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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 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:47:07 -0400 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:47:07 -0400 30 New Delhi, July 3 : President Pratibha Patil today planted a sapling of the Caribbean Trumpet Tree (Tecoma Argentea) or commonly known as Basant Rani at the Dr. Rajendra Prasad Sarvodaya Vidyalaya in the President' Estate here. http://www.caribbeannews.net/story/378061 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:00:34 -0400 Caribbean News.Net http://www.caribbeannews.net/story/378061 Increasingly popular Carribbean destination - the new place to promote tourism and introduce thousands of travelers.Wyndham Hotels and Resorts today announced it will expand its Caribbean portfolio in... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15958193&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:02:29 -0400 4Hoteliers http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15958193&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Police say they rescued 181 dogs, cats and birds from a farm in southern Puerto Rico where they were found sick and undernourished in dirty cages. Ponce police officer... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15957996&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:06:22 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15957996&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 JUBA, Sudan - They left as children and teenagers, crossing the border between dry southern Sudan and Ethiopia before being transported half a world away to the green strangeness of Cuba's Isla de la ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15952663&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:59:36 -0400 The Jordan Times http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15952663&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 kevin@caribbeannetnews.com GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Guyana is not viewing US forensic help as the only means of solving the murders of the eight miners at Lindo Creek in the Berbice River, whose charred re... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15952536&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:48:37 -0400 Caribbean Net News http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15952536&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 With John McCain in Mexico Thursday and Barack Obama polling off the charts in Canada, the Caribbean is also weighing in on the U.S. presidential election, as a slew of Obama-inspired calypso songs ar... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15952535&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:01:51 -0400 Politico http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15952535&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Thanks to America's "imperialist" determination to see a project (Peligre Hydroelectric Dam) completed and combined with Duvalier's infrastructure initiatives, you have a success story that ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15952851&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:48:36 -0400 Caribbean Net News http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15952851&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The historic Dickenson Bay in Antigua and Barbuda was the venue of the Opening Ceremony of the Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Commun... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15957307&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:30:51 -0400 Caribbean Net News http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15957307&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 In a daring rescue Wednesday, the Colombian military freed 15 hostages held for years by leftist guerrillas, including Ingrid Betancourt, the former Colombian presidential candidate, three Floridians ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15955039&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:28:19 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15955039&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Head of the Super Plus chain of supermarkets, Wayne Chen, is dismissing reports that the organisation is losing money because of a boycott initiated by disgruntled Cash Plus investors. Since the fall... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15957096&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:20:43 -0400 Jamaica Star http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15957096&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Jamaica's Barbara Evelyn Bailey, Director of the Centre for Gender and Development Studies at the University of the West Indies has been selected as the recipient of the Ninth CARI... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15957305&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:30:53 -0400 Caribbean Net News http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15957305&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Dwayne McLeod/Jonique Gaynor, Staff Reporters Higglers inside the May Pen market in Clarendon are hopping mad claiming that vendors who ply their tradeon the streets in the town are taking away their... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15957095&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:20:42 -0400 Jamaica Star http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15957095&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Havana - Cuba accused American diplomats Wednesday of planning dissident demonstrations on the island in honor of U.S. Independence Day. "There has been an escalation of provocative actions organized ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15955038&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:28:18 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15955038&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 tricia@caribbeannetnews.com PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: The Caribbean Conference of Churches (CCC) has called on leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to “adopt a constructive, responsible a... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15957306&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:30:54 -0400 Caribbean Net News http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15957306&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Rasbert Turner, Star Writer Spanish Town Dwayne Smith of Tawes Pen, St Catherine, walked from the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court with a bright smile on Tuesday, after he was given a suspen... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15957094&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:20:41 -0400 Jamaica Star http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15957094&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Dwayne Mcleod, Staff Reporter Three teenagers are now booked to face the court after being charged in connection with a fatal shooting incident in Clarendon last month. A 15-year-old and two 16-year... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15957093&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:20:40 -0400 Jamaica Star http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15957093&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Come October, the end of the first phase of the renovation projects at the Sir William Grant Park, downtown Kingston, the feeding of the homeless in and/or around the park will not be allowed again. ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15957092&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:20:39 -0400 Jamaica Star http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15957092&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 A mother and son, accused of fleecing over US$600,000 ($42.6 million) from American citizens in a lottery scam, appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Mag-istrate's court on Wednesday. Yowo Senhi Mo... