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England to tour West Indies in February
England and the West Indies will play three Twenty20 matches and three One-Day Internationals in the Caribbean early next year, the West Indies Cricket Board announced. The three One-Day Internationals will be played at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Grounds in Antigua while Kensington Oval in Barbados will host the T20 games, the WICB said Saturday, reports CMC. The Twenty20 matches will be ...
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Kirani James talks up Grenada relay team
World and Olympic 400 metre champion Kirani James has warned that Grenada is capable of producing a relay team as a force to be reckoned with in world athletics. The Grenadian quarter-miler has identified three of the country's overseas-based athletes who he believes can form a quartet with himself to compete against the best in the world, reports CMC. They include Rondell Bartholomew who has ...
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In Bahamas US Embassy issues crime warning for Americans in islands capital
NASSAU, Bahamas - The U.S. Embassy in the Bahamas is warning about the threat of armed robbery in the capital of the island chain off Florida's east coast. A statement from the U.S. Embassy in Nassau advises Americans living in and travelling to the islands to be on heightened alert to avoid being a crime victim. It says "armed robbery remains a major threat" facing Americans in ...
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US Warns of Armed Robbery Threat in Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas -- The U.S. Embassy in the Bahamas is warning about the threat of armed robbery in the capital of the island chain off Florida's east ...
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NYPD hunts gunman in fatal bus shooting
New York police said they were looking for an unidentified gunman who shot and killed a teenage girl Saturday as she boarded a city bus in Queens. The 14-year-old victim was on her way home from a birthday party at a neighborhood club when someone on the sidewalk opened fire on the bus at a stop in the Jamaica section of the borough. The girl, whose name was not released, was struck in the ...
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Orlando native heading to Haiti to make a difference
As senior vice president of convention sales and services at Visit Orlando, Tammi Runzler would seem to have it all. But she's leaving it all behind to head to ...
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Three killed three injured in Puerto Rico shooting
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Three people have been killed and three others injured during a shooting at a gas station in Puerto Rico.Police say several men opened fire on the group early Saturday in the eastern town of Las Piedras. It is unclear what prompted the shooting.The U.S. territory had already seen five similar shootings reported this year in which at least three people ...
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Sea turtles make comeback in Caribbean
The number of leatherbacks on this tropical beach in Trinidad has rebounded in spectacular fashion, with some 500 female turtles nesting each night during the peak season in May and ...
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Puerto Rico rally to beat Cuba at Beilun womens volleyball tournament
Puerto Rico staged a spirited comeback to beat Cuba in a dramatic five-setter (25-27, 23-25, 25-22, 25-18, 15-11) at the Beilun International Women's Volleyball Tournament here on Saturday.Yoana Mendoza Palacio and Ana Yilian Cleger each scored 22 points for Cuba. Karina Ocasio led Puerto Rico with 19 points, while Yarimar Rosa added 18.With 2-0 ahead in sets, the Cubans loosened in ...
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Resolution of Cuba’s debt problem to boost its financial investment rating
MOSCOW, May 18 (Itar-Tass) - The entry into force of the agreement on the settlement of Cuba’s debt will boost its financial and investment rating, Federation Council Chairperson Valentina Matviyenko said upon arrival in Moscow on Saturday, May 18, after a visit to ...
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Sea Turtle Comeback Giant Leatherback Numbers Rebound In Parts Of Caribbean
GRANDE RIVIERE, Trinidad - Giant leatherback turtles, some weighing half as much as a small car, drag themselves out of the ocean and up the sloping shore on the northeastern coast of Trinidad while villagers await wearing dimmed headlamps in the dark. Their black carapaces glistening, the turtles inch along the moonlit beach, using their powerful front flippers to move their bulky frames onto ...
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Villages in Trinidad embrace threatened sea turtles spark tourist boom
In this May 2, 2013 photo, a leatherback turtle heads back to the ocean after burying her eggs in the sand at daybreak on a narrow strip of beach in Grande Riviere, Trinidad. With more than half of all adult leatherback turtles on the planet having been lost since 1980, mostly in the Eastern Pacific and Asia, the resurgence of leatherbacks in Trinidad is touted by many as a major achievement. ...
