America of ISS, a Danish-based services company. Prior to ISS, she held planning, accounting and finance executive positions with Clorox, a U.S. consumer goods company where she worked for 10 years. She also worked for Energizer, Deloitte, and the Royal Bank of Canada, where she gained substantial experience in cost accounting, auditing and credit analysis.
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My name is Ed, and I am an addict. My addiction is not to alcohol or any illicit substance. It is, in certain senses, far worse. You see, my addiction is to golf, and there is no known treatment, let alone cure, for my malady.

As a self-confessed golfaholic, virtually all of my leisure travel is configured to cater to my uncontrollable cravings. Hotels without – or far from – golf courses, however stylish and satisfying, are forever crossed off my list of possible destinations. A holiday without a golf course nearby is not, alas, a proper holiday for me. In an ideal world, I want to be at a first-class hotel that has a first-class golf course right on the property. And I recently found exactly such an ideal world at Albany in the Bahamas.

This is an excerpt from Travel - Telegraph as it appeared on April 29, 2013. For updates or to read the current version of this post in its entirety, please click here.

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