Ackee on the Rebound KINGSTON, Jamaica - (JIS) Jamaica's national fruit is on the rebound, following the lifting of a ban on exports of the product to the United States, due to higher than normal hypoglycine levels.
In an interview with JIS News, Chief Technical Officer in the Ministry of Agriculture, Don McGlashan, informed that ackee continues...
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CNN Special: ”Black in America” Community Forum Presented by 100 Black Men of Greater Fort Lauderdale FORT LAUDERDALE - The 100 Black Men of Greater Fort Lauderdale, in partnership with WHQT-FM 105 HOT 105 will host a Community Forum on July 24, 2008 to view and discuss the CNN documentary special: Black in America, The Black Man.
“Our expectation is that the documentary will be thought-provoking and spark much-needed dialogue...
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Caribbean Regional Sustainable Energy Conference to be held in Nassau NASSAU, The Bahamas - The U.S. Department of State, U.S Embassy Nassau, and the Organization of American States are pleased to announce a two-day regional conference on alternative and renewable energy, to be held at the Sheraton Cable Beach Hotel, Nassau, The Bahamas, July 23-24.
United States Ambassador Ned L. Sigel, and...
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Caribbean-Americans among Success South Florida’s 2008 “40 Under 40 Black Professionals” MIAMI - Success South Florida, today's leading publication for South Florida's black business, announces its 2008 honorees for the coveted 40 Under 40 awards given annually by the magazine.
Each year, Success South Florida names its 40 most influential black business professionals who are under the age of 40 and who have made...
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Palm Beach County welcomes Caribbean radio station PALM BEACH - WDJA JAMMING 1420 AM is rocking Palm Beach County and surrounding areas with the sweet sounds of Caribbean music featuring some of South Florida’s top radio personalities.
Lovers of Caribbean music can “Wake Up and Live” with Sir Rockwell, every Monday to Saturday from 6am-11am.
“Music Lessons” returns with Rastaman,...
Read More... US Ambassador's Fund sponsors cost of Conservation Work on art in Jamaica's National Gallery Collection KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Honourable Olivia "Babsy" Grange, Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, (MICYS) has lauded the collaboration between the National Gallery of Jamaica the United States Ambassador's Fund as further demonstration of the strong cultural and artistic bond that exists between Jamaica and the US.
Minister...
Read More... International Caribbean Music Festival returns with a Vengeance! MIAMI - The International Caribbean Music Festival returns with a Vengeance back to its original Pre-Thanksgiving weekend on Sunday, November 16 at the historic Virginia Key Beach Park, Key Biscayne, Miami.
Voting is now in process to determine which artiste will make it in the final lineup for the show. To vote, visit, www.icmfest.com.
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American Airlines increases service to St. Kitts BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – The St. Kitts Tourism Authority today announces that American Airlines will be increasing service to St. Kitts from Miami to daily flights beginning November 3, 2008.
American Airlines flight #2299 will depart MIA daily at 10:50 a.m. arriving into St. Kitts at 2:50 p.m. The return flight #2280 will...
Read More... Passengers on Queen Victoria will see statue in her honour when ship stops in St. Kitts
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (CUOPM) – Passengers on the 90,000 tonne Queen Victoria will see a statue in her honour when they disembark from the Cunard liner named in her honour.
The Queen Victoria, which has a capacity of 2010 passengers, will dock at Port Zante on December 20th on its inaugural call to St. Kitts during its 22-day...
Read More... Bermuda hosting “Local Tourism Summit” BERMUDA - Bermuda’s Premier Dr. Ewart F. Brown, Minister of Tourism and Transport, will host a summit this summer to foster in-depth talks about strengthening the performance of the Bermuda Tourism industry versus a U.S. economy in decline.
The summit was conceptualized earlier this month and invitations began going out to industry...
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Cayman Islands recruiting financial services professionals for offshore jobs GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands - The leading Cayman Island recruitment firm, BrightStaff Recruitment, has recently seen increased demand from its prestigious global client base for a range of financial professionals, leading them to seek out qualified job seekers.
