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| Caribbean Crash Pilot Hailed A Hero |
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| www.muzikspace.com - A British pilot thought to have been killed when his plane plunged into the Caribbean sea is being credited for saving the lives of all nine passengers on board. Robert Mansell, 32, originally from Knowle in the West Midlands, had to ditch his light aircraft in the water off the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire when its right engine failed. All the passengers managed to escape after the controlled emergency landing and were left floating in the sea until they were picked up by a cargo ship crew. more... () |
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| Final: New South Wales Vs Trinidad & Tobago |
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| www.muzikspace.com - The New South Wales Blues think-tank are little apprehensive of Trinidad & Tobago team as the Caribbean game is little bit different from others.Skipper Simon Katich said the Caribbean team goes all out right from the first ball. “They are pretty fearless. We are bit more structured and set a platform for targets,” he said. more... () |
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| Explosion rocks Gulf gas facility in Puerto Rico |
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| www.muzikspace.com - A plume of inky black smoke loomed over the island, forcing the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to divert plane traffic and keeping school children at home. Authorities warned that more tanks could explode before the fire is extinguished. The cause of the explosion at the Caribbean Petroleum Corp. in the suburb of Bayamon was unknown. more... () |
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| Drug feud shooting kills 8 in Puerto Rico |
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| www.muzikspace.com - Feuding drug gangs opened fire in a crowded bar in Puerto Rico over the weekend, killing eight people, including the unborn child of a pregnant woman who was wounded, police said on Monday. A 9-year-old girl was also among the 20 injured. The shooting at the La Tombola bar in Toa Baja, a suburb of the capital San Juan, was one of the worst in the history of the U.S. Caribbean island territory, which is a transit point for drugs being smuggled to the United States. more... () |
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| Jamaica's gays worship in the closet, by Micah Fink, Global Post |
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| www.muzikspace.com - KINGSTON, Jamaica — It takes just 15 minutes to set up an underground church. Two boxes and a white sheet make up the pulpit. The altar is a card table. Folding chairs constitute the pews. Then Rev. Robert Griffin, a solidly built gay American minister in his mid-40s, unpacks a battered cardboard box; inside is a wooden chalice, two candle holders, a communion plate and a dog-eared copy of the King James Bible. Add a pianist warming up on an electric keyboard and suddenly an empty meeting room is transformed into the Kingston branch of the Sunshine Cathedral, Jamaica’s only gay church. more... () |
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| Jamaica bestows top civic honour on star sprinter Usain Bolt |
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| www.muzikspace.com - KINGSTON, Jamaica - The world's fastest man has received one of his Caribbean homeland's highest honors. Usain Bolt received the Order of Jamaica award during Monday's heritage celebrations in Kingston. At 23, Bolt is the youngest person to receive the honor. more... () |
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| Jamaican Murder Suspect Returned to Polk County Jail |
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| www.muzikspace.com - After facing extradition from Jamaica for more than a year, triple-murder suspect Davion Parson has finally been brought back to Polk County, but prosecutors had to agree not to seek the death penalty. The 21-year-old former Lakeland resident was booked Sunday into Polk County Jail on three counts of first-degree murder, jail records show. During a brief Monday hearing, Polk County Judge Robert L. Williams Jr. denied bail for Parson. more... () |
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| Motherwell's Humphrey has Jamaica or Scotland options |
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| www.muzikspace.com - Motherwell winger Chris Humphrey has revealed he qualifies to play for Scotland or the country of his birth, Jamaica. However, the 22-year-old could end up playing for Scotland as his mother was born in Kilmarnock. He told skysports.com: "Of course everyone's childhood dream is to play for their country. more... () |
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| Netball: Silver Ferns keep cool, overpower Jamaica |
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| www.muzikspace.com - The Silver Ferns' growing confidence in their combinations, and a steely resolve under pressure, was rewarded with a 61-56 netball win over Jamaica in Kingston today (NZT). The New Zealanders were pushed right to the final whistle in the first of two tests, but refused to be shaken and secured the hard-earned win with a perfectly timed five-goal run in the closing five minutes. more... () |
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| Antigua and Barbuda to seek IMF standby accord |
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| www.muzikspace.com - Antigua and Barbuda will seek support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after agreeing the outlines of a fiscal consolidation program, the government of the twin-island Caribbean state said on Friday. Like other small Caribbean economies, the nation of around 85,000 people has been feeling the impact of the global economic downturn, which has reduced tourism revenues and financial remittances across the region. more... () |