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Cayman Islands former premier rejects new corruption allegations
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands - The former premier of the Cayman Islands who faces charges in a corruption probe is denying allegations that he donated $1 million to a Caribbean university to obtain an honorary PhD. McKeeva Bush said in a statement late Friday that he knows nothing about a donation to University College of the Caribbean in Jamaica as alleged in local media reports. He notes that ...
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Cargill to walk away with $50K
Fired National Insurance Board (NIB) Director Algernon Cargill will walk away from NIB with just over $50,000, according to his dismissal letter, a copy of which was obtained by The Nassau Guardian. The letter, which was signed by NIB Chairman Father James Moultrie, shows that the payout includes Cargill's salary up to May 16, which adds up to $7,659.12. He is also entitled to $56,161.99 ...
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U.S. Embassy warns on armed robberies
The United States Embassy in Nassau has issued a security alert to American citizens residing in and traveling to The Bahamas about an increase in armed robberies on New Providence. The alert came after American sailor Kyle Bruner was murdered during an armed robbery last Sunday. "Armed robbery remains a major threat facing U.S. citizens in The Bahamas," the statement said. ...
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Dead baby’s family recalls tragic fire
Santania Cooper attempts to raise funds for the funeral service of her daughter Santia Cooper who died in a fire on Mother's Day. AHVIA J. ...
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Four charged with American’s murder
Four men were charged yesterday with the murder of American sailor Kyle Bruner. Craig Johnson, 20, of Clarke's Alley; Anton Bastian, 19, of Abraham Street; Jamaal Dorfevil, 28, of St. James Road, and Marcellus Williams, 21, of Culmer's Alley, were also charged with two counts of armed robbery. The men were charged with robbing Jane Robinson of a handbag, $150 in cash and an iPhone, ...
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Challenges delay Airport Gateway project
Contractors on the Airport Gateway Project were forced to change plans after workers uncovered "significant" challenges in the ground, possibly setting the project back by another few weeks, Chief Engineer at the Ministry of Works David Bullock said yesterday. "We identified that there is a 20-inch ductile iron main that is under the new road construction," Bullock said. ...
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Police band unveils commemorative stamps
In honor of its 120th anniversary, the Royal Bahamas Police Force Band this week unveiled its commemorative stamps, which highlight several keys moments in the band's history. The stamps were unveiled at Police Headquarters. Commissioner of Police Ellison Greenslade commended the band for its achievements over the years. "When this stamp is attached to a piece of mail or purchased ...
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Sea turtle comeback in a corner of the Caribbean
Flourishing turtle tourism is providing good livelihoods for people in formerly dead-end farming towns, with the Trinidad-based group Turtle Village Trust saying it brings in some $8.2 million annually. The inflow of visitors, both domestic and foreign, to Trinidad's northeast coast jumped from 6,500 in 2000 to over 60,000 in 2012. Officials with the U.S.-based Sea Turtle Conservancy say ...
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New board to oversee Trinidads Caribbean Airlines
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad -; Trinidad's finance minister has appointed a new interim board to oversee Caribbean Airlines after announcing that the state-owned company posted losses of more than $70 ...
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Has Caribbean Diplomacy Lost Its Mojo
- Whether by accident or coincidence, recent days have seen a variety of Caribbean leaders and journalists question whether the region is failing to pursue leadership roles within international organisations – and thus losing its voice in global issues like trade, climate change, and peace and ...
Haiti Feature
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Haitian language offers insight
Grief for Haiti quickly turned to contempt for a country of poverty-stricken victims of the greatest tragedy in the country’s history, but there is more to this nation than destruction and underdevelopment and a Haitian-born teacher, who now lives in the US is doing something to try and show this fact.
Haiti has become a country known only for the devastation that was wrought by the January 12th earthquake, a date now infamous in the media. In the wake of the destruction, there was an outpouring of concern and grief followed by condemnation of the country for its third world ways and the inability of government to deal with the chaos and devastation. Read more
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