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15956813&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:20:37 -0400 Jamaica Star http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15956813&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Havana - Cuba has detained four more dissidents, according to human rights officials on Thursday. The Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National REconciliation reported that four men were seized e... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15951099&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:51:43 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15951099&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Hospital surveillance video footage show she was left to die after falling from a chair and lay convulsing on the floor for over an hour without any attention from medical staff. http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15946299&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:50:38 -0400 BBC Caribbean http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15946299&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 West Indies have shaken up their squad as they look to avoid a whitewash in their one-day series against Australia. Uncapped batsman Shawn Findlay, spin bowler Nikita Miller and paceman Kemar Roach... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15944298&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:50:42 -0400 BBC Caribbean http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15944298&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 The First International Marketing Teleconference to be hosted from Jamaica will begin on July 15, 2008. It will address the 7 biggest challenges that can stymie business growth and show entrepreneurs ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15940098&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:27:56 -0400 PR Web http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15940098&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 By GUEST WRITER, For the GuardianTampa Bay Buccaneers' tight end Alex Smith is proud to announce that he will return to The Bahamas for the 2008 'Alex Smith #81 Football Camp'. Smith is the son of for... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15937325&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:15:08 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15937325&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 By KRYSTEL ROLLE, NG Staff Reporter, krystel@nasguard.comSidney Collie, who on Monday resigned from his ministerial post in the Ministry of Lands and Local government, is being forced to take the rap ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15939032&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:14:41 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15939032&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 By Stephen Gay, NG Staff Reporter, stephen@nasguard.comParliamentarians passed a bill Tuesday for an amendment to the Local Government Act, clearing the way for local government elections to be held b... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15937993&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:14:40 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15937993&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 By JIMENITA SWAIN, NG Senior Reporter, jimenita@nasguard.comA daring daylight robbery at Scotiabank, East Street and Soldier Road, led to four people being shot — two suspects, a police officer a... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15939031&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:14:39 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15939031&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 By JAMMAL SMITH, Guardian Business Desk Samuel Johnson seemed upbeat — even optimistic — as he rung up purchases at his corner store Tuesday.Others in his shoes, namely, small mom-and-pop sh... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15937992&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:14:39 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15937992&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 By Stephen Gay, Guardian Staff Reporter, stephen@nasguard.comThe board of directors of the Grand Bahama Port Authority Limited (GBPA) and the Port Group Limited (PGL) announced that Erik Christiansen ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15939036&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:14:44 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15939036&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 By IANTHIA SMITH, NG Staff Reporter, ianthia@nasguard.comA high-ranking pastor and anti-crime activist said criminals and their activities are quickly eating away at the very fabric of the country.Aft... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15939038&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:14:42 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15939038&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 By BIANCA SYMONETTE, Guardian Staff Reporter, bianca@nasguard.comAfter spending one night on remand, Eugene Symonette, accused of gun possession and possession of marijuana, was further remanded after... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15939037&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:14:43 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15939037&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Michael Clarke has revealed Australia's intention to send a message to world cricket with a 5-0 series sweep of the West Indies.Already assured of a series victory after three convincing wins, Austral... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15937326&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:15:13 -0400 SBS http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15937326&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 By DEANGELO FERGUSON, NG Summer InternThe Bahamas Football Association (BFA) is certainly not taking its two lopsided losses to Jamaica last month sitting down. As a matter of fact, the organization i... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15937991&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:14:38 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15937991&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 HAVANA (AP) — Cuba on Wednesday accused U.S. diplomats of instigating opponents of the communist-run government to hold public protests to mark American Independence Day. "There has been an es... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15937453&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:08:43 -0400 New Jersey Online http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15937453&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Court documents did not identify the child, but a spokeswoman with the N.C. Medical Examiners Office in Chapel Hill said his name was Nigel Brown. The cause of death on the autopsy report was "child b... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15937454&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:07:40 -0400 News & Observer http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15937454&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Cuba on Wednesday accused the U.S. government of encouraging new anti-government activities as the latest evidence of the U.S. subversive strategy to overthrow the Cuban government. Anti-government gr... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15934952&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:24:23 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15934952&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 BOGOTA, Colombia - Marc Gonsalves, Thomas Howes and Keith Stansell were conducting drug surveillance for the Pentagon when their plane went down in rebel-held Colombian jungle in February 2003. Whe... