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April 2008 |
| Antigua:
Teenager charged with rape of girl |
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April
21, 2008: A 15 year-old male in Antigua has appeared before a
Magistrate's Court in that island, to face the charge of rape. (More...) |
| Region:
Food Crisis Solutions |
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April
21, 2008: Bridgetown, (Prensa Latina) Globally, food producing
lands and forests have been converted into lands for producing fuels to
partially address the fuel constraint, warns Dr. Basil Springer,
Consultant of Caribbean Business Enterprise Trust Inc., based in
Barbados. (More...) |
| Guyana:
Food prices consultations being held in Guyana |
 April
21, 2008: Georgetown,
GINA, - Ministers of the Government of Guyana are conducting
nationwide consultations on rising food prices. The latest
occurred at the end of last week in Administrative Region #2
. (More...) |
| Sport:
Bravo Snapped up by IPL |
 April
21, 2008:
West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has become the fourth regional
player to to sign up for the rich Twenty20 Indian Premier League (IPL)
currently underway. Bravo left his native Trinidad on Saturday to take
up his contract for an undisclosed sum with the Mumbai Indians.(More...) |
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Business: St. Kitts' PM Douglas to lead Caribbean
delegation at UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV and AIDS in New York |
 April 19, 2008,
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS,(CUOPM) St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister and
Chairman of the Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDSD is to lead the
Caribbean delegation to the Third High-Level United Nations General Assembly
Special Session on AIDS in New York. (More...) |
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Business: FirstCaribbean Recognises 2007 Top
Performers |
 April 18, 2008, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, - “As in every
constellation of stars, there are those stars who shine even brighter. These are
our 2007 Pro Performers - and this evening is all about you…showing our deep
appreciation for the exceptional contribution which these nine great colleagues
have made to FirstCaribbean.” (More...) |
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Sport: Stage Set for IPL in India and Stanford
proposes $20 million game for Windies & England. |
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April 18, 2008, The new Mecca of World Cricket, the
Indian Premier League ( IPL) , opens an uncharted chapter on Friday April 18 as
the the billion dollar tournament gets on the way. Three West Indians, Chris
Gayle, R. Sarwan and S. Chanderpaul along with colleagues from most Test playing
nations will commence the much anticipated 20/20 tournament. (More...) |
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Region: Trinidad man gets Five Years for lethal one
night stand in Canada |
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April 17, 2008, A 41-year-old Trinidadian in
Ontario, Canada has been sentenced by Superior Court Justice Johanne
Morrisette, to five years in prison for aggravated sexual assault and criminal
negligence causing bodily harm for having unprotected sex with a lady without
disclosing his HIV positive status. (More...) |
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Region: Alert on Caribbean
Food Insecurity |
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April 16, 2008, London, (Prensa Latina) -
Caribbean expert David Jessop warned here that riots could occur almost anywhere
in the Caribbean if global demand of food continues to exceed supply and
commodity prices continue to rise. (More...) |
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HAITI: CARICOM's Chairman, Prime Minister Ingraham
addresses the impact of Rising Food Costs in Haiti. |
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April 16, 2008, (Nassau Bahamas) - Bahamian Prime
Minister, Hubert Ingraham, addressed his country's parliament today, in direct
reference to the impact of the Rising Food Costs in Haiti. He told MP's
that "the increasing cost of food is having an impact on our neighbour Haiti, a
very important country to The Bahamas." (More...) |
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Sport: Rain forces abandonment of 3rd Digicel ODI,
Windies win series 2-0 |
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April 16, 2008, GROS ISLET, ST LUCIA – Persistent
evening rain at the Beausejour Cricket Ground on Tuesday, April 15, brought an
anti-climatic end to the Third Digicel One Day International. (More...) |
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Sport: Sammy Says It Will Be Momentous To Play In
The 3rd Digicel Odi In Front His Home Crowd. |
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April 15, 2008, GROS ISLET, ST LUCIA – West Indies all
rounder Darren Sammy says it will be a momentous occasion for him to play in
front his home crowd in the Third Digicel One Day International at the
Beausejour Cricket Ground in St Lucia.(More...) |
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Region: Premier Michael Misick of the Turks and
Caicos under investigation for sexual assault. |
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April 14, 2008, Premier Michael Misick of the Turks and Caicos
is under investigation for an alleged sexual assault on an unidentified US
female. (More...) |
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Sport: West Indies seal important series victory. |
 April 12, 2008,
(Port of Spain, Trinidad) - The West
