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OPINION: Not a Caribbean Man?
Caribbean News Now, Grand Cayman, Cayman IslandsTension is developing toward the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) from some quarters in Jamaica. This was exemplified by a column in the Jamaica Gleaner newspaper written by an immigration attorney, Mr Ronald Mason. I believe it is fair...Tags: Marketing, Entertainment Events, Jamaica, Nobel Prize Awards, North America
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U.S. contractor jailed in Cuba settles suit against employer
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - An American contractor imprisoned in Cuba has settled a lawsuit in which he accused the company he was working for when he was arrested and the U.S. government with failing to warn him about the risks of working on the communist-...Tags: Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Cuba, Arthritis, Chubb Corporation
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Buzz builds as Kiawah Island's developer finalizes lawsuit settlement
The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.The buzz that Bill Gates and other billionaires had booked the entire Sanctuary hotel for a conference last week has given way to a different kind of speculation on Kiawah Island. It centers around the future of Kiawah Partners, the master developer...Tags: Justice System, Services and Shopping, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Republic of Ireland
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Coast Guard veteran Lt. Sancho Johnson one of many Warrior Games success stories
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)Retired Coast Guard Lt. Sancho Johnson is one of many success stories at the Warrior Games. In addition to being a property manager and shopping center owner, he works as a motivational speaker, relaying his experiences to others with spinal-cord...Tags: Track and Field
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Insurance panel urges Lowcountry residents to shop around to counter rising premiums
The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.Ed Dear is tired of the increasing premiums he pays to insure his Johns Island condominium against wind and hail damage. "Mine keeps going up about $300 each year for the last few years," Dear said. "I'm not paying thousands like those in a house, but...Tags: Natural Disasters, Hurricanes, Consumers, Insurance, National Hurricane Center
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Puerto Rico says bond payments on schedule
ReutersMay 9 (Reuters) - The president of Puerto Rico's Government Development Bank on Thursday denied a news report that the Caribbean island's highways authority might default on a bond payment. Dismissing the report as inaccurate, the development bank's...Tags: Credit and Debt, Bonds, Credit Ratings
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Haiti travel getting competition
Miami HeraldTraveling to Haiti just got a bit more competitive. JetBlue Airways, the low-cost carrier that has become a major player in the South Florida and Caribbean market, said Thursday it plans to begin offering daily nonstop service to Port-au-Prince, Haiti,...Tags: Air Transportation, The Miami Herald, Bahamas, JetBlue Airways, Transportation
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OPINION: Can Caribbean Airlines lead Caribbean airline integration?
Caribbean News Now, Grand Cayman, Cayman IslandsIt never fails. Just as soon as the airline begins to show signs of fractured operations, there is a flurry of Caribbean government "actions", and a plethora of expert articles on what ails the airline and what should be done to make it better -- almost...Tags: Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Heads of State, Finance
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News of the Weird: Well-Earned Retirement
In March, twin sisters Louise and Martine Fokkens, 70, announced their joint retirement after more than 50 years each on the job — as Amsterdam prostitutes. (In February, the minimum age for prostitutes in the Netherlands was raised to 21, but there...
Tags: Culture, BBC, The New York Times, Iceland, Taiwan
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Get out and get festive: Spring and summer festivals in Hampton Roads
Dust off those party clothes and dig out that crazy hat. It's the time of year when folks in our part of Virginia get together to celebrate in the fresh air and sunshine. If you're looking to socialize and depressurize, you're in luck. Festivals devoted...
Tags: Buckroe, Elan Corporation Plc, Blackbeard, College of William and Mary, Artists
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Butterflies in decline in South Florida?
Miami HeraldBy their nature, South Florida's tropical butterflies have always been ephemeral creatures, coming and going with the rhythms of the life cycle and season. Now they're just gone. In what may be an unprecedented die-off, at least five varieties of rare...Tags: The Miami Herald, Ecosystems, Wildlife, Biology, Key West
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OPINION: The fifth ACS summit: The Petionville Declaration
Caribbean News Now, Grand Cayman, Cayman IslandsPetionville is that bucolic city built in the mountains of the outskirts of Port au Prince by Alexander Petion, the pioneer of the concept of the Grand Caribe. Petion, the third president of the new republic of Haiti, provided arms, munitions and soldiers...Tags: Culture, Caribbean Sea, Heads of State, Haiti, Panama
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