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Omar Spurs Caribbean Hurricane WarningsPosted on: Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 09:15 CDT Hurricane warnings were posted Wednesday for several islands in the Eastern Caribbean Sea as Hurricane Omar gathered strength, U.S. forecasters said...
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 18:09
Centennial of Puerto Rico Taps CosmoCom for Growing Mobile and Broadband Operation in Puerto Rico
), the leader in Contact Center Consolidation 2.0, to help it sustain the high levels of customer service that differentiate the carrier in its markets. In Puerto Rico, the company has over 427,000 wi...
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 18:09
BBC Caribbean News in brief
Hurricane Omar bears down the North-East Caribbean, Guyana explains signing the Epa, and other news.
Source : BBC | 15-Oct-2008 18:03
FROM THE BOUNDARY - Well done, Jamaica ... and good luck
Tony BeccaIT IS commonly said that what you put in is what you get out and, as far as I am concerned, Jamaica got what they deserved when they defeated Mexico before a near full house at the National ...
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 15:11
War on sex abuse - Gov
Prime Minister Bruce Golding yesterday instructed the task force on child abuse prevention to move immediately to implement the recommended short-term initiatives to address the crisis of violence aga...
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 15:03
New testing regime to aid sickle-cell detection
Professor Graham Serjeant and his team at the Sickle Cell Trust, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, have been offering a series of free screening and blood tests.They believe that through t...
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 15:03
Region signs EPA today
After months of heated debate and contentious negotiations, representa-tives of at least 13 regional states are now in Bridgetown, Barbados, for the long-delayed signing of the controversial Economic ...
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 15:03
STATIN to add prostitutes, ganja farmers to data
Prostitutes, higglers and ganja farmers could soon find their output captured in local official data as part of efforts by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) to accurately measure the count...
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 15:03
Judges get 50% more pay
They are to receive retroactive payments from April 1, 2007.The Independent Commission for the judiciary, which was mandated to make recommenda-tions on salary increases for judges, yesterday submitte...
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 15:03
Economic confidence climbs - survey
Business and consumer confidence in the economy picked up between July and September, but companies, more than consumers were concerned about the current global financial meltdown and its impact on th...
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 15:03
Adventists launch out on humanitarian mission
The worldwide Seventh-day Adventist Church is celebrating 100 years of Harvest Ingathering. Through this programme, the church solicits funds from the public to assist in its humanitarian work.
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 15:03
England to use umpire review system in Caribbean
London, Oct.15 : England will play their series in the West Indies after Christmas under the umpire review system after the ICC extended the trial to five Test series yesterday.
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 15:00
BBC Caribbean News in Brief
The National Hurricane Centre has issued hurricane warnings for the Dutch Caribbean, the Virgin Islands, and St Kitts within the next 24 hours.
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 14:54
what the polls say
. RV indicates those polled were registered voters. LV indicates a sample of likely voters. Full data from these and other polls, including detailed methodology and margin of error adjustments, can be...
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 14:54
England coach: it's about pride
Source : BBC | 15-Oct-2008 14:48
Omar Strengthens, Threatens Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
TAMPA - For a storm that was expected to barely reach hurricane strength, Hurricane Omar now looks like it could hit Category 2, with winds more than 100 mph, in a few days. It might not be that stro...
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 14:38
Royal Caribbean to base ship in...
Royal Caribbean, the world's biggest cruise line, has announced that it will deploy the 2,112-passenger Brilliance of the Seas to Dubai in 2010. The six-year-old Brilliance, which currently sails year...
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 14:09
165,000 New York jobs to go
Source : BBC | 15-Oct-2008 13:21
US elections: what the polls say
Source : BBC | 15-Oct-2008 13:16
Canadians re-elect Conservatives
Source : BBC | 15-Oct-2008 13:14
BBC Caribbean News in Brief
Hurricane Omar heads to the north-east Caribbean, critics have their say on the EPA, and other stories.
Source : BBC | 15-Oct-2008 13:05
Hurricane Omar taking aim at Caribbean islands
MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Omar is slowly moving northeast, a day after drenching islands in the southeastern Caribbean. Hurricane warnings have been issued for the U.S. Virgin islands, Puerto Rico's Vie...
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 12:23
Aruba Networks and Ipelium Selected By Galderma for Global Wireless LAN Makeover
Posted on: Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 03:00 CDT Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN), a global leader in wireless LANs and secure mobility solutions, today announced that Galderma has selected Arub...
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 12:17
Omar strengthens into hurricane in Caribbean
Omar hit hurricane strength on Tuesday as it headed toward Puerto Rico and the small islands of the north-eastern Caribbean, the United States National Hurricane Centre said.
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 12:13
5. Hurricane Omar batters Aruba, heads for US islands
(AP Photo/Steve Helber)The sun sets over San Juan, Puerto Rico as storm clouds from Tropical Storm Omar approach the area Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008. The storm is expected to gain strength and reach hurri...
