FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Dec. 2012 /PRNewswire/ — JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) today announced its intent to serve Medellin, Colombia with the addition of daily nonstop service between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and Jose Maria Cordova International Airport (MDE) starting June 2013 (a).  Subject to government approval, flights are expected to go on sale in January 2013 at www.jetblue.com.

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Jacksonville, FL (PRWEB) Dec. 2012 –– Crowley Maritime Corporation’s liner services division announced today that Tony Otero has been named vice president of Caribbean services. He will remain domiciled in Crowley’s Jacksonville headquarters, and will continue to report to John Hourihan, who was recently named senior vice president and general manager of the company’s Puerto Rico and Caribbean services.

With Tony at the helm of Crowley’s Caribbean services, we are now able to better align the islands that we serve in the Eastern and Western Caribbean under one team to develop a management focus on select islands and increase our portfolio.

In his new role, which is currently held by Matt Jackson – who will assume a new position on Crowley’s petroleum services team Jan. 1, 2013 – Otero will be responsible for the coordination of sales, marketing and operational shipping activities throughout Crowley’s footprint in the Caribbean, which serves more than 24, including the Bahamas, Trinidad, Barbados, Dominican Republic, Haiti, the U.S. Virgin Islands and many of the other Leeward Islands.

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NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla. (PRWEB) –– “Hope Town: Reality of a Dream” is structured in three creative parts:

In the first part, “Sarah and the Goat,” readers are transported to the islands of the Bahamas during the late 1700s in a tale featuring early settlers – Loyalists – and their way of life which is not as different from today as one might think.

In the second part of the book, “Older Houses of Hope Town,” dreams of building a new life are connected with the building of houses. Mr. Seaberg presents this building process as a frame for the creation of a beloved community known as Hope Town.

Thirdly, the inspirational weave, “Reality of a Dream”, connects the narrative tale, history and one of Mr. Seaberg’s own dreams with the aspirations that have been realized by many people searching for a new life in Hope Town, from the time it was originally settled until the present.
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Governor General of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, Sir Arthur Foulkes and Lady Foulkes made an official visit to the newly established Ministry of Grand Bahama on December 14.

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NASSAU, The Bahamas — Jack Nicklaus recently visited Baha Mar — the 1,000-acre resort enclave currently under development on the Bahamian Riviera — to review progress on his 18-hole, par-72 Signature Golf Course.

The golf icon and designer of nearly 300 golf courses worldwide toured the site with Baha Mar President Tom Dunlap and Nicklaus Design Senior Design Associate Chris Cochran. Nicklaus assessed construction progress, provided insights on strategy and playability, and discussed the development schedule with on-site teams.

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Representatives of the governments of The Bahamas and the United States of America met in a second round of talks on the delimitation of a Maritime Boundary between the two countries. These discussions, which were held at the US Department of State in Washington DC 10-11 December 2012, followed on from initial discussions held in Nassau in April of 2012.

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Cruise passenger numbers are expected to increase significantly over the festive period as The Bahamas heads into high season. Watch an interview with Patrick McNeil, port controller, here.
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Cloud computing firm Cloud Carib has become the first company in Latin America and the Caribbean to gain Cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (Iaas) certification from IT giant VMware–allowing it to host virtual data centres and offer businesses more efficient IT services, reduced electricity costs and flexible billing.

Based in The Bahamas, Cloud Carib helps companies transform their IT infrastructure by moving their data to the “cloud” where it can be stored remotely. This allows for more streamlined services, reduced administrative costs and greater data capacity.

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Atlanta-based ICE is offering cash and shares for NYSE Euronext, although the deal will need regulatory approval.

ICE said that it planned to float off the Euronext part of the business, which runs the main stock exchanges in Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and Lisbon.

Shares in NYSE Euronext rose 32% following the announcement.

However, ICE’s share price fell 4%.

ICE is offering $33.12 per NYSE Euronext share in stock and cash, which is a 37% premium on NYSE Euronext’s Wednesday closing price.

If the deal gets the backing of regulators, the combined company would become the world’s third-largest exchange group.

Last year, the US Justice Department blocked an £11bn joint hostile bid for NYSE Euronext by ICE and Nasdaq OMX, which owns the Nasdaq stock market.

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