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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 ...
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Exclusive Cuba to make professional boxing debut in Mexico City
June 19 - Cuban boxers will make their professional debut in a special World Series of Boxing (WSB) exhibition match in Mexico City in August, it has been revealed. The Cubans will take on the Mexico Guerreros in a match over ten weight categories on August 30 and 31 following a visit to to the Mexican capital by C K Wu, President of the International Boxing Association (AIBA). Professional ...
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Grilled shrimp salad carries taste of Caribbean
Caribbean flavors jazz up this simple supper salad. We glaze the shrimp with a zesty rum-spiked marmalade, then toss them on a hot grill with tomatoes and corn before combining everything with a few more veggies. We serve the whole thing with grilled bread seasoned with garlic and orange for a bit of crunch and to aid in scooping up all the delicious ...
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Latin America Caribbean Could Cover All Electricity Needs Using Renewable Resources
BOGOTA,COLOMBIA, June 19 (BERNAMA-NNN-IDB) -- Latin America and the Caribbean's renewable energy endowment is large enough to cover its projected 2050 electricity needs 22 times over, according to a new report commissioned by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The report, Rethinking our Energy Future, argues that lower prices and new technologies are making renewables a viable ...
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Honor proposed for Puerto Rico-based Army unit
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal has introduced a bill to recognize an Army infantry regiment that was made up almost entirely of soldiers from Puerto Rico who fought in World War I, World War II and the Korean ...
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The Dominican Republic and Drug Smuggling via the Caribbean
Jerry Brewer To break the cycle of narcotics trafficking and the accompanying violence by organized criminals and gangs, as they increasingly (and once again) make end runs via the Caribbean Basin with drug routes to the U.S., Africa and Europe, affected nations must commit and task multilateral enforcement efforts. Yet we will hear arm chair pundits once again call for drug legalization, as ...
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Kerala to take coconut to the Caribbean
Coconut production in the Caribbean may soon have "desi flavour" with the decks being cleared for a transfer of technology between India and the island of Trinidad and ...
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Lawsuit Filed in Puerto Rico Slaying of U.S. Banker
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The widow of a U.S. banking executive slain in a drive-by shooting in Puerto Rico has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the bank's CEO and other high-ranking ...
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Jamaica eyes expatriates as source of investment
KINGSTON, Jamaica -; In a bid to kick start Jamaica's chronically stagnant economy, the Caribbean country is wooing its citizens living abroad to invest in the island of their ...
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Canada to send peacekeeping troops to Haiti
A Canadian soldier carries supplies as troops arrive at a temporary medical centre in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in January 2010. A handful of Canadian troops are about to take part in peacekeeping operation in Haiti under the command of Brazilian ...
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Officials investigating death of Puerto Rico bank executive
SAN JUAN (Reuters) - The FBI is investigating allegations that high-ranking bank officials in Puerto Rico conspired to have a former Doral Bank executive killed after he claimed he uncovered fraud, the U.S. attorney for the district of Puerto Rico said on ...
Barbados Digest
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Barbados employment slips
Barbados has seen a dramatic increase in unemployment benefits and requests for help from the government following the recession, a country that emerged rather well from colonialism is now struggling, but a new census is in the works.
Barbados is country with much to be proud of, this little island nation in the Caribbean was a possession of various colonial powers from the Spanish in the 15th century to the British until 1966. Read more
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