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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from The News » World
BY SONIA PEREZ D. The Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY – Wiretappings that prosecutors used to track down a million-dollar fraud ring run out of the Guatemalan government have cost the vice president her job and now may lead to the Centra... -
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Times of Suriname - grootste landelijke dagblad van Suriname » english newsSURINAME – Police officers from the Flora Police Department recently urged the owners of vehicles to remain alert when parking their vehicle alongside the road because several car burglaries have already been reported. In all of the cas...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from MercoPressArgentina has launched a stinging attack on hedge funds attempting to block payment on last month's Bonar 24 debt issuance, stating that the petition shows the 'vulture funds' desperation following the successful auction.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from CNN.com - AmericasThe growing Latino population, now 17% of the United States, has yet to be fully represented in political and corporate leadership.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Mexico News DailyBig waves are in the forecast for much of the Pacific coast but they won’t be as big as those seen at the beginning of the month, when they reached FULL STORY The post Groundswell will be weaker than last time appeared first on Mexico Ne...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Mexico | The GuardianDespite hopes that the end of immigration detention centers could be near, for some kids, the psychological damage has already been done Read more: Many migrant families held by US could soon be free from detention ‘nightmare’ Related: M...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from BBC News - Latin America & CaribbeanFrench President Francois Hollande has met Cuba's 1959 revolutionary leaders Fidel and Raul Castro on a historic trip to Havana.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Peruthisweek.comThe Ministry of Transport confirmed that Javier Prado will be amplified for detours following construction for the Metro Line 2 .
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from The Rio TimesTuesday’s Rio Nightlife Pick – American duo Phantogram will perform live tonight in Circo Voador in Lapa. Playing as part of the Converse Rubber Tracks Live free show series held at the venue, this performance will mark Phant...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from UT San Diego stories: Mexico & Latin AmericaMany of the world's top surfers were in Rio de Janeiro for a major surfing competition that kicked off Tuesday amid persistent worries about the city's polluted waters.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Mexico News DailyProtesting teachers remain in the main square of the city of Oaxaca, but the vendors who arrived with them last spring have been gone since Sunday. Early Sunday morning 500 FULL STORY The post Police close vendors but teachers remain app...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from UT San Diego stories: Mexico & Latin AmericaA senior U.S. State Department official has made a second visit to Caracas for talks aimed at easing tensions between the U.S. and the socialist South American country.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Guyana Chronicle » TOP STORYGEORGETOWN –– The U.S. Embassy congratulates the Guyanese people on the democratic process that we observed in yesterday’s elections. It was heartening to witness the enthusiasm with which Guyanese voters participated in the electo...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from MercoPressEnergy company Rockhopper Exploration and Falkland Oil and Gas Ltd., have announced that drilling operations at Isobel Deep well have recommenced. Isobel Deep is located in the North Falklands basin and is part of the current round of dr...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Sputnik InternationalColombia has announced that it will stop using Monsanto's controversial herbicide glyphosate - the active ingredient in its bestselling RoundUp - on illicit coca crops as part of state efforts to eradicate the plants.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Guyana Chronicle » TOP STORYTHE peace and calm that dominated voting in yesterday’s General and Regional Elections throughout the country failed to hold up at the close of polls last night, as fear, tension and intimidation stepped in, and even escalating to violen...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Kaieteur News » NewsWhile the APNU+AFC Coalition continues careful examination of the election results, Presidential Candidate, David Granger has urged supporters to remain calm as they await the official announcement. The U.S Embassy of Guyana through its ...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Guyana Chronicle » TOP STORYOver 1,500 Statements of Polls (SoPs) out of a total of 2,299 are in the possession of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), according to its Chairman Dr Steve Surujbally. Today at a news conference, he disclosed that GECOM is in the ...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from South AmericaBrazil is hardly a consensus target for investment, but some are willing to be brave in spite of recent problems.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneThe disturbances in Baltimore last week never reached the intensity of those in London in 2011 nor of those in Paris in 2005, but the deployment of military assets, including spying devices adapted from theaters of war, were a preview of...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from The Rio TimesBy Lisa Flueckiger, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Crime numbers have significantly dropped in communities with a Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) between 2008 and 2014 according to the latest numbers from the Pub...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Peruthisweek.comLI Keqiang, the Chinese Premier of the State Council will be visiting May 22-24.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from MercoPressGuyana voted Monday in early elections pitting embattled President Donald Ramotar against an upstart opposition alliance seeking to unite voters across racial lines with its calls to end corruption.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from The News » World
