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Jamaica Gleaner News - $2b ganja bust - Wednesday | January 31, 2007 : "Narcotics detectives yesterday dealt another massive blow to the illegal drug trade, when they seized some 15,000 lbs of compressed ganja and four motor vehicles, during a major operation in the Mountain View Avenue area of Kingston. "

Opposition Jamaica MP Switches Sides Hardbeatnews.com , Former Jamaica Labor Party MP, Abe Dabdoub, yesterday crossed the aisle to become the latest government parliamentarian for the ruling Peoples ...

Venezuela helping Dominica with its "housing revolution"| Caribbean360.com |ROSEAU, Dominica, - With housing in big demand, the government of Dominica is making a determined effort to put dent in that demand by creating opportunities for homeownership through low interest loans.

The Nation Newspaper | The Barbados sell-out: hear no evil, see no evil : "It is pathetic to read about advertising 'private beaches' in Barbados while the property owners or their representatives – those who can be contacted – indicate their innocence on the matter. There must be some immediate and highly publicised action countering this awful situation. "

Caribbean Airline 100% on time - CBC.bb : "Caribbean Airlines, which started operations on the first of the month, says it recorded seven days with an on time performance of 100 per cent, including yesterday January 28, where all flights system wide departed at the scheduled times or earlier."

Some policemen working under appalling conditions| Stabroek News Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee says he is dissatisfied with the conditions under which some members of the Guyana Police Force are working, and added that while the government is in no position to enhance remuneration some effort will be made to improve their situation.

Another Jamaican dies in Iraq| Jamaica Gleaner News The United States war on terror has claimed another Jamaican. Army sergeant Gregroy Wright, 28, father of a three-year-old girl, was killed on January 13 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Muqdadiyah, Iraq

Owner of Islamic TV station in Trinidad released after being held ... Caribbean Net News , Cayman Islands - PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: Owner and broadcaster of Trinidad and Tobago's lone Islamic

- Google News : "BARBADOS - 'Increased fares expected with merger' Jamaica Gleaner, Jamaica - There were clear indications Wednesday from officials of regional air carrier, Leeward Islands Air Transport (LIAT), of increased airfares as a result"

Chastanet outlines his vision for Caribbean tourism - Part II Jamaica Observer , Jamaica The appointment of Allen Chastanet as St Lucia's new Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation is being heralded as a new era for Caribbean tourism which will ...

Nationnews.com The pity, then, that this moment in Barbadian history, so admirably choreographed, including the fine work done by the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation, had to suffer the lapse of non-inclusion of an official CARICOM presence.

Gov't needs to keep Air Jamaica afloat Jamaica Gleaner , Jamaica Interestingly, they would like to see government use the funds allocated for Air Jamaica to be directed towards advertisements for their endeavours when ...

Board of Inquiry established to investigate Guyana jail-break Caribbean Net News , Cayman Islands - Jan 23, 2007 GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): Guyana's Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee has established a Board of Inquiry pursuant to the Prison Service Act to conduct ...

Trinidad & Tobago to Shut Sugar Industry SKNVibes.com , St. Kitts and Nevis - Raffique Shah, chief of the Trinidad Cane Farmers Association, said Prime Minister Patrick Manning accepted a proposal to end all sugar production in the ...

UN in Haiti accused of second massacre Haiti Action Committee , Haiti - HIP - Port au Prince, Haiti — A Cite Soleil community activist, Samuel Leconte, was arrested at gunpoint by Brazilian soldiers on Jan. ...

Antigua Govt. Denies Firearm Found In PM’s Luggage Hardbeatnews.com , NY - On Friday, Spencer signed a memorandum of Understanding with Manipal University India to establish a Branch Campus in Antigua. ...

Think carefully about Air J, BITU advises Gov't Jamaica Observer , Jamaica "Any examination of the input from the people of Jamaica into Air Jamaica must be made against that you determine whether or not you want an international ...

New AIDS drug may be tested in Barbados The Nation Newspaper, Barbados - Sherring Plough Pharmaceutical Corporation, one of the world's leading drug manufacturers, has placed Barbados, Jamaica and Puerto Rico on a list of ...

Caribbean tourism industry faces hard times with new US passport rules : "New U.S. passport rules coming into effect next week are expected to have some negative consequences for most Caribbean islands that depend heavily on American tourism."

The Nation Newspaper | Special unveiling ceremony for Hero : "Government will on Sunday honour former 'Prime Minister and National Hero, the late 'Errol Walton Barrow, with the unveiling of 'a nine-foot statue in the newly refurbished Independence Square. "

Jamaica Gleaner News - No ease up on buggery restrictions - A-G - Thursday | January 18, 2007 : "Attorney-General A.J Nichol-son has reiterated that the Govern-ment has no plans to decriminalise buggery. The matter came up again yesterday during a parliamentary committee's deliberations on another piece of legislation, giving rise to new questions as to the appropriateness of a change of heart."

