News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Wednesday, September 27, 2006:
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NEW YORK, USA (AFP):  The UN Security Council needs "responsible states" and not those who want to air their anti-American views at the expense of solving crucial problems, United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said in a clear reference to Venezuela. read more.. |
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| SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Reuters): The government of the Dominican Republic on Tuesday accused a former education minister of stealing $20 million that was supposed to have paid for school meals for poor students. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA: Dr Errol Cort, Minister of Finance and Economy and other senior Antigua and Barbuda government officials arrived in Washington, D.C., last weekend for a series of meetings with US Government officials. read more.. |
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| CASTRIES, St Lucia: Li Zhaoxing, Foreign Minister of China, paid an official visit to St Lucia from September 24 to 25. It is the first visit by the Chinese Foreign Minister to St Lucia since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1997. read more.. |
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LONDON, England (AFP):  A young Grenada-born army private who received Britain's highest military honor but who paid a physical and emotional price for his heroism in Iraq has been promoted to lance corporal, officials said Tuesday. Johnson Beharry was awarded the first Victoria Cross in 23 years. read more.. |
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| ROAD TOWN, BVI: The Governor in the British Virgin Islands David Pearey has appointed Air Safety Support International (ASSI) as the Investigator in Charge to provide a report on the accident to a “Fly BVI” aircraft. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England (Bloomberg): SkyPostal, which delivers mail in the Caribbean for clients including Deutsche Post AG and American Express Co., plans to sell shares in London to raise money to complete its satellite mail-tracking system. read more.. |
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| ROAD TOWN, BVI: The President of H. Lavity Stoutt Community College in the British Virgin Islands Dr. Michael O’Neal has spoken out against a recent incident at the college whereby one student allegedly assaulted another. read more.. |
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WASHINGTON, USA (AFP):  The US ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton, accused Venezeluan President Hugo Chavez on Monday of using his country's oil wealth to destabilize other Latin American nations. Bolton said the leftist president has formed a "very close bond" with Fidel Castro. read more.. |
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| NEW YORK, USA (Reuters): A tropical depression could form in the Atlantic late Tuesday or Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center said in an outlook issued Tuesday. read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  The St Kitts Marriott Beach Resort and Royal Beach Casino and the several medical schools are genuine opportunities and engines for economic growth in St Kitts and Nevis, says outgoing United States Ambassador to the Eastern Caribbean, Mary Kramer. read more.. |
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados:  Professor Eon Nigel Harris was elected Chairman of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) at a Special Meeting of the Council held on September 22 in Jamaica. Professor Harris, a Guyanese by birth, brings to CXC a wealth of experience in education. read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  The Caribbean needs to begin playing close attention to the implications of the larger and more luxurious cruise ships that are being placed into service. “It can place severe pressure on the facilities that we have in St Kitts," said Denzil Crooke. read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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 Under our adopted democratic system of Government -- grounded in our Parliamentary system of passing laws, for the peace, order, and stability of our society -- we have also taken on board a written Constitution. read more.. |
LETTERS
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| Perhaps I should start by congratulating the Government of Grenada and, in particular, the Minister whose portfolio includes tourism, for not only visiting, but touring the United Kingdom earlier this year in a promotion exercise. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| SHANGHAI, China: Jamaica’s top female quarter-miler Novlene Williams improved her personal best to win the 400-metres dash in the Shanghai Stadium during the second annual Shanghai Golden Grand Prix on Saturday evening. read more.. |
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