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  • Indian Caribbean Museum in Nat Geo list of 500 sacred places

    The Indian Caribbean Museum, described as "a national treasure, a window to the past, and an opportunity to see history come alive", has been cited by a National Geographic publication that showcases 500 of the world's most powerful and spiritual places and guides travellers who wish to visit them. "This is a fitting recognition in just seven years of our existence, especially as we celebrate ...

  • SXM first Caribbean airport to receive International Transport Award

    Simpson Bay, St. Maarten - Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) became the first Caribbean airport to receive the International Transport Award given by the Global Trade Leaders' Club (GTLC) since the award was established 15 years ago. It was also the only airport to receive the award this year out of a total of 15 awardees. Receiving the award on Monday, May 20, 2013 in Madrid, ...

  • NOAA forecasts active or extremely active 2013 hurricane season

    The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration issued a forecast Thursday for an active or extremely active 2013 Atlantic hurricane season. NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, in its hurricane season outlook, forecast a 70 percent likelihood of 13 to 20 named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher) -- of which seven to 11 could become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including ...

  • Haitian refugee pleads for help after her daughter is allegedly kidnapped

    Marie Yvena Senatus-Prince, a 45-year-old refugee from Haiti, has made a plea to Canadian authorities to help locate her 22-year-old daughter, who she says was kidnapped in ...

  • Coffee Leaf Rust Plant Disease Threatens Central American Crops

    Zoom in on the Indian Ocean for our Geo Quiz. We’re looking for an island nation. Its neighbors to the southwest are the Maldives. The island we’re in search of offers an interesting example of how plants changed the world. Back when it was under Dutch control, there were valuable cinnamon plantations across the island we want you to name. In the 19th century the economy shifted ...


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54

During the credits at the end of "54," half the screen is filled with photographs of actual people partying at the infamous Manhattan disco club Studio 54 during the late seventies. Pictures of Andy Warhol, Sylvester Stallone, John Travolta, and, of course, Steve Rubell, the owner of Studio 54 who wanted to throw a party that would last a lifetime. What's unfortunate and telling about these still ... ...

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  • Dominican Republic Latin American leader in Asia trade

    Miami.-The Dominican Republic is among Latin America's fastest growing trade partners of China and South Korea, according to an analysis by online publication Latinvex based on figures from the International Monetary Fund and the Korean government. Dominican Republic exports to China last year grew 40.8 percent to $411 million. That was the fifth-highest increase in Latin America. Total ...

  • The Caribbean can expect as many as 11 Atlantic hurricanes

    College Park, Md.- The Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and other tropical storm-prone areas had better get ready for another busy hurricane season, maybe unusually wild, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecast Thursday, AP reports. NOAA said there'll be 13 to 20 named Atlantic storms, 7 to 11 that strengthen into hurricanes and 3 to 6 that become major hurricanes. It ...

  • The UN nixes Xstrata Nickel’s Dominican Republic mine project

    Santo Domingo.- The United Nations Program for Development (UNDP) on Thursday rejected the planned mine at Loma Miranda (central) by the Canadian company Xstrata Nickel Falcondo. "The deficiency in the environmental impact study concludes that the project doesn't meet the country's environmental and social requirements," said UNDP local representative Velerie Julliand. The ...

  • Maersk to Hike Rates in Asia-Caribbean Trade

    From Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Taiwan to Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Panama, Colombia and Puerto Rico, the hike will be $980 per 20-foot container and $1,400 per 40-foot and 40-foot high-cube ...

  • The Caribbean Treasure islands in trouble

    LAST month McKeeva Bush, the ousted premier of the Cayman Islands, appeared in court to contest a string of charges, some stemming from alleged use of his government credit card in American casinos. His next date with the judge is in June. But in a general election on May 22nd voters delivered their own verdict: with most votes counted, it seemed they had re-elected Mr Bush to the West Bay seat ...

  • EXCLUSIVE As renewed Haiti cholera crisis looms UN blamed for inadequate effort

    As the annual rainy season gathers over Haiti, bringing the risk of a renewed cholera epidemic that first struck in October 2011, growing numbers of health care professionals and relief workers are openly critical of the United Nations -- which many believe brought the deadly disease to Haiti in the first place. "The situation is worse than it was two years ago, " says Duncan ...

  • Haitian girls big school dream

    Rose Matrie is a bright student attending secondary school in Haiti Her parents are struggling to pay the fees to keep her and her five siblings enrolled Public schools in Haiti only meet about 20 percent of the demand for basic education Organizations like Plan are working to provide more access to quality ...

  • Montclair the Rev. Franck Aguilh has hopeful lamentations for Haiti

    Above, buyers and sellers are busy at the peak of activities on market day in Mizak, Haiti. The market day takes place on a stretch of dirt road twice a week, according to the Rev. Franck Aguilh. Right, the remnants of a building stand beside a pile of rubble created by the earthquake of Jan. 12, 2010, in Port-au-Prince, ...

  • Dominican Republic busts network possibly linked to foreign terrorists

    Santo Domingo.- The National Investigations Department (DNI) arrested members of a people trafficking network with possible links to international terrorist cells, who used Dominican Republic as a bridge from Cuba, France, Spain, Sri Lanka and Haiti. DNI chief operating officer Fidel Paulino identified the Sri Lankan- Canadian Karunanithy Nallathamby as the group's leader, arrested in ...

  • Whats Up Little Haiti

    MIAMI -- The handbag Donna Karan was showing off Friday lacked her signature logo, or any designer's logo. It was made of paper mache and, the fashion designer said, represented Haiti's handmade carnival masks - in wearable form. She said the tote bag and other similar fashion and decorative items made by Haitian artisans are part of her "dressing and addressing people" ...

  • Singer Wyclef Jean to run for Haitian Presidency

    Former Fugees Singer Wyclef Jean has decided to contest for the post of President of Haiti. Former Deputy Pierre Eric Jean-Jacques said Jean will run as part of his coalition in the November 28 election. Jean's spokesperson said the singer has planned to make an announcement on Thursday, but declined to say what it would be. "Jean-Jacques, who will be seeking to return to the ...

  • Mt. Pleasant pair answering the call to help in Haiti

    Answering the call to help others, two young Mt. Pleasant-area residents are in the midst of a week-long trip to Haiti as part of a mission trip under the auspices of the Church of God ...

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