When travel returns and you feel safe craft your own honeymoon fairytale with a stay at these far flung island escapes. Whether you wish to rekindle the flame, woo the crush or ask for her hand, these seaside hideaways will fuel the rapture. From lovey-dovey dining locales on the beach to starry-eyed suites with sunset views, luxury isle retreats inspire poetry. Read on to take a gambol a deux.

Anantara Banana Island, Qatar

Dazzle with a stay in Qatars first-ever villas to hover over the water. Ideal for active couples, the facilities at opulent Banana Island a 25-minute ferry ride from Doha beg to be enjoyed. Learn to scuba dive in a practice pool, and then take your newfound talents into the turquoise depths of the Arabian Sea. Strut your stuff atop a stand-up paddleboard, surf in the two-lane surfing pool where waves are adapted to your skill level, bowl, smash some balls across the tennis net or tee off on the 9-hole golf course. A dedicated wellness center, the first of its kind in the Middle East, offers yoga and fitness advice and a top-level spa has his and her hammansamong other delights. But, maybe all youll really want is to dream languorously on your deck, sipping tea, as the waves plunk a tune that signifies pure relaxation? With Arabian touches wooden filigree, ornate lamps, plush fabrics and canopied beds the resort draws from the glamorous spirit of the region. Dont miss a private dinner on the stargazing platform, where the night sky competes with the glimmer of Dohas distinctive, futuristic skyline.

Four Seasons Bora Bora

Four Seasons, Bora Bora, French Polynesia

Yes, paradise exists and, its name is Bora Bora. The most extolled and stunning island (arguably) in the world, Bora Bora comprises a series of motus that surround Mount Otemanu, an otherworldly volcano that pierces the center of a pellucid lagoon. Occupying its own small isle, the all-suite, newly renovated Four Seasons reigns with over-the-water- bungalows connected to undulating pontoons. Book one of the four Otemanu Overwater Bungalows which cap the piers and have direct views of the majestic volcano. From your room, dive into water as vivid with blues as Van Goghs palette; or, gaze at it from your private pool or indoor bathtub, overlooking the vista. Paramours will relish the resorts romance offerings, which include such things as a private island dinner, a romance Paparazzo to photograph you, a flower filled bath, and a couples massage that utilizes the famed Tahitian monoi oil.

Marry (or renew vows) in a Tahitian ceremony beneath the tiki torches, where beating drums and fire dancers leave indelible memories. Follow with breakfast in bed, delivered by canoe.

Oberoi Mauritius

Oberoi, Mauritius

Afloat in the Indian Ocean, 1,250 miles east of Africa, Mauritius is a collage of dramatic scenery and a fusion of cultures. Thick with promise, it emanates the exotic. Delve into that at the Oberoi, which spreads across 20-acres on the isles northwestern coast. Opt for a Royal Villa, low-lying, rust-colored and topped with a sugar-cane roof. You may never leave your rooms private, garden enclave, which boasts a personal pool and a gazebo for secluded dining. Expect to find frangipani blossoms everywhere in your sunken bathtub (filled with just the right temperature of warm, scented water), atop your pillows, even in heart-shaped designs on the floor. Spend afternoons swimming in Turtle Bay or taking advantage of the Oberois touching senses complimentary programs, which range from cooking classes to guided hikes among the garden-like property. The spa offers classic Ayurvedic treatments, such as shirodara, as well as indigenously inspired ones like the Creole coffee-mint wrap, created from local ingredients.

Intercontinental Hayman Island | Will Salkeld Photography

InterContinental Hayman Island, Australia

Caviar munched in a gauzy pool-side cabana. A massage bed floating in the sea. Beach-side suites which offer the sound of crashing waves as your personal symphony. Dinner with pressed-linen tablecloths, crystal and silver amid a leafy rainforest. Vistas of the Coral Sea, the water gleaming in hues of lapis lazuli. Youll get all of the above at the newly refurbished InterContinental Hayman Island, a barefoot sophisticates port of call. Off the coast of Queensland, as the northernmost point of the Whitsunday Archipelago, this public island has just one hotel. Stay here and you may feel like he who lords over the bounty of the Great Barrier Reef. Using all-natural Amalas high potency, organic beauty products in the spa, sourcing culinary ingredients as locally as possible, and participating in a breeding program for the endangered Proserpine Rock Wallaby, the resort takes its eco-friendly moniker seriously. Cuddle as you gaze at the transforming canvas of the sea from their arrival helicopter, hold hands while snorkeling Blue Pearl Bay, and snuggle as you race through the waves on the resorts complimentary catamaran.

Bulgari Resort, Bali

Indian and Arab traders left their legacy in Bali, a mystical island province in distant Indonesia. With emerald-green rice paddies, verdant jungles and ethereal volcanic peaks at the islands heart, Bali is framed by crescents of sugary sand, raucous cobalt-colored waves and jagged, black lava promontories. Temples and monkeys abound. Be coddled with Balis infinite charms at the Bulgari Resort, situated atop a cliff on territories that once served as the Balinese royal familys hunting grounds. An idyllic setting for an exclusive wedding, the resort is walled with white coral and manifests classic Balinese exteriors with coconut thatched, sloped rooftops, carved-wood and hand-cut local stone. Inside, each suite channels sleek, urbane Milan thanks to the propertys Italian-based designers. Flirt as you dip your feet in your private plunge pool and swoon over the panorama. Both an Italian and Indonesian Restaurant tempt according to mood. An ESPA provides muscle melting treatments on site. Staff can arrange visits to Ubud, of Eat, Pray, Love fame and the social hotbed of Jimbaran Bay is just 20 minutes to the north.

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An Island Coast High School student was arrested after texting threats to a teacher, the second student of that school to be arrested in as many weeks.

Joshua Zelaya-Sandoval, 18, sent a text message in which he threatened to cause a teacher bodily harm. The high school administration was informed about the text and notified the school resource officer.

After an investigation, Zelaya-Sandoval was arrested and is now charged with sending written threats to cause bodily harm.

This is the second student to be arrested this school year who has threatened violence towards teachers, school administrators, or their school.

A 14-year-old virtual student of Island Coast High School was arrested Sept. 10 after he sent threatening messages to three teachers on two separate occasions via their Zoom classrooms, Cape Coral police said.

Zelaya-Sandoval was released from jail after posting bail bond of $10,000.

Below is the message sent from the school to parents:

Good afternoon Island Coast families, this is Principal Michelle Cort-Mora.

In our commitment to student safety and security, I wanted to let you know one of our students was arrested today for allegedly making a threat against a teacher.

