Provides the latest RSS feeds for Caribbean News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Caribbean Herald.com http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/10/id/e5abd99746ab67f4/ en-us Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:12:41 -0500 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:12:41 -0500 30 A boy eats a piece of fruit at a market May 1, 2008 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (Eric Thayer, Getty Images) PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - The food crisis in Haiti is blamed for the deaths of at least 2... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19727768/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:09:46 -0500 Fox 23 http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19727768/ PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The 5-year-old teetered on broomstick legs — he weighed less than 20 pounds, even after days of drinking enriched milk. Nearby, a 4-year-old girl hung from a strap a... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19727767/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:09:50 -0500 Fox News http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19727767/ (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)Venecia Lonis, 4, who suffers from malnutrition, is weighed at the Doctors Without Borders hospital in Port-au-Prince, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008. Aid workers fear hunger is wor... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19727769/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:09:37 -0500 Examiner http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19727769/ TRINIDAD, Colo.—Police were searching for four people of interest in a shooting at a bar that left two people dead. Trinidad Police Chief Charles Glorioso said there were six patrons at the Holl... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19728561/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:13:36 -0500 Denver Post http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19728561/ HAVANA -- China's influence in Cuba continues to increase with this week's visit by Chinese president Hu Jintao, who described his meeting with Fidel Castro as a "brotherly encounter," reports EFE new... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19728562/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:05:25 -0500 NCM http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19728562/ Record Revenue of $52.4 Million Increases 9% Sequentially; Company Adds Over 700 New Customers; Generated $5.6 Million in Cash Flow From Operations; Cash And Marketable Securities Total $108.2 Million... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19722671/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:57:41 -0500 Market Wire http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19722671/ LOS ANGELES: Honduras defeated Mexico 1-0 with the help of an own goal on a waterlogged field on Wednesday to advance in 2010 South Africa World Cup qualifying at the expense of Jamaica. http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19722670/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:01:27 -0500 New Straits Times http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19722670/ , is launching flights between Miami and Curacao on Friday. Through November, Insel Air will fly on Thursday, Friday and Sunday. In December, the airline will add a Monday flight.As an incentive to tr... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19722672/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:56:56 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19722672/ Elfreide Kuemmel first began to suspect that something wasn't quite right when she boarded the plane that she thought was going to Tampa. "On the plane, they spoke a lot of Spanish more than usual." ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19722674/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:29:35 -0500 TBO.com http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19722674/ A gang member and his friends were arrested today after they walked into English High School in Jamaica Plain with a loaded gun looking for a student they had a beef with while an anti-gang seminar wa... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19722675/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:27:57 -0500 Boston Herald http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19722675/ PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The 5-year-old teetered on broomstick legs — he weighed less than 20 pounds, even after days of drinking enriched milk. Nearby, a 4-year-old girl hung from a strap attached t... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19722676/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:07:12 -0500 MSNBC http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19722676/ PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - The 5-year-old teetered on broomstick legs - he weighed less than 20 pounds, even after days of drinking enriched milk. Nearby, a 4-year-old girl hung from a strap attache... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19721538/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:46:39 -0500 Find Law http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19721538/ LA HABANA -- Las autoridades cubanas decomisaron en agosto 577 kilos de marihuana que después fueron quemados, reportó el jueves el diario oficial Granma.El rotativo señal&oacute... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716846/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:48:11 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716846/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Emergency officials say a 19-year-old Haitian schoolgirl died of a heart attack after students panicked that their school was collapsing. Civil protec... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716848/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:33:59 -0500 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716848/ By ARTESIA DAVIS, NG Senior ReporterA lawyer who admitted to drug possession has been ordered to attend counseling.Devard Williams, 44, of Marshall Road, pleaded guilty to having cocaine on November 1... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716860/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:08:15 -0500 Nassau Guardian http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716860/ By CANDIA DAMES, NG News EditorWith economic indicators pointing to many months of continued depressed conditions, Central Bank Governor Wendy Craigg said last night that opportunities for re-employme... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716866/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:08:13 -0500 Nassau Guardian http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716866/ By KRYSTEL ROLLE, Guardian Staff ReporterCable Bahamas said yesterday the recent disruptions of its services, which left thousands of consumers without Internet connection for several days last week, ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716857/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:08:14 -0500 Nassau Guardian http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716857/ By CANDIA DAMES, Guardian News EditorFaced with a reduction in real estate sales, some local attorneys who specialize in conveyancing are seeing a downturn in legal work.It's just one element of the r... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716863/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:08:14 -0500 Nassau Guardian http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716863/ By KARAN MINNIS, Guardian Lifestyles ReporterMany have said that life is filled with messages containing hope, love and compassion but it's just a matter of finding them and that message is just what ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716874/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:08:09 -0500 Nassau Guardian http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716874/ By D. Paul ReillyI have written about this subject before, and indeed others in my hometown are repeatedly writing letters to the editors of the daily newspapers about The FACT, that in The Bahamas we... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716873/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:08:09 -0500 Nassau Guardian http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716873/ By ARTESIA DAVIS, NG Senior ReporterA convicted child molester was sentenced to 14 years in prison yesterday for raping two sisters in their inner-city home four years ago. Leonard Rolle, who attended... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716854/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:08:18 -0500 Nassau Guardian http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716854/ East Street BluesImagine, if you can, that for this moment, you are not a mother, father, employee, employer. Imagine that you do not have a mortgage, a car note, a care in this world. Imagine that yo... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716869/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:08:11 -0500 Nassau Guardian http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716869/ By KRYSTEL ROLLE, Guardian Staff ReporterA 27-year-old woman was arrested on Tuesday morning after police found a total of 176 packets of marijuana in and around a West Avenue home, off Carmichael Rd.... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716859/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:08:15 -0500 Nassau Guardian http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716859/ By DAHALIA SMITH, NG Sports Reporter An opportunity of a lifetime is being extended by the Bahamas Baseball Federation (BBF) to all baseball enthusiasts between the ages of 13-20 to attend the first e... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716867/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:08:12 -0500 Nassau Guardian http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716867/ By KARAN MINNIS, Guardian Lifestyles ReporterSchool teachers often teach young children to memorize the Lord's prayer because Jesus uses this as a teaching tool for how we should pray. However, even a... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716856/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:08:16 -0500 Nassau Guardian http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716856/ PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — At least 26 severely malnourished children have died in recent days in Haiti, and aid groups fear many more deaths unless more help comes quickly to this impoverish... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716876/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:02:46 -0500 New Jersey Online http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716876/ By VERNON CLEMENT JONES, Guardian Business EditorNewly-released visitor arrival numbers for August are offering a sliver of hope for Nassau's hard-hit hotel industry—if only Nassau's hard-hit hot... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716871/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:08:07 -0500 Nassau Guardian http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716871/ By ARTESIA DAVISGuardian Senior ReporterThe death threat case of Stephen Stubbs failed to continue yesterday because no prosecution witnesses showed up.Stephen Stubbs, 33, has been charged with threat... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716861/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:08:16 -0500 Nassau Guardian http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716861/ By VERNON CLEMENT JONES & INDERIA SAUNDERS, Guardian Business DeskGuardian Business has learned major shareholders in BSL Holdings are actively considering pumping as much $5m into City Markets—l... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716853/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:08:17 -0500 Nassau Guardian http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716853/ By INDERIA SAUNDERS, Guardian Business ReporterGovernment is preparing to slice away half of the down payment requirements for Bahamians seeking loans through the Mortgage Corporation—an effort t... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716872/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:08:08 -0500 Nassau Guardian http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716872/ By JUAN McCARTNEY, Guardian Senior Reporter The driver of the jitney that crushed a man on Monday, will be charged in a Magistrate's Court sometime today in connection with that death, The Nassau Guar... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716858/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:08:14 -0500 Nassau Guardian http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716858/ By SPORTS WRITER, For the GuardianThe Annual Adidas Preparation Tennis Camp will be held November 24-28, at the Saddlebrook Tennis Academy for tennis players under contract with Adidas and players who... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716865/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:08:12 -0500 Nassau Guardian http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716865/ By FRED STURRUP, NG Associate EditorThis is the third and final article in the series on rugby. Today, I appeal to the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture to give rugby core sport consideration.Ther... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716864/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:08:13 -0500 Nassau Guardian http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716864/ AFP, LOS ANGELES Friday, Nov 21, 2008, Page 20 Honduras defeated Mexico 1-0 with the help of an own goal on a waterlogged field on Wednesday to advance in 2010 World Cup qualifying at the expense ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716850/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:12:47 -0500 Taipei Times http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716850/ By KARAN MINNIS, Guardian Lifestyles ReporterIn an effort to assist Bahamians who are facing hard economic times, the Bahamas Christian Council is attempting to find new income-producing avenues by ho... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716870/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:08:10 -0500 Nassau Guardian http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716870/ HAVANA, Nov 20 (IPS) - In Cuba, international aid is promoting the advancement of cultural projects, adopting an approach that enriches the traditional perspective on development with a dimension clos... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716360/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:45:24 -0500 IPS http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716360/ By KRYSTEL ROLLE, Guardian Staff ReporterThe heads of utility companies from around the region will meet in New Providence today for the start of the 2008 Carilec Information System Customer Service a... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716862/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:08:13 -0500 Nassau Guardian http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716862/ By CANDIA DAMES, Guardian News EditorBahamian consumers continued to be burdened by price pressures over the last two months with increases being recorded in key areas, according to the latest consume... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716855/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:08:16 -0500 Nassau Guardian http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716855/ By DAHALIA SMITH, NG Sports Reporter Olympic triple jump bronze medallist 'Superman' Leevan Sands and former 200 meter World Champion Dominic Demeritte want answers from the Ministry of Youth, Sports ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716852/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:08:17 -0500 Nassau Guardian http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716852/ Top executives of the Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union have indicated that they were caught by surprise by the decision of the Westin at Our Lucaya Resort to institute a one-week-on and... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716868/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:08:11 -0500 Nassau Guardian http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716868/ MOSCOW, November 20 (RIA Novosti) - Russian metals giant Norilsk Nickel is considering the possibility of becoming an operator in a metals plant construction project in Cuba, the company's CEO sai... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716078/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:35:45 -0500 Russian Information Agency http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19716078/ San Juan, PR (Sports Network) - The 13th-ranked Memphis Tigers and the Chattanooga Mocs have traveled to San Juan for the opening round of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. Chattanooga, which competes in the S... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19710711/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:22:54 -0500 Sports Network http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19710711/ BASSETERRE, St Kitts (SKNIS): Approximately 45 delegates from 17 countries and organizations within the Commonwealth Caribbean Region will spend the next three days at the Royal St Kitts Hotel, crafti... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19709544/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:07:45 -0500 Caribbean Net News http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19709544/ n Jan. 1, 2009, the Cuban Revolution marks its 50th anniversary. Three weeks later, Barack Obama will step into the Oval Office as the 11th U.S. president to face a Castro-led government in Havana.Sev... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19709728/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:16:20 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19709728/ BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM): The St. Kitts and Nevis National Assembly has approved a resolution guaranteeing an EC$20 million Treasury Bills issue on the Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange (ECSE)... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19709546/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:07:40 -0500 Caribbean Net News http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19709546/ CHARLESTOWN, Nevis: The Federation of St Kitts and Nevis is presently hosting the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force’s (CFATF) Heads of Plenary and Ministerial Meetings, which are taking plac... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19709545/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:07:45 -0500 Caribbean Net News http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19709545/ oscar@caribbeannetnews.com KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaica seems set to retain the death penalty, but the hangman could have his workload shared, as some parliamentarians have proposed the use of lethal in... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19710717/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:07:37 -0500 Caribbean Net News http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19710717/ BELFAST, Northern Ireland: Dr Christopher Stange, Hon. Consul for St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) in Northern Ireland, attended Andrews Memorial Primary School in Comber for their annual “C... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19710716/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:07:37 -0500 Caribbean Net News http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19710716/ ROSEAU, Dominica: Prime Minister of Dominica Roosevelt Skerrit announced a cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday evening. The change in the Prime Minister’s cabinet includes the removal of the Minister f... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19710720/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:07:35 -0500 Caribbean Net News http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19710720/ By Frank Jack Daniel CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters): Still popular after a decade in power, President Hugo Chavez aims to consolidate his hold on Venezuela in tight state elections on Sunday that may gi... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19710715/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:07:42 -0500 Caribbean Net News http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19710715/ reported that at Tuesday's meeting of the Bauxite Alumina Industry Security Committee it was revealed that JA$660.9 million (US$8.6m) worth of diesel was stolen from the bauxite industry between 2005-... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19710721/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:07:34 -0500 Caribbean Net News http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19710721/ By Youri Kemp Well, not really the global economy per se. But, the US, Japanese and EU (Euro zone) economies by mid next year May-June, with at least a 0.25% growth in GDP. In fact, by Q2 (USA) we wil... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19709257/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:07:43 -0500 Caribbean Net News http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19709257/ GEORGETOWN, Guyana: President of Guyana Bharrat Jagdeo on Monday evening told representatives of participating countries at the Caribbean Development Bank/Inter American Development Bank (CDB/IDB), Ci... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19710714/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:07:44 -0500 Caribbean Net News http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19710714/ ST GEORGE’S Grenada: Grenada will have a new Governor General from Thursday, November 27. He is Carlyle Glean Sr, a former Education Minister (1990-1995), who retired from active politics in 199... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19710713/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:07:44 -0500 Caribbean Net News http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19710713/ miranda@caribbeannetnews.com SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: The Puerto Rico Convention Center District Authority recently unveiled plans to create new hotel zone to be built within the 113-acre development. F... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19709729/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:07:41 -0500 Caribbean Net News http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19709729/ oscar@caribbeannetnews.com PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The east-west corridor in Trinidad’s Port of Spain came to a virtual standstill as rivers burst their banks following heavy rains, creating ha... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19710719/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:07:36 -0500 Caribbean Net News http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19710719/ SANTO DOMINGO.- The Boudicca Cruise’s arrival in Santo Domingo Port on Saturday marks the start of Dominican Republic’s 2008-09 cruise ship season, expected to draw through two terminals in the ca... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19709999/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:09:27 -0500 Dominican Today http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19709999/ SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: Coast Guard rescue crews suspended their search at 7 p.m. Wednesday for a missing yola (boat) with more than 90 Dominican Republic migrants aboard, that reportedly went missing ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19710718/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:07:32 -0500 Caribbean Net News http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19710718/ Luton Shelton, Marlon King and substitute Omar Cummings scored for Jamaica, leaving te Reggae Boyz to rue their early form when they took only one point in its first three games, all away from home. http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19710724/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:05:40 -0500 BBC Caribbean http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19710724/ oscar@caribbeannetnews.com GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Consumers in Guyana have received some relief from the high prices of foodstuff with a reduction of the price of flour. The National Milling Company Inc ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19710722/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:07:33 -0500 Caribbean Net News http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19710722/ San Juan, PR (Sports Network) - The 19th-ranked USC Trojans and the Seton Hall Pirates have arrived in San Juan to begin play at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. USC opened its season on Saturday with a 78-55... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19710710/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:22:58 -0500 Sports Network http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19710710/ Notts County's on-loan striker Jonathan Forte has turned down a chance to represent Barbados to concentrate on playing for the Magpies. Forte was named in the squad for three matches in the Caribbean... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19710723/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:05:38 -0500 BBC Caribbean http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19710723/ Queen Ifrica says her song lyrics are inspired by girls she has met Jamaican reggae star Queen Ifrica had a chart-topping hit earlier this year. But despite the song's popularity among her fans, so... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19710725/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:05:37 -0500 BBC Caribbean http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19710725/ TREASURE COAST — The Treasure Coast Parrot Head Club is sponsoring its sixth annual island-theme "Christmas in the Caribbean" party to benefit the Salvation Army. It will be from 4 to 7 p.m. De... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19706113/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:46:43 -0500 General Sources http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19706113/ Honduras, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago claimed the last three berths on Wednesday for next year's final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying.Costa Rica, El Salvador and the United States had alrea... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19706109/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:08:48 -0500 eTaiwan News http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19706109/ SANTO DOMINGO.- The National Drugs Control (DNCD) and the Navy yesterday seized 104 packages of cocaine transported on a boat at the coast near Juanillo, Altagracia province (east). Two Puerto Ricans... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19706112/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:03:20 -0500 Dominican Today http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19706112/ NEW YORK (AP) -- Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.'s suspension of its regular quarterly common dividend indicates a desire to take a more conservative approach with its liquidity position, analysts said W... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19706114/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:46:42 -0500 General Sources http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19706114/ The financial crisis has forced a stall on the multimillion dollar construction project of the Punta Palmera Condominium at the Cap Cana Resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19706115/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:46:41 -0500 General Sources http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19706115/ Trinidad and Tobago progressed to the CONCACAF finals of World Cup qualifying by beating Cuba 3-0 on Wednesday.Trinidad needed only a draw to join the United States as qualifiers from Group 1, but Ken... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19706110/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:08:53 -0500 eTaiwan News http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19706110/ , Antigua's best year-round all-inclusive value, wants vacationers to know that a Caribbean winter vacation resort does not have to cost an arm and a leg - even during the Christmas holidays. ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19706116/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:46:39 -0500 General Sources http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19706116/ President of the Jamaica Manufacturers Association (JMA), Omar Azan, says while the impact they would have is clear, no analysis has been done on the situation so far."The more congestion you have is ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19706106/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:09:10 -0500 Jamaica Gleaner http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19706106/ Glenroy Sinclair, Assignment CoodinatorMEXICO'S TOP rally driver, Ricardo Trivinio, headlines a list of international drivers confirmed to compete in Jamaica's premier motorsport event, Rally Jamaica ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19706105/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:17:05 -0500 Jamaica Gleaner http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19706105/ Prominent FIFA member Jack Warner has repeated his attack on English football's negative view about football in the Caribbean.Even though the FA sent England to Warner's native Trinidad for a friendly... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19706117/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:46:36 -0500 General Sources http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19706117/ The trial of the man accused of the murder of three children at Killancholly, St Mary, in 2005 entered its third day yesterday with a policeman testifying that on February 8, 2005, the accused showed ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19706107/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:09:09 -0500 Jamaica Gleaner http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19706107/ By THEA RUTHERFORD, Guardian National CorrespondentWith rates of violence alarmingly high in countries across the region, Tempo, the Caribbean-centric network tilted towards the youth, seeks to do its... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19706119/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:46:30 -0500 General Sources http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19706119/ SHANGHAI, China, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Royal Caribbean International has been named "Best Luxury Cruise Operator" in Travel Weekly's China Industry Awards 2008, after just one year of op... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19706120/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:46:29 -0500 General Sources http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19706120/ MANILA, Philippines -- Vice President Noli De Castro said that, contrary to fears raised by her critics, he believes President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will step down when her term ends in 2010. At the... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19702178/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:57:09 -0500 Inquirer http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19702178/ SANDY SPRINGS, GA, November 20, 2008 /24-7PressRelease/ -- FireLine hosts Jim Daws and Jeff Hayes welcomed Chief Dave Rohr to FireLIne Saturday November 15, 2008 to discuss the rescue work done by Roh... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19701542/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:52:37 -0500 24 / 7 Press Release http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19701542/ Mexico´s Rafael Marquez (left) vies for the ball with Hondura´s Carlo Costly during their FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 qualifying football match in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, on November 19. Hond... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19701355/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:29:53 -0500 soccerway http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19701355/ A noisy rumble sparked panic at a school outside the Haitian capital, killing one student and wounding dozens as jitters remained nearly two weeks after a deadly school collapse, authorities said. "T... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19702181/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:24:37 -0500 Hindustan Times http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19702181/ Leeward Islands beat the Windwards by 70 runs to join Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and Jamaica in the semifinals of the WICB Cup one-day tournament on Wednesday.Trinidad and Leewards topped the nine-... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19698711/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:23:10 -0500 eTaiwan News http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19698711/ Heavy rains caused a river in eastern Cuba to overflow its banks, flooding highways and more than 2,000 homes, and leading authorities to evacuate nearly 20,000 people, state media said.Severe floodin... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19698712/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:22:54 -0500 NDTV http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19698712/ Residents of Chancellor Hall, the University of the West Indies, at a vigil held in October, in honour of three students who were killed in a car accident in St Mary a week earlier. - Contributed http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19698214/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:19:37 -0500 Jamaica Gleaner http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19698214/ HAVANA -- China’s President Hu Jintao on Wednesday was to wrap up a landmark visit to Cuba where he brought millions of dollars in aid and promises of closer trade ties. http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19698668/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:14:35 -0500 The China Post http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19698668/ MIAMI, USA (AFP): The Atlantic hurricane season in 2008 is coming to a close after producing 16 storms, including eight hurricanes, and inflicting record damage in the United States, a report by unive... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19695204/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:24:25 -0500 Caribbean Net News http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19695204/ SAN JUAN -- La Guardia Costera estadounidense amplió el área de búsqueda de un grupo de al menos 40 inmigrantes que zarpó hacia Puerto Rico la semana pasada desde la Rep&u... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19689938/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:21:44 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19689938/ at Providence . Set 180 to win, Guyana were bowled out for 143 in 45 overs, with the Jamaican spin duo of Lorenzo Ingram and Bevon Brown taking three wickets apiece. Ingram, a left-arm spinner, was th... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19689939/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:06:16 -0500 Cricinfo http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19689939/ WESTERN BUREAU A Bajan, who was caught trying to smuggle ganja out of Jamaica, was sentenced to nine months in prison in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.Roosevelt Turton, 53, pl... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19684887/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:10:38 -0500 Jamaica Star http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19684887/ Two Bahamians held without proper documentation or permission, were ordered to leave the country when they appeared in the Corporate Area Resi-dent Magistrate's Court on Tuesday. The men, Ian Porter ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19684888/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:10:33 -0500 Jamaica Star http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19684888/ HAVANA: China’s President Hu Jintao met Cuban leader Fidel Castro — who is also the first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba — in Havana on Tuesday. M... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19684609/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:09:07 -0500 The Hindu http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19684609/ SANTO DOMINGO.- Two U.S. State Department officials investigate the situation of undocumented Haitians in the country and the Dominican Government’s migratory policy. David Robinson, temporary unde... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19684891/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:05:46 -0500 Dominican Today http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19684891/ Rasbert Turner, Star Writer Spanish Town An ex-cop is $3,000 poorer after he was tricked by a fake policeman. The incident occurred on Monday in Spanish Town, St Catherine. Reports are that the ex-... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19684889/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:10:34 -0500 Jamaica Star http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19684889/ SANTO DOMINGO. – What can be described in the local jargon as “el loco is loose” is wreaking havoc in Dominican Republic’ ruling party, where despite its General Secretary’s calls to addr... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19684890/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:05:45 -0500 Dominican Today http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19684890/ SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) _ A new witness has come forward in the 2005 disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway in Aruba, and prosecutors said Tuesday they are seeking more evidence agains... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19684892/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:24:35 -0500 General Sources http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e5abd99746ab67f4/id/19684892/