Provides the latest RSS feeds for Caribbean News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Trinidad Times.com http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/cat/e5abd99746ab67f4/ en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 00:22:25 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 00:22:25 -0400 30 Silvia Cavalleri was hitting the ball so well Friday she was sorry the Bahamas Classic was held on only 12 holes. The slogan for the LPGA Tour is, "See why it's different out here." Was it ever. Bowie Young and Cavalleri were tied for the lead at 6-under 39, which by numbers alone broke the LPGA scoring record by 20 shots. Not to worry. Annika Sorenstam's 59 in Phoenix in 2002 ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214751696/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:07:34 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214751696/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 He has, however, been absorbed with an ongoing photographic project, zooming in on one aspect of climate change: flooding. Mendel's series, Drowning World, not only shows the effect of flooding on communities, but also encompasses traditional portraiture, and explores the often striking visuals such huge influxes of water produce.The floods in Yorkshire in 2007 started him off down this ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214749882/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:50:53 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214749882/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -; Legislators in Puerto Rico on Friday approved a heavily debated bill that outlaws employment discrimination based on gender or sexual ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214747884/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:53:21 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214747884/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Director David Ellenstein (far left) works with actors Aaron Acosta, David Michael Coffey and Maritxell Crrero (left to right) during a rehearsal of "Becoming Cuba" at North Coast Repertory ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214747885/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:53:15 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214747885/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Necker Island, UK Virgin Islands, May 24 (Prensa Latina) Representatives form governments and entrepreneurs from 15 Caribbean nations gathered in this 74-acre island in the north of the UK Virgin Islands, agreed to start the second stage of an initiative called "Caribbean Challenge" to face the environmental threats in the region, said a local press media Friday. To protect 20 percent ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214746648/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:42:58 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214746648/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Havana, May 24 (Prensa Latina) The legendary Spanish guitarist Paco de Lucia returns to Cuba with flamenco concert after 26 years without appearing in this country, today announced the maestro Leo ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214746649/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:42:55 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214746649/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Havana, May 24 (Prensa Latina) Part of the life and work of Cuban composer and tres player Arsenio Rodriguez (1911-1970) has been put together in a documentary premiered here by the Recordings and Musical Editions Company (EGREM). Conceived on DVD, was designed as part of the 17th International Fair Cubadisco 2013 and includes recordings in the United States, where the author of popular topics ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214746650/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:42:54 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214746650/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 CASTRO VALLEY (CBS SF) – Nearly two decades after a Castro Valley teenager was killed in her home, her family is honoring her memory with a ceremony, candlelight walk and art contest Friday night. Jenny Lin, known for her good grades and musical talents, was murdered at her family's home on May 27, 1994. She was 14. In the 19 years since the unsolved murder, Jenny's family has ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214746651/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:14:12 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214746651/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Santo Domingo.- IFC Vice President and Treasurer Jingdong Hua said today that private sector development is key to supporting long-term growth and poverty reduction in the Dominican Republic. Hua is visiting the country for the first time as VP and Treasurer of IFC, a member of the World Bank Group. Hua met with government and regulatory officials to discuss how IFC can support the development ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214745370/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:24:31 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214745370/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic's economy grew barely 0.3% in the first quarter, much slower than forecast, the Central Bank announced Friday. In its preliminary report the monetary authorities noted that in the first quarter of 2012 the economy grew 3.8%, 4.3% in 2011 and 7.5% in 2010. Key sectors with a strong impact on employment have fallen thus far this year, including retail sales ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214745036/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:24:31 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214745036/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Seven migrants, whose boat from Cuba was intercepted May 18 by the U.S. Coast Guard, were returned to Cuba, the Coast Guard said. Their boat was taking on water near Card Sound Bridge, which connects the Florida Keys to the mainland, when it was rescued. The migrants were removed from the boat and given food, water, shelter and medical attention, The Miami Herald reported. Under U.S. law, ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214745371/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:57:17 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214745371/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 The Tribune Co. has named radio veteran Jimmy de Castro as president and general manager of WGN-AM Radio, beginning June 3. De Castro will be responsible for the station's overall strategy, execution, and day-to-day management and operations, and will report to Larry Wert, Tribune's president of Broadcast Media. De Castro said in a statement he was determined to continue to grow WGNs ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214745083/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:26:25 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214745083/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Geneva, May 24 (Prensa Latina) Non-governmental organizations are calling in this capital for the U.S. blockade against Cuba to be eliminated, and for the Human Rights Council to create a special procedure to investigate the impact of this unilateral policy. That U.S. aggression, in existence for more than 50 years, is inhumane and intolerable, and violates the content and spirit of the United ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214744082/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:19:55 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214744082/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Kingston, May 24 (Prensa Latina) The national economy