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World Bank says its helping Haiti draft mining legislation
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The World Bank said Friday that it's helping Haiti craft legislation for the impoverished nation's little-known mining industry. In a brief statement to The Associated Press, the bank said it's trying to support the Haitian government in its effort to develop the mining sector in the country's northeastern mountains, which would entail revamping laws ...
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New CFO at Royal Caribbean
The top finance job at Miami-based Royal Caribbean Cruises is in new hands.The world’s second-largest cruise ship company announced Thursday that Brian Rice, who is retiring in spring of 2014, would no longer serve as chief financial officer, a job he has held since 2006. With 24 years at the company, Rice will remain vice chairman until he retires. In that role, he supervises finance, ...
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Report Dogs removed from kidnap suspect Castros home
WOIO (CBS/WOIO) The Cleveland dog warden is holding three canines discovered in the home and car of accused Cleveland kidnapper Ariel ...
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Caribbean charges dropped against 2 Americans
Following intervention from Florida U.S. Senator Bill Nelson, the Caribbean island nation of Turks and Caicos dropped criminal charges against an 80-year-old and a 60-year-old American ...
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Port of Houston signs Puerto Rico Middle East service agreements
The Port of Houston has signed new shipping agreements with companies traveling to the Middle East and Puerto Rico. The Port of Houston Authority said Friday that it has signed two agreements that will add new service to San Juan, Puerto Rico, and locations throughout the Middle East. In one agreement, National Shipping of America, a San Francisco-based shipping company, added a new 14-day ...
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AP PHOTOS Cubas LGBT community holds week of shows expert says more to be done on awareness
In this May 15, 2013, Yanolis Carrero, 27, right, a gay transvestite artist known as "Blanquita," performs on a table top during a drag show at the Fashion Bar Havana, in Havana, Cuba. A week of drag shows, colorful marches and social and cultural events in Havana culminates Friday with celebrations of the International Day Against Homophobia. Gays were persecuted for decades after the ...
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Puerto Rico to cut govt bank loan portfolio to bolster finances
SAN JUAN | Fri May 17, 2013 5:22pm EDT SAN JUAN May 17 (Reuters) - Puerto Rico plans to cut by as much as a third the $9.1 billion loan portfolio at its Government Development Bank as a way to bolster finances of the key lender to local governments and authorities on the Caribbean island, officials said Friday. The reduction in the commonwealth-owned GDB's loan assets would include ...
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Jamaica for Economic Diplomacy to Increase Trade
Kingston, May 17 (Prensa Latina) Amid the crisis hitting Jamaica, the Government will increase the use of economic diplomacy to broaden trade and investment opportunities, announced Minister of Industry, investment and Trade, Anthony Hylton. The objective is to access new markets, besides facilitating strategic alliances and joint ventures, said the minister as quoted by JIS information service. ...
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Dominican Republic’s flag waves high at Cannes
CANNES, France.- Dominican Republic's flag waves high at its Cannes Film Festival pavilion, where it promotes the country as an international film destination and where contacts and ties with world-renown producers have been forged. Presidency Film commissioner Ellis Perez said the impact on many producers unaware of the country's tax breaks was good, as well as the locations and ...
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Dominican Republic workers want a 17 wage hike not “ridiculous” 11
Santo Domingo.- The labor unions on Friday proposed a salary increase of 17 percent for this year and revised to negotiate another hike in 2014, according to the inflation and the cost of basic staples. Jacobo Ramos, spokesperson of the labor unions grouped in the CNTD, said employers have offered three "ridiculous and unacceptable" salary increases of 8%, then 9%, and ...
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US Canada pledge millions to fight drug trafficking other crime in eastern Caribbean
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent - The U.S. government has pledged $23 million to help improve security and fight drug trafficking and other crimes in the eastern Caribbean region. The narcotics affairs director of the U.S. Embassy in Barbados says the money will go toward the Regional Security System, a co-operative of police forces across the eastern Caribbean. Kurt van der Walde says the money will be ...
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Turks and Caicos Islands wont charge 2 Americans accused of having bullets in luggage
Authorities in the Turks and Caicos Islands have decided not to prosecute two Americans accused of having one bullet each in their luggage at the airport in the British territory. Director of Public Prosecutions JoAnn Meloche says police decided to discontinue criminal proceedings after a "thorough investigation" into the incidents. The decision was announced in a statement Friday. ...
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Puerto Rico officials catch 12-foot Burmese Python in northern river after weeks-long search
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Authorities in Puerto Rico have caught a 12-foot (3.6-meter) Burmese Python that they had been trying to find for several weeks following complaints from residents in the area. Sgt. Angel Atienza with the Department of Natural Resources said Friday that officials found the non-native snake in a river in the northern coastal town of Manati. He said it is illegal to keep ...
