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Panel doesn’t envision Oasis condotel project on Deer Island...

BILOXI -- Larry Mitrenga’s dream of building a resort on the west end of Deer Island off the coast of Biloxi was voted against Thursday by the Biloxi Planning Commission. The Commission was unanimous in its vote to recommend denying [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Plans for North Stradbroke Island unveiled

A whale watching platform, a seafood co-op, and an education centre are among a raft of projects on the cards for North Stradbroke Island. The plans include having a whale skeleton permanently on display on the island for tourists and for [...]

Posted On : Dec, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Puerto Rico’s Plan for Gas Pipeline Has Many Critics

It is his retirement refuge, a tiny house in the Central Mountain Chain, surrounded by banana and orange trees, coffee bushes and the melody of coquí frogs.“I like the peace and tranquillity after so much time spent working a [...]

Posted On : Oct, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

PNG confirms talks over Manus Island detention plan

PLANS to detain asylum seekers on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea would be badged as a regional solution but would most likely only involve those boat people who arrived in Australian waters. While the government refused to comment on re [...]

Posted On : May, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Supes Committee Approves Treasure Island Plan, Full Board Co...

A San Francisco Board of Supervisors committee on Monday approved a $1.5 billion project to transform Treasure Island, and the full board could vote on the proposal in two weeks. The board's Land Use and Economic Development Comm [...]

Posted On : May, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Call to turn Christmas Island plane around

Mr Bowen says he expects to finalise plans to release the nine-year-old Iranian boy, known as Seena, into the community sometime today. But this morning, Seena and 21 other asylum seekers were in limbo in the Kimberleys after their plane [...]

Posted On : Feb, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Plans move forward for Sandy Island ferry

Plans for a new ferry transportation service on Georgetown County's Sandy Island are beginning to come full circle, according to Coast RTA officials. A boat needed to move forward with plans for the program was recently acquired by t [...]

Posted On : Dec, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Queensland Government plans artificial reefs

The locations of Moreton Bay's final two artificial reefs were announced today by Deputy Premier Paul Lucas and Climate Change and Sustainability Minister Kate Jones. They will be established west of Peel Island and to the east of Co [...]

Posted On : Oct, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Hainan Island plans 7-star hotel with 2.8 bln yuan

A 7-star hotel is expected to start construction in 2012 on southern China's Hainan Island with an estimated 2.8 billion yuan (408 million US dollars) to be invested in the project. Website hinews.cn reported the planned Haikou Mille [...]

Posted On : May, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Reputation, Reviews Not Always Reliable for Planning Golf Va...

Here’s another great example of why you can’t necessarily rely on a company’s reputation or online reviews when planning your golf vacations. Recently, the editors of Golf Odyssey published a report on the best places to [...]

Posted On : Oct, 14 2009 | Comments : 0

Lonely Planet sparks a row over its pick for 2009's 'hottest...

The Bay of Fires, on the north east of the island, had been a well-kept secret and was to be returned to Aboriginal ownership until it had its profile raised by the accolade. The Lonely Planet guide praised the Bay of Fires' "whi [...]

Posted On : Aug, 21 2009 | Comments : 0

Maldives plans to buy a 'new homeland'

THE Maldives will begin to divert a portion of the country's billion-dollar annual tourist revenue into buying a new homeland as an insurance policy against climate change that threatens to turn the nation's 300,000 islanders into environme [...]

Posted On : Nov, 11 2008 | Comments : 0

Development plans may change look and feel of Coney Island

Air National Guard Maj. John Klatt takes in the view as he flies over Coney Island in his Extra-300L aerobatic airplane.That view will certainly change in the coming years, and as the summer season comes to a close, Coney Island faces an [...]

Posted On : Sep, 16 2008 | Comments : 0

With planning and precautions, travelling the world is open ...

There are pretty much two reactions when Melissa Pimentel tells friends and family about the trip to Portugal she plans to take with husband Carlos and baby daughter Malaina this summer."Some people are like, 'Oh my gosh, it's just too [...]