Thai crackdown on trafficking pushes out migrants BY RONI BINTANG AND AL-ZAQUAN AMER HAMZAH Reuters LHOKSUKON, Indonesia – Malaysia has detained more than a thousand Bangladeshi and Rohingya refugees, including dozens of children, police... -
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneAn international phase 1 clinical trial published on Monday and led by Barcelona’s Vall d’Hebron Hospital shows that a combination of two new antibodies that acts against the same protein reduces by 67 percent tumors in colorectal metast...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Guyana Chronicle » TOP STORYI welcome the successful completion of voting in Guyana’s general and regional elections on 11 May. I now urge all parties and their supporters to have patience and give the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) the space and respect it n...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from The Rio TimesBy Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – With the devaluation of the Brazilian real in relation to the U.S. dollar and the economy slowing down, Brazilians are planning to spend their vacations this year traveling ...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from News: AllThe Venezuelan President travelled to Russia last week to participate in the celebrations. He also granted an exclusive interview to Russia Today, revealing his views on the current geopolitical conjuncture and vowing to personally errad...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from South AmericaMONTEVIDEO, Uruguay— Uruguayan authorities have arrested a Dutch citizen and a Paraguayan customs officer who are accused of a multimillion-dollar fraud using Paraguayan debit cards. Officials said Tuesday that the two took advantage of ...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from News - Mexico News Network
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Peruthisweek.comThe bridge was built during colonial times, where it served the locals to cross the Huancabamba river.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from MercoPressThe Argentina government formally announced on Monday the primary and national elections calendar, which for the first time includes direct vote for representatives to the Mercosur parliament. Simultaneous primaries will be held on 9 Aug...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from The Yucatan TimesThe Yucatan times had the incredible opportunity to talk with inventor and entrepreneur Octavio Gonzalez. Originally from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. Octavio has been an avid inventor since he was a little boy, repairing home appliances like ...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from CNN.com - AmericasA decade after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the city has stormed back onto the travel radar.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Peruthisweek.comUniversity students, teachers from SUTEP , and defense fronts of Arequipa are participating in the strike against the Tía María mining project.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Borderland BeatTranslated by Otis B Fly-Wheel for Borderland Beat from a Zetatijuana article and additional images from Google [ Subject Matter: BCS, Sinaloa Cartel, El 28, Los 28 Recommendation: Some prior subject matter knowledge would be useful ] Re...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from MercoPressPresident Barack Obama's administration on Monday approved petroleum giant Shell's request to begin drilling for oil and gas in the Arctic Sea under certain conditions, despite opposition from environmental groups.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from The Rio TimesOpinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In Brazil, as most readers know, the crony system has been around for a long time. Just after his election in 2002, President Lula publicly defended the practice of creating a nu...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneFour Colombian soldiers died and two were injured when their army Black Hawk helicopter went down in the central province of Meta where FARC rebels have a strong presence, military sources reported.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Stabroek News » Regional News(Trinidad Express) United States Intellectual Property law firm Computer Law Group LLP has cleared Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and former Attorney General Anand Ramlogan of involvement in emails produced by Opposition Leader Dr...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from South AmericaSAO PAULO, May 12- An epidemic of dengue fever is fanning public anger over what Brazilians say is President Dilma Rousseff's biggest challenge- the sad state of the national healthcare system. Health Minister Arthur Chioro has blam...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from MercoPressThe Chilean government has renewed its 'explicit' support for Argentina's sovereignty claims over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands, according to Daniel Filmus, the Argentine official head of the special department for affairs relative to t...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from The News » The Nation
