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Caribbean Net News: The source for news throughout the Caribbean : "HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): Cuban leader Fidel Castro signaled a possible comeback Thursday as he blasted US President George W. Bush for promoting biofuels in his first article since surgery eight months ago. In an article in the official daily Granma, Castro said that 'more than three billion people in the world' have been condemned to premature starvation due to Bush's policies. "

BBCCaribbean.com | Antigua scores again over the US : "Antigua and Barbuda has won another online gambling victory over the United States at the World Trade Organisation"

: "Caribbean researchers are now rolling out, as a pilot project, new flood early warning systems ahead of the upcoming hurricane season."

Three shot dead near cemetery - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM : "TWO men and a woman were shot dead near an age-old cemetery and a beleaguered police station in Kingston's depressed west end yesterday, as blood-letting from gang warfare continued."

Stabroek News : "Seven Guyanese who had been detained since last Friday in a 'cold room' at the Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados were sent back to Guyana yesterday morning. "

DNA - Sport - Woolmer murder investigation may go beyond Jamaica - Daily News & Analysis : "KINGSTON (Jamaica): Investigations into the death of the Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer could follow some of the players, officials and fans to other territories participating in the World Cup as well. "

Ban For Racially Offensive Chewing Gum Advert - UK News Headlines : "One showed a black man speaking in rhyme with a strong Caribbean accent shouting 'mastication for the nation' through a megaphone. Another showed the same black man running along a busy street and shouting about Trident gum. A third showed a white, middle-aged woman at a women's meeting speaking in rhyme about the gum in a mock Caribbean accent when she was supposed to have spoken about late summer chutneys. The fourth TV ad showed a white man speaking in rhyme about the Trident gum in a Caribbean accent. Angry viewers, including members of Ligali - the African British equality authority, complained that the ads were both offensive and racist because they showed offensive stereotypes and ridiculed black people and their culture."

IOL: 11 killed in Haiti floods : "At least 11 people have died in Haiti and the Dominican Republic in three days of rain that has caused flooding and landslides, emergency services said."

Pakistani senator blames Jamaica - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM : "A Pakistani senator yesterday blamed lax Cricket World Cup security in Jamaica for the murder of former Pakistan national cricket coach Bob Woolmer."

The Nation Newspaper | Celebration of freedom : "THE SOUNDS of the Afrikan drum and the age old chants from the Motherland dominated the environs of the Bay Street Esplanade yesterday, as Barbados celebrated the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade. "

The Nation Newspaper | Blair told: Say sorry : "The world yesterday marked the 200th anniversary of the end of Britain's transatlantic slave trade,with the Church of England calling on PrimeMinister Tony Blair to formally say sorry for Britain's role in the horror. "

Jamaica Gleaner News - 'We're closer!' - Police gather vital evidence in Woolmer case - ICC launches probe into match-fixing allegations - Monday | March 26, 2007 : "The police High Command yesterday said investigators are now closer to solving the murder of former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer."

Jamaica Gleaner News - Jamaica marks abolition of transatlantic slave trade - Monday | March 26, 2007 : "VIDEO cameras and smiling passengers were not part of the script when Africans were captured by Europeans and sold into bondage over 400 years ago. But boarding a make-believe slave ship in Kingston Harbour in 2007 is still an emotional experience for some people."

Caribbean Net News: The source for news throughout the Caribbean : "BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: The head of regional security for the Cricket World Cup is dismissing suggestions that the murder of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer in the Caribbean is a serious blow to regional security arrangements for the tournament. "

Africans voice anger, mark abolition of slave trade | Reuters.ca : "ELMINA, Ghana (Reuters) - Two hundred years after Britain's abolition of the slave trade, Africans blamed the modern-day problems of their continent on the crippling legacy of the transatlantic traffic in human beings."