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15932947&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:03:32 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15932947&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Posted on: Wednesday, 2 July 2008, 12:00 CDT Cable & Wireless Jamaica has chosen Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) as its long-term strategic business partner to upgrade and expand its network. Under the t... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15924394&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:45:38 -0400 RedOrbit http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15924394&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Several commuters and bus drivers are disgruntled that the Urban Transport Centre will be located next to Kingston's waterfront. Many are concerned that they will have to travel a very far distance f... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15927954&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:27:59 -0400 Jamaica Star http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15927954&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Byron McDaniel, STAR Writer Walderston Six men were yesterday charged by the Mandeville police for the illegal removal of a corpse from the cemetery of the St Judes Anglican Church at Pratville, Man... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15927951&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:27:57 -0400 Jamaica Star http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15927951&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Houses in the Rose Hall Estates development cluster on the hillside behind the historic Rose Hall great house; bordering the community is the Ritz Carlton's White Witch Golf Course. Restaurants a... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15924441&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:26:47 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15924441&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 A 29-year-old drama teacher accused of molesting a 14-year-old female student was granted $300,000 bail in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday. The teacher who works at a high scho... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15927952&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:27:57 -0400 Jamaica Star http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15927952&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Spanish Town The more than 20 students of the Hartlands Basic School, in St Catherine, are breathing a sigh of relief as they will soon have a new school in which they can learn. The old board struc... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15927953&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:27:58 -0400 Jamaica Star http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15927953&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 BERN, Switzerland – Millions of dollars frozen in Swiss bank accounts will be given to the government of Haiti if the family of former dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier cannot... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15921392&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:44:22 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15921392&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 A preliminary hearing will be held next month for the man charged in the death of a former Prince Albert man in the Cayman Islands. Josue Carillo Perez, 28, the man charged with the murder of Martin ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15921384&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:25:35 -0400 CBC News http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15921384&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 VIENNA, Austria (AFP): All eyes will be on Cuba during the Olympic boxing tournament in Beijing in August to see how the island nation has recovered from a spate of defections. Boxing is a national sp... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15917141&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:12:06 -0400 Caribbean Net News http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15917141&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 A post cabinet statement on Tuesday said the new 500-home project will be launched this coming Thursday with a ceremony at the Harry Phipps Housing Project in the village of Half Way Tree. Constructio... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15917296&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:12:02 -0400 Caribbean Net News http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15917296&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Tourism will be the sole item facing the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) as the working sessions of the 29th Meeting get underway on Wednesda... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15920690&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:54:49 -0400 Caribbean Net News http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15920690&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 LIMA, Peru - An influx of tourists to Peru's famed Inca citadel of Machu Picchu may prompt UNESCO to add the jungle-shrouded ruins to its list of endangered World Heritage sites. Yearly visits to Mach... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15918976&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:52:57 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15918976&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Sen. John McCain portrayed free trade Tuesday as a win-win proposition for the United States and its Latin American economic partners, but labor leaders said it's been a big loser for Rust Belt voters... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15915259&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:42:53 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15915259&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 KINGSTONULAN BATOR LISBONBEIJING SEOUL - A U.S. Christian group said Tuesday it will find a new location for its goodwill trips to Jamaica after 39 young missionaries were robbed at gunpoint in the cr... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15915260&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:42:53 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15915260&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 CIA operative hailed as a hero in Miami and reviled as a terrorist in Cuba and Venezuela, could face extradition to Panama.Panama's Supreme Court said Tuesday it had overturned presidential pardons fo... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15915261&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:42:51 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15915261&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Cuban former leader Fidel Castro sent a message to the national baseball players who are training in the Netherlands for the Olympic Games in Beijing, the national press said on Tuesday. "To the ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15913675&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:16:23 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15913675&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 By JIMENITA SWAIN, Guardian Senior Reporter, jimenita@nasguard.comBusiness operators throughout the country should do background checks on potential employees and ensure that surveillance equipment is... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15912692&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:02:49 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15912692&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Supreme Court staff endured sweltering heat for a second day yesterday because of a malfunctioning air conditioning system.Acting Justice Elliott Lockhart did not wear his traditional robe and wig whi... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15912689&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:02:47 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15912689&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 By JUAN MCCARTNEY, Guardian Senior Reporter, juan@nasguard.comWhile lauding Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham's decision to appoint Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace as the next Minister of Tourism, former tour... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15912693&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:02:50 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15912693&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 By JIMENITA SWAIN, Guardian Senior Reporter, jimenita@nasguard.comThe national flag carrier Bahamasair says rising fuel costs have led the airline to implement new fees structures for passengers, the ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15911823&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:02:42 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15911823&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 By SHAVAUGHN MOSS, Lifestyles EditorBahamian Independence is just eight days away, but any reason to throw a party, and do a little something special is always welcome. So, while you may not be an Ame... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15911822&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:02:40 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15911822&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 By ARTESIA DAVIS, Guardian Senior Reporter, artesia@nasguard.comAlleged drug kingpin Melvin Maycock Sr. has been charged with escaping from the Elizabeth Estates Police Station earlier this year.Mayco... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15912685&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:02:44 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15912685&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 By ARTESIA DAVIS, Guardian Senior Reporter, artesia@nasguard.comTwo men charged with the attempted murder of an American tourist during a robbery attempt have been granted bail by Supreme Court judges... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15912682&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:02:43 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15912682&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 By KRYSTEL ROLLE, Guardian Staff Reporter, krystel@nasguard.comLocal government authorities on several islands responded to the news of the resignation of Sidney Collie yesterday, saying the former La... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15912687&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:02:47 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15912687&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 By BIANCA SYMONETTE, Guardian Staff Reporter, bianca@nasguard.comA man charged before two magistrates on two separate charges, and who pleaded not guilty to both, was remanded by each court and sent t... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15912688&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:02:48 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15912688&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 By Stephen Gay, Guardian Staff Reporter, stephen@nasguard.comA day after Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham announced changes to his Cabinet, leaders of the Bahamas Democratic Movement (BDM), and the offi... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15912680&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:02:41 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15912680&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 By JASMIN BONIMY, Guardian Staff Reporter, jasmin@nasguard.com A 61-year-old grandmother was formally charged in a Grand Bahama courtroom with two drug possession offenses yesterday.Mancilla Demeritte... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15912683&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:02:46 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15912683&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Ethics are concerned with rules of conduct, with the difference between right and wrong, good and bad. It is the same usage as morality. Ethics is derived from the Greek and morality from Latin. But e... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15912691&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:02:50 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15912691&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 By SHELDON LONGLEY, NG Sports Editor, slongley@nasguard.comArguably the most revered individual competitor in Bahamian history said last night what her fans worldwide were waiting an entire season to ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15911820&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:02:38 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15911820&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) — Panama's Supreme Court overturned a presidential pardon of four Cuban emigres accused of plotting to kill Fidel Castro, including former CIA operative Luis Posada Car... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15911486&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:56:03 -0400 New Jersey Online http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15911486&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Dwayne Mcleod, Staff Reporter A disc jockey of an Ocho Rios, St Ann address is among two men who were killed in separate incidents between last night to this morning. Dead is 46-year-old Paul Creary... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15905484&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:13:48 -0400 Jamaica Star http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15905484&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Winston Bailey had already boarded his flight for Curacao, awaiting its departure when police personnel removed him from the aircraft at the Norman Manley International Airport last Tuesday. He was b... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15905740&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:13:49 -0400 Jamaica Star http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15905740&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 The BMO stadium in Toronto has been confirmed as the venue where Jamaica's national senior footballers will kick of their 2010 World Cup qualifying semi-final round against host Canada on August... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15902265&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:46:55 -0400 Radio Jamaica http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15902265&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama's Supreme Court has overturned a 2004 presidential pardon of anti-Castro activist Luis Posada Carriles and three other Cubans accused of plotting to kill Fidel Castro in... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15902275&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:22:25 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15902275&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES: July 2, 2008 WILLEMSTAD - An oil refinery dating from World War I billows toxins over the Caribbean island of Curacao, but under the pressure of local economic need Curacao all... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15899526&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:36:14 -0400 Planet Ark http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15899526&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) is to be launched at the Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Antigua and Barbud... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15898715&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:29:33 -0400 Caribbean Net News http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15898715&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Santo Domingo.