News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Tuesday, June 13, 2006:
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| MIAMI, USA (AFP): US officials warned Monday the season's first tropical storm could unleash life-threatening floods and mud slides as Cuban officials evacuated 25,000 people from Alberto's path. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): Japan looks poised this week to seize a dominant grip on the world body frustrating its commercial whaling ambitions, and to deal a sickening blow to the global Green movement at this week's meeting in St Kitts. read more.. |
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| POINTE À PITRE, Guadeloupe: This week, Digicel, the leading mobile operator in the English-speaking Caribbean, will replace Bouyghes Telecom Caraibes as the service provider for some 160,000 cellphones in the French-speaking territories of the region. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA (Bloomberg): High oil prices are driving a wedge between energy companies and the Cuban-American community, two pillars of support for President George W. Bush and his fellow Republicans. read more.. |
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| LUXEMBOURG, (AFP): The European Union criticised Cuba on Monday for the deterioration of human rights on the island but decided not to reintroduce sanctions against President Fidel Castro's regime. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): The United States said on Monday the Cuban government had cut off electricity to its diplomatic mission in Havana, accusing it of engaging in "bullying tactics." read more.. |
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| BASSETERRE, St Kitts: The Caribbean can expect auditors to sharpen their skills as it seeks to streamline budgetary extremes in financially challenging times. read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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 There was an old saying, by those wise old folks of yesteryear, to the effect that, if care is not taken of the tree trunk, there will eventually be no branches, or flowers and fruits to admire or enjoy. And those of us old enough to recall... read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| GROS ISLET, St Lucia (AFP): India were looking to deliver the knockout punch when it rained on their parade in the second Test against West Indies on Monday at the Beausejour Cricket Ground. read more.. |
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| BADEN-BADEN, Germany (AFP): England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is poised to unleash Wayne Rooney upon Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday as his team seeks to wrap up qualification from Group B. read more.. |
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| ROTENBURG, Germany (AFP): Should World Cup minnows Trinidad and Tobago pull off another upset against England on Thursday, expect the Caribbean islands to party like never before. read more.. |
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| STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP): Swedish captain Olof Mellberg and team-mate Fredrik Ljungberg had a bustup after a disappointing World Cup draw against Trinidad and Tobago, the Swedish press reported on Monday. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England (Reuters): Trinidad & Tobago goalkeeper Shaka Hislop said on Monday he could die happy after keeping Sweden at bay in a shock 0-0 World Cup draw in Group B. read more.. |
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| GATESHEAD, England: Jamaican ace sprinter Asafa Powell, fresh from his world record-equalling run in Gateshead, said he could have run 9.75 seconds to win the men's 100-metres on Sunday. read more.. |
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