The message was sent after school hours, but we immediately notified law enforcement. We will discipline to the fullest extent per the Student Code of Conduct.

Please know that the safety of our students and staff is always our highest priority. We are thankful for the staff who reported this incident.

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Jane Rogers, who was the first person hired by the Staten Island Yankees in 1999, told the Advance on Friday that her position as the teams senior vice president of baseball operations was recently terminated.

But theres a chance she could return if there is a 2021 season for the S.I. Yankees, according to the teams president.

Rogers and most of the Staten Island Yankee staff had been originally furloughed after the 2020 season was delayed because of the pandemic. When the season was officially cancelled in late June, most of those furlough employees were terminated, according to Rogers.

Its been difficult, real difficult, said Rogers. I didnt want to go out this way. Ive been a part of the Staten Island Yankees since 1999 and I miss it."

Complicating matters for Rogers and some of her colleagues is the uncertainty of the teams future. The Staten Island Yankees, who play in the New York-Penn League, could be one of the 40 minor league teams that are expected to be contracted by Major League Baseball later this month when the minor-league player development deal with the MLB runs out.

Staten Island Yankees president/operating partner Will Smith said COVID-19 and the tough times in the minor league environment led to Rogers' departure, but he didnt rule out her return.

If there is a season in 2021 all those who were furloughed will be asked to come back, including Jane, said Smith, who said his team has not made any money since the last day of the 2019 season and are down to only three employees on their payroll. "The decisions by MLB and our elected leaders to (shutter) the 2020 season have severely impacted the Staten Island Yankees present business.

"Verified reports of MLBs plan to eliminate short-season baseball have seriously impacted forecasted future business. The combination of both have made daily operations unsustainable. Difficult decisions were made to furlough much of the SIY staff months ago. Our benefits provider instructed us saying we could not keep paying 100% of our furloughed employees' benefits beyond July. In our eyes, everyone is still furloughed and part of the family. We believe we are on good terms and hope to get the back together ASAP when the future of professional baseball at Richmond County Bank Ballpark is clear.

Also, we hope that MLB sees how impactful their decisions are on the community and people of Staten Island. There is still time to alter their plans and keep baseball alive so we can all get back together.

Whether or not the Staten Island Yankees will exist in 2021 or the 64-year-old Rogers returns to her office at Richmond County Bank Ballpark at St. George, she said "its been a good run.

I have grown to love the Staten Island community and I think they love me, too, she said. I wanted to go out on my terms. Im still hopeful (that there will be a season in 2021).

Jane Rogers throws out a ceremonial first pitch. August 21, 2019. (Staten Island Advance/Jason Paderon)

If anything, Rogers has had an impressive climb up the S.I. Yankees' front-office ladder.

After her first six seasons with the New York Yankees' Single-A short-season affiliate, she progressed from office manager to assistant general manager to general manager.

Rogers remained the teams general manager until 2019, when she was promoted to senior vice president, baseball operations. In her new role, Rogers arranged for the ballplayers' lodging, travel, etc., and was the liaison between the front office and teams manager and coaches.

Additionally, she administered the internship program involving college students and their introduction into the sport management field.

A breast cancer survivor, she was honored by the team in August of 2018 after being diagnosed with the sickness in March of 2018. The teams players and coaches all shaved their heads and both teams wore pink that night as part of a breast cancer awareness fundraiser.

Not being here was the most difficult part, said Rogers at the time. Other than being diagnosed, going through chemotherapy and surgery at the end of this. We didnt know how Id react to treatment and it was pretty tough, but I kept contact with our coach, managers and Will [Smith, team president] but the hardest part was not being here. Its a fantastic front office and a fantastic team and they kept me in the loop.

Rogers was named the New York-Penn League Executive of the Year in 2018.

During her tenure, the Staten Island Yankees won six NY-P League crowns.

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Want to know how to ruin a Spurs fans day? Just utter these five words: The 1995 Western Conference Finals. Id be surprised if more than half of you are still reading, but I might be able to help alleviate some of the pain of that playoff series, especially when it comes to David Robinsons performance.

Theres no denying that the 1995 season ended in disappointment for San Antonio, and I wont try and convince you that Robinson outplayed Hakeem Olajuwon. If you were too young (or werent born yet) to remember the events of that series, theres a good chance that the basketball community (more specifically, r/NBA) has convinced you that Robinson got his you-know-what handed to him by The Dream.

The box score certainly backs up this narrative, but stats can often be misleading; there were plenty of external factors that led to the seemingly lopsided matchup between the two star centers. More specifically, there are three aspects in particular that stands out: Bob Hills questionable coaching, the supporting cast of both teams, and everyones favorite Spur, Dennis Rodman.

Lets get started.

Bob Hill was outcoached, plain and simple. Its not a coincidence that he was fired less than a year and a half after the series ended and was out of the league for almost a decade afterwards.

While the Rockets were double and triple-teaming Robinson every time he stepped past half-court, Hill had The Admiral play Olajuwon straight up, and the results were... less than ideal. Imagine having the offence run through your star player and also asking him to play one-on-one against the most dominant force in basketball. News flash: theres not a single player in history who could have performed at their highest level when theyre playing over 40 minutes a game while doing the heavy lifting at both ends of the court.

Hill was reluctant to have the Spurs team up on Olajuwon because he was afraid of leaving Houstons shooters open. This is understandable, but its still not an excuse for an NBA coach to fail at formulating a better game plan when theyll be facing the same team over the course of an entire playoff series. Speaking of Olajuwons supporting cast, this leads me to my next point.

Looking at the record of both teams, one might assume that the Spurs surrounded Robinson with much better pieces than the Rockets did with Olajuwon. A closer inspection, however, reveals that Houston actually underperformed that season. They brought back most players from their 1994 championship team but only finished sixth in the Western Conference. The Rockets also acquired Clyde Drexler at the trade deadline, who had made seven consecutive all-star teams and was the focal point of some dangerous Portland squads.

On the other hand, San Antonios two best players outside of Robinson were Sean Elliott and Rodman. Elliott, for all the fanfare he (rightfully) receives, is no Drexler, while Rodman... well, well get to him soon enough. The fact that Robinson was able to lead this team to 62 wins and the best regular season record was nothing short of remarkable, and he rightfully deserved to win MVP that season.

More importantly, Houston was truly ahead of its time when it comes to their roster construction. They built their team by surrounding Olajuwon with shooters who could punish the opposition if The Dream was being doubled in the post. Kenny Smith, Robert Horry and Drexler all shot over 35% from three while averaging a combined 12.4 attempts per game during the regular season. That may not sound like much today, but it was unheard of back in that era.

