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Dominican officials look to dump poultry glut as Haiti ban holds
Santo Domingo. - Dominican Republic is running around "like a chicken with its head cut off" in the heels of Haiti's ban on local poultry products that took effect for more than one week, as various sectors suggest ways to deal with the expected glut. Agriculture minister Luis Ramon Rodriguez, who met today with north region chicken and egg farmers, said the government could buy ...
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Canada deploying 34 peacekeepers to serve with Brazilians in Haiti
Canada is sending 34 troops to Haiti to serve as a peacekeepers with a Brazilian battalion, Defence Minister Peter MacKay announced Wednesday. MacKay announced the deployment in Ottawa alongside Calgary MP Diane Ablonczy and Gen. Tom Lawson, Canada's Chief of the Defence Staff. They will deploy from June 21 until December 2013, MacKay said. "Members of the Canadian Armed ...
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MasterCard Announces Leadership Changes in its Latin America and Caribbean Region
PURCHASE, N.Y. & MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MasterCard announced today the appointment of Gilberto Caldart as president of its Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) business, effective August 1. Caldart, who currently heads the company's GeoSouth Division (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay) for MasterCard LAC, will report to Ann Cairns, president of ...
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Injured Blake withdraws from Jamaica championships
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Olympic Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake has withdrawn from the island's national championships this week because of a hamstring injury.Agent Cubie Seegobin says Blake has not recovered from the injury. He says Blake is "steadily improving" but he's "not at the level for a national championship."Blake won the 100 meters at the 2011 World ...
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More Charges Planned Against Castro
Ariel Castro, center, sits before a judge with his defense attorney's, Craig Weintraub, left, and Jaye Schlachet during a pretrial hearing, June 19, 2013, in Cleveland, ...
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Environmental Education in Santiago de Cuba Bay
Santiago de Cuba, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) Several environmental education actions are implemented today in this eastern city, striving to reduce its pollution levels and restore vitality to the marine ...
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Medina clarifies Drastic measures to help farmers not against Haiti
Santo Domingo. - The Presidency on Wednesday clarified that president Danilo Medina's pledge of drastic measures to deal with Port-au-Prince's ban on Dominican eggs and chickens aren't against Haiti, but to help poultry production instead. "At no time did the President say that drastic measures would be against anyone," said Presidency spokesman Robert Rodriguez, adding ...
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Caribbean Regional Preparatory Meeting for the 2014 Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States ...
IISD Reporting Services (IISD RS) will be providing daily web updates during the meeting and a summary and analysis which will be on line on this site on Sunday, 7 July ...
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The Bahamas Journal – Jones Communications Network
Labour Minister Shane Gibson responded harshly to recent criticism from the Bahamas Communication and Public Officers union (BCPOU) over the government's failure to reacquire a majority stake in The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC). The union said as a result, its members have faced unfair treatment from the company all while the government stands idly by. ...
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lindbergh smith The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism SuperBowl Add was...
If you were watching the Super Bowl on CBS on Sunday, chances are you saw the primetime debut of a $4.5 million advertisement by the Ministry of Tourism. But since then, the 61-second commercial, intended to encourage visitors to come to The Bahamas, has received both good and bad reviews from Bahamian citizens. Viral comments flooded both Facebook and Twitter as some locals reveled in the ...
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PM suggests jobs boom on horizon
Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday he will officially open the Resorts World Bimini Casino on June 28, a development that he said will bring 400 jobs and more spin-off opportunities for entrepreneurs on that island. Christie said the $24 million casino is just one of several developments underway that will create hundreds of jobs. "What is happening in Bimini augurs so well for ...
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Defence force officers to assist in crime fight
Minister of National Security Dr. Bernard Nottage announced yesterday that he has directed the commodore of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) to deploy up to 150 officers to assist the police force in fighting crime. "Mr. Speaker, we are not going to take it any more," said Nottage, while contributing to debate on the 2013/2014 budget. Nottage said the Defence Force officers can ...
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Cuban ambassador No reports of custody beatings
Cuban Ambassador to The Bahamas Ernesto Soberon Guzman said yesterday he has seen the video purported to show Cuban detainees at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre being beaten by Bahamian officers, but would not make a judgment about its authenticity. Guzman said Cuban detainees continue to express concern about the living conditions at the facility. But he said they have not reported ...
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Coroner recommends disciplinary proceedings after custody death
The coroner who presided over the investigation into the custody death of Aaron Rolle has suggested that the officers who had contact with him face internal disciplinary proceedings. Rolle, 20, died at the Southern Police Station on February 9, two days after his arrest on suspicion of armed robbery and escape. Constables 2126 Akiel Smith and 2468 Carl Smith said they had to forcefully ...