The Nation Newspaper | RESPECT : "THE Caribbean will today observe a minute's silence to mark the beginning of year-long commemorative activities of the abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade 200 years ago. "

Stabroek News : "TWO events in less than a week, unrelated but both utterly unexpected, have effectively dashed hopes that we would be able to look back at our first World Cup and deservedly call it 'the best ever', as the organisers had confidently expected. "

Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday : newsday.co.tt : : "“Clearing lands, building roads, bridges, forts, aqueducts, windmills, lighthouses, public buildings and so on were therefore all centred on agriculture and the profit to be had from it, and of course all these tasks were carried out by Africans,” she told an attentive audience. "

The Nation Newspaper | STUMPED! : "THE INTERNATIONAL CRICKET COUNCIL (ICC) has taken control of Guyana's Cricket World Cup (CWC) venue from local organisers and given it to a British firm, citing numerous problems before the first Super 8 match slated for Wednesday. "

Coroner's inquest ordered in Woolmer murder - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM : "The body of slain Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer will not leave the island today as planned because an inquest has been ordered into his death by the coroner for Kingston and St Andrew, Patrick Murphy."

The Reporter : "Five years ago the Caribbean Development Bank, C.D.B. warned the Government of Belize and the Development Finance Corporation D.F.C. that they were heading for trouble because of excessive spending on housing."

America surprised at Woolmer's death-The United States-World-NEWS-The Times of India : "Bob Woolmer's shocking murder in next-door Caribbean - stomping ground for American tourists - in the midst of the World Cup is making a splash in a country where cricket is primarily a bird. "

BBC NEWS | Americas | Police hunt for Woolmer killers : "Jamaican police probing the murder of Pakistan's cricket coach Bob Woolmer say they could be searching for more than one attacker"

Bob Woolmer’s Suspect Killer Not A Jamaican:Report | Cricket World Cup Latest : "Although Pakistan’s Geo TV has made a startling disclosure about a suspect being already arrested by the Jamaican police in connection with coach Bob Woolmer’s murder, his nationality is yet to be revealed."

The Bay Area Reporter Online | An island of gay-friendliness in the Caribbean : "Much of the Caribbean has a deservedly anti-gay reputation. Take Jamaica, for instance. You've probably heard the reports of gay bashings or gay cruises being met with hostility. You'll find the opposite climate exists in the Dutch Antilles Island of Curaçao"

Broad Street Journal Online - Britain Confronts the Legacy of the Slave Trade - Top Stories : "After years of waxing nostalgic about its lost empire, Britain is now daring to look more critically at its imperial record. According to the New York Times, there is also fresh curiosity about the history and culture of the Caribbean, African, Arab and Asian immigrants who are changing the face of Britain."

Caribbean Net News: The source for news throughout the Caribbean : "PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: Former Trinidad and Tobago prime minister, Basdeo Panday, has won his appeal against conviction and sentence of a two-year jail term and a TT$60,000 fine. "

Jamaica Gleaner News - Minister demands apology from Cuba - Thursday | March 22, 2007 : "Sweden has demanded an apology from Cuba after the Caribbean nation's ambassador to the United Nations (U.N.) in Geneva lashed out at 'Swedish imperialism' and accused Sweden of racial bias."

Jamaica Police denies Woolmer's strangulation report(Lead: Woolmer) : "Kingston, Mar 22: Jamaica Police on Thursday denied media reports that Bob Woolmer, the coach of the Pakistani cricket team, may have been strangulated. "

Mangalorean.Com- Serving Mangaloreans Around The World! : "Kingston, March 22 (IANS) A top Jamaican police official has said that fresh evidence has surfaced suggesting that Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer was strangled to death in his hotel room here between Saturday night and Sunday morning. "

: "In Barbados although players in the tourist industry have not seen the expected high numbers they are still hopeful that this will change as the tournament continues. "

St. Lucia Star Online > News Home > Local News : "Air Jamaica, the region’s single largest carrier, has said it was not prepared to participate in any single regional airline. “Merger is not the panacea people like to think it is and the next time somebody throws the merger word out, you should ask them for a copy of the plan as to how it all will come together,” Air Jamaica’s president and chief executive officer, Michael Conway said."

