Jamaica Golf
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The Jamaica Golf Association (JGA) has a special arrangement for members of a Jamaican golf club. For a small annual fee, you may join the JGA and play any course in Jamaica for about half price. The island has 11 good golf courses. The JGA also has offers for golfers who do not belong to clubs. Further information can be found online at: www.jamaicagolfassociation.com. ... Caymanas Golf and Country Club is 12 miles from Kingston. Its facilities include a good 18-hole golf course and some tennis courts. Membership fees are close to those of the Constant Spring Club. ... [Read More]
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Soccer, rugby, golf, field hockey, running, cycling, and tennis are popular, and basketball is becoming increasingly so. Embassy golfers have access to three courses: the 18‑hole Sandy Lane Hotel course (currently being renovated), the 9‑hole course at Rockley, and Southern Pines, a new 18‑hole course that is nearing completion on the southern end of the island, near the homes of several Embassy families. The Embassy has an active tennis group which plays at the Barbados Lawn Tennis Association in Wildey or at the Casaurina Beach Club. Other tennis courts are available, although few are public, and most require club membership. At least five squash clubs are available, and several gyms and fitness centers offer exercise classes as well as Nautilus equipment. Bodybuilding is a very popular sport in Barbados. The country has produced a number of world‑class bodybuilders, including a former Mr. Universe and a former Mr. World. ... [Read More]
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St. Andrews Golf Club (members & guests only), situated in a valley 5 miles north of Port of Spain, offers an 18-hole golf course, restaurant, swimming pool, driving range, and putting green. Similar facilities and less expensive 18-hole course are located at Point-a-Pierre, 45 minutes south. A nine-hole public golf course, in an attractive valley northwest of town, is also available. ... Trinidad and Tobago's primary national sports are cricket and soccer. Swimming, tennis, golf, boating, and fishing are also popular and are available in and around Port of Spain. Port of Spain has several parks, including a botanical garden and a small zoo. ... [Read More]
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The Dominican Republic has a number of good to excellent golf courses. The most frequently played course among Embassy golfers is Las Lagunas, which is located in Cayacoa, about a 20-minute drive northwest of Santo Domingo. Membership and greens fees at this challenging and well-maintained course are relatively inexpensive by U.S. standards. The 18-hole golf course at the Santo Domingo Country Club is on the southwestern outskirts of the city. Club membership is open to diplomatic personnel but has become very expensive in recent years. The Metro Country Club, about an hour’s drive east of the city along the south coast, boasts of a new Embassy Suites Hotel and has the relatively new golf course. On the Southeast coast of the DR is Guavaberry Golf and Country Club. It is located an hour away from Santo Domingo and has become a favorite for Embassy personnel. The rates are reasonable and the landscaping of this course make it both a challe ... [Read More]
Outline of American Literature - Chapter 8
John Cheever often has been called a "novelist of manners." He isknown for his elegant, suggestive short stories, which scrutinizethe New York business world through its effects on thebusinessmen, their wives, children, and friends. A wry,melancholy and never quite quenched but seemingly hopeless desirefor passion or metaphysical certainty lurks in the shadows ofCheever's finely drawn, Chekhovian tales, collected in The WaySome People Live (1943), The Housebreaker of ShadyHill (1958),Some People, Places and Things That Will Not Appear in My NextNovel (1961), The Brigadier and the Golf Widow (1964),and TheWorld of Apples (1973). His titles reveal his characteristicnonchalance, playfulness, and irreverence and hint at his subjectmatter. Cheever also published several novels -- The WapshotScandal (1964), Bullet Park (1969), andFalconer (1977) -- thelast of which was largely autobiographical. ... [Read More]
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There are numerous golf courses in the Czech Republic. Golf Club Praha has a small, but challenging, 9-hole course in the Motol area of Prague. There are excellent golf facilities near the town of Karlstejn, about 30 minutes from Prague and Konopiste, about 45 minutes from Prague. Farther afield, there are first-class 18-hole courses at Marianske Lazne and Karlovy Vary, both of which are about two hours from Prague. In order to golf in the Czech Republic, you will need a handicap card (called a ‘'green card’). Those not having a green card already can usually obtain one by being checked out by a pro at the club, or by becoming a club member. ... [Read More]
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There are two yacht clubs, the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron and the Armdale Yacht Club. It is not necessary to own a boat to join either of these. There are a number of golf clubs in the area, such as the Ashburn Golf and Country Club in Halifax, the Brightwood Golf Club in Dartmouth, the Oakfield Golf and Country Club, and the Granite Springs Gold Club, the Glen Arbour Golf Course and the Grandview Golf and Country Club. Tennis may be played at any of several outdoor public courts located throughout Halifax and Dartmouth or at one of the private social clubs. Indoor tennis may be played at privately owned and operated facilities at the Atlantic Tennis and Fitness Centre and the Northcliffe Indoor Tennis Club Inc. Touring and Outdoor ActivitiesLast Updated: 12/4/2003 2:31 PM ... [Read More]
International Narcotics Control Strategy Reports
US DEPARTMENT OF STATEBUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS MATTERSINTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRAGEGY REPORTAPRIL 1994FINANCIAL CRIMES AND MONEY LAUNDERING1994 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORTINTERNATIONAL MONEY LAUNDERINGOVERVIEWIntelligence findings from North and South America, Eastern and Western Europe, South and East Asia, Africa and the Middle East confirm that another significant shift has occurred in money laundering trends and methods, requiring changes in policy and strategy for 1994.The critical aspects are the volume of non-drug related money laundering; increased investment of illegal proceeds in legitimate business, including the financial industry; and the targeting of financial systems in countries/territories (some with little or no domestic involvement in drug trading or other serious proceeds-generating crimes) to launder drug and other proceeds generated by crimes committed in other jurisdictions.In 1988, when the United Nations Convention was ... [Read More]
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The Grenada Golf Club, Woodlands, is in a beautiful setting overlooking the sea. It is a 15-minute drive from downtown St. George’s and has a nine-hole course that is in a rudimentary state —i t may influence one’s handicap! The club holds tournaments year round, often involving teams from other islands. Exchange visits, as well as an occasional social event, are also organized. Current membership is $48. Membership fees are EC$600 (US$223) per year with an additional one-time entrance fee of EC$150 (US$56). Caddies are available at EC$6.50 (US$2.40) per nine holes. A small bar is located on the premises. Bring a good supply of golf balls and tees. ... [Read More]
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