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Saturday 19th May, 2012

    • Armed former soldiers in Haiti in shootout with authorities

    CTV

    PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -; Hundreds of former and would-be soldiers in Haiti refused government orders to disband and marched through the capital on Friday, a show of force that culminated in the ...

    • Qatar, Jamaica accepted as members of hockey federation

    CTV

    ZURICH, Switzerland -; The International Ice Hockey Federation has added Qatar and Jamaica as its 71st and 72nd member nations. The IIHF says Qatar will become a full member after an audit, and ...

    • Repsol comes up dry in Cuba after offshore well exploration

    The China Post

    HAVANA -- Spanish oil company Repsol said on Friday that the first well in an oil exploration project in Cuban waters has come up dry, delivering bad news to the communist island striving for ...

  • Repsol misses in first well off Cuba

    UPI

    A first drilling attempt for oil in promising areas offshore of Cuba has come up empty, Spanish oil firm Repsol said. "It is not uncommon to strike out with offshore wells, and four out of ...

  • New Hints at Looser Travel Rules Stir Hope in Cuba

    International Herald Tribune

    Cuba a decade ago, followed by her father and then, five years ago, her 24-year-old son. Like all Cubans, she needs permission to leave, but as a member of the country’s medical corps, she may ...

  • World Briefing | The Americas: Cuba: Scholars Denied U.S. Visas

    International Herald Tribune

    The State Department this week gave Mariela Castro, President Raúl Castro’s daughter, a visa to attend an academic conference in San Francisco, but on Friday it confirmed that it had ...

  • 2 Americans detained in Haiti in pro-army march

    Associated Press

    PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Two Americans are among 50 people who were detained during a march in Haiti that drew hundreds of protesters pressing for the return of the country's disbanded ...

  • Firecrackers and illegal explosives seized

    Jamaica Star

    Over $400,000 worth of firecrackers and illegal explosives were seized this morning in an operation in downtown Kingston. Reports from the Darling Street Police are that about 8:45 a.m., members of ...

  • Foreign national dies from injuries

    Jamaica Star

    A foreign national is now dead as a result of injuries she received in a fatal collision yesterday on the Rosehall main road in St James. She is 48-year-old Latanya Shivers of Ohio, USA. Reports ...

  • Marijuana found, man arrested

    Jamaica Star

    A 22-year-old higgler, of Lemon Lane, Kingston 11 was yesterday arrested and charged for possession of and dealing in marijuana.Reports from the Darling Street Police are that about 10 a.m., a man ...

  • Post-mortem reveals man died from natural causes

    Jamaica Star

    A post-mortem performed on the body of Reginald "Ned" Dennis of Stony Hill in Portland has revealed that he died from natural causes and not foul play as was earlier speculated. The ...

  • Students Stone Police In 'spain'

    Jamaica Star

    Joined protest against the removal of vendors selling illegally Students in Spanish Town hurled several stones at police yesterday after the lawmen attempted to remove illegal vendors from the ...

  • JPS earmarks communities for RAMI system

    Jamaica Star

    The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) has earmarked the communities of Arnett Gardens in Kingston, as well as Flanker and Providence in Montego Bay, St James, to be next in line for the ...

  • Four to answer to indecent conduct

    Jamaica Star

    Gareth Davis Sr, STAR Writer Port Antonio: Four men, who pleaded not guilty to resisting arrest and indecent conduct, had their bail extended and are to return to the Port Antonio Resident ...

  • Cop held on suspicion of corruption

    Jamaica Star

    Rasbert Turner, Star Writer The Anti-Corruption branch (ACB) has taken a policeman into custody on suspicion of corruption. Information reaching the Star is that the policeman, who is stationed in ...

  • Man on murder rap set free

    Jamaica Star

    Barbara Gayle, Staff Reporter A man who was accused of firing five shots, killing another man in proximity to where the police were at a crime scene on Great George's Street, Westmoreland, in ...

  • VIDEO: Dominican Republic's child politicians challenge corruption

    BBC

    As the Dominican Republic chooses a new president on Sunday, child politicians elected by their peers are working to instil democratic values among the next generation of voters. Supporters of the ...

  • A remarkable Thursday during a week in Cuba

    The National

    The "portmanteau film set in the same city" concept is one that has risen in popularity over recent years, most notably with Paris Je t'aime and New York, I Love You. But this week at ...

  • Republican Romney Talks against Cuba

    Prensa Latina

    Washington, May 19 (Prensa Latina) Virtual U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney threatened Cuba Saturday and offered his support to internal groups which alter public order on the ...

  • Police: Ohio tourist fatally run over in Jamaica

    The Seattle Times

    KINGSTON, Jamaica — Police in Jamaica say that a woman from Ohio has died after being hit by a minibus near the popular tourist town of Montego Bay. Authorities identified her as 48-year-old ...

  • Cannes guests bid up to $255,656 at Haiti auction

    The Seattle Times

    Guests at Cannes have bid up to (EURO)200,000 ($255,656) at a Haiti fundraiser for items including a Bono-autographed guitar as the film festival's glitzy, global spotlight turned to ...