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 11:25
Harrington makes bright start in Bermuda
Padraig Harrington and Jim Furyk are tied for the lead after Tuesday's opening round of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf. Harrington birdied three of the last five holes while Furyk carded a birdie at 18 t...
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 09:37
Omar threatens Caribbean islands
Tropical Storm Omar intensified to near-hurricane strength Tuesday in the Caribbean Sea, putting Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on hurricane watch.The 15th named storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurrica...
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 09:32
Bermuda to host golf Grand Slam for next 2 years
The Grand Slam of Golf will be based in Bermuda for the next two years.PGA of America president Brian Whitcomb said a US$13.7 million renovation at the Port Royal Golf Club is under way to prepare for...
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 09:31
Hurricane Omar threatens islands in Caribbean
Miami/Mexico City - A new hurricane formed in the Caribbean overnight Tuesday, with wind speeds of around 120 kilometres per hour. Hurricane Omar was expected to reach the northern islands of the Anti...
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 09:26
Hurricane Omar batters Aruba, heads for US islands
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) -- Omar strengthened into a hurricane late Tuesday and drenched islands in the southeastern Caribbean, downing trees and blowing off a school's roof as it me...
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 09:10
Hurricane Omar heads for US Caribbean islands
Omar strengthened into a hurricane and took aim at the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Wednesday after drenching the southeastern Caribbean. Authorities issued a hurricane warning for the US Virgin ...
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 08:53
Bahamas Signs EPA Today
Despite months of increasingly agitated verbal jousting between a group opposed to free trade, and other skeptics, and the Ministry of Finance [usually in the person of State Minister Zhivargo Laing] ...
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 08:48
Hurricane Omar batters Aruba, heads for US islands
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) - Omar strengthened into a hurricane late Tuesday and drenched islands in the southeastern Caribbean, downing trees and blowing off a school's roof as it men...
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 08:32
Omar strengthens to hurricane, aims at Puerto Rico
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS (AP) - Forecasters say Omar has reached hurricane strength with top winds of 75 mph as it menaces Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. A hurricane warning ha...
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 07:05
BVI police make arrests in connection with recent double homicide
ROAD TOWN, BVI: Police in the British Virgin Islands have arrested two persons in connection with the Sunday morning double homicide. No charges have yet been laid. In a joint press conference on Mond...
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 06:50
BVI hosting this year
oscar@caribbeannetnews.com ROAD TOWN, BVI: The British Virgin Islands is hosting this year's annual USVI/BVI Friendship Day. This year's event marks the 36th anniversary of the celebrations and the th...
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 06:50
Law and Politics: Where does the truth abide now
And while so many persons, both for and against what is known thus far, are expressing very strong feelings about the whole matter it would take some serious investigation to unearth the true position...
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 06:50
Guadeloupe secure victory against Grenada
LES ABYMES, Guadeloupe: Group F leaders Guadeloupe lacked the killer instinct that lead them to an overwhelming victory in their first fixture, but showed the steel and determination necessary to secu...
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 06:50
Martinique gain narrow 1-0 victory over the Cayman Islands
LES ABYMES, Guadeloupe: Martinique may have resurrected their chances at qualifying from Group F, following a narrow 1-0 victory over a struggling Cayman Islands on match day two of Stage 2 of the Dig...
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 06:50
Suriname suspends talks with BHP-Billiton
ivan@caribbeannetnews.com PARAMARIBO, Suriname: The Suriname government has suspended negotiations with multinational BHP-Billiton in connection with development of a new bauxite mine in west Suriname...
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 06:50
Suriname to sign EPA with Europe
ivan@caribbeannetnews.com PARAMARIBO, Suriname: Minister of Trade and Industry (HI), Clifford Marica, arrived in Barbados on Tuesday for the signing of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) on Wedn...
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 06:50
Regional conference reaches consensus on pensions
CHRISTCHURCH, Barbados: The 12th Regional Conference organised by HelpAge International in association with ECLAC had as its theme, ‘Aging, Social Pensions and Disaster Risk Reduction.’ Fi...
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 06:50
Severe weather warning issued for St Lucia
anselma@caribbeannetnews.com CASTRIES, St Lucia: The Meteorological Office in St Lucia has issued a severe weather warning for the island. Tropical depression number 15 is expected to strengthen into ...
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 06:50
Expert refutes Opposition claims over St Kitts-Nevis generators
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM): An expert has refuted statements made by the Political Leader of the opposition People’s Action Movement (PAM), Lindsay Grant, that the two Mirrlees engines commiss...
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 06:50
Jamaica forges partnerships with Spanish entrepreneurs
By Douglas McIntosh KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): Over the last five years, Jamaica has seen a steady increase in the level of Spanish investments flowing into the island. These have, primarily, manifested...
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 06:49
Cuba warns it will never renounce socialism
MADRID, Spain (AFP): Cuba's foreign minister warned Tuesday that President Raul Castro will never renounce socialism, just days before Havana holds landmark talks with European Union leaders. "Th...
Source : Trinidad Times | 15-Oct-2008 06:49