Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega has been hospitalised with a suspected stroke Mon 6 Feb 2012 FORMER Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega has been hospitalised for what officials have described as "hypertension with a possibility of a stroke". The... (photo: AP) The Australian Crimes Panama Photos Prison Wikipedia: Manuel Noriega |
Where do celebs holiday? Sun 5 Feb 2012 SHARE AND DISCUSSTweetWhere do celebs holiday? (Thinkstock photos/Getty Images) Hollywood celebs have flocked to popular holiday destination over the years. We reveal... (photo: WN / Marzena) The Times of India Caribbean Holiday Hollywood Photos Wikipedia: Caribbean |
Fidel Castro presents his memoirs -- "Time Guerrilla" Sun 5 Feb 2012 Cuban leader Fidel Castro presented two volumes of his memoir entitled "Time Guerrilla" in a ceremony that marked his first public appearance since last April, Cuban... (photo: AP / Cubadebate, Roberto Chile) Jakarta Globe Caribbean Cuba Photos Politics Wikipedia: Fidel Castro |
Fidel Castro presents 2-volume memoir Sun 5 Feb 2012 Havana: Fidel Castro spent six hours presenting a two-volume memoir to an audience at a Havana convention centre, state media said on Saturday. It was a rare appearance... (photo: AP / Cubadebate, Roberto Chile) Zeenews Caribbean Cuba Photos Politics Wikipedia: Fidel Castro |
Cuban ex-President Fidel Castro launches memoirs Sat 4 Feb 2012 Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has made a rare public appearance to launch his memoirs. The book, Guerrilla of Time, is almost 1,000 pages long and relates his... (photo: Creative Commons / Antônio Milena/ABr) BBC News Castro Cuba Culture Photos Wikipedia: Fidel Castro |
Passenger goes overboard on gay cruise Fri 3 Feb 2012 The Washington Post and Los Angeles' KABC-TV, are reporting that a passenger on Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas cruise ship has fallen overboard. According to... (photo: WN / Marzena) The Examiner Caribbean Cruise Passenger Photos Washington Wikipedia: Cruise ship |
Pepsi plans big surprise for Youth View Awards Thu 2 Feb 2012 Garfene Grandison, Gleaner Writer Pepsi Jamaica, sponsors of the Youth View Awards for the last four years, is embarking on a number of initiatives to treat fans of the... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) The Gleaner Awards Jamaica Photos Wikipedia/Pepsi Years |
Princess Cruises offers up summer sales for Europe and Alaska Wed 1 Feb 2012 Princess Cruises today began offering deals on cruises this year to Europe and Alaska with what they dub the Sizzlin' Summer sale. Here's the deal: The sale runs today... (photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher Farrington) Daily Press Alaska Cruises Europe Photos Tourism Wikipedia: Cruise ship |
Swine flu spikes in Mexico after hiatus, but government says cases are within normal range Wed 1 Feb 2012 MEXICO CITY — Swine flu is back in Mexico, the epicenter of a world pandemic three years ago that panicked people around the globe. The country registered more... (photo: Creative Commons / NewsHour) The Washington Post Disease Health Mexico Photos |
Air Jamaica pulls out of Miami Tue 31 Jan 2012 Janet Silvera, Senior Gleaner Writer WESTERN BUREAU: Less than two months after returning to Miami, Florida, Air Jamaica is pulling out of that gateway again. Today is... (photo: Creative Commons / caribb) The Gleaner Airlines Industry Photos Transport Wikipedia: Air Jamaica |
Rights groups blast Haiti judge on Duvalier case Tue 31 Jan 2012 TRENTON DANIEL Associated Press= PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Human rights groups harshly criticized a Haitian judge Monday after he recommended former dictator... (photo: AP / Ramon Espinosa) The Guardian Corruption Haiti Human Rights Photos Wikipedia: Jean-Claude Duvalier |
Haiti's Duvalier faces trial for corruption, not abuses Mon 30 Jan 2012 PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Former Haitian dictator Jean Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier will face trial for corruption during his 15-year rule, but not for human rights... (photo: AP / Ramon Espinosa) The Star Corruption Haiti Photos Trial Wikipedia: Jean-Claude Duvalier |
Raul Castro defends Cuba's one-party system Mon 30 Jan 2012 Cuban President Raul Castro has defended the one-party system in a speech at the conference of the ruling Communist Party. Gen Castro said allowing other political... (photo: AP / Franklin Reyes) BBC News Cuba Democracy Photos Politics Wikipedia: Raúl Castro |
Made in the world Sun 29 Jan 2012 The Associated Press reported last week that Fidel Castro, the former President of Cuba, wrote an opinion piece on a Cuban website, following a Republican Party... (photo: UN / Saw Lim) Deccan Chronicle Cuba Florida Photos Politics Wikipedia: Republican Party presidential candidates, 2012 |
Deals: American Airlines cuts Caribbean fares Sun 29 Jan 2012 A sampling of this week's top travel deals: SKI The Windham Hill Inn, a Relais & Chateaux property in southern Vermont, has an upscale stay-and-ski... (photo: Creative Commons / Eluveitie) Newsday Photos Airlines Caribbean Transport Wikipedia: American Airlines |
Can Jamaica reduce electricity costs? Sun 29 Jan 2012 Winston Hay, Guest Columnist Going forward, Government has identified liquefied natural gas (LNG) as the preferred substitute for oil as the primary fuel for generating... (photo: WN / Priya Dashini) The Gleaner Electricity Fuel Generating Jamaica Photos Wikipedia: Jamaica |
Plunging into paradise at the Atlantis Paradise Island resort Sun 29 Jan 2012 PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas • My daughter circled the sun, bobbing around the yellow mosaic tile work at the bottom of the pool. Everywhere in the Royal Baths, the water was... (photo: WN / Marzena Jazowska) STL Today Bahamas Island New Zealand Photos Water |
Fidel Castro writes again after long break Fri 27 Jan 2012 MIAMI — Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has returned to writing with a vengeance, publishing five columns since Jan. 5 and after a seven-week break that triggered... (photo: AP / Javier Galeano) Boston Herald Cuba Health Photos Politics Wikipedia: Fidel Castro |
Nissan to build new $2 bn plant in Mexico Fri 27 Jan 2012 Mexico City: Nissan Motor Co. announced plans to invest $2 billion in building a third manufacturing facility in Mexico. The new plant in the central state of... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) Zeenews Auto Mexico Motor Photos |
Scientists: Haiti, DR, brace for future big quakes Fri 27 Jan 2012 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A U.S. scientist says Haiti and the Dominican Republic could be in for a period of periodic powerful earthquakes following the 2010... (photo: AP / Ramon Espinosa) The Guardian Earthquake Haiti Photos Scientists Wikipedia: 2010 Haiti earthquake |