  • Sean Penn opens wallets for Haiti at Cannes gala

    West Australian

    Reuters © Actor Sean Penn and model Petra Nemcova pose on the red carpet ahead of the "Haiti Carnaval in Cannes" event at the 65th Cannes Film Festival May 18, 2012. REUTERS/Christian ...

  • Six candidates eye Dominican Republic's presidential office

    Dominican Today

    Santo Domingo.- Even though the electoral race will be among six presidential candidates, only two of them have chances of becoming the next Dominican President, when registered voters cast their ...

  • Soldiers defy government and march in Haiti

    Breaking News.ie

    Hundreds of former and would-be soldiers in Haiti refused government orders to disband and marched through the capital, many in mismatched uniforms. A United Nations spokesman said 40 to 50 of them ...

  • Bahamas liner takes over 600 tourists to China for sightseeing

    SINA

    A foreign tourist gets off Bahamas' ocean liner Hanseatic at the Wumadu dock in Nanjing City, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, May 19, 2012. More than 600 tourists from Australia, ...

  • Royal Caribbean to pull back from Europe

    UPI

    The Royal Caribbean cruise line said trips in Europe would be curtailed in 2013 as demand for tickets has been slack. USA Today reported Friday that the cruise line said it is sending nine ships to ...

  • Net billing licences awarded

    Jamaica Gleaner

    ELEVEN PERSONS yesterday collected the first batch of net billing licences offered by the Government that will allow them to sell the excess electricity they generate to the national grid.Energy ...

  • Crash hot spots to be exposed

    Jamaica Gleaner

    DESPITE MULTIPLE initiatives and the dedicated work of many, road crashes remain the second-leading cause of violent deaths in Jamaica and, according to the National Road Safety Council, the risk is ...

  • Early aid for slow learners

    Jamaica Gleaner

    A NEW policy is being introduced to ensure that students with learning disabilities receive early intervention.Education Minister Ronald Thwaites made the disclosure yesterday while speaking at the ...

  • Fun and excitement at Crayons Count

    Jamaica Gleaner

    Minister of State for Tourism Damion Crawford reads to Dejanea McIntyre (left) and Xarian Taylor, both students of Pentab Early Childhood Institution, in the Crayons Count learning lorry yesterday ...

  • Stakeholders aim to preserve the Portland Bight Protected Area

    Jamaica Gleaner

    MAY PEN, Clarendon:INGRID PARCHMENT, executive director of the Caribbean Coastal Area Management (C-CAM) Foundation, is hopeful that soon there will be a proper management structure in place to ...

  • JCF reviews enforcement operations

    Jamaica Gleaner

    THE JAMAICA Constabulary Force (JCF) has announced several changes in the way it collaborates with other state agencies to conduct enforcement operations.The changes came after the Police High ...

  • Cops want greater access to private firearm licences

    Jamaica Gleaner

    WESTERN BUREAU:THE VEXED issue of inaccessibility to private firearm licences by some members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) became a point of discussion by delegates at the Police ...

  • Cayman FACTA task force established

    Jamaica Gleaner

    THE CAYMAN Islands government this month set up a task force to oversee the enactment of a United States measure to catch tax dodgers called the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act ...

  • Remnants of Haiti's army march in the capital

    Gadsden Times

    Hundreds of former and would-be soldiers in Haiti refused government orders to disband and marched through the capital on Friday, a show of force that culminated in the evening with a tense exchange ...

  • Cannes Film Festival sponsors a benefit for Haiti

    Boston Herald

    Film critic and entertainment reporter Stephen Schaefer writes regularly for The Boston Herald with interviews, features, reviews and "Hollywood & Mine," and to Variety, ...

  • Bahamas" Prime Minister Declares Crisis

    Prensa Latina

    Nassau, May 18 (Prensa Latina) Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie said his country is in crisis after the first meeting with the newly formed cabinet and announced an action plan to address it, ...

  • Cuba’s Raul Castro backs gay rights

    Daily Nation

    Cuban President Raul Castro backs greater gay rights and ending discrimination against homosexuals, his daughter Mariela, a famed sexologist, said on Sunday during a colourful gay rights march in ...

  • New Haiti Prime Minister Touts Anti-poverty, Pro-business Agenda

    Hispanic Business Magazine

    Haiti's latest prime minister is a tech-savvy, driven decision-maker who is determined to drag this pen-and-paper society into modernity as he breaks the cycle of misery. But Laurent Lamothe, ...

  • The Dominican Republic’s Presidential Campaigns Take Manhattan

    The World

    Sunday's presidential elections in the Dominican Republic highlight the growing strength of Dominican voters living abroad. Emigrants have been coming to the U.S. from the Dominican Republic ...

  • Amid glamor of Cannes, Sean Penn tries to turn focus to Haiti

    Fox News

    CANNES, France – Sean Penn tried to turn the conversation at the Cannes Film Festival to Haiti, hosting a fundraiser for the earthquake-ravaged and poverty-stricken country. It was the first ...

  • Cuba's Hope Of Energy Independence Suffers Blow As Repsol Drills Dry Hole

    IBTimes

    Cuba 's hope of replacing its energy dependence on Venezuela with its own domestic source of oil has suffered a blow -- the first in a series of exploratory offshore wells has come up ...

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