Lawyer says legal action looms in St. John’s feud

Nassau Guardian - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

An attorney representing scores of parents whose children attended St. John's College said yesterday she would file legal action against the school as early as this week if the Anglican Central Education Authority (ACEA) does not reverse its decision to cancel the graduation ceremony and prom. Graduation was scheduled for this morning. The ACEA has said it canceled the school's prom ...

Officials to address cruise industry’s crime concern

Nassau Guardian - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

The Ministry of Tourism, the police and major cruise lines are working on a white paper on crime that will specifically address how to prevent crime in tourist areas, Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe said. This comes after several cruise lines that visit The Bahamas began issuing crime warnings to their passengers. The proposed white paper was discussed during a meeting attended by police, ...

$20m more for Bahamasair

Nassau Guardian - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

The government has allocated $20 million to Bahamasair in the upcoming fiscal year, Deputy Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis said yesterday. "Bahamasair holdings continues to suffer from high labor costs and an aging fleet, escalating fuel costs and a commitment to unprofitable domestic [routes]," Davis said during his contribution to debate of the 2013/2014 budget in the House of ...

Man charged with June 9 murder

Nassau Guardian - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Police have charged a man with the murder of Sidney Brown, who was murdered earlier this month. Shadrach Gibson, 18, of Johnson Alley, is accused of the fatal stabbing of Brown on June 9. Brown was found stabbed to death on a sidewalk near Jerome Avenue and Wulff Road. Gibson was not required to enter a plea to the charge at his arraignment before Chief Magistrate Roger Gomez yesterday. He ...

Cubas Resolution on Puerto Rico Stresses at UN

Prensa Latina - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Havana, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) Edwin Gonzalez, delegate of the Puerto Rican Mission in Havana, stressed the importance of the draft resolution submitted by Cuba on his country in the UN Decolonization Committee, Granma newspaper reported. The fact that the "UN participate on the matter is of vital importance to our independentist intentions, as the U.S. justification for ignoring the matter ...

Icon Dominican border town resumes trade with Haiti for now

Dominican Today - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Dajabon, Dom. Rep.- The local retailers association of Dajabon, the country's biggest and most active border town, lifted the strike in effect since yesterday to protest the Haitian government's ban on Dominican Republic poultry products, enacted citing concerns over alleged bird flu. Tractor-trailers and other vehicles were allowed to cross into and out of Haiti since early Tuesday ...

Raul Castro Meets President of Sao Tome and Principe

Prensa Latina - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Havana, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) President Raul Castro met Manuel Pinto da Costa, President of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, who continues today an official visit to this country. Both leaders referred to the relations of friendship and cooperation between their countries, expressed their interest in strengthening bilateral ties, and also talked on international issues. ...

Couple Sought Asylum in Cuba Said Childrens Lives in Danger Lawyer Says

The Ledger - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

The Tampa couple accused of kidnapping their sons at gunpoint and absconding on a sailboat across the Gulf of Mexico tried to formally seek asylum from Cuban authorities, asserting the lives of their children were at risk from U.S. government officials, one parent’s lawyer said ...

Castro targets kids fashion

Globes - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

CAST ) today officially announced that it is entering the children's clothing market. Castro CEO and owner Gabi Rotter said, "We plan entering this market in a very significant way from the outset. This is an engine of growth for us and very necessary. Our role is to bring good news to the children's fashion market and we want to be a market leader. Children's fashion is not ...

Australian abruptly ends Cuba-Fla. swim attempt

MSNBC - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

HAVANA (AP) - Australian endurance swimmer Chloe McCardel ended her attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida after 11 hours in the water when she was stung by a jellyfish Wednesday ...

Caribbean diplomats fight UK’s APD

General Sources - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

BRIDGETOWN--Caribbean diplomats in the United Kingdom are gearing up to lobby the British government for an ease in the airline passenger duty (APD), a tax which Caribbean countries say seriously affect their tourism industries.Tourism and International Transport Minister Richard Sealy said the Caribbean diplomats have secured 40,000 to assist them in this effort.Sealy, who recently visited the ...

U.S. Cuba to resume talks on direct mail stopped in ’63

Tribune Review - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

WASHINGTON -- The United States and Cuba will resume talks this week on restarting direct mail service despite a deadlock between Washington and Havana over detainees that has largely stalled most rapprochement efforts, a U.S. official said on ...

Haiti reports first suspected H1N1 death in 2013

Global Times - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Haiti reported on Monday its first suspected death this year from H1N1 virus, reports reaching here said.The victim was from the small community of Nan Bannann in the southern city of Belle-Ansecity, 110 km southwest of the capital Port-au-Prince, the reports said.As local government said, the victim died at a hospital in Thiotte, 65 km east of the capital.Reports said the victim appeared to ...

Special Committee on Decolonization Approves Text Calling upon United States to Initiate Self-determination Process for Puerto Rico

United Nations - Monday 17th June, 2013

Meeting to consider the question of Puerto Rico, the Special Committee on Decolonization called again upon the United States today to expedite a process that would allow Puerto Ricans to fully exercise their inalienable right to self-determination and ...

US names dangerous Cuba prisoners

Independent.ie - Monday 17th June, 2013

Pentagon , Army Lieutanant Colonel Todd Breasseale.The names of all Guantanamo prisoners have been public for years, but the administration of ...

Whelan Barbados is on FA Cup travel itinerary

Soccernet - Monday 17th June, 2013

Emmerson Boyce and Gary Caldwell lift the FA Cup after their stunning triumph Whelan, who owns a villa on the island of Barbados, is due to leave in his summer holidays once he unveils former Bolton manager Owen Coyle as the replacement to Roberto Martinez.But before he jets off, the 76-year-old has renewed his promise to parade the historic trophy for all of Barbados."Since we won the FA ...

Storm clouds loom over Jamaica Pond

Boston Herald - Monday 17th June, 2013

"It was mostly sunny with some innocent clouds in Jamaica Plain and then suddenly these dramatic dark storm clouds moved in over Jamaica Pond. They looked like something from the movie "Independence Day" when the alien space ships enter Earth's atmosphere. The rain that followed was pretty intense ...