News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Friday, July 14, 2006:
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Guyana government indicated on Thursday that it was seeking information on the removal of fugitive businessman Shaheed 'Roger' Khan from Suriname to Trinidad and Tobago and subsequently to the United States. read more.. |
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| BASSETERRE, St Kitts: St Kitts and Nevis' Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas says the US$16 million expansion now taking place at the Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport is another step in preparing the twin-island Federation to "to welcome the rest of the world." read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Government of Canada is the latest to commit to field elections observers in Guyana as preparations intensify for the holding of the 2006 elections, according to the Government Information News Agency. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England (AFP): The Caribbean island of Dominica is one of the top five happiest countries on Earth, according to a study published this week measuring people's wellbeing and their impact on the environment. read more.. |
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| TOKYO, Japan (AFP): The Tokyo government will compensate Japanese who were encouraged to emigrate to the Dominican Republic after World War II under false promises of a Caribbean paradise, supporters said Thursday read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP): Guyana may have to erect tents and moor cruise ships to solve an accommodation crisis at next year's cricket World Cup, chief executive of the local organizing committee Karan Singh said Thursday. read more.. |
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| MIAMI, USA (UPI): U.S. authorities have arrested a friend of known Cuban exiled militant Luis Posada Carriles, The Miami Herald reported Thursday. read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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 I have written a number of articles delineating my moral, political and social disdain for royalty and all of its fairy-tale appurtenances. Moreover, I’ve never been shy about expressing unqualified schadenfreude read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| ROME, Italy: Jamaican speedster Asafa Powell will go in search of the his third win in the IAAF Golden League campaign at the Borotalco Golden Gala in the Olympic stadium in Rome on Friday. read more.. |
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| ROME, Italy: Joint world record holder over 100-metres Asafa Powell turned down the opportunity run in Lausanne Tuesday and now he believes he had given up a perfect opportunity to become the sole possessor of the record. read more.. |
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