Caribbean Net News: Castro has post-surgery stitches problem, says diplomat : "QUITO, Ecuador (Reuters): Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro has been having problems with the healing of his stitches after stomach surgery last July, a diplomat said on Monday. "

Can Jamaica withstand another quake measuring 6.5? - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM : "LOCAL researchers are expected to tell Jamaicans later this month if the island could once again dig itself out from under the rubble created by an earthquake with the magnitude of the great earthquake that flattened Kingston in 1907."

'Bushism' in US/Caricom relations - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM : "AS governments of the Caribbean Community plan for a first-ever 'Caricom/United States of America Conference on the Caribbean' in Washington this coming July, they can hardly be unaware of the growing apprehension over the costly politics- - in lives and money - of 'Bushism' that can negatively impact on our region as well."

Barbados rental market almost to capacity for Cricket World Cup : "Barbados is host to the International Cricket Council World Cup 2007 one of the world’s largest and most prestigious sporting events. The event which takes place every four years begins on March 13th at Sabina Park, Jamaica and ends with the final on April 28th at Kensington Oval, Barbados. Barbados is being used by cricket fans as a base for the event with matches taking place over 8 Caribbean Islands."

Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday : newsday.co.tt : : "RESIDENTS OF Laventille have made at least 60 reports of severe soldier brutality to the police Northern Division in recent weeks."

Jamaica Gleaner News - Gun plot for Portmore - Mayor reveals plot to stash weapons in Sunshine City - Friday | January 12, 2007 : "Portmore Mayor George Lee says he has uncovered a plot by a powerful Spanish Town gang to facilitate the movement of a large stock of illegal guns into one of the underdeveloped communities in the Sunshine City. "

KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): Jamaican Minister of Tourism, Entertainment and Culture, Aloun Ndombet Assamba, has said there was no evidence of cancellations in tourist bookings as a result of the CARICOM Special Visa, which has been put in place for the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC). Full story... http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/cgi-script/csArticles/articles/000050/005095.htm 8:56 am est

The Nation Newspaper | Heartbreaker! : "IN AUGUST, Lennox Campbell warned his youngest son, Khalil, who struggled for years with mental illness, that if he returned to Jamaica from Miami he would be dead in six months. Tragically, in the realisation of every parent's worst nightmare, his prediction came true. "

The Nation Newspaper | Sandy Lane, BWU at odds : "SANDY LANE HOTEL and the Barbados Workers' Union (BWU) appear to be on a collision course. The confrontation surrounds the alleged staffing practices at Sandy Lane, which the union has described as 'top-heavy' with expatriate management. "

SKNVibes.com News: Caribbean authorities probe medical school started by U.S. man : "PITTSBURGH: A Caribbean medical school started by an American man has come under investigation by the government of St. Kitts and Nevis after officials voiced concerns about the school founder's credentials, a newspaper reported Monday"

Mum Dies At Airport (from News Shopper) : "A FAMILY is demanding an urgent investigation into medical facilities at a Caribbean airport after the death of their mother."

Sex tourism in full boom : "MONTREAL -- In winter, a tourist woman’s fancy lustily turns to thoughts of sex. By the thousands they descend on the Caribbean every year, women driven by one urge: to spend a week or two sleeping with local 'beach boys' and paying them back in drinks, meals, gifts, and cash."

Montserrat volcano shoots ash cloud 5 miles into the sky - International Herald Tribune : "OLVESTON, Montserrat: The Soufriere Hills volcano that destroyed this Caribbean island's capital in 1997 shot a cloud of ash more than five miles (eight kilometers) into the sky, prompting evacuation orders for some homes."

Stabroek News : "Guyanese charged in huge Barbados drug bust still on trial Monday, January 8th 2007 Six Guyanese charged in the biggest drug bust in Barbados' history are still on trial. "

: " As Jamaica continues to battle outbreak of malaria, one health consultant is warning that the region is facing a more resistant strain of the disease. Clinical Consultant for infectious diseases with the Barbados Ministry of Health, Dr. Nicholas Adomakoh, says the female anopheles mosquito, which transmits malaria, has over several years become resistant to certain types of interventions."

SUN Weekend : "Caribbean countries delay visa implementation Saturday January 06 2007 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries have agreed to delay the common visa policy for 2007 Cricket World Cup, Barbados Deputy Prime Minister Mia Mottley has announced."

Fire in their bellies: Do Caribbean leaders have it? - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM : "Fire in their bellies: Do Caribbean leaders have it? The heads of government of the 15-nation Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries will meet shortly to decide how they could take their nations forward economically in a highly competitive global environment."