will grow between 0.5 and one percent in fiscal year 2013-2014, says the director general of Jamaica's Planning Institute, Colin Bullock. He said, however, that during the first quarter of this year the economy shrank 0.7 percent compared to the same period in 2012. He explained that several billion dollar investment projects will help to ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214744083/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:19:54 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214744083/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Santo Domingo. - Opposition deputy Esther Minyety on Friday said she submitted the bill to create the "red light district" to the lower Chamber, because the originally proposed legislation had expired. The PRD party legislator said she's confident the bill aimed at establishing norms for streets near historical places where women offer sexual services will pass. She said the ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214744084/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:12:24 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214744084/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Xylem’s YSI Integrated Systems and Services (ISS) has been awarded a contract for five marine monitoring buoys by The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC). The buoys will collect high-quality data for researchers studying climate change in the Caribbean Sea, including the waters of Barbados, Belize, Dominican Republic, St. Lucia, and Trinidad & Tobago. "The ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214744085/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:02:27 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214744085/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Canadian businessman Sarkis Yacoubian goes to court for his corruption trial in Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 24, 2013. The trial of Yacoubian, who was president of import company Tri-Star Caribbean which was shuttered in July 2011, is under way nearly two years after he was detained. President Raul Castro has repeatedly spoken of a need to root out entrenched corruption on this Communist-run island, ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214743897/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:53:49 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214743897/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Canadian businessman Sarkis Yacoubian goes to court for his corruption trial in Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 24, 2013. The trial of Yacoubian, who was president of import company Tri-Star Caribbean which was shuttered in July 2011, is under way nearly two years after he was detained. President Raul Castro has repeatedly spoken of a need to root out entrenched corruption on this Communist-run island, ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214742469/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:08:41 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214742469/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Buenos Aires, May 24 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Raul Castro confirmed in a letter to his Argentina peer Cristina Fernandez his willingness to strengthen ties of friendship and cooperation between the two countries. In the letter released here by Telam news agency, the Cuban statesman greeted the Argentinian president, on the occasion of the commemoration of Argentina's May 25, 1810 ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214742563/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:07:04 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214742563/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Quito, May 24 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel expressed his country's willingness to further strengthen ties of friendship and solidarity with Ecuador, and expand cooperation and integration between the two governments and ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214742564/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:07:04 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214742564/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Graystar is fueling up on Castro apartments. The South Carolina-based developer, which has 200,000 rental housing units under management, has filed an application to build 87 units at 2198 Market St., a former Shell gas station. The project is being designed by HellerManus. The project site consists of a triangular shaped lot with frontage on Market and Sanchez Streets. The site was recently ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214742565/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:38:56 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214742565/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 A group of web shop owners has abandoned an appeal of Chief Justice Sir Michael Barnett's refusal to grant an injunction in their case. The injunction would have guaranteed their protection from police interference until a substantive case is heard. Attorney Wayne Munroe, who represents the group, said he could not "credibly" make a case to the Court of Appeal that there is a ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214740540/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:56:10 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214740540/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Police arrested a man and woman who they believe may have information on one of the country's latest murders, head of the Central Detective Unit (CDU) Superintendent Paul Rolle said yesterday. Two men were shot and killed on Wednesday in separate incidents. Police yesterday identified those victims as Dwight Rhoderio Smith, 21, of Excellence Estates, and Javon Sindar Glinton, 42, of ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214740539/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:56:08 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214740539/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Pinewood Gardens resident Andrew Newbold said he did not sleep at all on Wednesday night. Instead, he spent hours bailing water out of his small Jacaranda Street home. Widespread flooding remained a challenge for many residents across New Providence yesterday. Rain pounded the island Tuesday night and Wednesday creating widespread damage. Newbold was one of many Pinewood residents whose homes ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214740541/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:56:06 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214740541/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Full assessment teams will today begin the official inspection of the areas adversely impacted by the weather system that dumped record rain in New Providence, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Director Stephen Russell said yesterday. Russell said NEMA has developed a coordinated approach to provide relief to the thousands of homeowners who were impacted by the severe thunderstorm that ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214740542/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:56:05 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214740542/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis criticized Prime Minister Perry Christie and his government yesterday for not having a more proactive response to flood victims in New Providence. Minnis urged Christie to sign an exigency order to allow affected residents to import furniture and other items duty free. The Killarney MP said flood victims should also receive financial help ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214740543/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:56:04 