BY RICARDO CASTILLO The News The controversial 1,200-piece collection of Frida Kahlo’s personal belongings kept in safes at La Buhardilla Antique Shop in San Miguel de Allende may soon be put on exhibit. Collection owner Carlos Noyola sa... -
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from BBC News - Latin America & CaribbeanPresident Francois Hollande makes the first official visit to Haiti by a French head of state since the former colony won independence.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Peruthisweek.comWhat a disappointment…
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Peruthisweek.comBeauty takes flight in Manú National Park, located in Peru’s Amazon jungle.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Guyana Chronicle » TOP STORY
THE People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has forthrightly condemned the willful torching of two buildings and two vehicles in Sophia by a mob who openly voiced their allegiance to the Opposition. One of the buildings and the vehicles belong ... -
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Guyana Chronicle » TOP STORYACTING on an invitation received from the Government of Guyana, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), through the Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, mounted a 10-member CARICOM Election Observation Mission (CEOM) to observe the Ge...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from The City Paper BogotáAn exhibition of Hernan Díaz’s wor, presents portraits of Colombian artists, political figures, and a documentation of Cartagena in the 1970s. The article The Hernán Díaz “sessions” appeared first on The City Paper Bogotá .
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from The News » World
BY SCOTT MALONE AND ELIZABETH BARBER Reuters BOSTON – Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev told a Roman Catholic nun and prominent death-penalty opponent that “no one deserves to suffer” as the victims of the deadly 2013 attacks had... -
Monday, May 11, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesPORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- The Diplomatic Academy of the Caribbean, in partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO), has created a new module in labour diplomacy. It is one of a series of diplomacy courses offered by the ...
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead StoriesDr St Aubyn Bartlett recalls getting a piercing stare from Edward Seaga in 2003 after he abstained from voting on a bill that would eventually pave the way for Jamaica to join the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in its original jurisdic...
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Sunday, May 10, 2015 from The Trinidad Guardian NewspaperJelani Beckles Published: Monday, May 11, 2015 National cricketers Daron Cruickshank and Akeal Hosein moved Queen’s Park closer to the T&T Cricket Board Sunday League 50-over title with a convincing 168-run win over Jenexcon Ta...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverPORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – French President Francois Hollande has promised to finance a large scale education programme to modernise the country’s education system.
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Sunday, May 10, 2015 from The most recent articlesHIV/AIDS AND ALCOHOLISM both engaged the attention of online readers last week. During a panel discussion on challenges facing modern health care in Barbados, Chief Medical Officer Dr Joy St John revealed...
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Sunday, May 10, 2015 from The most recent articlesTHE A CAPPELLA GROUP G-Syndicate added a special dimension to the 50th anniversary celebrations of big furniture and household appliances company Courts at the weekend. On Saturday, the group provided...
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead StoriesBERLIN, Germany:It is expected that 2015 will be much warmer than 2014.That was the declaration made by Stefan Rahmstorf, respected professor of physics of the oceans, at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Berlin, Germa...
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Sunday, May 10, 2015 from The most recent articlesGOVERNMENT MINISTER Michael Lashley has appealed to marshals to adopt a “more humane approach” when dealing with tenants the court has ordered to vacate lots. “The law is the law, but marshals have...
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverTELECOMMUNICATIONS giant Digicel last Friday announced a 'live web chat' facility on its website which it described as an extension of its customer care that provides a quick, easy and convenient way to get answers while browsing product...
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Sunday, May 10, 2015 from The most recent articlesDR HENDERSON CARTER, lecturer at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, delivered an exceptional presentation to my Caribbean history (CXC) class last week. At the core of the presentation...
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Sunday, May 10, 2015 from The most recent articlesROYAL WESTMORELAND has not had it this good in more than ten years. About $60 million from new home purchases is pouring into the luxury residential golf resort in St James as overseas buyers regain...