"The demand across the accounting, auditing, banking, wealth management,...
Read More... St. Kitts PM leads delegation to Monetary Council meeting in Antigua BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS(CUOPM) – St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas is leading the twin-island Federation’s delegation to the 62nd Meeting of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank’s Monetary Council in Antigua and Barbuda
The one-day meeting will receive the Governor's report on...
Read More... Jamaic'a Minister of Tourism storms Europe and boosts investor confidence LONDON, England - (JIS) European investor confidence in Jamaica received a major boost this week as Tourism Minister Ed Bartlett embarked on a whistle-stop tour of key cities, drumming up interest in Jamaica's tourism product and wooing investors.
The minister paid special attention to securing current airlift out of growing...
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Sagicor Life to sponsor first U.S. Sports team TAMPA - Sagicor Life Insurance Company announced its sponsorship of University of South Florida Athletics, Football.
The sponsorship is the first in the U.S. for Sagicor, which entered the U.S. life insurance market in 2005 with a $58M acquisition of American Founders Life.
The partnership, which was negotiated by the USF-...
Read More... New York Mets bring free baseball clinic to Bermuda BERMUDA - Ron Darling, a former Major League Baseball All-Star starting pitcher who won a World Series Championship with the New York Mets in 1986, will host a free youth baseball clinic in Bermuda later this month.
The clinic is a newly added benefit of the Bermuda Department of Tourism’s partnership with the New York Mets and...
Read More... Florida native tops Pan Caribbean All Jamaica Junior Tennis Titles
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Favorites Brandon Burke and Simone Vranov Brown walked away with the respective Boys and Girls Singles titles as the curtains came down on the Pan Caribbean All Jamaica Junior Tennis Championship on Sunday at the Eric Bell Tennis Centre in Jamaica.
The number one seed Burke, took the boys 18 title following...
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Citizens Insurance Policyholders to Get Fair Shake in Litigation Against Company PEMBROKE PINES - Citizens Insurance Policyholders will no longer have a disadvantage when suing the company for hurricane related claims.
Before the beginning of this month, those insured with Citizens suffered a double whammy. Not only did they live with the specter of ruination by hurricane lurking in the next weather forecast....
Read More... Caribbean urged to maintain economic sustainability despite global challenges BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS (CUOPM) – With the challenges presently facing regional governments, St. Kitts and Nevis and other member nations of the Caribbean Community are working steadfastly to do what is in their power to maintain sustainability of their economies.
Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas in an address at the launching...
Read More... Email scam about a Last Will and Testiment can lead to identity theft MIAMI – The Miami-Dade Consumer Services Department is alerting consumers that they may be the next target of an email scam involving an alleged woman’s last will and testament.
The phony phishing email comes from a woman named Harriet Brooks of Cote D' Ivoire (Ivory Coast, Africa), who claims to have more than seven million...
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The Obamas and the Fear Factor By: Jane E. CrossDAVIE - The caricature of the Obamas on the latest cover of the New Yorker begs the question: what is so funny about fear? It is easy to laugh at our personal and particular fears – spiders, crazy drivers and grays hairs. (Oh my!) Yet, hum or takes a different turn when it engages our political fears....
Read More... Florida’s Voter Registration closing for the Primary Election FT. LAUDERDALE - Monday, July 28, 2008 is the last day to register to vote for the August 26, 2008 Primary Election. Pursuant to Florida Statutes 97.055, the Voter Registration books must be closed on the 29th day before each election.
All persons who are 18 years of age, a citizen of the United States, a legal resident of the...
Read More... Broward Votes to hold Political Forum FT. LAUDERDALE - Broward Votes will have the second of three political forums this Thursday, July 17, 2008 from 5:15 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at the at the African American Research Library & Cultural Center, located 2650 Sistrunk Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, Fl 33311.
This forum will feature candidates running for County Court Judge, County...
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