News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Wednesday, March 15, 2006:
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| BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP): Visiting Haitian president-elect Rene Preval urged Tuesday that UN forces be kept on in his troubled Caribbean nation. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Ministry of Agriculture in Trinidad and Tobago has banned all poultry products imported from France. As an additional precautionary measure, a temporary ban on live birds and eggs will remain in effect until further notice. read more.. |
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| HAVANA, Cuba (UPI): The Cuban government is preventing more than 500 Cubans with visas from leaving the country, the Miami Herald reported Tuesday. read more.. |
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| ST GEORGE’S, Grenada: On Tuesday, the editor of the Grenada Today newspaper, George Worme, was detained and questioned by the Royal Grenada Police Force. read more.. |
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| FORT LAUDERDALE, USA: Caribbean Sun Airlines and Caribbean Star Airlines have unveiled new schedules for spring 2006 offering a wide range of customer-friendly enhancements. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: In Trinidad on Tuesday, a British teenager was denied bail and charged with trafficking pure cocaine estimated to be worth TT$1.3 million on the street. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Until recently, the Local Organising Committee of Trinidad and Tobago’s Soca Warriors football team was planning a cultural programme to heighten awareness for local players and the country before and during the 2006 World Cup in Germany. read more.. |
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| ST JOHN’S, Antigua: Regional regulators of casinos and internet gaming operations will gather in Antigua and Barbuda from March 16 to 23 for a training workshop on combating the financing of terrorism and money laundering. read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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| René Garcia Préval has become the 51st President of the Haitian Republic. When he was declared the Presidential winner in the early morning hours of February 17, 2006 thousands of his supporters poured into the streets of Port au Prince. read more.. |
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 I had the opportunity to speak with an individual with a particular mental disorder. He was very withdrawn and had a sense of hopelessness which could only be described as a loss of the ambition to self-actualize and get on with his life. read more.. |
LETTERS
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| Thanks to your wonderful website, I can still stay abreast of all the latest news, from all of my beloved Islands in the Caribbean. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AFP): David Ortiz smacked a home run and Odalis Perez pitched 4 2/3 scoreless innings to lead the Dominican Republic past Cuba 7-3 here Monday in a second-round game at the World Baseball Classic. read more.. |
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| SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AFP): Victor Martinez hit a grand slam home run in the eighth inning to power Venezuela past Puerto Rico 6-0 here Monday in the World Baseball Classic, inflicting the first defeat on the hosts. read more.. |
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| NASSAU, Bahamas: Bahamian world-rated triple jumper Leevan Sands has been suspended the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) for failing a urine sample test, officials said on Friday. read more.. |
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| MELBOURNE, Australia: Bahamian World and Olympic 400 metres champion Tonique Williams-Darling said that after slow start to her season's build up, she is now in shape to race consistently at the upcoming Commonwealth Games. read more.. |
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