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Sunday, May 10, 2015 from The Trinidad Guardian NewspaperPublished: Monday, May 11, 2015 Yugoslavia-born Zoran Vranes was more than happy to celebrate the Digicel T&T Pro League 2014-2015 title with coach Terry Fenwick on Tuesday night but believes Central FC were already the champio...
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from TRINIDAD - Featured NewsYou might ask yourself, what does bio-chemical engineering have to do with cookery? In Timothy McIntosh’s world, it is everything.
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Sunday, May 10, 2015 from Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead StoriesMinister of Youth and Culture Lisa Hanna has given the Child Development Agency (CDA) eight weeks to identify a suitable location for the construction of the first therapeutic facility on the island for the treatment of children and adol...
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Sunday, May 10, 2015 from The Trinidad Guardian NewspaperAnand Rampersad Published: Monday, May 11, 2015 Sportification It was very enlightening that Sport formed part of the discussions entitled “Towards Social Integration: Rights, Roles, Recognition of persons with Disabilities” hosted...
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesThe Trinidad and Tobago government's decision to remove an elected Member of Parliament via a majority of votes flies in the face of our democratic system of governance and undermines the rule of law. As the matter was publicly referred ...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverMORGANTOWN, West Virginia (AP) — A 94-year-old man will be one of the oldest graduates in the West Virginia University history when he receives his diploma Sunday.
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Sunday, May 10, 2015 from TRINIDAD - Featured NewsWhat is Psoriasis? An autoimmune condition, psoriasis can affect the entire body. Due to repeated requests to deal with this topic, mainly because of ignorance and misdiagnoses, I am addressing it once more. However, the central focus wi...
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Sunday, May 10, 2015 from The Trinidad Guardian NewspaperSean Nero Published: Monday, May 11, 2015 Sport Minister Brent Sancho yesterday made it clear that his Ministry’s decision to suspend funding to the T&T Football Association (TTFA) was not a result of well publicised difference...
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Sunday, May 10, 2015 from The most recent articlesDEAR CHRISTINE, I READ WITH great interest the letter carried in last week’s publication of a young man who was in love with his cousin. I know that these things do happen because I have found myself in...
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Sunday, May 10, 2015 from The most recent articlesRAZOR SHARP and symmetrical, Shaquile Lavine became the fourth man in history to conquer the Mr Teenager and Mr Bridgetown in the same night to launch the 2015 bodybuilding season at Major Noott Hall,...
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Sunday, May 10, 2015 from The most recent articlesNOT ONE FISH has been landed at the fishing village of Skeete’s Bay, St Philip, since the season started more than six months ago. And one boat owner is alleging that because of the impact the Sargassum...
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesWord is the seat sale in Micoud South is a done deal worth EC$5 million. The by-election is set for September 21, 2015. I am looking out for wire transfers from an Irish account and one in Miami. The aristocrat Allen Chastanet is in Engl...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) – President Francois Hollande arrived in Haiti on Tuesday to boost France's role in what was once its richest Caribbean possession but is now a desperately poor nation with a bitter colonial legacy.
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Sunday, May 10, 2015 from The most recent articlesSHAKIRA DOUGHLIN was the queen of bikini fitness while Hadley Hoyte and Ryan Haynes were kings of the men’s physique competitions at the Bridgetown championships at Combermere School on Saturday night....
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Sunday, May 10, 2015 from The Trinidad Guardian NewspaperShereen Ali Published: Monday, May 11, 2015 Can you imagine 4,000 children singing Happy by Pharrell, and One Love by Bob Marley, on a Saturday afternoon at the Queen’s Park Savannah? That’s what will happen on May 16 at the Grands...
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverSANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth — There were tears and great sadness.
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesFREEPORT, Bahamas -- The Bahamas-based international motivational television show Dare To Be Great recently went on the road to Freeport, Grand Bahama, where host Spence Finlayson interviewed top Bahamian cardiologist Dr. Winston Forbes....
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesLONDON, England -- The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London on Monday reportedly threw a monkey wrench in the plans of former Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) premier Michael Misick by denying his appeal seeking to enforce his...