Indies completed an important series victory at Queen's Park Oval, Port of
Spain, Trinidad in the second of three one-day encounters against Sri Lanka on
Saturday. (More...) |
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Sport: ROOM FOR
IMPROVEMENT SAYS BRAVO AFTER MIRACULOUS WIN IN FIRST DIGICEL
ODI |
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April 11, 2008, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO –
Man of the match and West Indies all rounder Dwayne Bravo
said that though the team is pleased to be in the winner's
row after their nail biting last ball victory in the First Digicel One Day International there is still much work to be
done in order to improve. (More...) |
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Region: BET J PREVIEWS ST. LUCIA JAZZ 2008 - The
Half-Hour Special Features Actress Kim Fields and Promotes "Girlfriend Getaways" |
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April 11, 2008, NEW YORK - The 17th Annual St. Lucia
Jazz festival, one of the Caribbean's premier musical attractions, set for May 2
to 11, has already started its countdown on top cable networks BET and BET J. (More...) |
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Region: Above-normal hurricane season predicted for
the 2008 Atlantic Season which begins on June 1st. |
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April 10, 2008, "Information obtained through March 2008 indicates that the 2008 Atlantic
hurricane season will be much more active than the average 1950-2000 season"
says experts Philip J. Klotzbach and William M. Gray of Department of
Atmospheric Science Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO.(More...) |
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Region: Above-normal hurricane season predicted for
the 2008 Atlantic Season which begins on June 1st. |
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April 10, 2008, "Information obtained through March 2008 indicates that the 2008 Atlantic
hurricane season will be much more active than the average 1950-2000 season"
says experts Philip J. Klotzbach and William M. Gray of Department of
Atmospheric Science Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO.(More...) |
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ANTIGUA: NO SAME SEX UNIONS…Antiguan Government
takes firm stance on homosexuality |
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April 09, 2008, Antigua's Attorney-General Justin
Simon has declared, according to the Antigua sun, that "the government has
no intention of changing legislation that criminalises homosexual acts."(More...) |
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ACS: MANY RECORDS FOR THE TAKING DURING DIGICEL ODI
SERIES |
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April 08, 2008, PORT OF SPRAIN, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO -
West Indies and Sri Lanka have met 45 times since their first encounter in 1975
at Old Trafford during the Prudential World Cup. On that occasion the West
Indies decimated the Sri Lankan batting, blowing them out for 86 with Bernard
Julien taking 4 for 20 and Keith Boyce 3 for 22. (More...) |
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ACS: The Greater Caribbean Week - Ship Ahoy! |
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April 07, 2008, By: Gloria M. de Mees - Several times a year we have the
opportunity to witness very impressive and luxurious Cruise Ships dock at
various Caribbean shores transporting scores of visitors to admire the beauty of
our historical capitals, to taste our delightful cuisine, and to enjoy the
richness of our multi ethnic societies. They return to their countries of origin
with stories and snapshots of their short lived visit to our exotic islands and
the “acquired treasures” from the hands of our many talented artists.
(More...) |
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Health: Protecting health from climate change -
World Health Day 2008. |
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April 07, 2008, The global community celebrates
World Health Day today April 7- an event which marks the founding of the World
Health Organization (WHO). (More...) |
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Sport: SARWAN PUTS CAPTAINCY ISSUE TO BED- THERE IS
NO ONE BETTER THAN GAYLE TO LEAD |
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April 07, 2008, This and more on
www.anguillasports.com |
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Region: 2.7 million British slave records now
online |
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April 07, 2008, The descendants of slaves of the
British Empire can now delve into their history online as
www.Ancestry.co.uk completes
the launch of the Slave Registers of Former British Colonial Dependencies,
1812-1834. (More...) |
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Sport: West Indies thoroughly defeated Sri Lanka to
save the Home Test Series - Finally a victory of patience |
 April 07, 2008, The West Indies, on Sunday, completed a six wicket victory
over Sri Lanka on the fourth day in the second and final
Test match of the series, played at Queen's Park Oval in
Trinidad. (More...) |
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Cost Of Living: Desperate actions in Trinidad on
the heels of an announcement of a price hike on flour
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April 04, 2008, Flour and rice have been "wiped" off
the Supermarket shelves in Trinidad this week because of panic-buying after
National Flour Mills advised of an impending price increase, according to the
Trinidad Guardian.
