News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Thursday, May 18, 2006:
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| WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): Two operators of an Antigua-based Internet gambling site have been indicted on US charges of money-laundering involving some 250 million dollars of wagers, officials announced Wednesday. read more.. |
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| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti: On Monday evening, Michaelle Jean, the governor general of Canada, reflected her Haitian roots while expressing hope for Haiti's future to members of Parliament and representatives of the outgoing government. read more.. |
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| MIAMI, USA (AFP): The US Coast Guard said Wednesday it suspended its search for a young man believed to have fallen off the Mariner of the Seas cruise ship as it headed from Florida to the Bahamas. read more.. |
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| UNITED NATIONS, (AFP): Guatemala's ambassador to the European Union has been appointed as the new head of the UN mission in Haiti, the UN said in a statement. read more.. |
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| ROAD TOWN, BVI: The Government in the British Virgin Islands has announced revisions to the public service grade and salary structure. read more.. |
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| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti: Early Sunday morning, prisoners gathered on the roof of the National Penitentiary in Haiti, displaying the lifeless body of a gunshot victim. Several waved t-shirts covered in blood and raised signs marked with protest slogans. read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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| A recent report in the Observer Newspaper in Jamaica mentioned the Minister of Education in that country as urging tertiary level institutions to improve the quality of education they offer. read more.. |
LETTERS
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| There is a plan to build a port project in Grenada's northern town, Sauteurs, St Patrick. Therefore, the false rumours being spread just recently about Kick 'Em Jenny volcano acting up, could well be another opposition propaganda plot. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| Jamaica, KINGSTON: American Justin Gatlin's performance in Qatar was very fast, but apparently not fast enough to break the 100m world record after his previous time of 9.76 was changed to 9.77. read more.. |
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| Jamaica (AFP), MONTEGO BAY: India got their tour of the Caribbean off and running with a commanding 116-run victory over Jamaica in a limited-overs practice match on Tuesday at Jarrett Park. read more.. |
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| Jamaica (AFP), KINGSTON: Winning will be on the minds of Brian Lara and Rahul Dravid, when West Indies and India get down to business in the first One-day International of a five-match series on Thursday at Sabina Park. read more.. |
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| Jamaica (AFP), KINGSTON: India off-spinner Ramesh Powar has been ruled out of Thursday's first one-day international against the West Indies due to an ankle injury. read more.. |
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| Jamaica, KINGSTON: After becoming the youngest-ever World Junior Champion in the history of athletics when he won the title at the 2002 Championships in Kingston, and then sizzled to the record of 19.93 seconds at the age of 17, Usain Bolt has struggled to complete a full season. read more.. |
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| England (AFP), CHESTER: Dwight Yorke Wednesday insisted that captaining Trinidad and Tobago at the World Cup will eclipse anything else he has achieved in his career. read more.. |
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