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead StoriesJennifer Capleton has not seen her daughter in two months. It was a Sunday in March and she was at the hospital with her daughter only to discover the child had left the hospital without her knowledge."My daughter run away before, but th...
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Sunday, May 10, 2015 from Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead StoriesThe Ministry of Youth and Culture is still not ready to outlaw corporal punishment for children, even though psychologists say the act makes children more violent.Addressing a Gleaner Editors' Forum last Friday, Youth and Culture Ministe...
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead StoriesRetired Jamaican high court judge, Boyd Carey died today at his home in Florida, USA. He was 85. One of his daughters Ruth, says Jamaica and the Caribbean have lost a brilliant legal mind. "Justice Carey's judgments continue to be one of...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverKINGSTON, Jamaica – A number of residents have been marooned in their homes in the Guava Ridge area of East Rural St Andrew, as wildfires intensified today.
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Sunday, May 10, 2015 from Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead StoriesFaced with the tough realities inside Jamaica's juvenile correctional facilities, wards of the state are forming 'dorm families',taking on the roles of mothers, fathers and even vulnerable children, as a survival tactic.It is a matter of...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverKINGSTON, Jamaica – An earthquake with magnitude 6.8 occurred near Morioka, Honshu, Japan at 9:12 pm (4:12 pm local time) today.
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesPORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Monday emphasised that she has a duty to clear her government’s name with regard to fabricated emails that opposition leader Dr Keith Rowley pr...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverGEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – The main Opposition coalition alliance Tuesday claimed victory in the general election even though the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is yet to make an official statement on the results regarding Mon...
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Sunday, May 10, 2015 from Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead StoriesMinister of Youth and Culture Lisa Hanna has assured that there will be a revamping of Jamaica's foster-care programme in order to maximise on its success in assisting wards of the state."We want more families in Jamaica to take children...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverKINGSTON, Jamaica – Food For the Poor (FFP) Jamaica raised over $46.5 million from race registrations, local and overseas donations and pledges by donors through their inaugural 5K Run/Walk, which was held on May 9.
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesFORT DE FRANCE, Martinique -- A climate change declaration signed by Caribbean leaders at a climate change summit in Martinique on Saturday makes a special appeal to the conscience of the world’s richest countries to do their part ...
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead StoriesA suspect has been charged in the case of six-year-old Phaedra Martin, who was allegedly stolen from her father on Tuesday, May 5. Thirty-year-old Sheldon Coleman was charged with child stealing after being interviewed in the presence of...
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesStunning beauty, vibrant cultures and strong human capital are some of the defining characteristics of the Caribbean. And in the past decades, the region has seen encouraging progress in economic and social development in key areas such ...
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesLONDON, England -- In a written judgment delivered on Monday, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London explained its reasons for rejecting the former government’s attempt to change the constituency boundaries in St Kit...
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverMONTEGO BAY, St James — The Savanna-la-Mar Infant and St John's Infant school — both in Westmoreland — both had libraries opened at their institutions last week by
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesTHE VALLEY, Anguilla -- This US Memorial Day weekend, travellers can combine a relaxing warm-weather getaway with the Caribbean’s “smartest” festival during the fourth annual “Anguilla Lit Fest: A Literary Jollifi...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverKINGSTON, Jamaica – The United Nations Security Council Affairs Division (SCAD) has approved the nomination of O'Neil Hamilton to its Roster of Experts, which advises the United Nations Security Council.
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Sunday, May 10, 2015 from The most recent articlesJAMES JOHNSON is the king of the Sir Garry Sobers Golf Championships for a seventh time. Barbados’ No.1 player officially claimed the title yesterday at the Barbados Golf Club, at Durants, with an...
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Sunday, May 10, 2015 from The Trinidad Guardian NewspaperPublished: Monday, May 11, 2015 Victors X1 lived up to their name as they registered their first victory by the narrow margin of three runs in the 2015 SIS California Women’s Windball Cricket League competition at Macaulay Park, ...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverKINGSTON, Jamaica – Leeland Playfair was on Tuesday bound over to attend court on June 15 for mention.
