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Antigua to strip accused Stanford of knighthood

Reuters US Online Report Domestic News 4 days ago

MIAMI (Reuters) - Antigua and Barbuda is set to revoke the knighthood it gave Texas financier Allen Stanford, who is awaiting trial on charges he operated a $7 billion fraud using his bank on the twin-island Caribbean nation. Antigua and Barbuda's Labor, ...

Fuel leak caused Puerto Rican depot blast: FBI

Reuters US Online Report World News 7 days ago

SAN JUAN (Reuters) - A fuel leak created a vapor cloud that caused last week's explosion and massive fire at a Puerto Rican fuel storage depot, according to federal investigators who ruled out arson or sabotage on Friday. The fire raged for ...

Women no longer 'warm-up' act at World T20

AFP Global Edition 8 days ago

The showpiece men's matches at next year's ICC World Twenty20 in the West Indies will take place before, rather than after, the corresponding women's fixtures, organisers said Thursday. At this year's edition in England, the women's semis and final were played before ...

Unleash Your Inner Neat Freak

Buttoned Up 8 days ago

Getting organized was one of the top three New Year’s resolutions in 2009 for the majority of people. If you were one of the people hankering to get a little bit more buttoned up this year, but haven’t quite gotten off the ...

Sailing Around Jamaica

Inform 11 days ago

If your ideal vacation involves clear, turquoise waters, frosty drinks, lounging in luxury on the open ocean, maybe you should consider a sailing trip to the Caribbean Sea. Don’t get caught up in the small details-talk to a charter sailboat company on ...

Caribbean sees drop in HIV, AIDS cases

AFP Global Edition 11 days ago

The number of people with HIV and AIDS in the Caribbean is on the decline, but more must be done to contain the disease, a senior official said Monday, on the eve of a regional meeting on the ailment. The ninth annual ...

Skipper Vettori named NZ cricketer of the year

AFP Global Edition 16 days ago

Daniel Vettori was named New Zealand cricketer of the year Thursday as part of a hat-trick of awards for the captain of the national team. Vettori also picked up the award for all rounder and most successful first class bowler. "Daniel has ...

Group wants 83 coral species listed as endangered

AP News 17 days ago

Group petitioning federal government to list 83 coral species as endangered Environmental activists are petitioning the federal government to put 83 coral species on the endangered species list. They say global warming and ocean acidification are threatening the corals with extinction. The ...

Caricom ordering swine flu vaccines

AP Features 18 days ago

Caricom launching swine flu vaccination campaign; high-risk people to get 1st doses Health workers, pregnant women and the elderly will get the Caribbean Community's first batch of swine flu vaccinations in early November, the organization said Tuesday, but most people will have ...

Pacific El Nino equals Atlantic hurricane calm: experts

AFP Global Edition 20 days ago

The Pacific's El Nino ocean-warming phenomenon has resulted in an especially calm Atlantic hurricane season -- a welcome respite for Caribbean and southeastern US residents still smarting from a 2008 pounding. There have only been two hurricanes in the 2009 Atlantic season, ...

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