Minnis wants emergency committee on crime

Nassau Guardian - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

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 ...

Govt in airspace talks with U.S.

Nassau Guardian - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

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 ...

Bail appeal for ex-cop delayed

Nassau Guardian - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

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 ...

Court sets deadline for release of seized funds

Nassau Guardian - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

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 ...

Pompey Square to be completed within days

Nassau Guardian - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

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 ...

Ministry of Tourism heightens lionfish awareness

Nassau Guardian - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

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 ...

Sports complex in consideration

Nassau Guardian - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

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 ...

Kuwaiti Amir Receives Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Bahrain News Agency - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

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 ...

Royal Caribbean Holders Back Board Plan Opposed by CEO

General Sources - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

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, ...

OAS to Hold Workshop for Central America and the Dominican Republic on Participation and Access to Information for Sustainable Development in El Salvador

OAS - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

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 ...

Jenny Lins death remembered with Castro Valley service candlelight walk

Oakland Tribune - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

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 ...

Olympics-Puerto Ricos Carrion makes run for IOC presidency

Reuters - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

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 ...

Dominican Republic eyes growth to slash poverty

Dominican Today - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

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 ...

Royal Caribbean vote has CEO against major holder Bloomberg reports

General Sources - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

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 ...

Hamdan bin Rashid receives Consul General of St. Kitts Nevis

WAM - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

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 ...

Haiti warns residents of possible thunderstorms

China.org.cn - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Meteorologists on Tuesday warned communities in western Haiti to stay alert to possible thunderstorms and heavy rains caused by a low-pressure ...

Cable Wireless Communications targets Caribbean cost cuts

Reuters - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

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 ...

Olympic Games Medallists to Compete in Cuba

Prensa Latina - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

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 ...

Leisure and pleasure Caribbean way of life

Trinidad Express - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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 ...

Puma to sell gasoline-ethanol mix in Puerto Rico

San Diego Union-Tribune - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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 ...

Cooperation in Education Between Cuba and Angola Deepened

Prensa Latina - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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 ...

Organic Cooperative Proves that Agriculture Can Prosper in Cuba

IPS - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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 ...