Provides the latest RSS feeds for Caribbean News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Barbados News.net http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/cat/e5abd99746ab67f4/ en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 22:45:06 -0400 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:45:06 -0400 30 An English Premier League club will play in the Bahamas for the first time to mark the country's 40th anniversary of independence. Tottenham Hotspur will play Jamaica in an exhibition match at the new $30 million Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium in Nassau this week, reports CMC. Both teams accepted an invitation from the Bahamas government to play the match, one of several major events in ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214685492/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:30:02 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214685492/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) has hinted that an investigation could be launched into unaccounted revenues generated by the federation from World Cup 2006. President of the TTFF Raymond Tim Kee announced Tuesday that a probe is being considered during a press conference at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, reports CMC. "From our understanding, TTFF is very much a part of ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214684960/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:00:01 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214684960/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 The 7th International Ophthalmology Congress, to be held here June 29-31, will draw experts from 15 countries, Xinhua reported. Over 600 Cuban experts will attend the meeting to showcase the country's latest developments in ophthalmological research. This was carried out over the past few years in conjunction with "Mission Miracle," a joint Cuba-Venezuela programme launched in 2004 to provide ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214682617/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:20:01 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214682617/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 A teacher and a prison guard were arrested in Puerto Rico in separate cases of child pornography, the US attorney in San Juan, Rosa Emilia Rodriguez, announced Tuesday. She said in a statement that educator Rigel Colon Cruzado was arrested Monday after investigators discovered that he had been having sexually-oriented conversations with a 12-year-old girl. Rodriguez said that the investigation ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214682503/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:50:01 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214682503/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Cuban customs authorities have authorized individuals to import electric appliances and mopeds in a resolution eliminating the prohibition on such imports that had been in force since 2005. Resolution 143 published Monday in the island's Official Gazette sets forth that Cuban citizens traveling abroad may import refrigerators, air conditioners of any type or model, microwave ovens, stoves and ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214681488/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:40:01 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214681488/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A legislator in Puerto Rico has submitted a bill that would increase fines and jail time for parents whose children skip classes or drop out of school. Angel Munoz Suarez says fines up to $5,000 and a 12-month jail sentence are needed to reduce dropout and absenteeism rates in the U.S. territory. He also says welfare benefits should be cut as punishment. Munoz says in a ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214702012/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:37:19 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214702012/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -; Puerto Rico's tiny island of Culebra has been forever dependent on the U.S. territory for food, jobs and health care, but the territory's governor is cutting some of those ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214700580/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:56:15 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214700580/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -; A legislator in Puerto Rico has submitted a bill that would increase fines and jail time for parents whose children skip classes or drop out of ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214700623/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:56:12 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214700623/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 The LPGA's first official tournament in the Bahamas boasts an elite field, but Mother Nature has already thrown a wet blanket over this week's event.The $US1.3 million tournament was scheduled to run from Thursday through Sunday, but has been shortened to 54 holes and is now to start on Friday after nearly a foot of rain fell on the Ocean Club Golf Course on Tuesday night.In the wake of ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214700624/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:55:42 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214700624/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Havana, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Cuba is going forward in perfecting its own enterprise and productive efficiency as part of the actions to reach more economic effectiveness. So it was told by Ruben Toledo, a member of the commission for the implementation and development of the guidelines approved in the 6th Communist Party Congress. Toledo said that the new regulations approved by the Cuban ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214699279/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:46:11 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214699279/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 , Kobo Town frontman Drew Gonsalves declares his love for the past even as his feet are firmly planted in the present. The music of the Toronto-based band can drift between classic Caribbean pop styles and even verge on hip-hop, but the singer's perspective remains sharply focused, wry and witty. The song "Postcard Poverty," for example, ribs tourists for whom tropical slums become ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214699280/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:44:50 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214699280/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 UN’s World Food Programme Paraguay, Guatemala, and Haiti are the countries with the biggest problem of food deprivation and malnutrition in Latin America, according to a report by UN. In the study by the World Food Programme, 25.5% of the Paraguayan population is undernourished, while the figure rises to 30.4% in Guatemala and 44.5% in Haiti. Nearly two million people worldwide are ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214699281/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:35:01 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214699281/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Havana, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Caribbean Cultural institutions need to promote and get more cooperation between them, said here Lourdes Croes, Director of the National Library of Aruba, the unique institution of its kind in the ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214697873/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:35:55 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214697873/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Havana, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Searching For Sugar Man, the Oscar-nominated documentary about the mysterious singer Sixto Rodriguez stands out among the proposals of a sample of British cinema in Cuba. Despite being a sales failure in his native United States, ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214697872/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:35:55 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214697872/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 BOSTON – A Dorchester man who works at a Jamaica Plain School has been held on $10,000 cash bail after being charged with trafficking ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214697530/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:24:06 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214697530/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 The Book Fair in La Havana, Cuba (February 14 - 22) has just ended, now Filven in Venezuela (March 08 - 17) is due to begin. In Cuba, just like in Venezuela, books can be bought at low cost, since book publications are sponsored by the state. All segments of society can afford to buy and read ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214697874/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:54:55 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214697874/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Belgrade, May 22 (Prensa Latina) As part of the celebrations for the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between Cuba and Serbia, both nations announced the donation by Serbia of a couple of crocodiles and four flamingos. In a press conference, Cuban Ambassador to Belgrade, Mercedes Martinez and the director of the Serbian zoo, Vuk Bojovi, gave information on the ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214696439/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:24:53 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214696439/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Medellin, Colombia, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Cuban representatives achieved very good results today, which include three golden medals, four silver and two bronze in athletics at the First Sports Games for journalists AIPS America, taking place in the Colombian city. Cubans achieved the first place in the 100 meters under 35 years, through Duber Luis Piñeiro, while Dayan Garcia got bronze. ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214696348/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:24:53 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214696348/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Havana, May 22 (Prensa Latina) In the middle of the preparations of the 63rd International Fishing Tournament Ernest Hemingway, the attendees include in their programs the celebrations for the yacht club that also bears the name of the American writer today. The Hemingway International Yacht Club organizes a meeting for tomorrow to remember its creation, which sponsor the tournament with the ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214696364/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:24:52 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214696364/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Santo Domingo, May 22 (Prensa Latina) The H1N1 influenza virus reappeared in Dominican Republic in the recent two months and there is no statement of epidemiological alert for that reason, reported the media. The sources show that a pregnant woman died due to the disease, which appeared in Mexico in 2009 with a negative impact for regional countries. Nevertheless, said the source, the identity of ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214694802/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:11:28 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214694802/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 John Welty , who has been Fresno State's president since 1991, in August. He has been vice chancellor at UCSF since 2010, and was vice provost before that from 2008 to 2010. From 2006 to 2008, Castro was associate vice chancellor for student academic affairs. Before coming to UCSF, Castro worked all over the University of California system at campuses in Berkeley, Davis, Merced and Santa ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214694803/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:42:43 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214694803/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Havana, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Cuba has developed a hemovigilance program with results similar to those of industrialized nations, said a Cuban physician participating in the 7th Cuban Congress of Hematology (Hematology 2013). The initiative, implemented for nine years in the western province of Matanzas as a national pilot program to be adopted throughout the country, was carried out without ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214693206/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:58:20 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214693206/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 FRANCK FIFE/Getty Images LONDON (AP) -- Richard Carrion of Puerto Rico entered the IOC presidential race Wednesday, promising to use his business experience to guide the Olympics through the world's troubled financial times and proposing to deploy IOC staff permanently in host cities to help organize the games. The 60-year-old Carrion, a banking executive who chairs the IOC ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214693207/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:41:38 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214693207/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 The latest string of murders has renewed debate over crime with State Minister of National Security Keith Bell declaring that the situation would have been worse had the Free National Movement (FNM) been re-elected last May. But FNM Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis said the recent spate of violence should force the government to admit that it is "paralyzed" when it comes to fighting crime. ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214691551/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:49:01 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214691551/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Police have arrested five men for questioning over the Whit Monday double murder and shooting spree, and were looking for three more suspects. Assistant Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson yesterday urged anyone with information on the suspects' whereabouts to turn them in, and warned that people found harboring wanted men would be arrested. Ferguson said it was too early to say if any ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214691552/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:49:00 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214691552/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Meteorologists are warning Bahamians to be vigilant today as a moist and unstable air mass combined with an upper level trough continues to move through the central Bahamas, creating severe weather activity on New Providence. The unstable weather will trigger widespread scattered showers, severe thunderstorms, strong gusts, dangerous lightning, water spouts and possible tornadic activity, ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214691553/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:48:58 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214691553/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 MACAU - A management team involved in the opening of the largest casino in the world has signed on to lead Baha Mar's much-anticipated gaming product. Global Gaming Asset Management (GGAM), known for its work in Las Vegas, Macau and Singapore, will manage the Baha Mar Casino & Hotel when it opens in December 2014. The international firm played a leading role in Venetian Macau, which ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214691554/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:48:57 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214691554/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 As the National Insurance Board (NIB) commences its search for a new director, Minister of Labour and National Insurance Shane Gibson said yesterday morale at NIB is at an "all time high" following the firing of former director Algernon Cargill. Cargill, who held the post more than four years, was fired last week for alleged gross misconduct. Gibson said NIB is looking for someone ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214691555/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:48:56 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214691555/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 With a little over a week left until the Christie administration presents the 2013/2014 budget to Parliament, Minister of State for Finance Michael Halkitis said yesterday the upcoming fiscal year will give the government more leeway to implement some of its election campaign pledges. However, former Minister of State for Finance James Smith, who is now a government financial consultant, said ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214691559/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:48:54 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214691559/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 A national emergency plan that is non-partisan is needed to address the high crime rate in The Bahamas, Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis said yesterday. Minnis said he will request an urgent meeting with Prime Minister Perry Christie to discuss the establishment of a crime committee made up of political leaders, members of civil society, the business community and the ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214691558/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:48:53 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214691558/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 The government held preliminary discussions with officials from the United States last week in a bid to finally gain control of the Bahamian airspace, Minister of Transport and Aviation Glenys Hanna-Martin said yesterday. Hanna-Martin said she along with other government officials had talks with U.S. officials in Washington, D.C. She said negotiations regarding the control of Bahamian airspace ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214691557/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:48:52 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214691557/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 A former policewoman is scheduled to return to the Court of Appeal on Thursday in hopes of being granted bail pending trial. Toni Sweeting's bail hearing was adjourned yesterday because her lawyer, Jomo Campbell, had not filed an affidavit in support of the application. Sweeting, 27, was on duty when police officers allegedly found her with cocaine strapped to her body at Lynden Pindling ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214691556/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:48:50 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214691556/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Senior Justice Jon Isaacs has set a deadline of Friday for seized funds to be released to convicted drug trafficker Melvin Maycock Sr. Police seized Maycock's accounts when he was indicted as the Caribbean head of a multinational drug smuggling gang in 2004. However, the court has authorized the release of some of that money to allow Maycock to pay legal expenses. If this does not happen, ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214691560/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:48:49 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214691560/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 A former eyesore on Bay Street has been transformed into a green space that will feature cultural performances. The makeshift tent that temporarily housed the Straw Market is gone, and work on Pompey Square that leads out to the Prince George Wharf should be completed within days, according to Gevon Moss, the project manager for the Downtown Nassau Partnership (DNP). "We see the need for ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214691561/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:48:46 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214691561/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 SEYMOUR'S, Long Island - The Ministry of Tourism and its partners have come together to further heighten awareness of the invasive and venomous lionfish in Bahamian waters. One such avenue was the Lionfish Hunt II, a competition and cook-off between local fishermen and chefs, that was held on May 17 to 18 at Seymour's Dock. The lionfish was sighted in Bahamian waters following the ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214691563/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:48:42 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214691563/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 ABACO - A representative from the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, along with a multi-agency team came together on May 9 with a small group of stakeholders to discuss ideas for a sporting facility in Abaco. Eugene Poitier, deputy permanent secretary at the ministry, said the government is seeking to increase the country's