Mastic trail award/Campbell-Browne hearing/FIFA tour/Digicel recognized by Cisco
MASTIC TRAIL AWARDED TRIPADVISOR 2013 CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE!
(George Town, 29 August 2013) In recognition of the top-performing businesses on TripAdvisor, the National Trust’s guided Mastic Trail Tour was awarded the Certificate of Excellence for 2013.
The Certificate of Excellence is awarded to businesses that rank in the top 10% worldwide for traveler feedback and that maintain an overall rating of four or higher, out of a possible five, as reviewed by travelers on TripAdvisor. They must also have been listed on TripAdvisor for at least 12 months. Additional criteria include receiving a certain volume of reviews within the last 12 months. 75% of surveyed travelers say they are more likely to use a business with a visible TripAdvisor endorsement.
The Mastic Trail is 2.3 miles long and the guided walk takes approximately two and a half to three hours. Visitors get the chance to experience a fascinating exploration deep into Cayman’s wild interior, in an area where the woodland has been evolving undisturbed for the last two million years. Special tours for small school groups and other local organisations are also available by prior arrangement. The last worldwide public recognition of the Mastic Trail was in 1995 when Islands magazine chose the Mastic Trial as a finalist in their annual Ecotourism Award competition.
“At Trip Advisor, we understand the power of traveler reviews- and we’re proud to recognize the Mastic Trail for the exceptional feedback it has earned from travelers over the past year,” stated Stephen Kaulfer, President and CEO of TripAdvisor.
” I would like to thank everyone who took the time to post a review of the Mastic Trail on Trip Advisor. It is particularly rewarding that virtually all of the reviewers who participated in a National Trust guided tour were highly enthusiastic about their experience,” added National Trust Field Officer and renowned guide Stuart Mailer. “The Trust will continue to work hard to provide our visitors and residents the best in service and to deliver the kind of experiences that keep them coming back year after year”
Mastic Trail Tours are offered Tuesday through Friday mornings. $20 for Trust members, $24 for non-members. Additional days and private tours may also be available. Email [email protected] or call 749-1121 for reservations.
JAMAICA HEARING BEGINS IN CAMPBELL-BROWN CASE
By David Mcfadden, From SF Gate
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — A disciplinary panel in Jamaica on Monday started a hearing into a positive drug test by Veronica Campbell-Brown, one of the Caribbean island’s marquee sprinting stars.
Warren Blake, president of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association, said the hearing began but declined to say where it’s being held. He said it was not unusual for the whereabouts of Jamaican disciplinary hearings to be secret.
Blake added that he has “no idea how long it will take” to conclude and a statement will be issued when the panel’s hearing is over. The process is being handled according to rules of the International Association of Athletics Federations, he said.
The disciplinary panel is made up of a former judge, a former senior military official and the head of the island’s medical association.
Campbell-Brown is being represented by P.J. Patterson, a former prime minister who led Jamaica from 1992 to 2006 and remains a highly influential figure on the island.
The 31-year-old champion sprinter is a three-time Olympic gold medalist. The 2004 and 2008 Olympic winner in the 200 was suspended from competition in June after testing positive for a banned diuretic at a May meet in Jamaica, according to a top Jamaican anti-doping official.
But the doping case involving Campbell-Brown appears to involve a “lesser” offense of unintentional use of a banned substance, IAAF spokesman Nick Davies told The Associated Press in June shortly after her positive test was revealed.
Diuretics can be used to mask the use of banned substances. But some diuretics are classified as a “specified substance,” a designation for drugs that might have been consumed without intent to enhance performance. Athletes can receive a reduced sanction if they can prove how a substance was ingested.
Campbell-Brown’s manager, Claude Bryan, has said she is not a “cheat” and is determined to clear her name. In a June statement, he said the decorated athlete does not accept “guilt of willfully taking a banned substance.”
In addition to her two individual Olympic titles, Campbell-Brown also won gold in the 4×100 relay at the 2004 Athens Games. In London, she won bronze in the 100 and silver as part of the 4×100 relay team.