In that fateful series, the Spurs only made 23 shots from beyond the arc while Houston made 44. Thats a huge difference, especially when half of the games were decided by five points or less, and the Rockets only outscored San Antonio by 10 over the entirety of the series. If the Spurs had surrounded Robinson with more shooters, we might not even be having this discussion right now.

Last but not least, theres performance of Rodman, whose job was supposed to be the leader on defense and alleviate some of Robinsons heavy workload. Unfortunately, he never fit into the Spurs culture and often clashed with both Hill and Gregg Popovich.

During the most critical stages of San Antonios season, Rodman refused to guard Olajuwon when asked. In his book, Bad as I Wanna Be (NSFW cover), he stated that [the Spurs] asked me to guard Olajuwon, and I refused. Bob Hill came up to me and asked if I would take Hakeem in the first half, and I said no.

Moreover, he was causing locker room problems before the Conference Finals even began. Following the Spurs second round victory over the Lakers, Rodman said that [he] wanted to go to Las Vegas during that time off, so [he] did... This, of course, drove everyone crazy. [The Spurs] didnt know where [he] was, and they were worried that [hed] just bailed on the team.

Not performing up to standard is one thing, but Rodman went one step further by actively refusing to do his job. This put even more pressure on Robinson, who was already carrying a heavy offensive burden.

The Admiral was facing an uphill battle no matter how favored the Spurs were in that series. Not only did he have to match up against the most dominant player at that time, he also had to carry a weaker supporting cast which included a lackluster coach and a player who was purposely hindering the team. Its a miracle that San Antonio was able to stretch the series to six games.

So, the next time anyone brings up the 1995 Western Conference Finals to tries and diminish The Admirals legacy, educate them about these factors and see how they react. It might not change their mind, but at least you can feel better about the performance of Robinson in that fateful series against Houston.

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Love Island USA season 2 episode 22 will be two hours long and reveal the results of the last public voting. Catch up on everything you need to know.

Love Island USA season 2 episode 22 will betwo hours long and reveal the results of the latest public voting. The show has yet to reveal how many islanders will be dumped from the villa - if any - following this last public vote. There are quite a few unstable couples on the show at the moment, such as Aaron Owen& Mackenzie Dipman, Connor Trott& Moira Tumas, Calvin Cobb& Kierstan Saulter, and Jalen Noble & Sher Suarez. With that said, it is fair to say that the public has beenpretty upset at Mackenzie's decisions and feeling sort ofbad for Connor. This dynamic might impact the results in tonight's episodes.

The other big decision that will be revealed on tonight'sepisode ofLove Island USAis whether the public has forgiven Johnny for getting too involved with Mercades Schell. Given that Cely & Johnnyhave beenthe most solid couple all season long, the results of the public vote could reveal to Cely that she's missing certain pieces of Johnny's Casa Amor puzzle. Alternatively, this week could be Justine Ndiba & Caleb Corprew's chance to become the number one couple of the show according to the fans.

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Love Island USA season 2 episode 22 isscheduled to air on Thursday, September17 at 9 pm ET/PT on CBS. This two-hour episodewill be all about the first public voting results since the coupleswere put to test through the Casa Amor twist.Usually, new episodes of Love Island USAair on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday nights. Then, on Saturday night, CBS airs Love Island: More to Love, which is the show's two-hour weekly recap episode.

There are many different ways towatchLove Island USAonline. Fans with a cable subscription can log ontoCBS.comand/or download the CBS app for iOS or Android. After logging in with the cable provider's credentials, the viewers can watchLove Island USA through that official website or app at no additional cost. When it comes to cord-cutters, there's always the option of subscribing to the CBS All Access streaming service. The service costs $5.99a month, but new users can sign up for a free trial first.Last but not least, Love Island USA season 2can be watched via alive TV plan offeredby Hulu, Sling, YouTube TV, AT&T Now, or Fubo.

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.-- The Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre is embracing mandatory facial coverings in the costume design of its latest production.

Closing out a two-weekend run of The Two Gentlemen of Verona" this Saturday and Sunday, the company has dressed its actors with white facial coverings stamped with designs that reflect their characters. The performances are taking place at Fort Tompkins within Fort Wadsworth, with socially distant seating.

Were so excited to use our outside show experience to provide the only live theatre show in town right now -- maybe even in the whole city, Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre Director Frank Williams told SILive.com.

Scenes from the Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre production "The Two Gentlemen of Verona," taking place at Fort Tompkins within Fort Wadsworth in September. (Photos by Sean Sweeney)

Those who wish to attend the performance must reserve their tickets ahead of time at SIShakespeare.org. Audience members are required to wear masks and maintain social distance.

The cast comprises Jolee Cohen, Jack Dawnson, John DeFlippo, Carrie Ellman-Larson, Charles Murria, Christopher Neske, Ariana Nicoletta, Jasmine Parham, Robert Raffellini, Wade Raley, Eric Rosen, Anadina Saladino, Krystal Sanchez and Hannah Simpson.

This isnt the first time the Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre used Fort Tompkins as a main stage. In 2019, the theatre company performed Measure For Measure at the Staten Island grounds, turning Fort Tompkins into the Wild West. The company transformed the open, outdoor area into royal grounds for its production of King Lear in 2017.

Keep scrolling for more production shots from the Staten Island Shakespearean Theatres latest performance.

Scenes from the Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre production "The Two Gentlemen of Verona," taking place at Fort Tompkins within Fort Wadsworth in September. (Photos by Sean Sweeney)

Scenes from the Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre production "The Two Gentlemen of Verona," taking place at Fort Tompkins within Fort Wadsworth in September. (Photos by Sean Sweeney)

Scenes from the Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre production "The Two Gentlemen of Verona," taking place at Fort Tompkins within Fort Wadsworth in September. (Photos by Sean Sweeney)

Scenes from the Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre production "The Two Gentlemen of Verona," taking place at Fort Tompkins within Fort Wadsworth in September. (Photos by Sean Sweeney)

Scenes from the Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre production "The Two Gentlemen of Verona," taking place at Fort Tompkins within Fort Wadsworth in September. (Photos by Sean Sweeney)

Scenes from the Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre production "The Two Gentlemen of Verona," taking place at Fort Tompkins within Fort Wadsworth in September. (Photos by Sean Sweeney)

Scenes from the Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre production "The Two Gentlemen of Verona," taking place at Fort Tompkins within Fort Wadsworth in September. (Photos by Sean Sweeney)

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Island elementary school students who require additional support in their learning returned to in-person instruction Thursday as all Island students returned to some form of education either remote or in-person.

Pre-k students (Project Headway) have also returned to in-person learning across the Island.

