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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Caribbean News.Net http://www.caribbeannews.net/ en-us Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:21:05 -0500 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:21:05 -0500 30 Havana, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Dominican officials and business people on Tuesday will visit the Havana-based Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, as part of the initiative to strengthen ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203301672&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:59:24 -0500 Prensa Latina http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203301672&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 $(document).ready(function() { $("#hi-temp").html(tempF + "°F"); $("#lo-temp").html(tempC + "°C"); $("#ww-icon").html(""); ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203301664&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:47:52 -0500 Jamaica Gleaner http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203301664&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 PERMANENT SECRETARY in the Ministry of Transport and Works Audrey Sewell says the major hurdles in the process of carrying out a forensic audit of the US$400-million Jamaica Development ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203300227&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:47:50 -0500 Jamaica Gleaner http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203300227&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Orane Bailey (right), policy director, Border Security and Control Unit, Ministry of National Security, speaks with Chissey Mueller (left), project manager, Counter Trafficking, International ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203301666&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:47:49 -0500 Jamaica Gleaner http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203301666&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Former Commissioner of Customs Danville Walker, who is charged with failure to comply within the prescribed time with a request from the Office of the Contractor General (OCG), is to appear in the ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203301665&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:47:48 -0500 Jamaica Gleaner http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203301665&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Police have placed a woman in custody in connection with the death of her sister, whose body was found buried inside a house in Portmore, St Catherine, yesterday. Dead is Stacey-Ann Smith, ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203301667&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:47:48 -0500 Jamaica Gleaner http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203301667&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 The Crown closed its case yesterday at the trial of Leighton 'Livity' Coke, brother of former Tivoli Gardens strongman Christopher 'Dudus' Coke. Livity, who has been in custody ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203301668&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:47:47 -0500 Jamaica Gleaner http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203301668&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Franklin Hawkins, a former company secretary at The Gleaner, passed away yesterday morning at age 87. He had been hospitalised since January 25."The immediate family knew he was suffering and ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203301669&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:47:46 -0500 Jamaica Gleaner http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203301669&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 WINDSOR, Ont. -- A mother and son who fled violence in Haiti are hopeful their children's clothing store on Ottawa Street will be part of their long-term future in Windsor.Business is slow and ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203301671&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:13:03 -0500 Windsor Star http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203301671&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 International News: HAVANA, Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro painted a bleak picture of the future, saying the world was in its worst situation ever as Cuban television aired on Monday part ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203296666&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:44:59 -0500 KeralaNext http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203296666&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 CARACAS, February 7 (Itar-Tass) - Twenty-nine people were arrested in a large-scale anti-drug operation in the Dominican Republic on Monday, and 17 of them are referred to as "Russians," ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203296665&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:42:27 -0500 Itar Tass http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203296665&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 CARACAS, Venezuela--An eight-nation bloc of Latin American and Caribbean countries agreed on Sunday to deposit 1 percent of their international reserves into a jointly administered development bank ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203296667&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:28:17 -0500 The China Post http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203296667&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Havana, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) Ministers of Higher Education of 18 countries expect to attend the 8th Congress University 2012, which will meet next week in Havana, said sources from the Organizing ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203292337&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:54:23 -0500 Prensa Latina http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203292337&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Santo Domingo, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Community and Religious organizations asked the Navy to be more vigilant to stop the departure of illegal vessels, in order to prevent cases like the shipwreck ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203292335&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:54:22 -0500 Prensa Latina http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203292335&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - Dominican officials were investigating the capsizing of an overloaded immigrant smuggling boat that killed 18 people and rescue teams were searching on Monday for 20 or ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203292332&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:25:05 -0500 The Star http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203292332&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Dominican Republic Wins Caribbean Series SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- Sometimes you win by losing as the Escogido Leones were soundly defeated Monday by Venezuela's Aragua Tigres, ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203292328&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:11:37 -0500 General Sources http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203292328&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Cori Bowen For most UK students, the Caribbean may be a spring break location. But for members of the Caribbean Student Association, it's a way of life. "There are two objectives," ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203292330&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:11:31 -0500 General Sources http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203292330&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 HAVANA, Feb.6 (Xinhua) -- The Tour of Cuba, the most important national cycling race was suspended for the second consecutive year, due to "strong economic constraints", the official Cuban ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203292339&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:13:43 -0500 SINA http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203292339&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 February 6, 2012 The Organization of American States (OAS) will execute its program "Promoting Firearms Marking in Latin America and the Caribbean" in Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203287640&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:38:30 -0500 OAS http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203287640&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Mexico City - The Mexican Navy rescued six Cuban migrants who were adrift in the Caribbean off Isla Mujeres, near the resort city of Cancun, the Navy Ministry said ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203287117&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:34:35 -0500 M & C http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203287117&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 A Puerto Rican fisherman spent nearly three weeks adrift in the Caribbean, surviving on raw fish and trapped rainwater, before reaching the Colombian island of San ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203287638&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:02:20 -0500 Gadsden Times http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203287638&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 In its 2007 manifesto, the Free National Movement (FNM) made nine promises in a bid to "reduce crime and better protect Bahamian families". Even though it kept most of those promises and ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203282379&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:53:13 -0500 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203282379&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 More cases were filed in the Supreme Court last year than the number filed in 2010 and 2009 combined, according to the 2011 Attorney General report. "During the year 2011, 354 cases were filed ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203282382&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:53:11 -0500 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203282382&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Between 20 and 30 homes have been foreclosed by the Bahamas Mortgage Corporation (BMC) and two people have been evicted in the past 12 months, according to BMC Chairman Senator Dr. Duane Sands. ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203282381&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:53:09 -0500 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203282381&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Voters that registered before the constituency boundaries were changed last November may have noticed changes made to their voters cards. The polling division numbers were crossed out and new ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203282380&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:53:06 -0500 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203282380&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 What some may describe as the reckless behavior of some jitney drivers continues to be a major concern for many Bahamians. The issue recently resurfaced after a little girl was fatally struck by a ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203282383&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:53:04 -0500 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203282383&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Havana, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) The future joining of three countries of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) to the Bolivarian Alliance of the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) as full members proves the ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203282392&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:44:16 -0500 Prensa Latina http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203282392&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Havana, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) Cuba will promote this year new crops in the framework of the urban agriculture program, anounced the researcher Adolfo Rodriguez, head of national group in charge of ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203281263&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:44:14 -0500 Prensa Latina http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203281263&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Havana, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) Fifty years after been official, the US government´s economic, commercial and financial blockade against the Caribbean island of Cuba generates the almost ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203281055&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:44:13 -0500 Prensa Latina http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203281055&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 The U.S. government has restricted travel to Cuba for a half-century. However, the Obama administration has gone back to a Clinton-era policy that eased some limitations, and some 400,000 Americans ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203281807&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:42:40 -0500 NPR http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203281807&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Ten Puerto Rican agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration have filed suit against their employer, claiming they receive less pay and more dangerous assignments than ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203282388&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:38:39 -0500 Miami Herald http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203282388&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Santo Domingo. - Trade between Dominican Republic and Cuba jumped to US$61.36 million or 45% more compared with the previous year, though the government's target is US$700 million, so that both ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203282391&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:23:36 -0500 Dominican Today http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203282391&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 The organization is offering ';the chance to touch down and score some happiness with all-expense paid trips to the tropical island known for its cheerful vibe.'; ';We want to ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203281810&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:12:01 -0500 WBZ http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203281810&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Benedict XVI Will Give More Than 10 AddressesVATICAN CITY, JAN. 31, 2012 (Zenit.org).- The Vatican today presented the official program for Benedict XVI's March 23-29 trip to Mexico and ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203282386&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:02:43 -0500 EWTN http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203282386&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 It’s been two years since hell paid Haiti a visit, but for countless women, terror still stalks the ruins. The scars of the January 2010 earthquake are etched on their bodies, in an ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203277222&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:04:09 -0500 The Nation http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203277222&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Havana, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) Farming contracts in Cuba cannot be postponed to assure an increase in production and economic stability and to prevent crimes, said ANAP President Orlando Lugo. The ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203276068&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:55:55 -0500 Prensa Latina http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203276068&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Club Med, once an all-inclusive chain for swinging singles, now appeals to families and couples as well as solo vacationers with dozens of resorts ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203277219&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:27:20 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203277219&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 For the quarter ended Dec. 31 (Q4), Royal Caribbean Cruises met expectations on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share. Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue increased and GAAP ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203277217&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:07:52 -0500 General Sources http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203277217&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 RCL ) has reported fourth-quarter 2011 earnings of 17 cents per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 14 cents. Earnings showed a modest improvement from 15 cents per share posted the ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203277218&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:07:48 -0500 General Sources http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203277218&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Miami, FL (PRWEB) February 06, 2012 Royal Caribbean International's new brand campaign is targeting New York-area commuters, both above and below ground, by taking over the 42nd Street S line ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203277216&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:07:38 -0500 General Sources http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203277216&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Jermaine Lannaman, Gleaner WriterAccurate bowling by fast bowler Andre Russell and persistent bowling by Nikita Miller yesterday guided Jamaica to an 81-run win over the Windward Islands in their ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203271884&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:36:19 -0500 Jamaica Gleaner http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203271884&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Brades, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Health of Montserrat has announced that childhood obesity currently represents an emerging problem in this Caribbean country, a dependent territory of ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203271886&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:32:32 -0500 Prensa Latina http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203271886&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Fidel Castro Ruz: Guerrillero del tiempo The leader of the Cuban Revolution launched memories Titled ';Guerrillero del tiempo';.Castro launched in this capital two volumes of his memories ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203271887&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:29:48 -0500 National Turk http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203271887&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 6, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ALAS International Holdings Inc. (Pink Sheets:VDSC) announces that the PV Enterprises team has been working extensively to complete and sign ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203271882&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:54:42 -0500 General Sources http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203271882&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 RFK Memorial Center for Human Rights and 2002 RFK Award recipient, Loune Viaud of Zamni Lasante, release U.S. Department of Treasury documents revealing that the U.S. and the Inter-American ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203271883&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:06:52 -0500 progressive newswire http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203271883&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Corporate America Reaches Out to Haiti Through World VisionAid Agency Expresses Thanks to Corporate Donors; Opens Miami Warehouse Asks for Partnership and Perseverance Over Extended Recovery & ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203270216&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:05:40 -0500 Best Western http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203270216&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Best Western Rewards Members To Donate Points for Haiti Relief EffortMembers of Global Frequency Program Can Make a Difference through World Vision, Best Western Hotelier and Employee Efforts ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203270654&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:05:39 -0500 Best Western http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203270654&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 WAM Abu Dhabi, Feb 06th, 2012 (WAM)--President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has received a thank cable from Cuban President Raul Castro, in reply to his cable on the Cuban ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203271885&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:02:08 -0500 WAM http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203271885&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Reese Erlich looks at how Cuba's relationship with the US could change under Obama in his new book Dateline Havana: The Real Story of US Policy and the Future of Cuba. Long before Castro, ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203268343&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:33:35 -0500 NCM http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203268343&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Chris Gayle's second-innings century powered Jamaica to a comfortable 81-run win over Windward Islands in their opening game of the Regional Four-day ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203266282&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:33:58 -0500 Cricinfo http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=203266282&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4