News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Tuesday, May 16, 2006:
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| UNITED NATIONS, (AFP): The UN Security Council on Monday urged Haiti's executive and legislative branches to work together in a constructive manner following the swearing-in of President Rene Preval. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Police in Tobago have discovered the body of a British national on the island. The body, that of a male, was found at a house at Post Office Street in Buccoo, Tobago around 5pm on Sunday. read more.. |
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| MADRID, Spain (AFP): A Senegalese boat carrying the mummified bodies of 11 passengers found adrift off the coast of Barbados may have set sail with as many as 37 African migrants on board, according to documents found on board. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England (AFP): Aston "Family Man" Barrett, bass player in Bob Marley's band The Wailers, failed Monday in his court battle in London for a slice of the late reggae legend's royalties. read more.. |
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| GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP): The Red Cross appealed Monday for more than 700,000 dollars in aid to help some 20,000 people hit by a flood disaster in Suriname this month. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA: Suriname’s recovery from recent widespread flooding received another boost on Monday, thanks to a monetary contribution from the Organization of American States (OAS). read more.. |
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| PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (UPI): Canada's Governor General, Michaelle Jean, has begun a four-day trip to Haiti, returning to her birth country for the first time since her 2005 appointment. read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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 The political scenario in the region nowadays, and the happenings in our own backyard in these Spice Isles, must be sending out the message that we are into, or on the road to trying times ahead. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| Jamaica, KINGSTON: The much anticipated 100 metres show-down between two of track and field's most exciting sprinters in this era could be a no-show, after a report suggested that American Justin Gatlin may pull out of the Gateshead Grand Prix. read more.. |
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| Jamaica, KINGSTON: The debate over the world record performance by Justin Gatlin at the Qatar IAAF World Super Tour in Doha, on Friday, reached another height after former Trinidad sprint star Ato Boldon said he's not buying into it. read more.. |
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| Brazil, RIO DE JANEIRO: Following her impressive season in the Caribbean this year, Cuban javelin thrower, Osleidys Menendez, produced yet another notable mark in a winning effort in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday. read more.. |
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| France (AFP), PARIS: Fancy making an outside bet for the World Cup? How about Spain? South Korea? Costa Rica? Trinidad and Tobago? What unites all these teams is that they wear red, a colour that some scientists say gives such an advantage in sport that it should even be regulated. read more.. |
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