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President of Sao Tome and Principe Ends Visit to Cuba
Havana, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) The President of Sao Tome and Principe, Manuel Pinto da Costa, ends today an official visit to Cuba, to strengthen bilateral relations. The African statesman complied with an agenda that included official talks with his Cuban peer Raul Castro. The two leaders talked about the bonds of friendship and cooperation between their respective countries, spoke out for ...
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Dominican Republic’s biggest land fraud case goes to Supreme Court
Santo Domingo.- The National District Prosecutor filed to appeal a ruling acquitting former Agrarian Institute (IAD) director Jaime Rodriguez Guzman, a brother and his wife of charges od defrauding the State out of thousands of hectares at Bahia de las Aguilas (southwest). Yeni Berenice Reynoso asked the Supreme Court to revoke the June 4 ruling by 1st First Instance Court presiding judge ...
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Canadian troops expected to be deployed to Haiti for peacekeeping
A Canadian soldier carries supplies as troops arrive at a temporary medical centre in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday January 16, 2010. A handful of Canadian troops are about to take part in peacekeeping operation in Haiti under the command of Brazilian forces, in a long-delayed mission that has been kept inexplicably low on the political radar. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian ...
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Exclusive Cuba to make professional boxing debut in Mexico City
June 19 - Cuban boxers will make their professional debut in a special World Series of Boxing (WSB) exhibition match in Mexico City in August, it has been revealed. The Cubans will take on the Mexico Guerreros in a match over ten weight categories on August 30 and 31 following a visit to to the Mexican capital by C K Wu, President of the International Boxing Association (AIBA). Professional ...
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Grilled shrimp salad carries taste of Caribbean
Caribbean flavors jazz up this simple supper salad. We glaze the shrimp with a zesty rum-spiked marmalade, then toss them on a hot grill with tomatoes and corn before combining everything with a few more veggies. We serve the whole thing with grilled bread seasoned with garlic and orange for a bit of crunch and to aid in scooping up all the delicious ...
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Latin America Caribbean Could Cover All Electricity Needs Using Renewable Resources
BOGOTA,COLOMBIA, June 19 (BERNAMA-NNN-IDB) -- Latin America and the Caribbean's renewable energy endowment is large enough to cover its projected 2050 electricity needs 22 times over, according to a new report commissioned by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The report, Rethinking our Energy Future, argues that lower prices and new technologies are making renewables a viable ...
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Honor proposed for Puerto Rico-based Army unit
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal has introduced a bill to recognize an Army infantry regiment that was made up almost entirely of soldiers from Puerto Rico who fought in World War I, World War II and the Korean ...
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The Dominican Republic and Drug Smuggling via the Caribbean
Jerry Brewer To break the cycle of narcotics trafficking and the accompanying violence by organized criminals and gangs, as they increasingly (and once again) make end runs via the Caribbean Basin with drug routes to the U.S., Africa and Europe, affected nations must commit and task multilateral enforcement efforts. Yet we will hear arm chair pundits once again call for drug legalization, as ...
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Kerala to take coconut to the Caribbean
Coconut production in the Caribbean may soon have "desi flavour" with the decks being cleared for a transfer of technology between India and the island of Trinidad and ...
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Lawsuit Filed in Puerto Rico Slaying of U.S. Banker
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The widow of a U.S. banking executive slain in a drive-by shooting in Puerto Rico has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the bank's CEO and other high-ranking ...
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Jamaica eyes expatriates as source of investment
KINGSTON, Jamaica -; In a bid to kick start Jamaica's chronically stagnant economy, the Caribbean country is wooing its citizens living abroad to invest in the island of their ...
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Canada to send peacekeeping troops to Haiti
A Canadian soldier carries supplies as troops arrive at a temporary medical centre in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in January 2010. A handful of Canadian troops are about to take part in peacekeeping operation in Haiti under the command of Brazilian ...
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Officials investigating death of Puerto Rico bank executive
SAN JUAN (Reuters) - The FBI is investigating allegations that high-ranking bank officials in Puerto Rico conspired to have a former Doral Bank executive killed after he claimed he uncovered fraud, the U.S. attorney for the district of Puerto Rico said on ...
