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  • OAU Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary With Music Caribbean Thinking

    Addis Ababa, May 25 (Prensa Latina) A rhythmic reggae of Peter Tosh and evocations to the mythical Bob Marley gave a Caribbean tone to the celebration today of the Africa Day, marked by a call for unity between the Diaspora and the continent. The president of the African Union Commission (AU), Nkoosazana Dlamini Zuma, seemed to have been dancing from his seat, as several head of States and ...

  • US vice-president to travel to Trinidad talk about trade drug trafficking security issues

    PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad - U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden is expected to talk about trade, drug trafficking and security issues as he travels to the island of Trinidad next week to meet with Caribbean leaders. U.S. Embassy Charge d'Affaires Thomas Smitham says Biden is also likely to discuss leaders' concerns about U.S. deportations of Caribbean migrants with criminal histories. Biden ...

  • Police shootout in Kemp Road

    Several days after two men were shot dead on Kemp Road, residents of the area were sent scrambling again yesterday morning after gunfire erupted. This time, police and an armed robbery suspect exchanged fire. Police said the suspect was shot in his legs. The shootout happened just before a planned police walkabout in the area in response to the double murder on Whit Monday. Superintendent ...

  • Two charged with holiday murders

    Carlon Rolle, 28 (center) was led into court yesterday charged with two counts of murder, attempted murder and weapons possession. PHOTOS: AHVIA J. ...

  • Melvin Maycock Sr. denied bail

    The alleged head of the Caribbean arm of an international drug smuggling gang was yesterday refused bail pending a challenge of an extradition order. Senior Justice Jon Isaacs denied bail for Melvin Maycock Sr. on the grounds that he would reoffend if released. Maycock is serving time in connection with a 1,150 pound marijuana seizure committed while police were looking to pick him up on an ...

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The Taking of Power by Louis XIV (La prise de pouvoir par Louis XIV) [DVD]

The Taking of Power by Louis XIV (La prise de pouvoir par Louis XIV) [DVD]

In 1962, director Roberto Rossellini, who had left an indelible mark on the movies by pioneering Italian neorealism with his end-of-the-war docudrama Rome, Open City (1945), abandoned the cinema. This is not to say, however, that he stopped making movies. ... ...

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  • Police defend action in cruise ship matter

    Relatives of an 11-year-old girl who was allegedly molested aboard a Disney Dream cruise last August indicated to Bahamian authorities they did not want to pursue criminal charges, Superintendent Paul Rolle said yesterday. Rolle's comments came as several international media houses highlighted the incident this week with Florida authorities suggesting they lost their chance to pursue the ...

  • Drainage system ‘maxed out’

    The majority of drainage wells in Pinewood Gardens were either severely clogged or simply did not do what they were intended to during the torrential rain that flooded that area this week, Ministry of Works officials said yesterday. Dexter Williams, senior engineer responsible for drainage, said there was not much more the ministry could have done to alleviate flooding in the low-lying ...

  • Women recall horror of double murder

    Urban Renewal, in collaboration with several church organizations, led a team through Kemp Road yesterday as they conducted a walkabout after a double murder and several shootings occurred in the area earlier this week. Pictured from left, Pastor Dale Rahming, Bishop Walter Hanchell and Urban Renewal Director Superintendent Stephen Dean. PHOTOS: AHVIA J. ...

  • Kim joins 2 for LPGA lead in rainy Bahamas

    PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas -; Mindy Kim birdied her last hole Saturday morning to join the leaders after one strange round of the Bahamas LPGA ...

  • Triumphant comeback seals victory over Puerto Rico

    Guangdong province, May 23, 2013. The Chinese women's volleyball team overcame a late start Thursday night and fought back to defeat Puerto Rico 3-2 during a ...

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