Reigning Olympic men's javelin champion Keshorn Walcott will lead a 29-member Trinidad and Tobago team at the 14th IAAF World Outdoor Championships in Moscow Aug 10-18. Walcott, one of 16 men selected, is the lone male field athlete on the team, despite missing last month's National Championships due to an ankle injury, reports CMC. London Olympic double bronze medallist Lalonde Gordon will be ...
Havana Journal For Cuba a Harsh Self-Assessment
HAVANA -- There was a time, Alexi remembers, when life in Cuba was simpler. People dressed properly. Children respected their elders. Stealing was ...
Leaders from United Nations Caricom discuss Haiti development drugs at meeting
Caribbean Community leaders on Wednesday begin four-day summit in Trinidad and Tobago Wednesday paying tribute to the past, while examining the ...
Haiti sees big money reviving flagging tourism
MONTROUIS, Haiti -- The Club Indigo beach resort north of the Haiti capital was crowded with U.N. peacekeepers, aid workers, diplomats and missionaries on a recent Sunday. But the only real, live tourists seemed to be Anne Fournier and her husband. The young couple from Montreal is a rarity in this afflicted country. Crime, health scares, hurricanes and the monster earthquake of January 2010 ...
New ?Assassin?s Creed IV? Shows Off Open-World Caribbean Exploration
?s West Indies setting is. Players will get to explore Cuba; segments of Florida and the Bahamas; and all of the Caribbean waters in-between. In addition to attacking and boarding ships, players will be able to hire a crew to do some rum-running, find hidden upgrade items throughout the map, and explore desolate Mayan ruins. Players can also have Edward Kenway get drunk at taverns, just ...
UN Caribbean bloc hail strong partnership highlight shared concerns at biennial meeting
Secetary-General ban Ki-moon (centre) at the seventh meeting between representatives of the UN system and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). UN Photo/Eskinder ...
Cuba?s main international air terminal to get $10-million upgrade
A plane from Cubana airline at Jose Marti International Airport in Havana. Cuba's main international air terminal is getting a $10.2-million (U.S.) overhaul to improve operations at the overcrowded facility, according to state-run media. (Fernando Morales/The Globe and ...
IMO Extols Meeting in Cuba of Caribbean Maritime Authorities
Havana, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) A representative of the International Marine Organization (IMO) highlighted here today the celebration of the 18th Meeting of the Memorandum of Understanding of the Caribbean Control of Ships in session here with the presence of 12 countries. The meeting up to Thursday, July 25 in the National Hotel of Cuba will allow the assistants to share the development of ...
Dominican deputies to Medina Wear the pants deal with Haiti
Santo Domingo.- Deputies from various parties on Tuesday asked the Government to "wear the pants" and deal with its relationship with Haiti, whose attitude in their view has Dominican Republic virtually cornered. They said president Danilo Medina must personally defend the country against what they see as inertia by the agencies called upon to defend the country's interests. ...
Brash Sandy could be a boon to Jamaica Bay
In the wake of superstorm Sandy, Jamaica Bay stands poised for rebirth. Gateway National Recreation Area, a national park made up of Sandy Hook in New Jersey, Great Kills on Staten Island, and most of Jamaica Bay in Brooklyn and Queens, has essentially been neglected since its creation in 1972. With recovery funds now available, willing hands are ready to help remake Gateway. Work began before ...
Dominican Republic eyes sweeping tax breaks for tourism projects
Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina on Tuesday sent a bill to Congress to amend the Tourism Development Law, with tax breaks to secure the tourism sector's sustained development and attract investment by local and foreign companies. The bill provides tax breaks for investment in four areas of the capital; Santo Domingo Central, the National District Shorefront (Malecon), the Ozama ...
Barbados Opposition Threatens With Motion Against Prime Minister
Bridgetown, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) Barbados Opposition threatens to propose a vote of censure against Prime Minister Freundel Stuart, who faces criticism for the mishandling of the economic crisis in this Caribbean nation. During a political rally, parliamentaria Maria Agard stated forward that the Labout Party in Barbados (BLP) could soon announce the initiative in parliament. Agard explained ...
Hurdler Ortega Cuba Rejoins Athletics Team to Moscow Championships
Havana, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) The short hurdler Orlando Ortega rejoined today the list of athletes who will represent Cuba at the World Athletics Championships to take place in Moscow from 10 to 18 August. Ortega, 110 meters hurdles, was released Tuesday from his sanction and he is fit to resume international competitions, according to the National Athletic Commission. The measure responds to ...
Cuba Graduates Physicians Worldwide
3 de julio de 2013, 13:30 Ciego de Avila, Cuba, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) A group of 146 foreign students from 19 nations have graduated as physicians at the University of Medicine in this central Cuban province, who will strengthen the quality of life in their respective countries. Those graduates in Ciego de Avila, belonging to the project of the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM), mostly ...
Vietnam Haiti Agree to Increase Cooperation
Hanoi, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) From nowadays Vietnam and Haiti are willing to increase sustained bilateral relations of cooperation in many spheres, following the signing of an agreement between their respective ministers of industry and trade. According to what have been signed on the eve, a memorandum of understanding that reached consensus in 2012 will enter into effect, by virtue of which the ...
Delta to add flights to Dominican Bahamas from Pittsburgh
Delta Air Lines plans to add weekly flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas in December, Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald said ...
Minnis sparks House uproar
Debate on the Stem Cell Research and Therapy Bill failed to continue as planned in the House of Assembly yesterday, as demands from Opposition Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis to speak led to uproar and an eventual early suspension of the lower chamber. The incident stemmed from a ruling by House Speaker Dr. Kendal Major last week that Minnis would be barred from speaking in Parliament until he ...
Nottage calls on Minnis to apologize
Leader of Government Business in the House of Assembly Dr. Bernard Nottage yesterday accused Opposition Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis of being "disrespectful" to House Speaker Dr. Kendal Major and called on him to apologize. "That's what any self-respecting member of Parliament would do," said Nottage following Minnis' show of defiance in the House of Assembly. Last ...
Man dies after shooting outside bar
A man was shot and killed outside a local bar early yesterday morning, according to police. Police said the 40-year-old victim of Balls Alley was shot multiple times at a club on Bay Street and Armstrong Street. The incident reportedly stemmed from an altercation between the victim and a group of men around 2:55 a.m. After being shot, the man was taken to hospital by private vehicle where he ...
Dead ducks part of ?bizarre find?
A noose hangs from a tree near a pond just off of Cable Beach. The bodies of dead birds and other miscellaneous items were discovered in bushes yesterday. TORRELL GLINTON TNG ...
CJ ?puzzled? by decision on St. John?s graduation
Chief Justice Sir Michael Barnett said yesterday he found it "puzzling" that the Anglican Central Education Authority (ACEA) canceled a graduation ceremony for the entire 2013 St. John's College (SJC) senior class instead of simply excluding the students who were found in breach of school rules. Sir Michael suggested that the decision created a problem for the students who did ...
Defense concluding in cop killing case
Three men accused of murdering a policeman have elected not to give evidence before a Supreme Court jury to refute prosecutors' claims about their alleged roles in the crime. Stephen Stubbs, Andrew Davis and Clinton Evans told Justice Roy Jones yesterday that they had decided to exercise the right not to give evidence. Prosecutors allege that the men are responsible for the shooting death ...
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