No paradise for criminals deported to Jamaica - International Herald Tribune : "KINGSTON, Jamaica: One person's dream of being plucked from life in the United States and plopped down in the middle of winter on a beach in Jamaica is another person's nightmare. Just ask Noel Bryan, who had a grimace on his face recently as he cursed his fate in the sunshine."

Advocate : "LOCAL stock market officials anticipate a rebound by the Barbados Stock Exchange in 2007. "

The Nation Newspaper | Barbados 'no place for Akitas' : "LACK OF SOCIALISATION and the eye contact level between the Akita dog and two small children have been blamed for the animal's vicious attack last Monday in a St Michael district. "

The Nation Newspaper | Tight flight schedule : "AT LEAST ONE AIRLINE is reporting that there are no available flights out of Barbados until May 5 or 6. Meanwhile, others have announced plans to have chartered flights added to existing routes to handle additional passengers. "

Caribbean Net News: The source for news throughout the Caribbean : "ST JOHN'S, Antigua: Chief of Defence Staff of the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force Colonel Trevor Thomas has categorically refuted allegations that a consignment of weapons and ammunition has gone missing. "

Cricket coach's bizarre death | The Daily Telegraph : "POLICE are now investigating the circumstances in which Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer died today, just a day after his side crashed out of the World Cup."

The Nation Newspaper | Price hikes 'likely' : "Prime Minister Owen Arthur's plan to set up a monitoring committee to advise consumers has been described as 'absolute nonsense'. "

Jamaica Gleaner News - Children gunned down in St Catherine - 'I have nothing to live for now' - Friday | March 16, 2007 : "'As a society, we should try to see children as trusting and vulnerable, in need of our love, care and protection, and not as objects to be violated, abused, treated violently for whatever purpose,' said Ms. Clarke."

Entertainment: Elton John Caribbean Show May Be Axed Over Gay Conversion Fears - The Post Chronicle : "Elton John's Caribbean show may be cancelled over concerns he could tempt locals to become gay. The singer is due to headline the Plymouth Jazz Festival next month, but the Archdeacon of Trinidad and Tobago insists Elton should be banned because his sexuality does not conform to biblical teaching. "

The Nation Newspaper | OUR CARIBBEAN: Farewell to an icon of journalism : "THE DEATH of George John at the Mount Hope Medical Complex in Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday morning marked an end to a most distinguished career of an outstanding icon of West Indian journalism. "

The Nation Newspaper | Luxury builders put on notice : "LUXURY LAND DEVELOPERS have been warned – if you want planning permission here, then at least a quarter of your land must be dedicated to low-income housing."

Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday : newsday.co.tt : : "A 33-YEAR-OLD man employed with a cable contractor was electrocuted yesterday, as he was carrying out upgrade and maintenance work in Four Roads, West Trinidad by an electricity pole, police said. "

Local - Dominican Today : "SANTO DOMINGO.- The indicted ex-banker Ramon Báez Figueroa, the main suspect in the Baninter bank’s fraudulent bankruptcy, filed a RD$30 billion (US$900 million) lawsuit against the Scotiabank, ex-Central bank governor Jose Lois Malkún and the ex-members of the broken bank’s Liquidation Commission. "

The Nation Newspaper | BHTA: What about beaches? : "PRESIDENT OF THE Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA), Alvin Jemmott, said last night he was 'surprised' that the tourism sector was not touched on in this year's Budget. "

Pregnancy dethrone queen - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM : "YESTERDAY was not a crowning moment for reigning Miss Jamaica World, 22-year-old Sara Lawrence who announced she had relinquished her title because of pregnancy, a first in the 23-year history of the annual pageant."