Students in this cohort have been designated as high-needs students, based on guidance from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), and officials have worked to advocate for their rapid return to school campuses.

This group of students includes those with IEPs, 504 plans, or other disabilities, along with English Language Learner (ELL) students, and others with circumstances that require them to be taught in-person.

After hours of deliberation in school meetings and receiving extensive input from stakeholders, officials finalized the school reopening plan at the end of August, which includes

measures like utilizing outdoor learning spaces as much as possible, and requiring that students wear masks throughout the school day.

On Thursday students with high needs returned to elementary schools across the Island. At the Tisbury School, a bus of just two students pulled up to the parking lot near the playground and unloaded. The students hopped off the bus their faces covered, and were greeted by their teachers and faculty. They then proceeded to the rear of the campus, where a large tent was set up for outdoor learning.

A number of students were also dropped off by their families.

In the large tent on the athletic field, students wore masks and played games to get them warmed up to the new year, as well as get them accustomed to the multitude of changes in their everyday lives due to health restrictions.

Teacher Shannon Carbon said a cheerful good morning to her students, both in English, and in Portuguese.

Carbon asked students if they knew of anything that people should avoid doing with their masks, and one student said not to touch your mask with your hands.

Thats right!, Carbon said. If you do touch the front of your mask with your hands, you can put on some hand sanitizer.

The entire morning meeting for the first day at the Tisbury School was conducted in English and Portuguese.

Carbon then led the students in an introductory name game, where kids kicked a soccer ball around and said each others names. Just kick the ball. No picking it up with your hands, Carbon said.

After the students and teachers finished the name game, nurses Catherine Coogan and Mary Vivian gave a presentation on proper mask, sanitation, and distancing protocols.

We can go over these things multiple times with your teachers later on. They are all things to keep you safe so you can continue to go to school with your friends, Coogan said.

Coogan explained to students how their parents will screen them using a COVID checklist every morning, and discussed the new situation in the nurses office, which includes a separate space for those who feel ill, and another space for other health issues.

All of this will become part of your daily routine, just like wearing masks, Coogan said. If you have any questions at all, please come to the nurses office and we will help you.

Principal John Custer said he feels relieved to see students learning at the campus again, but assistant principal Melissa Ogden said she has mixed feelings.

It is tough because, yes we do have kids back here, but not all of them, Ogden said. I am excited for the time when we phase the rest of them back into the building.

In two week increments, older students will slowly be reintroduced to in-person learning, with high school students being the last to return to campus.

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We anticipated heavy crowds as we entered into the long weekend for Labor Day, and we watched as additional queue space was set up around the Universal Orlando Resort theme parks during the week in preparation for guests.

It seems the additional measures were warranted, as all three Universal Orlando Resort theme parks: Universal Studios Florida, Universals Islands of Adventure, and Volcano Bay, are now currently closed due to capacity.

Crowds were heavy as we got through the security checkpoints and made our way to Universal CityWalk Orlando.

At the time of publishing, we were able to enter into Universal Studios Florida, despite being at capacity, but we anticipate the park will try and stop guests from coming to the resort and park entry may be cut off for those who already arrived at any time.

Will you be trying to visit a Universal Orlando Resort theme park this weekend? Let us know in the comments below!

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Arrived in Merritt Island after Husband Dick accepted a job offer with RCA at Cape Canaveral Air Force StationJanice Lee of Merritt Island passed away on August 27, two years and one day after her husband, Darell Lee, passed away. Jan was a longtime teacher at Lewis Carroll Elementary School on Merritt Island.Jan was a Brevard Public Schools teacher for 31 years, teaching at Edgewood Junior High (now Jr./Sr. High), Gardendale and 28 years at Lewis Carroll Elementary

BREVARD COUNTY MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA Janice Elaine Austin Lee of Merritt Island passed away on August 27, 2020. Jan Lee was born on December 27, 1934, in Richland Center, Wisconsin, to Ethel Shell Austin and Byron Austin.

After a few moves to Illinois, Boca Raton, Florida, and Biloxi, Mississippi, Jan graduated from Biloxi High School.

Having met a handsome young man serving in the Air Force at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi at a church function during high school, and upon the advice of her parents, she immediately enrolled at The University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg.

She completed all course work and graduated in 3 years! The weekend following her graduation, Janice Austin married Darell (Dick) Lee. They were married for 63 years.

Dick and Jan made a couple of moves, finally settling on Merritt Island after Dick had accepted a job offer as a Communications Engineer with RCA at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

Jan returned to college, receiving her Masters of Education degree at Florida Technological University now known as the University of Central Florida. Jan began her teaching career at that time, following in her mothers footsteps.

Jan is survived by her daughter Karen Lee Smink, son-in-law Jack Smink, daughter-in-law Debbie Lee, grandchildren John Smink (Abby), Kristal Smink-Medzius (Tim), Samantha Lee, and Stefan Lee.

She was predeceased by her husband Darell (2018) and her son Gary (2012).

Jan was a member of Grace United Methodist Church on Merritt Island, Grace Methodist Church Choir, Red Hats, and several fun clubs crafts, church circles, and Central Brevard Retired Educators Association for which she held several offices after her retirement from teaching in 1996.

A private Christian memorial is planned for Jans immediate family due to our current public meeting restrictions. Her family hopes to hold a public memorial at a later date.

She loved a good party and held many parties at her home. Her family hopes to gather with church friends, school friends, neighborhood friends, and family for a barbeque next summer.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to a childrens charity, Breast Cancer charities (Jans mother died of breast cancer), Veterans Groups, or organizations who care for families in need.

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Alonnisos

Skiathos and Skopelos are hardly the most overcrowded of islands but Alonnisos, their companion in the Sporades, builds in even more distance from the beaten path. Overarchingly agricultural, alive with vineyards and fig trees, it is also the centrepoint of Alonnisos Marine Park the largest such protected space in Europe, which encompasses six other islets (including Gioura, Kyra Panagia and Skantzoura), and a population of Mediterranean monk seals. A seven-night break at the three-star Atrium hotel, flying out of Gatwick (to Skiathos) on Sept 25, costs from 625 per person (including breakfast and ferries) through Olympic Holidays (020 8492 6868).

You can forgive Karpathos its relative lack of fame. While it may be the second largest of the Dodecanese, it sits almost equidistant between two big beasts of the Aegean, Rhodes and Crete, and is dwarfed in holiday profile by both. No matter. With its wildflower meadows, and a safeguarded space of its own (the Regional Marine Park of Northern Karpathos), it is a perfect place for simple strollings. Responsible Travel (01273 823700) sells an eight-day walking break that charts the island on two feet, from 697 a head flights extra. Olympic Air flies in from Athens.