ability to develop new talent and manage elite talent by ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214691562/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:48:40 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214691562/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Kuwait, May 22. (BNA) -- Kuwaiti Amir Shaikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received here today the Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis Dr. Denzil Douglas, currently on a visit to Kuwait. The Kuwaiti Premier Shaikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al Hamad Al-Sabah also held official talks with the visiting delegation on ways of bolstering economic and trade relations between the two countries. W ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214691564/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:35:08 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214691564/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Royal Caribbean Ltd. shareholders approved an advisory resolution to eliminate staggered terms for directors, dealing a defeat to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fain. The measure passed with backing from more than 72 percent of shares voted, company officials said today at Royal Caribbean's annual meeting in Miami. The company's largest investor, ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214691565/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:26:40 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214691565/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 OAS to Hold Workshop for Central America and the Dominican Republic on Participation and Access to Information for Sustainable Development in El Salvador May 22, 2013 The Organization of American States (OAS) will hold, on Thursday, May 23, in San Salvador, the first Regional Workshop on "Mechanisms of Participation and Access to Information for Sustainable Development" for the ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214689983/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:31:07 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214689983/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 CASTRO VALLEY -- A service to mark the 19th anniversary of teenager Jenny Lin is planned for Friday.The public service will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Castro Valley Library. A candlelight walk in downtown Castro Valley will take place afterward.No arrests have been made in the death of Jenny, 14, who was killed in her home on May 17, 1994.The Jenny Lin Foundation sponsored a contest to raise ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214689985/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:06:32 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214689985/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 By Karolos Grohmann BERLIN | Wed May 22, 2013 8:59am EDT BERLIN May 22 (Reuters) - Puerto Rican banker Richard Carrion launched his bid for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday, with his long financial experience a powerful pitch in his quest for the world's top sports job. The 60-year-old Carrion, who is chairman of Puerto Rican lender Popular ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214689984/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:59:56 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214689984/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 SANTO DOMINGO.- Economic growth that translates into poverty reduction and a stronger middle class in the Dominican Republic was at the center of a series of concrete actions presented Tuesday in a high-level national ceremony hosted by the country at the Presidential Palace. The presentation is part of the Caribbean Growth Forum (CGF), a two-year regional platform for dialogue to foster higher ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214687075/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:55:53 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214687075/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Royal Caribbean's largest investor is challenging Chairman and CEO Richard Fain by supporting a plan that could lead to a board shakeup at the second-largest cruise operator, reports Bloomberg. The measure is supported by A. Wilhelmsen AS, owner of a 19% stake, whose chairman, Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen, is a Royal Caribbean ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214687076/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:44:22 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214687076/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 May 21, 2013 - 11:10 - WAM DUBAI, May 21th, 2013 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance has received at the court of Dubai Ruler, Alex Woodley, Consul General of St. Kitts '&' Nevis to the UAE who called on him on the occasion of the beginning of her tenure to the ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214687077/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:24:24 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214687077/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Meteorologists on Tuesday warned communities in western Haiti to stay alert to possible thunderstorms and heavy rains caused by a low-pressure ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214682898/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:23:31 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214682898/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 LONDON (Reuters) - Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC.L) met expectations with a 1 percent rise in full-year core earnings, and said it would cut $100 million (65 million pounds) of costs from a business now focused on the Caribbean and ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214682714/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:11:51 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214682714/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Havana, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Italian fencers Valerio Aspromonte and Giorgio Avola are heading a group of Olympic medallists to participate in the World Cups for the foil and sword, said the organizers of the event here Tuesday. Aspromonte and Avola, Olympic Champions in the foil by teams in London in 2012, are heading a high quality group, including other outstanding athletes from the Olympic ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214679889/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:08:32 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214679889/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has cited the "leisure and pleasure" way of life as one of the "anti-social" trends developing in the Caribbean in the past ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214678844/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:02:51 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214678844/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -; A Swiss oil company says it will start selling regular gasoline mixed with ethanol as part of a pilot program in