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  • Campbell-Brown leads Caribbean contingent in Diamond League

    Three-time Olympic gold medallist and four-time World champion Veronica Campbell-Brown will lead about three dozen Caribbean athletes in the Adidas Grand Prix here next week. The Grand Prix, the third meet of the glitzy, multi-million dollar Diamond League, will be held May 25 at Icahn Stadium on Randall's Island here, reports CMC. It will feature dozens of international superstars, including ...

  • Haiti trip an eye-opener for Pitt athletes

    Katie Lippert saw things she never had seen before on a goodwill trip to Haiti with other Pitt athletes last month. Poverty, malnourishment and deplorable living conditions were the norm for the villagers in Cap Haitien, the city along the northern coast where they volunteered their services for a week at a local orphanage. Lippert, a senior midfielder on the women's soccer team, saw ...

  • Discover Haiti Miami Donna Karan Showcases Haitian Artisans At Little Haiti Cultural Center

    Fashion designer Donna Karan walks through the art gallery during her visit to Little Haiti at the Discover Haiti Exhibition in Miami, Friday, May 17, 2013. Karan is among the designers and celebrities who have advocated for Haitian artisans since a catastrophic earthquake shook the Caribbean country in 2010. (AP Photo/Alan ...

  • UNWTO Caribbean international tourist arrivals to hit 30 million by 2030

    International tourist arrivals to the Caribbean region are projected to reach 30 million by the year 2030, according to the Tourism Towards 2030 forecast from the UN World Tourism Organization. The Caribbean received a total of 21 million tourist arrivals in 2012. That was announced this week at the 55th Meeting of the UNWTO Commission for the Americas, which is being held in San Jose, Costa ...

  • 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 ...


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The Lion King [Blu-Ray]

The Lion King [Blu-Ray]

The opening 10 minutes of The Lion King are quite possibly the finest achievement in the entirety of the hand-drawn Disney canon. Set to Hans Zimmers robust orchestrations of Elton Johns now iconic The Circle of Life, which is deeply enriched by a chorus of traditional African chan ... ...

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  • Caribbean talks conservation on Branson’s island

    Buildings line the shore of Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands, Friday, May 17, 2013. Richard Branson, the adventuring CEO and founder of the Virgin Group of companies is co-hosting a two-day meeting at Necker Island, his home in the British Virgin Islands, where he has developed an ultra-exclusive eco-resort that showcases renewable energy technology, reintroduced flamingoes, imported ...

  • South America contraception up to 79 Middle Africa 19

    Between 2003 and 2012, the total number of women worldwide wanting to avoid pregnancy and in need of contraception increased from 716 million to 867 million, with growth concentrated among women in the 69 poorest countries where modern method use was already very low. A young Chinese boy walks past a neighborhood 'sex shop', full of contraceptive suggestions, in central Beijing. (UPI ...

  • World Bank says its helping Haiti draft mining legislation

    PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The World Bank said Friday that it's helping Haiti craft legislation for the impoverished nation's little-known mining industry. In a brief statement to The Associated Press, the bank said it's trying to support the Haitian government in its effort to develop the mining sector in the country's northeastern mountains, which would entail revamping laws ...

  • New CFO at Royal Caribbean

    The top finance job at Miami-based Royal Caribbean Cruises is in new hands.The world’s second-largest cruise ship company announced Thursday that Brian Rice, who is retiring in spring of 2014, would no longer serve as chief financial officer, a job he has held since 2006. With 24 years at the company, Rice will remain vice chairman until he retires. In that role, he supervises finance, ...

  • Donna Karan promotes Haitian artisans through Urban Zen Foundation helps curates art exhibit

    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" ...

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