Historical reputation deems this steep-sided Ionian outcrop the one-time home of warrior-monarch Odysseus although recent research (and its more majestic size) suggests that next-door Kefalonia may have been the mythological wanderers home. But if Ithaca was too little for a king and a court, it is ideal for unassuming late-season relaxation, whether in the nominal capital Vathy (within reach of the lovely Filiatro Beach) or more northerly Kioni. A seven-night stay in the latter at the Eleni Apartments, flying from Manchester (to Kefalonia) on Sept 26, starts at 762 per person, including ferry transfers and car hire with Ionian & Aegean Island Holidays (020 8459 0777).

Whip your eye across the map of the Aegean, and you may fail to notice Skyros a lost shard of the Sporades, adrift in the south of the archipelago. Skyros is lushly forested in parts, while hard and elevated in others, where the highest mountain Kochila hits 2,598ft, it revels in a version of Greece so classical that Achilles is supposed to have set sail for Troy from its shore. You can pick up a week in Antigoni, a two-bedroom apartment (reference 450910) on the east coast, for 817, arriving on Sept 26, via HomeAway (020 8827 1971) again, Olympic Air offers flights via Athens. Alternatively, if you can wait for 2021, Skyros Holidays (01983 865566) runs residential learning holidays on westerly Atsitsa Bay, and will begin its first week-long break of the year with a focus on yoga and photography on June 20. From 695 per person (flights extra).

Pressed into the shadow of the Peloponnese just five miles to the south of the peninsula Kythira has, until recently, been something of a tourism secret. Increasingly, though, British travellers are discovering its gentle beauty whether that be the ghostly ruins of the village of Paliochora, or the discreet arc of Kaladi Beach. A seven-night stay at the three-star Porto Delfino Hotel in Kapsali, flying from Gatwick (via Athens) on Sept 24, costs from 1,057 per person, via Cachet Travel (020 8847 8700).

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NORTHAMPTON Hundreds of donated, discarded and abandoned bicycles stacked inside a large shipping container behind the Florence Community Center over Labor Day weekend will soon be making an Atlantic Ocean voyage to Trinidad.

After twice spending weeks volunteering on a rural farm, growing crops like hot peppers and wild yam, RuthyWoodring of Florence saw firsthand how getting more bicycles to the island nation known as Trinidad and Tobago could better the lives of families.

Its transportation, its health, and its an economic benefit to have people making a living by fixing bikes, Woodring says of what she has dubbed the Trinidad Bicycles Osmosis Project.

The project began in spring 2019 when Woodring got back from Moruga, a region on the south coast of Trinidad where she had used a machete as a primary farming implement during the international work exchange Workaway program.

Woodring, a co-founder of the Pedal People in Northampton, said the bicycles arent perfect, but are ideal for her project. Some have broken brake pads or are missing the brake set altogether. Many have flat tires, and others have frozen seat posts so they can no longer be adjusted up or down to meet the size of the rider.

Most of the bikes have all their parts, they just need a little labor, Woodring said.

That will come when the shipping container arrives around Oct. 1. I have an import partner there who will store them and fix them up and then sell them at affordable prices, Woodring said.

The bicycles have been collected since May 2019 and have arrived in a number of ways, such as being left in downtown Northampton, or spared just before being turned into scrap metal.

Hey, can I have that? Woodring recalled shouting when seeing bicycles about to be thrown out.

Woodring also organized a formal bike drive at Smith Vocational and Agricultural School last November and worked with officials at Mount Holyoke and Amherst colleges to obtain some bicycles not taken home by students. However, on the University of Massachusetts campus last year, she got into trouble with police for unauthorized removal of bicycles after students took off for the summer.

In addition, she attended a bicycle auction by Springfield Police, bidding $888 to buy 65 bicycles, which came at the same time she was fending off the larceny charges from UMass, she said.

Since she obtained the bicycles, they have been kept with a friend in Holyoke, who allowed her to store 160 of them. Another 140 bicycles were stored in the basement of friend Paige Bridgens, and another 70 made it to a barn off Sylvester Road.

Though the project was long planned, until late August Woodring had no idea where she would be able to fill the shipping container, learning that it was impossible to park it on a residential street. It was fortuitous, then, that while discussing her project on a Valley Free Radio program, Robert Gougeon, who owns Florence Towing and the community center building where the stations studio is, was willing to have it parked at the back of the lot, a perfect spot due to the space it provided and the shade.

About 30 volunteers have helped her over the course of three days to get the bicycles into the 40-foot-long Mediterranean Shipping Co. cargo vessel.

As each item is loaded, a careful inventory is taken. For the bicycles, seats, which could be damaged in transit, are removed, as are the pedals, which could get hung up.

For Stan Pollack, who dropped off a trailer filled with bicycles that came from the Bike Lab on Northern Avenue, Woodrings project is ideal.

It amazes me how were such a throwaway society, Pollack said, before heading out to get more bicycles.

Chase Walker and Carson Smith met Woodring on the farm in Trinidad and came up from Georgia to participate in the final step.

She said she needed help, and here we are, said Walker, who is from Atlanta.

Walker said a best friend at the farm biked all the time, illustrating that the bicycles will be put to great use.

Smith, of Marietta, Georgia, said that in her three months at the farm, she saw small children riding bicycles that were too big for them.

It will be really awesome. People will enjoy these bicycles, Smith said.

Smith said the generosity locally is remarkable.Its really inspiring to see the community give to this, Smith said.

Jon Liebman of Northampton said he had talked to Woodring for months about the project and assisted in breaking down the bicycles and packing them. People need bikes around the world, Liebman said.

Woodring said she finds it unfortunate that American culture doesnt value repairing bicycles.

If I spend five hours working on a bike, this bike can last me 15 to 20 more years, she said.

In addition to the bicycles, household goods, such as a refrigerator, washing machine and mattresses, are being put into the shipping container.

A tractor-trailer truck will drive it to the port of Boston where it will be loaded onto the RONIT container ship. Once docked in Trinidad, her import partner 15 minutes from the farm will manage the distribution of the items. She hopes to use sales of bikes there as seed money, and reimbursement, for the next shipping container that will go out.

Woodring said there are significant costs to the project, including $1,200 to get to Boston, and possibly more than $10,000 to complete the mission. While she did a GoFundMe fundraiser, she is covering a sizable portion of the project from an inheritance after paying off her house mortgage, she said.

She also got assistance from the Bikes Not Bombs organization.

Im super grateful for their support. People have donated a lot of bikes, Woodring said.