(More...) |
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CARICOM: HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEET IN T&T SET FOR
CRIME SUMMIT |
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April 04, 2008, (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen,
Greater Georgetown, Guyana) All 15 Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
and one Associate Member will be represented at the Thirteenth Special Meeting
of the Conference of Heads of Government taking place in Port of Spain, Trinidad
and Tobago on 5 April 2008.
(More...) |
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AIDS/HIV: Extractions from PANCAP e-News 03/08 |
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April 04, 2008, Article 1: Montserrat
promotes Female Condom Use.
(More...) Article 2: No Sex
or Condoms Here: HIV in Jamaican Prisons - A look at sexual activities in
the prisons, (denied by officials ut admitted by inmates), where the HIV
prevalence rate is 3.3 %.
(More...) |
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CMEx: 'Caribbean' Tapping The Hispanic American
Market |
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April 04, 2008, SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Exclude the
Hispanic-American market and you make a huge blunder. Americans of Hispanic
descent now spend so much that their buying power is estimated to reach US$1.2
trillion by 2011. Reaching the potent Hispanic-American market is one of the
issues under discussion at the Caribbean Media Exchange on Sustainable Tourism (CMEx).
(More...) |
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Sport: Edwards Praises Collymore For Sound Advice
Going Into 2nd Digicel Test |
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April 03, 2008, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO –
Fast bowler Fidel Edwards who picked up the first three Sri Lankan wickets on a
severely rain affected first day of the Second Digicel
Test said that he must give credit to Corey Collymore, the
West Indies seam bowler who is not currently in the squad. (More...) |
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Region: EIGHTH CARICOM Social Security Games come
off with a bang |
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April 03, 2008, THE EIGHTH CARICOM Social
Security Games were recently held at Kensington Oval under the auspices of the
National Insurance Scheme. Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, British Virgin
Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, St Lucia, St Kitts and Nevis, St Vincent and
the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago, and host country Barbados participated.
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(More...) |
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Region: CARIFESTA LOGO DESIGN COMPETITION |
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April 03, 2008, Submissions are invited for the design
of a permanent logo for the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA).
(More...) |
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Sport: Queen’s Park Oval Looks Like Kandy Says
Jayawardene - Sri Lanka Looking For Clean Sweep Of Digicel Test Series |
 April 03, 2008, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO –
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene said that the pitch at the Queen’s Park
Oval for the Second Digicel Test match is very reminiscent of the one in Kandy,
Sri Lanka where the West Indies have lost both of the Test matches they played. (More...) |
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Airplane Safety: Jamaican tries to board plane with
pipe bomb components. |
April 02, 2008,
 (Radio
Jamaica) A Jamaican man who was planning to board an Air Jamaica flight at the
Orlando International Airport was detained and questioned by United States
Federal Agents on Tuesday afternoon. (More...) |
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Alternatives: Trinidad -Migrant Recommends Nature's
Remedies |
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April 02, 2008, HICKSVILLE, NY, - The growing
'healthy eating' mantra that is now making waves globally is old news to
Trinidad and Tobago-owned company, which has been preaching and practicing
healthy living for years. (More...) |
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Soufriere: UWI SRU and IPG Paris secure Montserrat Volcano Observatory contract
St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago W.I. (UWI); Paris, France (IPGP); |
 April 02, 2008, For the next five years the Montserrat
Volcano Observatory (MVO) will be
jointly managed by the UWI Seismic Research Unit (SRU) and the Institut de
Physique
du Globe de Paris (IPGP), bringing the Caribbean’s only currently erupting
volcano back
under the watch of regional scientists. (More...) |
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Sport: Benn Has Got Work To Do Says Lance Gibbs - Stumps For Jaggernauth To Play
In Second Digicel Test |
April 1, 2008,
 PORT
OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO – Former world record holder for the most Test
wickets Lance Gibbs is of the view that rookie West Indian spinner Sulieman Benn
has got to add variety to his bowling armoury in order to be successful at the
international level.
NEW YORK - Reverend A.R. Bernard, founder and CEO of the
Brooklyn-based Christian Cultural Center, the church home for thousands of
Caribbean-Americans in the tri-state area, teaches that "Change is the only
constant in life; And when change is necessary, not to change is destructive." (More...) |
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