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Policeman in murder case says he was in fear for his life
A policeman claimed that he was in fear for his life when a suspect pointed a gun at him during a chase. Sergeant 1988 Frank Burrows was testifying in the retrial of Stephen Stubbs, Clinton Evans and Andrew Davis, who are on trial for the murder of Constable Jimmy Ambrose and the attempted murder of Constable Marcian Scott at the now closed Club Rock Disco on West Bay Street. Evans alone is ...
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Nottage calls for ‘cash for gold’ closures
Amid rising jewelry and copper theft trends, National Security Minister Dr. Bernard Nottage yesterday called for the closure of all cash for gold businesses and a temporary ban of copper exports. Nottage petitioned members of the opposition to support him on both fronts as he revealed crime statistics which suggest that there is a relationship between stolen goods and cash for gold businesses. ...
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Govt wants to increase number of judges
The government plans to bring legislation to Parliament that would increase the complement of Supreme Court justices to 20 and allow for 10 criminal courts to operate simultaneously, Prime Minister Perry Christie told the House of Assembly yesterday. Christie said this would be an important tool in the government's crime fighting arsenal. He lamented the country's crime problem as he ...
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Villa Clara Will Represent Cuba in Caribbean Baseball Series
Havana, June 19 (PL) Cuban fans celebrate today the victory of Villa Clara in the national baseball championship,becoming the first team that will represent this island in the Caribbean series,after 43 years of absence. Of course, the biggest joy is appreciated in the central Cuban province that gives its name to the champion, known as the orange team. The team mentor, Ramon More, attributed ...
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China and Cuba seek greater cooperation
Xi Jinping said his country would like to work more closely with Cuba on international and regional issues. Xi told Cuba's visiting first vice president, Miguel Diaz-Canel, that China would like to forge a good partnership with Latin American and Caribbean nations, the official Chinese news agency Xinhua reported. The Chinese leader called for stronger cooperation between China and Latin ...
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Colombian Govt Guerrilla Resume Talks in Cuba
8 de junio de 2013, 11:39 Havana, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) presented their considerations in this capital today of convening a Constituent Assembly in that country, after resuming peace talks with the ...
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Interval International Adds Third Azul Property in the Mexican Caribbean
MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Interval International, a prominent worldwide provider of vacation services and an operating business of Interval Leisure Group ( ), announced the addition of Azul Beach Hotel by Karisma on Mexico's Mayan Riviera. This property joins Azul Sensatori and Azul Fives Hotel & Private Residences, also part of the Azul brand of Gourmet ...
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RFK Center Releases Documents Outlining US Actions to Block Life-saving Funds to Haiti
RFK Memorial Center for Human Rights and 2002 RFK Award recipient, Loune Viaud of Zamni Lasante, release U.S. Department of Treasury documents revealing that the U.S. and the Inter-American Development Bank deliberately obstructed $146 million in approved IDB financing. WASHINGTON - August 4 - The Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights and Zamni Lasante released internal U.S. ...
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President of Sao Tome and Principe Ends Visit to Cuba
Havana, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) The President of Sao Tome and Principe, Manuel Pinto da Costa, ends today an official visit to Cuba, to strengthen bilateral relations. The African statesman complied with an agenda that included official talks with his Cuban peer Raul Castro. The two leaders talked about the bonds of friendship and cooperation between their respective countries, spoke out for ...
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Dominican Republic’s biggest land fraud case goes to Supreme Court
Santo Domingo.- The National District Prosecutor filed to appeal a ruling acquitting former Agrarian Institute (IAD) director Jaime Rodriguez Guzman, a brother and his wife of charges od defrauding the State out of thousands of hectares at Bahia de las Aguilas (southwest). Yeni Berenice Reynoso asked the Supreme Court to revoke the June 4 ruling by 1st First Instance Court presiding judge ...
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Canadian troops expected to be deployed to Haiti for peacekeeping
A Canadian soldier carries supplies as troops arrive at a temporary medical centre in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday January 16, 2010. A handful of Canadian troops are about to take part in peacekeeping operation in Haiti under the command of Brazilian forces, in a long-delayed mission that has been kept inexplicably low on the political radar. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian ...
Trinidad Feature Digest
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Trinidad rearranges infastructure spending
Trinidad and Tobago, although a small island nation less than ten times the size of the city state of Singapore, is a regional economic powerhouse and the national capital Port of Spain, is a centre of commerce in the West Indies, but with the robust development that our island has experienced comes a number of infrastructure projects all with different supporters and different objectives.
The controversial nature of the nationwide highways expansion program was seen as a reflection of the competing needs of the local population and the need to balance government spending against sustainable development. Read more
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