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  • Chanderpaul out of CPL Pomersbach in

    West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has been forced to withdraw from the first ever Caribbean Premier League (CPL) because of his contractual obligations with English county team Derbyshire. Organisers say Chanderpaul signed a contract with CPL, offering himself for selection but later realised that his commitment to Derbyshire provided for release only if it pertained to ...

  • WICB president meets regional dignitaries

    The president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Dave Cameron has described a series of meetings he has been having with Caribbean prime ministers as "crucial" to the development of the sport in the region. Cameron's comments follow his latest round of meetings in which talks were held with St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves in Kingstown and Prime Minister of ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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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King Kong (2005)

King Kong (2005)

Along with James Cameron and Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson is one of a select few Hollywood filmmakers who truly understands how to marry spectacle and emotion. This is not just a technical gift or a rote mechanical understanding, but rather a core feeling--an instinct--for how the two ... ...

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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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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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