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Puerto Ricos Carrion running for IOC president
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 ...
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Bell defends govt on crime
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. ...
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Five arrested in shooting probe
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 ...
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Severe weather impacts NP
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, ...
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Baha Mar announces casino partner
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 ...
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Gibson Morale high at NIB after Cargill’s firing
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 ...
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Govt to fulfill more election promises in 20132014
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 ...
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Minnis wants emergency committee on crime
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 ...
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Govt in airspace talks with U.S.
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 ...
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Bail appeal for ex-cop delayed
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 ...
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Court sets deadline for release of seized funds
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 ...
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Pompey Square to be completed within days
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 ...
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Ministry of Tourism heightens lionfish awareness
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 ...
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Sports complex in consideration
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 ...
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Kuwaiti Amir Receives Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis
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 ...
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Royal Caribbean Holders Back Board Plan Opposed by CEO
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, ...
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OAS to Hold Workshop for Central America and the Dominican Republic on Participation and Access to Information for Sustainable Development in El Salvador
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 ...
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Jenny Lins death remembered with Castro Valley service candlelight walk
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 ...
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Olympics-Puerto Ricos Carrion makes run for IOC presidency
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 ...
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Dominican Republic eyes growth to slash poverty
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 ...
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Royal Caribbean vote has CEO against major holder Bloomberg reports
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 ...
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Hamdan bin Rashid receives Consul General of St. Kitts Nevis
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 ...
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Haiti warns residents of possible thunderstorms
Meteorologists on Tuesday warned communities in western Haiti to stay alert to possible thunderstorms and heavy rains caused by a low-pressure ...
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Cable Wireless Communications targets Caribbean cost cuts
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 ...
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Olympic Games Medallists to Compete in Cuba
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 ...
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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