A few weeks after Campbell-Brown’s positive test was revealed, Jamaican sprinting stars Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson also tested positive for a banned substance and didn’t attend the world championships in Moscow. The doping positives of three of the island’s sprinting stars staggered many in Jamaica, where track athletes are beloved and global domination in sprinting is a huge source of national pride.
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FIFA WORLD CUP TROPHY TOUR BY COCA-COLA COMES TO NASSAU
NASSAU, Bahamas — For the 2014 FIFA World Cup™, Coca-Cola is creating the world’s most inclusive, participatory experiential event ever. The FIFA World Cup™ Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola will give more than one million people across the world the chance to experience the FIFA World Trophy™ in their own communities.
The Bahamas is included, and the FIFA World Cup™ Trophy will arrive in Nassau, on October 8, 2013.
This will be the largest and longest global tour of the FIFA World Cup™ Trophy. Visiting more countries than ever during its nine-month journey, the FIFA World Cup™ Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola will be the first ever pan-Latin America tour, with events in 39 countries across the region that is home to the host nation, Brazil.
The FIFA World Cup™ Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola is an exhibition of the real, one-of-a-kind, solid-gold FIFA World Cup™ Trophy.
The tour officially starts in Brazil on September 9, its first international stop. It will then travel to Fiji, Vanuatu and Tahiti in the South Pacific with an arrival in Costa Rica on September 24.
The trophy will arrive in Nassau, on the morning of October 8th at Odyssey Aviation which will be followed by a courtesy call on the Governor General. In the afternoon, the trophy will be on exhibit for junior male and female soccer teams at Atlantis, Paradise Island.
Following that event, a gala reception will be held where government officials and other local dignitaries will be in attendance. The evening will end with a junkanoo rush out.
The tour continues through Central America and the Caribbean through November 7 and from there will travel to Africa, the Middle East, Asia, South America, North America and Europe, to return to Brazil in late April 2014, in time for the start of the World Cup.
Photo 1: FIFA World Cup™ Trophy Tour arrival in Canada.
Photo 2: FIFA World Cup™ Trophy on exhibition in France.
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DIGICEL BUSINESS RECOGNISED BY CISCO
From Barnacle
Digicel Business recognised by CISCO for excellence in customer satisfaction in the Caribbean, Panama and El Salvador.
Kingston, Jamaica: Digicel Business announced today that it has achieved a Customer Satisfaction Excellence Gold Star from Cisco. This designation recognises Digicel Business for delivering outstanding customer service to its customers across the Caribbean, Panama and El Salvador.
CEO of Digicel Business, Tom Carson, said; “Corporate customers across the world demand the highest level of customer service – and exceeding their expectations is something we pride ourselves on. As such, we are delighted to be recognised by Cisco for Excellence in Customer Satisfaction – the highest distinction a partner can achieve within the Cisco Channel Partner Programme. This is a testament to the quality of our staff and the focus on excellence in training and customer experience.
“We are seeing strong demand across all our markets for innovative and cost reducing communications solutions and, by bringing real value in cost reductions, we are also delivering improved levels of customer experience and helping them do the same for their end customers – a real ‘Win Win’,” concluded Carson.
Cisco measures the customer satisfaction levels achieved by its Gold, Silver, and Premier Certified partners based on regional target goals, providing a weighted average of a partner’s pre- and post-sales support over a rolling 12-month period. Partners that achieve outstanding customer satisfaction are awarded the Customer Satisfaction Excellence Gold Star and can be found using the advanced search menu in the Cisco Partner Locator.
The Cisco Resale Channel Programme provides a framework for partners to build the sales, technical and Cisco Lifecycle Services skills required to deliver Cisco solutions to end customers. Through the programme’s specialisations and certifications, Cisco recognises a partner’s expertise in deploying solutions based on Cisco advanced technologies and services. Using a third-party audit process, the programme validates partner qualifications such as technology skills, business best practices, customer satisfaction, and presales and post-sales support capabilities – critical factors in choosing a trusted partner.
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