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| Articles about Nassau |
| Small Cruise Ships – Nassau Getaway | | 2008-03-13 17:35:23 | | Imperial Majesty’s classic, vintage small cruise ship, the Regal Empress, is featuring special summer savings on short getaways to Nassau. Board the ship in the early afternoon and enjoy a buffet lunch by the pool. In the evening after dinner, watch a gala show, try your hand at the casino or relax in the lounge. The next morning, after the ship docks in Nassau at 9:00 am, transfer to a choice of resorts – including the Comfort Suites, with access to all Atlantis’ facilities – for a 2-night stay.Board the ship in Nassau and enjoy dinner and a show before returning to Ft. Lauderdale the next morning. With prices starting as low as $239 per person (plus taxes and port fees), this short getaway on a small cruise ship is ideal for both couples and families. | | By: Small Cruise Ships | | |
| | A County-Level Cigarette Tax in Nassau County? | | 2007-05-08 07:00:00 | | One county offiicial in Nassau County, NY (Long Island) is proposing a county-level cigarette tax to help fill the county government's coffers. From Newsday:Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi is headed to Albany Tuesday to lobby state legislators for his proposals to enact a county cigarette tax and install red-light cameras, even though some lawmakers have expressed mixed reactions."I think this is a normal process you've got to go through," Suozzi said. "State legislators want to hear what our concerns are, and we want to hear what their concerns are. It's part of the process."Suozzi made splashes last month with his proposals for a $2-per-pack county cigarette tax and the red-light camera program. But both ideas require the approval of the state Assembly and Senate.It is often very difficult to raise substantial amounts of revenue with such local taxes on products given the ease with which consumers can cross the border to shop in lower-tax jurisdi | | By: Tax Policy Blog | | |
| | The Nassau Garden Club Flower Show | | 2007-03-21 06:00:00 | | The Club was formed in l931 by 12 ladies aiming to restore the beauty of New Providence following the devastating Hurricane of 1929. Its founding members were Lady Bancroft, Mrs John Burnside, Mrs Ormond Curry, Mrs Sidney Farrington, Mrs Donald Graham, Mrs Archie Higgs, Mrs H Newell Kelly, Mrs. Kenneth Patterson, Mrs Arthur Sands, Mrs Stafford Sands, Lady Solomon and Miss Minette Solomon.
Members of The Nassau Garden Club were also responsible for proposing that Tacoma stans, commonly known as Yellow Elder, be adopted as the National Flower of The Bahamas.
The Flower Show will be open form 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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