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An indigenous tribe on Indias Andaman Islands, whose population hovers just over 50 people, is now threatened by the coronavirus and experts fear uncontacted people on nearby islands could be next.

At least 10 people from the Great Andamanese tribe have tested positive for COVID-19 as of Friday and were being monitored in hospital, according to Anvita Abbi, a New Delhi-based linguist and social scientist who in contact with the community.

It is spreading like fire, Abbi told NBC News by phone. What I gathered from them was that none of them had really serious symptoms. In fact, they all seem to be asymptomatic.

Those who are appearing to be ill are younger in their late teens in some cases and live in the archipelagos largest city of Port Blair, she said. But concerns are rising over the possible exposure of the tribes elders who live on the remote Strait Island, which has some contact with the general population.

At least 3,160 people have tested positive for the virus across the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, according to local officials. Located southeast of Myanmar in the Bay of Bengal, they have a combined population of more than 400,000,

Cases are on the rise with 28 more cases confirmed Tuesday. Forty-six people there have died during the pandemic so far.

Dr. Avijit Roy, who is leading the fight against the outbreak in the islands, told Reuters last week that tests given to the Great Andamanese living on one of the coral reef islands confirmed four men were positive.

They have been moved to hospital, Roy said. Officials believe the men may have traveled to the main Andaman islands and caught the disease.

Indias Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Tribal Affairs did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

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Survival International, a British-based charity advocating indigenous rights worldwide, also said it received reports that at least five people among the Great Andamanese were infected.

Its a huge concern because theyre so vulnerable, they've got so many already existing health problems, Sophie Grig, a senior researcher for Survival International, said.

The tribes population has significantly dwindled from an estimated 5,000 people when the British colonists arrived in the 1850s, she said. Exposure to new illnesses such as influenza, measles and syphilis that came with colonization decimated its numbers.

The community continues to struggle with cases of tuberculosis, she added.

They've already lost so much as a community, she said.

The tribe along with its ancient language and culture are at risk, and losing them means losing a window into human history, Abbi said.

They represent one of the most ancient civilizations, she said.

The ancestors of the Great Andamanese traveled from Africa to settle off the Indian coast some 70,000 years ago, Abbi said. Other tribes in the archipelago have similar ancient roots, and unlike the Great Andamanese, they are not integrated.

The nomadic Jarawa tribe of an estimated 400 people live relatively isolated in forests. But they risk being exposed to the virus by poachers, travelers and even welfare workers encroaching on their territory, according to Survival.

Despite being among the most isolated tribes in the world, the uncontacted Sentinelese are also at risk of exposure by poachers fishing off their remote island of North Sentinel. Survival International is calling for strict protections to ensure outsiders remain away from their territory which linguist Abbi agreed with.

The best thing is to leave them alone, she said.

Theres no evidence yet to suggest any ethnic group is at greater risk of complications from the coronavirus because of a lack of immunity since the virus is new to all humans, said Dr. Jehan El-Bayoumi, founding director of the Rodham Institute at the George Washington University.

But other social and economic factors such as nutrition, access to health care and poverty do increase the risk of complications in indigenous and minority communities, El-Bayoumi said.

We know that 80 percent of the outcomes related to any illness actually has nothing to do with access to health care, it is really the social determinants of health, she said. Those include water that you drink, the air that you breathe, the food that you eat, your education, your economic background, (or) systemic racism.

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In the United States, Native Americans are the group at the highest risk of death from the virus, she added.

Similar concerns can be seen around the world from increasing infections among indigenous groups in Brazil to starvation due to the pandemics disruption of food supplies for indigenous communities in Bangladesh, according to the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization.

Whats needed is better adherence to public health guidance as well as more representation from indigenous communities at all levels of government, so they can advocate for their needs, Ralph Bunche, general secretary of the organization, said.

All too often, indigenous communities are suffering from greater impacts from things like coronavirus, Bunche said. It's just showing to a greater extent these imbalances that have had already existed.

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- After nearly six months of being shuttered, the Staten Island Mall will reopen at 50% capacity on Wednesday, confirmed the New Springville malls management.

The governor made the announcement Thursday that New York City malls, which are the last shopping centers in the state allowed to open during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, could reopen Sept. 9 at half capacity.

While this pandemic is far from over, our numbers have remained steadily low, so we know our phased, data-driven approach to reopening is the right one, Cuomo said. Thanks to the hard work of New Yorkers, we are at a point in our fight against this virus where we can safely reopen malls in New York City as long as they adhere to strict health and safety protocols. Masks, enhanced air ventilation systems, and social distancing will be mandatory. This is good news and the right step forward.

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SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (KVEO) County beaches are set to remain closed until Tuesday, however, business at South Padre Island picked up this Labor Day weekend.

Saturdaywe were definitely booked, it was over 100 percent, said Jaime Guadalupe Molina, a receptionist at Suites at Sunchase. Fridaywe were about 90 percent.Today,were about 91 percent. Thatsbeen the weekend that we had.

He adds about this time last year, rooms would be completelyreserved.At 90 percent76 of the 84 rooms are occupied,with visitors coming from theRGV,Austin andSanAntonio.

We were at probably 20 percentat the beginning of the week,and then everybody booked aroundWednesday,Thursday,he said.

The holiday weekend also attractedRobertLermaand his family tothe islandfor the first time in over a year.

As long as we follow regulations, weve got germ-x everywhere, a box of masks, take precautions,he said, addingthey havent had any issuesand are doing their best to avoid the crowds.

We were at the island, he said. As soon as we started seeing people gather around and bunchup,we just packed up and left, over here.

EdwinAlvarado withOne-StopRentals saidthese visitorsare welcome since businessfor themhasalsobeen a bit slow all summer.

Ibelieve tomorrowitsgoing to stay about the same,and as soon asTuesdayhits,itsjust going to die completely,he said.

One major business at the islandwithzeroguests?Bars.

Though theybriefly reopenedinMay, theyhave since been declared leading transmission zonesand are not to reopen until cases across the state drop below 10percentperGovernor Greg Abbottsorder.

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Another demonstration is planned today in Wailea against the planned filming of Temptation Island during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A small sign waving demonstration was held on Aug. 29 by the same group, calling the approval a double standard saying they would like to see the same protocols available to Maui residents, ideally all people traveling to Maui. It should have first been an option to residents before it was ever offered to off island people.We have sacrificed too much to witness special treatment and privileges for only the politically well connected elites, said participant Cara Flores.

The event is organized by concerned citizens whose common interest is to protect Hawaii by keeping COVID-19 out of the community.

