Cuba gets first maritime shipment from Miami in 50 years
HAVANA, (Reuters) – A small cargo ship sailed into Havana Bay today with the first maritime shipment from Miami to Cuba in 50 years.
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HAVANA, (Reuters) – A small cargo ship sailed into Havana Bay today with the first maritime shipment from Miami to Cuba in 50 years.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – President Hugo Chavez denied today that Venezuela was a threat to anyone, after U.S.
BOSTON, (Reuters) – A bug in an update of Symantec Corp’s anti-virus software caused some Windows PCs to crash, making machines inoperable until they were serviced in an embarrassing episode that angered some customers.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Tyson Gay got a taste of the tough conditions the world’s best sprinters may face at the Olympics next month while winning the 100 metres in 10.03 seconds at the London Diamond League meeting today.
The police said that at about 1200h today, ranks stopped and searched a motor vehicle at Weldaad, WCB, during which they found 37 kilograms of compressed marijuana.
The long-awaited dust collector system on kiln #14 at the Bosai bauxite plant was put into full operation today at 9:40 am.
Following a meeting in Georgetown this week, Caricom has expressed alarm at child sex abuse across the region.
Police today said that Mark Assing is wanted in connection with the murder of Abiola Eadie-Barker on June 20 at McDoom, East Bank.
The Ministry of Home Affairs today said it has taken note of incidents of vandalism of cables of the Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Company (GT&T) by unscrupulous persons for the purpose of acquiring copper.
(WICB) Basseterre, St Kitts — The Selection Committee of the West Indies Cricket Board today announced the 13-man squad for the fourth and fifth Digicel One-Day Internationals against New Zealand.
(Jamaica Observer) The Board of Supervision of the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development has acquired software that will help to track and develop a database of homeless Jamaicans.
(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – The state will invest an extra US$ 70 million in expanding and modernizing the J.A.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) says it views as “unprofessional, very unfortunate and grossly unfair” a claim by head of the Traffic Division, Senior Superintendent of Police Radcliffe Lewis, that corruption appears to be a way of life within the organisation.
(Barbados Nation) A St Michael woman accused of gun and ammunition possession, in connection with a parcel collected from the Brittons Hill Post Office, was remanded when she appeared in the Bridgetown Traffic Court yesterday.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Phillip Paulwell has welcomed news that Russian aluminium giant UC Rusal has not made a decision to close its Ewarton bauxite plant in St Catherine.
(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said she was saddened by the killing of hundreds of turtle hatchlings at Grand Riviere beach, along the north east coast last weekend.
(Trinidad Express) it was a simple enough question. “What does the acronym PEARLS stand for?”
(Reuters) – Australian fast bowler Brett Lee retired from international cricket yesterday, just days after he was forced to return home from England after sustaining another injury.
AMMAN/BEIRUT, (Reuters) – More than 200 Syrians, mostly civilians, were massacred in a village in the rebellious Hama region when it was bombarded by helicopter gunships and tanks and then stormed by militiamen, opposition activists said.
(Trinidad Guardian) Minister of Sport Anil Roberts said yesterday he has begun the process of negotiating with top local cricketers Keiron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo and Sunil Narine, in an effort to get them to play for T&T at the upcoming Champions league in South Africa.
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