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Burger Joint Robber Shot Dead By Deputies In Castro Valley Was Wanted Parolee
fatally shot in a confrontation with two Alameda County sheriff's deputies at a restaurant in Castro Valley on Friday night was a parolee at large from Oakland, authorities said Tuesday. Sheriff's spokesman Sgt. J.D. Nelson identified the suspect as 32-year-old Quincy Williams and said he had three felony convictions for robbery, drugs and theft. Williams also had ...
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Police identify Oakland man fatally shot by deputy at Castro Valley burger joint
Quincy Williams, age 32, of Oakland, was shot and killed by an Alameda County sheriff's deputy Friday during an armed robbery at Boulevard Burger in Castro ...
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Cuba Versus Turkey in Under 19 World Volleyball
Havana, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban male under-19 volleyball team will make its debut against Turkey in the start of the 13th World Championship of the category on June 27, to be disputed in two Mexican cities. The Cuban team will play its first match against Turkey in the city of Mexicali, the host for Pools B and D, and later it will meet Argentina on June 28, after that they will have a ...
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Eastern Caribbean Fueled by OECS Integration Process
Port of Spain, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) turned 32 years today with new challenges and immersed in a process of change to increase the links between its members. A key moment of the group was the launch, two years ago, of a regional economic union, which allows greater trade with the signing of the Revised Treaty of Basseterre. The agreement ...
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Jamaicas Veronica Campbell-Brown suspended after failing drug test
Jamaica's Veronica Campbell-Brown celebrates victory in the 200m final at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu. Photograph: Kim Jae-Hwan/AFP/Getty ...
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US-Puerto Rico agents arrest 3 Dominicans with 688Ks cocaine
SAN JUAN.- Three Dominicans trying to smuggle 688 kilos of cocaine into Puerto Rico were arrested by authorities, U.S. Federal Attorney in San Juan, Rosa Emilia Rodriguez announced Tuesday, EFE reports. She said Ren Pea Almonte, Jose Antonio Toribio and Raul Rodriguez Pascual were intercepted Tuesday aboard a speedboat 195 miles south of Ponce, and the drug seized is valued at US$24 million. ...
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US senator seeks Congressional Gold Medal for Puerto Rico Borinqueneers
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - U.S. Senator Bob Casey is seeking to honour Puerto Ricans who served in the U.S. military's sole all-Hispanic unit. The Pennsylvania Democrat said Tuesday that he wants to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the "Borinqueneers." He said the unit endured widespread discrimination as it fought in World Wars I and II and ...
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Cuba and U.S. begin talks on resuming direct mail service
The United States and Cuba will resume talks this week on restarting direct mail service despite a deadlock between Washington and Havana over detainees that has largely stalled most rapprochement efforts, a U.S. official said ...
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Lawsuit filed in Puerto Rico slaying of US banker
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -; The widow of a banking executive slain in Puerto Rico has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the bank's CEO and other high-ranking ...
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Puerto Rico officials seize $24M worth of cocaine bound for US
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Authorities in Puerto Rico say they have seized $24 million worth of cocaine aboard a boat just south of the U.S. territory. U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodriguez said Tuesday that the more than 1,500 pounds (680 kilograms) of cocaine was bound for the U.S. She said three suspects from the Dominican Republic were arrested on a boat detected by a U.S. Coast Guard about 100 ...
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Ladies in White Returning to Cuba Re-energized
When Berta Soler, leader of Cuba's dissident Ladies in White, returned to the island last month after her first-ever trip abroad, she felt ready to resume the grinding struggle against the communist government. Soler had received a hero's welcome in the United States and Europe. Large audiences had applauded her denunciations of the Castro system. And her group had secured new ...
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Titan Poker Launches Satellites to Caribbean Poker Tour
For the first time, Titan Poker will send a delegation of poker players to enjoy a combined vacation and poker tournament experience at exotic Caribbean island ...
Bahamas Digest
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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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