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  • Mango Festival in Trinidad and Tobago pays homage to the kings of tropical fruit

    The dual-island Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago is known for its superb cuisine and spectacular street food, but on July 4 and 7, the nation of foodies will pay homage to the king of tropical fruit. Sweet, juicy and versatile, delicious mangoes of every size and type will be the focus of Trinidad and Tobago's fourth annual Mango Festival which will be held on July 7. Featuring a ...

  • Villa Clara Will Represent Cuba in Caribbean Baseball Series

    Havana, June 19 (PL) Cuban fans celebrate today the victory of Villa Clara in the national baseball championship,becoming the first team that will represent this island in the Caribbean series,after 43 years of absence. Of course, the biggest joy is appreciated in the central Cuban province that gives its name to the champion, known as the orange team. The team mentor, Ramon More, attributed ...

  • China and Cuba seek greater cooperation

    Xi Jinping said his country would like to work more closely with Cuba on international and regional issues. Xi told Cuba's visiting first vice president, Miguel Diaz-Canel, that China would like to forge a good partnership with Latin American and Caribbean nations, the official Chinese news agency Xinhua reported. The Chinese leader called for stronger cooperation between China and Latin ...

  • Gold Cup Trinidad Tobago name Stephen Hart head coach Leo Beenhakker as technical director

    Stephen Hart is going to the CONCACAF Gold Cup after all -- and he's going to be joined by a national hero. The former Canada coach was named head coach of his native Trinidad and Tobago national team on Tuesday, and Leo Beenhakker -- the Dutchman who coached T&T into the 2006 World Cup -- has been hired as the team's technical director. Hart (above) has been without a job ...

  • Hoteliers get access to tourism $$

    signing ceremony: Director of Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Commerce Reyaz Ahamad, from left; Chamber chairman Diane Hadad, Eximbank chief executive Brian Awang; Tourism Secretary Tracey Davidson-Celestine; Tourism Minister Stephen Cadiz; and chairman of the Tourism Development Company Brian Frontin at the Mt Irvine Bay Hotel in Tobago yesterday during the signing ceremony for the Tobago ...


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Down With Love

Down With Love

Credit should be given where credit is due: In Down With Love, director Peyton Reed (Bring It On) and his production design team have done a meticulous job of recreating the candy-colored modernist mise-en-scne of the early-1960s Doris Day-Rock Hudson sex comedies. As a bit of wink-wink postmodern pastiche, it's nearly flawless in its recreation of a cinematic recreation of both pla ... ...

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  • Eastern Caribbean Fueled by OECS Integration Process

    Port of Spain, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) turned 32 years today with new challenges and immersed in a process of change to increase the links between its members. A key moment of the group was the launch, two years ago, of a regional economic union, which allows greater trade with the signing of the Revised Treaty of Basseterre. The agreement ...

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