According to Maui Mayor Michael Victorino, the production will bring back 140 workers to the Andaz during the filming over the course of two and a half months. But demonstrators say the film shoot will provide less than 100 full-time temporary jobs. We need plans to get much more of our island back to work in a safe way, said Flores.

Hawaii State Film Commissioner Donne Dawson noted that theproductions roughly $7.5M spent on Maui, would equate to about 4,500 visitors on the island. Tuiaana Scanlan, President of IATSE Local 665 said, For this specific project, they have gone above and beyond anything weve seen before. Far and away some of the most robust and comprehensive COVID safety protocols and guidelines across the board, and thats not even for our industry. Youd be hard pressed to find any industry outside of clinical or medical facility that tests with the same regularity that this production is planning to do.

According to industry officials, all cast and crew flying to Maui will be required to take a COVID-19 test 72 hours prior to their flight and only cast/crew who test negative will be permitted to fly to Maui. Guidelines also call for all cast/crew to be tested on day 5 and 6. Once both PCR test results return negative and they complete a modified seven-day quarantine, they will be allowed to work on the production.

Flores said, It is a slap in theface to see it offered to this very small and exclusive group but no one elseIf it is a safer protocol than the current 14 day protocol then it should be available to the people of Maui, and all of the people of HawaiiIf this is the safest way for us to open to travel then lets not just provide 70-100 jobs. If this protocol is more widely available it can provide thousands of permanent jobs.

Floressaid she hopes to see the state Department of Health approve and adopt more accessibletests quickly so our economy can open in a smarter and safer method We hope the state of Hawaii has a comprehensive plan that includes being strategic in obtaining a surplusof testing supplies. Thus making sure we will be well supplied and prepared to open up safely and not have to return to stay at home orders.

The Mayor has maintained Mauis current status of response and has refrained from re-instituting closures of businesses.

During a press conference on Aug. 28, he announced approval of the production saying, The production company will be shooting entirely on the property of Andaz and if they decide or want to request outside of Andaz, to do something in the communities I will definitely hold a Zoom meeting to ensure the communities are aware that they are coming and if they feel comfortable having them there.

Production is set to start on Tuesday,Sept. 8. Trade Winds Productions who is doing the filming of Temptation Island is the first show to receive approval and authorization here in Maui County.

The Mayors office notes that the company has secured exclusive use of the Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort property, which does not include the beach. The beach will continue to be open and accessible to the public, according to the mayor.

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We can indeed come back stronger. But this moment at history requires more: It needs us to be better than our past self. Renewable Rikers is how we improve the soul of our city.

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Look, we can litigate whether New York City is dead, over, or gone until were blue in the face. Or, we could finally have an adult conversation on what the city looks like after this crisis. Because, lets face facts: New York City always sees it through.

Thats been true no matter what terror attacks, viruses, or whatever else brings. Did the New York we knew before those catastrophes come back the exact same way? Of course not, but we still boasted more than 66 million tourists in 2019 so obviously we still did something right.

So lets instead focus on how clean energy can help lead the newly envisioned New York. Just as manufacturing was replaced by a widening finance industry after World War II, which in turn has been replaced by the tech sector after the Great Recession, jobs in renewable energy can be the industry that brings us back stronger.

With the prospect of a Biden administration executing an ambitious plan to fight climate change, we can create jobs for those who need them most in one of the least expected places: a renewable energy hub on Rikers Island. New York City can have the future it deserves if we are bold enough to confront this flashpoint in history by fixing the shortcomings of our past selves with a fairer, cleaner future.

Because right now Rikers Island has sadly survived every past iteration of New York. When the rest of the city went through historic changes, this plot of land carried on as a house of horrors. As we removed tenements over 80 years ago, we landfilled Rikers to its current 413 acres where every day detainees often not convicted of a crime breathe in toxic methane gas from the rotting garbage and decaying ash that make up this land.

And on either side of the East River from Rikers, we havent moved to close the dirty peaker plants that kick on in Black and Brown communities when white neighborhoods need more electricity. No, this was forgotten every time fate has hit reset for New York City. While our City has thrived in recent years, children in the Queensbridge Houses, Americas largest public housing complex, have choked on toxin-filled air coming out of one of the states dirtiest plants.

This is the story of western Queens and the South Bronx, home to many of those men and women sitting on Rikers for months at a time, where federal dollars are low but the asthma rates are high. These are the neighborhoods where cops are used as a Band-Aid for every problem. As New York has always come back stronger, with the bravado of the richest city on Earth, these neighborhoods have been weakened.

Even today, at the former epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, an energy company seeks to build a new peaker plant in my native Astoria, Queens. We know now this virus struck neighborhoods like ours because our predecessors did little to stop peaker plants or the pollution they brought. Yet the construction of this new facility will marry us into more fossil fuel infrastructure no doubt leaving another generation of diverse children behind in a silent public health crisis.

Or, we can take the bold step to tear down those jails to make way for solar energy generation and storage, along with other 21st Century infrastructure. This will be the downpayment on a new green economy. The median annual salary for solar installers is $52,880, which could be a stepping stone for a public housing resident whose average family income is $25,007. Emerging technologies have the opportunity to lift all boats, but only if policies are in place to make sure no one sinks. Its imperative these jobs we create on Rikers go to the communities most marginalized by what Rikers represents.

Such a project will also finally allow us to close those dirty power plants. Afterall, many were built 20 years ago based on bad policies and scare tactics against the protests of those who lived near them. Renewable energy on Rikers will finally justify their closure. New Yorkers pushed to the margins will finally get a say in what their community looks like.

We can indeed come back stronger. But this moment at history requires more: It needs us to be better than our past self. Renewable Rikers is how we improve the soul of our city.

Costa Constantinides represents western Queens asthma alley in the New York City Council, where he serves as Chair of the Committee on Environmental Protection.

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LIHUE After three days of nearly nonstop protests at their Wainiha rental property, 15 members of Love Has Won received a police escort to Lihue Airport Sunday in two waves.

Members of the religious nonprofit exited a rental house in Wainiha around noon on Sunday en route to the airport with a Kauai Police Department convoy, including leaders Amy Mother God Carlson and Jason Father God Castello, who were later observed arriving on Maui.

Eleven additional members were escorted by police from the Kauai Inn in Niumalu to the airport, including members who were still completing their 14-day, state-mandated quarantine, at 4:41 p.m.

Applause rang out from protesters and neighbors in Wainiha and Niumalu who sat down across the street to watch as the escort drove off.

Mahealani Chandler had been out protesting since Friday on the North Shore.

Ive been up for three days, Chandler said, tired. Shes part of a core group of protesters, mostly women, concerned for the safety of their ohana and island community. We remain in kapu aloha.