Welcome to www.guyanachronicle.com --- Top Stories-pg : "THE Joint Services, acting on information received, yesterday raided a house on Church Street, Georgetown and found an AK-47 rifle. The Joint Services said five persons were held in the operation which is continuing and promised more details as the investigation unfolds."

West Indies 7/1 To Win World Cup : "Bookies William Hill have cut the price of the West Indies winning the Cricket World Cup from 9/1 to 7/1 after beating Pakistan in the opening match of the World Cup. Pakistan are now 16/1 from 10/1. 'Even at 7/1 we expect the West Indies to be very well backed, as Pakistan were well fancied and many of the West Indies danger men failed,' "

Advocate : "IT IS due to financial concerns that the Barbados Tourism Authority has declined hosting the Miss Universe Show in 2008. Last November, in another section of the media, it was announced that Barbados was invited to host the world's most prestigious pageant, Miss Universe, in 2008."

Reuters AlertNet - Feared gang leader arrested in Haiti : "PORT-AU-PRINCE, March 13 (Reuters) - One of Haiti's most wanted gang leaders was arrested on Tuesday as security forces intensified efforts to crack down on criminal gangs in the troubled Caribbean country, authorities said."

Jamaica Gleaner News - Brilliant start - West Indies win Cup opener - Jamaica gets high marks from ICC boss - Wednesday | March 14, 2007 : "Malcolm Speed, the chief executive officer of the International Cricket Council (ICC), has expressed great satisfaction with Jamaica's preparation for the Cricket World Cup which started with aplomb for the West Indies at Sabina Park yesterday."

Stabroek News : "Attorney-General Doodnauth Singh says businessman Peter Morgan, who was arrested in Trinidad last Friday, would likely be one of the 14 Guyanese the US Govern-ment had indicated it wanted to extradite two years ago to face drug trafficking charges. "

Antigua Sun : "“We could get trillions of dollars from the reparation but if we can’t fix ourselves…the money will do us no good. If we don’t salvage our children, we’ll be running from them later.” "

Advocate : "THE United Nations has designated Sunday, March 25, 2007, as the International Day to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade. Barbados will be playing a major role in at least one of the international activities, since Prime Minister Owen Arthur has been chosen to deliver the Wilberforce Memorial Lecture at Hull University in England on that day. "

Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday : newsday.co.tt : : "BROOKLYN: A TRINIDADIAN paid with his life when he fired a shot at an off-duty detective during a scuffle in a crowded Brooklyn nightclub early Saturday - but was cut down by the victim’s pal, an off-duty cop, the New York Post reported yesterday. "

The Nation Newspaper | Barbados takes a beating : "BARBADOS' REPUTATION as a model human rights nation is taking a beating. And the reasons as outlined in the annual United States Human Rights Report to Congress in Washington, ranged from 'very poor' prison conditions at the Harrison Point temporary facility in St Lucy to 'excessive use of force by police'. "

Caribbean Net News: The source for news throughout the Caribbean : "KINGSTON, Jamaica: In conjunction with the opening of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007, an unprecedented coalition of more than 50 television and radio broadcasters across the Caribbean will launch LIVE UP: Love. Protect. Respect. – the first pan-Caribbean effort led by broadcasters to inspire and empower young people to help stem the spread of HIV/AIDS across the region. "

The Times Newspaper Online - News : "Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Dominica has apologized to the local media for what they say was the poor treatment of journalists on the day Hugo Chavez visited Dominica."

Caribbean showcases its culture at gala World Cup opening : "Marked by rich glimpses of the Caribbean culture, the cricket World Cup got off to a musical start with reggae and calypso beats dominating the opening ceremony at which legendary all-rounder Sir Garfield Sobers declared the extravaganza open here late Sunday."