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214740543/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Opposition Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Hubert Chipman yesterday called on the government to "come clean" over reports that the confirmation of Dr. Elliston Rahming as Bahamas Ambassador to the United States has stalled. "For weeks speculation has raged that [his] appointment was not acceptable to the United States," Chipman said in a statement. "In the aftermath ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214740544/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:56:02 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214740544/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 A court yesterday refused to give bail to a man who "lied" about his criminal history in an affidavit. Kenyon Ferguson was seeking bail pending appeal of his conviction for a drug possession offense. In the affidavit prepared by his lawyer, Geoffrey Farquharson, Ferguson claimed that he had no previous convictions. However, prosecutor Aaron Johnson debunked this assertion by ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214740545/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:56:01 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214740545/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 The appellate court yesterday deferred its decision in the case of a man convicted of a failed hold-up. Jeremy Kemp, 25, was sentenced to 17 years and eight months for the December 13, 2010 attempted robbery of the Oakes Field branch of Kentucky Fried Chicken. Kemp's lawyer, Murrio Ducille, asked the court to quash the verdict and sentence. In contrast, Franklyn Williams, the deputy ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214740546/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:55:58 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214740546/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Last week, Britain's Prime Minister, David Cameron, wrote to the leaders of all of the UK's Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies*. The letter formed a part of the UK Government's attempt to have the leaders of all G8 nations - the grouping that brings together the world's wealthiest countries - agree a concrete action plan to tackle tax evasion and aggressive tax ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214739357/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:49:31 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214739357/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Royal Caribbean International plans to base a third ship at Port Canaveral Explorer of the Seas for the winter of 2014-201 Royal Caribbean International plans to base a third ship at Port Canaveral Explorer of the Seas for the winter of 2014-2015, Florida Today reports. The ship has been sailing for the last eight years from Cape Liberty Port in Bayonne, N.J. Once based at Port Canaveral, ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214736101/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:53:38 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214736101/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Elaine Constantine/Contributed photo File Photo: Ojai-based musician Lissie. Taking a break from her U.S. tour, Lissie — the stage name for Elisabeth Corrin Maurus — is swinging by her adopted hometown of Ojai to perform at the Libbey Bowl on Saturday for a concert benefiting Changing Tides Orphanage in ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214733339/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:19:07 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214733339/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Havana, May 24 (Prensa Latina) Educating the public about the importance of reducing the exposure of children and adolescents to secondhand smoke is a priority in Cuba during a day of activities for World No Tobacco Day. Dr. Elba Lorenzo, national coordinator of the program for prevention and control of smoking in Cuba, said in a news conference that the risk of infection in the respiratory ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214733393/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:13:11 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214733393/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 4 de mayo de 2013, 00:01 Santo Domingo, May 24 (Prensa Latina) National Black Light Theatre Prague will perform again in Dominican Republic next June 8, with the show Aspects of Alicia, reported local media. The play, to be exhibited at National Theater Eduardo Brito, is a version of Alice in Wonderland, the legendary creation of Lewis Carroll. Under the direction of Czech Pavel Marek, the public ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214733633/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:13:08 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214733633/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 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, ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214730172/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 23 May 2013 23:34:07 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214730172/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 The National Assembly of Cuba re-elected Raul Castro as president (head of the State Council and the government). Miguel Diaz-Canel was elected first vice-president of the State Council, which means that in five years he could be Raul's successor. The President promised Cubans revenue growth, but warned that the new society would no longer be the society "of ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214730221/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 23 May 2013 23:19:02 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214730221/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu May 23, 2013 9:29pm EDT * Importer faces up to 12 years in prison * Trials of more foreign businessmen expected * Corruption arrests unprecedented in Cuba (Updates with end of trial's first day) By Marc Frank HAVANA, May 23 (Reuters) - A Cuban court on Thursday wrapped up the first day of testimony in the graft trial of a Canadian businessman whose prosecution is part of a corruption ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214729629/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:29:56 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214729629/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 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 ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214728871/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:35:43 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214728871/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 The IOC will vote on whether to include one of the following sports in the 2020 Olympic programme on 8 September 2013 at the 125th IOC Session in Buenos ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214727285/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:54:50 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214727285/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Paris, May 23 (Prensa Latina) Cuba´s People´s National Assembly President Esteban Lazo made a visit to UNESCO headquarters, here today, where he was welcomed by acting general director Hans d''Orville. Different topics were discussed in a cordial environment at the meeting, including the United Nations reform process for Education, Science, and Culture, the financial ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214726025/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:47:11 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214726025/scat/e5abd99746ab67f4