Protesters have found the groups ideology to be predatory of vulnerable populations, vulgar and offensive in its appropriation of Hawaiian culture, with the groups leader claiming to be the Hawaiian goddess of fire, Pele.

Word spread through the coconut wireless last week and Sunday about the group, and protesters first came out in force Friday to surround the beach-front rental.

However, peaceful protests turned rowdy Friday night, with reports of a firework being shot toward the house and damage to a brand new Honda Pilot that sat in the driveway. It is unclear whether the damage to the car and residence were done by protesters or members of the group.

Mayor Derek Kawakami arrived in Wainiha Saturday evening, telling protesters the county was negotiating with Love Has Won to leave the island. Five of seven members from the rental property left later that evening.

Protesters were relieved to see the group leave Sunday afternoon when Love Has Won leaders were escorted out of the North Shore by KPD. A smaller group of protesters then quickly turned their attention to Niumalu.

For over two and a half hours, protesters stood, viligiant, outside the Kauai Inn.

Around 4 p.m., one Love Has Won member changed in the parking lot from shorts to jeans behind a towel draped over an open car door. Protesters called out indecent exposure.

A KPD officer said, People change on the beach all the time.

Michael Dahilig, county managing director, stood with KPD officers, facilitating. Dahilig told protesters he was trying to make sure the group could leave the island safely.

Dahilig said he was there on a personal basis, and directed questions to county public information officers, who did not respond to requests for comment by presstime.

The brand new Honda Pilot, with a cracked front windshield and no back window, was towed away with nonessential belongings from the Kauai Inn, as it was deemed too dangerous to drive.

The 11 members were said to be boarding a 6:55 p.m. flight to Honolulu Sunday, and as heard on the police scanner around 5:36 p.m., officers were ensuring members boarded the flight.

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A woman who died Monday morning was the youngest victim so far on Guam of the coronavirus and one of four who succumbed over Labor Day weekend, according to the Guam governors office.

The pandemic death toll on Guam is now 19.

All but one of the deaths took place at Guam Memorial Hospital, the governors office said. The first, a 55-year-old man, happened late Friday, and the second, a 49-year-old woman, took place early Sunday. Both patients suffered conditions compounded by the virus, a statement said.

The youngest, a 31-year-old woman with underlying health issues, was pronounced dead on arrival Monday at Guam Regional Medical City, according to another statement. The fourth death occurred the same day, a 65-year-old man who had been admitted to Guam Memorial Hospital on Thursday after testing positive for the illness.

Yet another death a 64-year-old woman who tested positive on Aug. 25 was announced Tuesday afternoon.

It is never easy losing a member of our community to this virus, and my heart breaks every time I receive these calls, Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero said in a Monday statement offering her condolences. We cannot afford to lose any more people in this pandemic. Please do what you need to do to protect yourselves and your loved ones.

Guerrero, who recovered from the coronavirus after testing positive last month, recently extended a stay-at-home order until noon Friday. It directs all persons on Guam to remain in their residences, except for essential activities such as food shopping, medical care or commuting to and from work.

The U.S. territory has been under a Pandemic Condition of Readiness 1 since Aug. 15. That order, which is set to expire Sept. 30, shutters nonessential businesses; forces schools to use virtual instruction; prohibits most public gatherings; and closes parks and beaches to most visitors.

As of Monday, Guam had recorded 1,671 coronavirus infections. Of those, 233 are U.S. service members.

The U.S. military on Guam, which is under Health Protection Condition-Charlie, signifying a substantial risk of infection there, does not regularly publicize new cases.

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NASSAU, BAHAMAS Amended emergency orders released yesterday eliminates the need to obtain a negative COVID-19 test prior to inter-island travel with the exception of traveling from and between Grand Bahama and New Providence.

The order amends the Emergency Powers (COVID 19 Pandemic) No. 5) Orders 2020.

According to the amended orders, anyone seeking to travel to another island must still obtain a travel visa prior to traveling, and upon arrival on the island submit to mandatory quarantine at a government approved facility for 14 days.

However, anyone traveling from New Providence and Grand Bahama which lead the country in COVID-19 cases must obtain a negative RTPCR COVID-19 test prior to applying for a travel visa.

This also applies to travelers between the two islands.

The result of the COVID-19 test must be valid for a period of five days from the date which the test was taken.

Children 10-years-old or younger are exempt from the testing requirement, but will also be required to quarantine.

Quarantine for 14-days is not required for anyone traveling among islands in the first schedule of the orders, which include Chub Cay, Harbour Island, Long Cay, Long Island, Ragged Island, Rum Cay, San Salvador, and Spanish Wells.

The amended orders maintain that all passenger must wear face masks, and operators or any aircraft or mailboat carrying passenger inter-island must deny anyone not wearing a mask or who has not presented to the carrier upon embarking, a travel visa.

An operator who permits a person to travel contrary to the order shall be liable upon conviction of a fine of $500 per passenger.

Exceptions

A person traveling inter-island for an emergency, evidenced by written confirmation from a health officer or the police force; and employees of an operator or an aircraft or vessel transporting freight and passengers will be exempted from obtaining a health visa or quarantine upon arrival.

The competent authority reserves the right to exempt in writing any person traveling inter island from the requirement to undergo quarantine where exceptional circumstances exist.

The amended order provides for public officers traveling for government business who have written confirmation that they are traveling for immediate government business will also be exempted from the quarantine requirement.

A COVID-19 negative test in still required for a public officer in these circumstances.

Additionally, the orders give the minister of education the authority to grant approval to a school to engage in face to face instructions provided the Ministry of Health has determined it is safe to do so.

Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis signed the order dated September 4.

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Jurassic rock formations, looming cliffs, a population of 100 and dolphins, porpoises and whales lurking in the navy blue ocean; Eigg can feel an awful lot like the brooding, eastern coastline of Labrador and Newfoundland. The local population shares the eco-credentials of the Great White North with electricity supplied entirely by wind, sun and wave power, some of it used to generate power for the islands ultra-cool micro label, Lost Map Records. This is one of the last places in Scotland where eagles still breed, though getting here can be tough: there are currently only seven ferries per week (none on Wednesdays) in the winter months that make the 75 minute crossing from Mallaig.

Bothys are the Scottish term for hikers huts, usually free to stay in, which are scattered across the most remote parts of the country. Sweenys Bothy is a spruced up version of these spartan refuges, located on a working sheep farm. In the shadow of the brooding Cleadale cliffs and with views out onto the neighbouring island of Rum, its a simple but hugely charismatic space with a bed, reached by ladder, a wood burning stove and an outdoor shower heated, naturally, by solar power.

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