Sri Lanka Sports News | Online edition of Daily News - Lakehouse Newspapers : "The organisers of the World Cup in the West Indies are expecting a near 100,000 cricket crazy fans when the tournament starts with the first game between former champions West Indies and Pakistan in Jamaica on March 13. "

Stabroek News : "Head of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU), Orvil Nedd, said that the agency is in possession of information pointing to a drugs for weapons trade prosecuted by smugglers operating across Guyana's borders."

: "The Grenada government has denied reports that it has abandoned all surgical procedures during the period the island will be hosting games in the ICC Cricket World Cup. "

: "Sir Allan Stanford will maintain a minority share holding when his Caribbean Star airline is merged with LIAT. Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, has described the merger as an effective buy-out by LIAT of its rival."

The Nation Newspaper | Legend Hall loses eldest son to sea : "It was supposed to be a getaway from the cold, and a chance to relax. But it ended up being a trip turned tragic. "

Venezuela's Hugo Chavez to visit Haiti - International Herald Tribune : "PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who has offered assistance and oil benefits to much of the Caribbean, will meet with Haitian President Rene Preval to discuss providing aid to the impoverished country, Preval's office said Friday."

Caribbean Net News: The source for news throughout the Caribbean : "BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: The industrial dispute between the Barbados Workers Union (BWU) and the Barbados Port Incorporated has been settled. A financial settlement has been reached on behalf of the fired security guard at the centre of the impasse and the union and port will have further talks. "

Caribbean Net News: The source for news throughout the Caribbean : "BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: The industrial dispute between the Barbados Workers Union (BWU) and the Barbados Port Incorporated has been settled. A financial settlement has been reached on behalf of the fired security guard at the centre of the impasse and the union and port will have further talks. "

Jamaica Gleaner News - Reports that Trafigura money still outstanding - Friday | March 9, 2007 : "A fresh row over the controversial Trafigura Beheer donation to the People's National Party (PNP) has emerged following radio reports yesterday that the Dutch-based company had not received the money which the party's general secretary had reported was returned."

Search Of Barbados Police Officers Condemned Hardbeatnews.com , USA Chairperson of the CARICOM sub committee for CWC security and Deputy Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, has condemned the recent searching of ...

Children's prison reflects Haiti's woes: South Florida Sun-Sentinel : "PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – In a small, walled courtyard ringed by coiled razor wire, a scrappy little boy punched and kicked at the humid air. Mackenzy Sonson strutted one moment, cowered the next. Acted like a big man, then slipped into baby talk."

Klassic Grenada : "The Traffic Department of the Royal Grenada Police Force is becoming increasingly concerned over the number of road fatalities in the country. The department says there has been an increase in the number of vehicular accidents in two thousand and seven when compared with the corresponding period last year. Police are now investigating the cause of the latest incident which resulted in the death of 31 year old Dexter Mitchell of Clozier in St. John”s. "

Stabroek News : "Guyana may again soon get a national flag carrier, as President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday met representatives of an aircraft construction company to discuss the establishment or such an airline next year, a release from the Government Information Agency (GINA) said. "

Jamaica Gleaner News - Government gets tough on litterbugs in Jamaica - Tuesday | March 6, 2007 : "The Government has vowed to maintain a clean environment through a zero tolerance approach as it steps up a new drive to enforce provisions under the National Solid Waste Management Act, which is aimed at prosecuting persons who litter public spaces."

Local - Dominican Today : "Puerto Rico would base spy plane to patrol Dominican, Caribbean coasts San Juan, Puerto Rico.- The United States Homeland Security Department contemplates installing a base for the unmanned spy aircraft 'Predator' in this island, and would also patrol the Caribbean, including Dominican Republic, to monitor and control terrorism, and the trafficking of drugs and undocumented people. "

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: A 27-year-old Constable of the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force was on Friday evening charged with a double murder. Police Constable Erikson Harris will be taken to court on Monday for the killing of Jeannie Gill and Vonley Llewellyn, Full story... http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/news-257--15-15--.html