Puerto ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214674257/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:20:46 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214674257/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Luanda, May 21 (Prensa Latina) The perspectives to widen and diversify cooperation between Angola and Cuba in education are promising, especially in the technical-professional teaching level, said an Angolan official here Tuesday. Narciso Damasio dos Santos Benedito, Secretary of State for the Angolan Technical-Professional Formation and Teaching, received Cuban Ministers Council vice president ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214674294/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:19:19 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214674294/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Continuous upgrading and a "vocation" for farming are two keys to the success of a cooperative that could serve as a model for boosting agriculture in ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214672466/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:14:49 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214672466/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 - As Caribbean communities grapple with the entwined challenges of climate change and food security, modern technologies offer hope that the region’s stagnating agricultural sector can be made more ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214672472/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:14:47 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214672472/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Santo Domingo.- A visibly enraged Catholic cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez on Tuesday issued a scathing to response to National District judge Eunice Minaya's ruling for the family planning agency's (Pro Familia) sex education campaign, which he sarcastically hailed. "I first of all congratulate that most illustrious and wisest of judges for the ruling, secondly, I also ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214674306/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:12:03 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214674306/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Santo Domingo.- The National Control Drugs Agency (DNCD) on Tuesday said it busted a network of heroin dealers based in Sabana de la Mar (northeast), which sent "mules" to Puerto Rico through several airports and the Ferry. The ring was detected after the arrest of Juan de Dios Lopez while boarding the ferry to Puerto Rico, with 96 heroine capsules, while the handicapped Ney Sanchez ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214674307/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:12:02 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214674307/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Santo Domingo.- The consolidated portfolio of energy generators that the power company AES manages offer the most competitive electricity prices in the local market as well as the Central America and Caribbean region. This was revealed by Marco De la Rosa, during breakfast the Energy Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAMDR), explaining that "AES sells a kilowatt hour of ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214674174/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:12:02 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214674174/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Managua, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Nicaraguan businessmen are discussing with optimism possibilities of strengthening trade with Cuba, following an agreement between Nicaraguan Chamber of Industries (Cadin), and the Chamber of Trade of that Caribbean country, said a business expert today. According to Doctor Oscar Aleman, who took part in different private ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214671241/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:08:00 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214671241/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Havana, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Haiti is a business for non-governmental organizations (NGOs), whose interference is greater than their help, Cuban specialists in Caribbean themes denounced today. Gloria Leon, a professor at the University of Havana, revealed the background of interference of many organizations that feed on Haitian poverty and exacerbate it in their own interests. In the panel ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214671037/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:07:59 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214671037/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Royal Caribbean Ltd. (RCL) 's largest investor is challenging Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fain by supporting a plan that could lead to a board shakeup at the second-largest cruise operator. Investors vote tomorrow on a non-binding shareholder proposal calling for the elimination of staggered directors' terms at Miami-based Royal Caribbean. The company opposes the ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214671432/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:48:29 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214671432/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Since arriving at the U.S. Interests Section in Havana nine months ago, Conrad Tribble has become perhaps its tweeter-in-chief, while reaching out to some of Washington's most vocal ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214671433/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:47:12 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214671433/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Havana, May 21(Prensa Latina) The president of the International Game Fish Association (IGFA), American Rob Kramer, today admitted that Cuba is very important for his organization due to its history and natural conditions. Kramer is attending the 63rd International Billfishing Tournament Ernest Hemingway that is being held until May 25 at the marina facility which carries the name of the famous ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214669695/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:56:01 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214669695/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Havana, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Researchers from the work of writer Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) from the United States, Canada and Japan participate here on an international symposium dedicated to the Nobel Prize for Literature winner, June from 20 to 23. Organized by the Museum House Finca La Vigia, where Hemingway lived nearly two decades, the event will be also attended by specialists from ... http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214669694/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:56:01 -0400 http://www.barbadosnews.net/index.php/sid/214669694/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4