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A Two Percent Increase of Saint Kitts and Nevis Economy is Expected
Basseterre, May 17 (Prensa Latina) The economy of Saint Kitts and Nevis could recover from the crisis and increase in a two percent in 2013, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates, published today by local media. The IMF specialists, who visited those Caribbean islands on May 15th, highlighted the two-percent increase based on the growth of tourist sector and the execution ...
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ALBA Countries Define in Cuba Its Social Agenda
Havana, May 17 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our ...
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Turks and Caicos drops charges in bullet cases
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands -- Authorities in the Turks and Caicos Islands have decided not to prosecute two Americans accused of having one bullet each in their luggage at the airport in the British territory.Director of Public Prosecutions JoAnn Meloche says police decided to discontinue criminal proceedings after a "thorough investigation" into the incidents. The ...
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Navy boat heads to war games in St. Lucia
Santo Domingo.- Navy Chief of staff Edwin Dominici on Thursday announced that the military branch will take participate in the naval exercise "Tradewinds 2013," to be held in St. Lucia from June 3. He said a Navy commission headed the sendoff at the Sans Souci Naval Base for the crew of the Coast Guard boat "Orion," which will represent the Dominican Navy in the ...
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Ambassador Yzaguirre gets Dominican Republic’s highest honor
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Government bestowed Thursday the Duarte, Sanchez and Mella Medal of Merit on U.S. ambassador Raul Yzaguirre, for his effort to strengthen commercial, political and cultural cooperation between Santo Domingo and Washington . President Danilo Medina Decree No. 125-13 bestows the Dominican Government's highest honor on Yzaguirre, as head of the U.S. ...
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Foreign-trained workers see roadblocks in careers- NJ man says illegal animals remind him of Cuba
Highly skilled immigrants run into roadblocks when trying to practice their profession in the United States, a new report says. The report, by the Migration Policy Institute, says foreign-trained immigrants encounter problems when trying to get validation in this country for training and work experience acquired overseas. The obstacles are particularly substantial in certain fields, such as ...
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Bahamas Contractors Association Secures $75K Grant
The Bahamas Contractors Association (BCA) has secured a $75,000 grant from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the first of its kind. "Bahamians are on the right course and are taking advantage," said Minister of Education Jerome Fitzgerald during a news conference at The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) yesterday. "The government has taken a very strong ...
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PLP FNM chairmen hit out over NIB
Charging that the audit into certain affairs at the National Insurance Board (NIB) "exposed another Free National Movement (FNM) mess", Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts suggested yesterday that the termination of NIB Director Algernon Cargill should have been expected. "It seems to be the logical conclusion from my vantage point," Roberts said. ...
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Pastor cries wolf on murder
A prominent pastor yesterday falsified a murder alert in the country via a mass email to the Bahamian press corps. Pastor Dave Burrows, youth pastor of Bahamas Faith Ministries (BFM) and president of Youth Alive Ministries, issued a press release titled, 'Breaking News - Murder on Carmichael Road' shortly before 4 p.m. leading reporters to make a series of calls to police. Several ...
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Fourth man arrested in American’s murder probe
Police said they have arrested a fourth man in connection with the murder of American sailor Kyle Bruner. The 21-year-old man of Apache Alley, off Kemp Road, was arrested around 4:20 a.m. on Wednesday, police said. Police arrested Antoine Bastian, aka 'Lolly', 19, of Abraham Street, off Kemp Road, and a 20-year-old man of Clarke Alley, off Abraham Street, on Monday. The third ...
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Over US$1 mil. found stashed in beer boxes
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama - Police arrested a male driver Tuesday morning after he was unable to say why there was more than $1 million in American currency in beer boxes in the vehicle. The cash, police believe, are proceeds derived from criminal conduct. The discovery was made around 11:30 a.m. by officers on mobile patrol in the Balao and Midshipman Road area when they reportedly observed the ...
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Moss defended conflict claim on proposed NIB energy audit
Fired National Insurance Board (NIB) Chairman Gregory Moss told Grant Thornton (Bahamas) that claims that he directed NIB to pay $42,000 for an energy audit to a firm his business partner owned were an "absolute unmitigated lie". The allegation is in an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court last year by Algernon Cargill, who was fired from his post as director of NIB yesterday. When ...
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Baha Mar integral to Bahamas long-term tourism plans
The Bahamas is already a major tourist destination in the Caribbean, but the financial crisis has reduced tourist numbers worldwide, creating a situation in which The Bahamas now have to compete globally for tourists. The Baha Mar resort, slated as a first-of-its-kind in the Caribbean hotel complex, may help it to do this.
The building of the Baha Mar resort on Cable Beach in Nassau has been seen by industry leaders across the Bahamas as a major investment in the future of the economy and tourism, which makes up a significant portion of the Bahamas’ GDP. It is a huge resort, costing $2.6 billion (by 2008 estimates), and will occupy an area of over 1000 acres. Read more
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