News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Saturday, August 19, 2006:
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| WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): The United States on Friday said it had no plans to invade Cuba, after its communist interim leader, Raul Castro, said he had ordered a mobilization to counter a US invasion threat. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: The next major phase of reform in the system of local government in Dominica is set to commence in September 2006. read more.. |
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CHARLESTOWN, Nevis:  Land, roads, recreational facilities and water were key concerns voiced by the residents during the first in a series of planned island wide town hall meetings of the Nevis Reformation Party (NRP)-led Nevis Island Administration (NIA) on Thursday. read more.. |
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| HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): Fidel Castro is getting better and Cuba has bolstered its defenses since his operation, the strongman's brother Raul said in comments published Thursday, his first since becoming acting president. read more.. |
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ROSEAU, Dominica:  The tourism sector in Dominica has received a major boost with the installation of a hyperbaric chamber at the Princess Margaret Hospital, funded by the European Union under the Eco-Tourism Development Programme at a cost of $750,000. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Twenty Dominicans, twelve women and eight men, will leave Dominica next week to pursue first degrees in various academic disciplines in China, starting September 2006. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): A US State Department official poked fun Friday at ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro's brother, who is interim ruler of the communist state, calling him "Fidel's baby brother" and "Fidel light." read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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 A week after a dramatic terror plot for British airports was revealed by security forces, major disruption continued and the travel and airline industries began counting the costs of the delays and cancellations. read more.. |
LETTERS
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| In answer to Susan Campbell's comments that I equated objections to Zionism to anti-Jewish sentiments, I must say her conclusion is incorrect. read more.. |
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| I must respond to Condoleezza Rice's commentary because it contains several mistakes, if not lies. The lying begins when it states that the US has worked for a month to end the violence. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP):  Jamaican Asafa Powell set the Golden League meet here Friday alight by equalling the world record of 9.77sec for the men's 100m he holds jointly with doping-tainted American Justin Gatlin. Powell led home a trio of Americans in sub-10sec times. read more.. |
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