– Tourism authorities in the Dominican Republic are carrying out a project to recover the country's beaches to guarantee excellent conditions for the development of tourism. In that ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15894275&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:38:56 -0400 Dominican Today http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15894275&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 SANTIAGO, Chile PESHAWAR, PakistanAMSTERDAM, - A judge says he has imposed two sentences of life in prison on the security chief for former dictator Augusto Pinochet. Judge Alejandro Solis said Monday... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15896578&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:27:24 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15896578&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Gathering herself over time, the young student worked her way through Hunter College, graduating with a minor in black and Puerto Rican studies and a major in psychology. "I studied psychology be... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15894273&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:27:26 -0400 RedOrbit http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15894273&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) announced that it has appointed Walter A. Bell to a position on its Board of Directors, as its first international member. The BMA regulates financial services fo... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15890483&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:50:13 -0400 Insurance Journal http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15890483&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 By ARTESIA DAVIS, Guardian Senior Reporter, artesia@nasguard.comMurder accused Lemont Munroe sought treatment for third-degree burns on the night that businessman Berlin Wong was killed, a Supreme Cou... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15888295&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:47:23 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15888295&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 By BIANCA SYMONETTE, Guardian Staff Reporter, bianca@nasguard.comTwo men who were charged in a Magistrate's Court on Monday with stealing more than $100,000 worth of an assortment of home appliances a... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15888300&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:47:31 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15888300&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 By ARTESIA DAVIS, Guardian Senior Reporter, artesia@nasguard.comThe U.S. government has not yet made a formal extradition request for alleged drug kingpin Melvin Maycock Sr., who is accused of transpo... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15888294&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:47:23 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15888294&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 By ROGAN M. SMITH, Guardian Senior Reporter, rogan@nasguard.comProgressive Liberal Party MP for Fox Hill, Fred Mitchell got himself in hot water yesterday for defying House Speaker Alvin Smith's order... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15888298&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:47:25 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15888298&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 By KEVA LIGHTBOURNE, Guardian Senior Reporter, kdl@nasguard.comA hitch in the contract regarding the start-up date for health insurance for nurses, may prevent the health scheme from taking effect thi... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15888301&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:47:30 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15888301&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 By JIMENITA SWAIN, Guardian Senior Reporter, jimenita@nasguard.comDetecting counterfeit currency and credit cards could make operators of businesses less prone to becoming victims of crime, according ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15888296&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:47:24 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15888296&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 By Stephen Gay, Guardian Staff Reporter, stephen@nasguard.comAbout a week after public schools around the country closed their doors for the summer break, education minister Carl Bethel is affirming t... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15888299&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:47:26 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15888299&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 By JASMIN BONIMY, Guardian Staff Reporter, jasmin@nasguard.com A brazen daytime shooting has pushed the nation's murder count to 35. A man was gunned down in his truck around 1:15 p.m. yesterday after... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15888292&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:47:21 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15888292&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 By JIMENITA SWAIN, Guardian Senior Reporter, jimenita@nasguard.comThe level of crime in the Carmichael Road District has helped to increase the overall numbers of crime for the country with regard to ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15888302&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:47:28 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15888302&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 By KARAN MINNIS, Guardian Lifestyles Reporter, karan@nasguard.comA house is most likely the single most expensive investment anyone will ever make, and those that are constructing always want the best... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15887427&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:47:19 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15887427&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 By DAHALIA SMITH, NG Sports Reporter, dahalia@nasguard.comBahamian track and field stars inclusive of triple jumper 'Superman' Leevan Sands, 100-meter (m) World Outdoor silver medalist Derrick Atkins,... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15887425&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:47:18 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15887425&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HAVANA -- More than half of Cuba's agricultural land is idle or underutilized, prompting a series of government reforms intended to dramatically boost farm production, governme... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15884555&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:51:37 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15884555&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Prime Minister Bruce Golding, along with other Government Ministers, left the island on Monday afternoon to attend the 29th regular meeting of the conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean ... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15884558&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:27:45 -0400 Radio Jamaica http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15884558&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 There is still no official word yet as to who the members of the Air Jamaica board will be. Last Wednesday members of the present board were asked by the Minister with portfolio responsibility fo... http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15884557&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:27:41 -0400 Radio Jamaica http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15884557&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 MIAMI (AP) -- More than a dozen Florida-based travel agencies and charter companies sued their state on Monday to block a new law that would make it more expensive for them to book trips to Cuba. http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15880409&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:11:14 -0400 Tampa Bay Online http://feeds.caribbeannews.net/?rid=15880409&cat=e5abd99746ab67f4