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| Bounty charged for weed again |
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| www.muzikspace.com - Bounty Killer is in trouble with the police again. Authorities have charged him with marijuana possession after a traffic stop in New Kingston. The entertainer whose offstage name is Rodney Price already is being prosecuted on previous charges of illegal possession of a firearm and unlawful wounding and assault. Police said in a statement Sunday that Price was found with a small bag of marijuana on Thursday. more... () |
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| Increased Number of Officials for Caribbean Island |
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| www.muzikspace.com - Costa Rica’s Fernando Aguilar was the expert on duty for an ITTF Basic Umpires and Referees Course, organized under the auspices of the ITTF Development Program, in the Caribbean island of Barbados in early October 2009. more... () |
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| Cricket: West Indians send Chargers packing |
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| www.muzikspace.com - W's charmed run of touring India but avoiding Indian teams has continued for the second round of the Champions League Twenty20. Reigning Indian Premier League champion Deccan's inability to defeat Trinidad & Tobago on Wednesday night sealed the Chargers' exit from the tournament, which pleased Blues coach Matthew Mott. more... () |
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| Strike against layoffs grips Puerto Rico capital |
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| www.muzikspace.com - A general strike in Puerto Rico by public workers protesting government layoffs gripped the capital's financial district on Thursday, shutting many businesses and schools and disrupting some official agencies. Labor unions in the U.S. Caribbean island territory called the 24-hour strike to protest the firing of thousands of workers by the government, which is trying to shrink a $3.2 billion budget deficit. more... () |
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| Buju meets with gay advocates...breaks under pressure? |
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| www.muzikspace.com - Deejay Buju Banton yesterday met with four members of San Francisco's gay community in what is being seen as a move to discuss the continued cancellations of the gigs at various points on his Rasta Got Soul tour of the United States, due to pressure from gay rights groups. more... () |
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| rack hero of Beijing Olympics Usain Bolt goes from Kingston to Big Apple in N.Y. minute |
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| www.muzikspace.com - The fastest man in the world is a slow walker. Usain Bolt is tired, understandably, after an early-morning flight from Kingston to New York. He drags his tall bones along Broadway, past commuters and tourists who have no idea that this is one of two men who rescued the Beijing Olympics. Bolt won three golds in Beijing. Michael Phelps won eight. Both men set records, captured our imagination. Phelps won more races. Bolt won them with more flair. They have never met, although Bolt says he and Phelps will cross paths finally at a Jamaican Super Party in December. more... () |
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| 'Dudus' has rights too, says Golding |
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www.muzikspace.com - Prime Minister Bruce Golding yesterday broke his silence on what seems, at least from the outside, a Jamaica stand-off with the United States over that country's extradition request for Tivoli Gardens area leader Christopher "Dudus" Coke on drugs and gun-related allegations.
Golding, who was addressing Jamaica Labour Party supporters at the Jamaica Conference centre in Kingston, said to thunderous applause that the country had a right to protect its citizens. more... () |
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| A Caribbean carnival in St Lucia gets everyone dancing in the streets |
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| www.dailymail.co.uk/trav... - St Lucia's carnival clogs the streets of its principal town, Castries, for the best part of 24 hours, snaking like some sinuous bejeweled serpent through its heaving streets.The colors are dizzying, the heat broiling and the din head-spinning, and we all enjoy it: that's middle-aged Iain and me, plus Amy and her friend Megan, both 17, who are courteously propositioned by posses of local boys all afternoon. more... () |
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| NIR Boosted to US$2 Billion, or 16 Weeks of Imports KINGSTON (JIS): |
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| www.muzikspace.com - The Net International Reserves (NIR) of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) was boosted to some US$2 billion, or 16 weeks worth of imported goods and services, Tuesday (September 1), after an injection of J$3.6 billion in budget support grants from the European Union (EU). more... () |
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| Bolt Crushes His Own 200-Meter Record |
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| www.muzikspace.com - After being pushed close to the finish line in the 100 on Sunday by Tyson Gay as Bolt won in a record-setting 9.58 seconds, Bolt had to do the pushing himself in the final straightaway of the 200 on Thursday. Running alone — strikingly alone — in lane 5 in the final straightaway, he showed no interest in cruising to the finish. Instead, he sprinted through, and the result was a time of 19.19 seconds: 11-hundredths of a second faster than the world record he established a year ago at the Beijing Olympics. more... () |
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| Bolt shatters his own 100 metres world record in Berlin |
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| www.muzikspace.com - Jamaican superstar Usain Bolt confirmed his status as the fastest man on the planet by powering to gold in the World Championships and smashing the world record in Berlin.A year to the day in which he stunned the world by sauntering to the Olympic title, Bolt was once again a cut above his nearest rivals and the stars of yesteryear as he crossed the line in a stunning time of 9.58 seconds in the fastest 100m race of all-time. more... () |
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| Jamaican Business Expo will “Brand Jamaica” September 3rd and 4th |
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| www.muzikspace.com - Hundreds of Jamaican entrepreneurs will be joined by other Caribbean and US small businesses, major corporations, industry buyers, investors, and marketing professionals to view the exhibits, sample various products, discuss business partnerships, network, learn about projects that are ripe for investment, and how to do business with Jamaica. more... () |
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| Caribbean parade celebrates culture |
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| www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/lo... - SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Springfield had a burst of West Indian flavor Saturday, as a part of the city’s Caribbean week. Hundreds of people came out to State Street in Springfield to see the annual Caribbean parade. Dana Brathwaite of Springfield comes to the Caribbean Parade every year with her family. She told 22 News this cultural tradition is very meaningful to her. more... () |
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| Dominican Day Parade lights up Sixth Avenue in festive color |
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Cheering crowds lined the route wearing shirts and bandannas emblazoned with the Caribbean nation's national colors. more... () |
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| Digicel Announces Sponsorship of Digicel Cariibbean Cup New York |
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| www.digicelfootball.com/... - Brooklyn, New York: Digicel, the largest mobile operator in the Caribbean and recent entrant to Central America, last night announced details of its three-year sponsorship of the Digicel Caribbean Cup New York. The tournament is in its 18th year and features 12 representative teams from the Caribbean and South America. It is currently entering the playoff stages of the tournament, with Jamaica and St. Vincent leading the build up to the final, which takes place on Sunday, September 6th in Brooklyn, New York. Digicel will provide much-needed funds to the staging of the weekly rounds of the tournament, as well as marketing support and investment in player development. more... () |
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| Bill Clinton to lead investor mission to Haiti |
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| uk.reuters.com/article/i... - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton said on Sunday he would lead an international trade mission of private investors to Haiti in October to pursue energy and other development amid signs the nation is stabilizing. Clinton burnished his credentials as an elder statesman last week when he visited North Korea to retrieve two American journalists who had been held in the communist-ruled Asian nation and met with its reclusive leader Kim Jong-il. more... () |
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| Jamaicans Urged to Help Transform the Country MIAMI (JIS): |
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| www.muzikspace.com - Jamaicans in the Diaspora are being encouraged to become more actively engaged in transforming the country. "If you believe in Jamaica, give yourself to the process of national building in Jamaica and help the nation pull through to her capability, as belief demands action," urged Pastor of the Fellowship Tabernacle in Kingston, Rev. Dr. Merrick 'Al' Miller. more... () |
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| Jamaicans in Canada Gearing up for Independence |
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| www.muzikspace.com - Jamaicans across Canada are gearing up to celebrate Jamaica's 47th year of Independence, with activities such as flag-raising ceremonies, and church services, under this year's theme: 'I Believe in Jamaica'. more... () |
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| Air Jamaica mayday - Cracked windshield forces pilot to abort flight |
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| www.jamaica-gleaner.com/... - An Air Jamaica Airbus A320-200, flight JM-15 from Kingston (Jamaica) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was enroute already overhead Cuba, when the right hand windshield developed a crack. The crew decided to return to Kingston, where the airplane landed safely. more... () |
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| Jamaican Brooks cleared of doping charge |
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| in.reuters.com/article/s... - Sprinter Sheri-Ann Brooks, one of five Jamaican athletes to test positive for a banned stimulant in June, has been cleared for the world championships due to an 'irregularity' in testing for her second sample. more... () |
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| Alert after Tobago machete attack |
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| news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_n... - A fresh warning about violent crime in Caribbean island of Trinidad and Tobago had been issued by the Foreign Office after a Somerset couple were attacked with a machete. Peter Green, 65, and his wife Mirium, 59, who are originally from Reading and live in Wellington, Somerset, were seriously hurt in Saturday's attack. more... () |
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