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Would-be Jamaican hijacker surrenders: government
A gunman holding six crew members aboard a Canadian charter jet in a Jamaican resort surrendered to the authorities on Monday after releasing the hostages unharmed, a government statement said.
Apr 20, 2009, 12:50
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September 11 suspects seek guilty pleas at Guantanamo
The self-styled mastermind of the September 11 attacks and four co-defendants told a military judge at Guantanamo on Monday that they wanted to confess and plead guilty.
Dec 8, 2008, 23:34
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Caribbean nations hope U.S. ends embargo on Cuba
Caribbean countries on Monday urged U.S. President-elect Barack Obama to end the trade embargo Washington has imposed for more than four decades on Cuba in the latest signal to the incoming administration.
Dec 8, 2008, 23:01
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Cubans say reforms more symbolic than real so far
President Raul Castro came into office with a flurry of economic reforms but many Cubans say their value has been more symbolic than real so far.
Aug 11, 2008, 15:27
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Cuba leader Raul Castro turns 77 amid rising hopes
Cuban President Raul Castro turned 77 on Tuesday, 100 days since officially taking charge of a government that has awakened hopes for change in Cuba after 49 years under his brother Fidel.
Jun 3, 2008, 22:56
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Haiti riot instigators set deadline to install PM
Slum leaders in the southern town of Les Cayes who started Haiti's recent food riots handed lawmakers an ultimatum on Monday to install a new government within a week or face more protests.
May 5, 2008, 22:47
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Cubans enjoy taste of tourist life as hotel ban ends
Cubans bathed in the turquoise-colored sea at their country's best beaches this weekend thanks to the end of an "apartheid" ban that had excluded them from tourist-only hotels.
Apr 7, 2008, 22:23
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Hurricane Dean batters Jamaica
Hurricane Dean buffeted Jamaica's southern coast, flooding the capital and littering it with broken trees and roofs after killing nine people as it tore through the Carribbean on Monday toward Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.
Aug 20, 2007, 13:37
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Woolmer police look to video for lead
A week after the murder of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer and with no clear suspects in sight, Jamaican police said on Sunday they have video that could contain a clue to the killer.
Mar 26, 2007, 15:22
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Residents Offer Input On Jamaica Bay Protection Plan
Maybe, but we need more time to think it over.
That was the city Department of Environmental Protection’s response to nearly every suggestion raised by a committee overseeing efforts to protect Jamaica Bay.
Oct 16, 2006, 14:10
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Grenada moving ahead with public sector modernisation programme
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: The Grenada Government is moving full speed ahead with its public sector modernisation programme, funded by the World Bank to the tune of 3.5 million dollars.
Oct 11, 2006, 05:37
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Passport to be required for travel to Caribbean, Mexico, Canada
PASSPORT WATCH: Travelers have less than 90 days to get their passports
Oct 11, 2006, 05:33
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Pallbearers carry Tonga king to his grave
His coffin carried aloft by 1,000 pallbearers dressed in grass mats, Tongan King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV was buried on Tuesday in a ceremony combining Christian hymn-singing and ancient Polynesian ritual.
Sep 19, 2006, 11:17
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Barbados takes advantage of Chinese technical assistance
By Marc Gibson Barbados is one of thirty-seven countries that have been invited by the People Republic of China to send participants to a two-month training seminar in Information Technology.
Aug 4, 2006, 15:53
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Malaria no more in Bahamas
Ministry of Health officials said last night that the local spread of malaria has come to an end.
Aug 4, 2006, 15:42
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Caribbean relaxes hurricane watch
A hurricane watch on Tropical Storm Chris has been relaxed in the eastern Caribbean as the storm began to lose strength over the Virgin Islands.
Aug 4, 2006, 15:36
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Unfinished hotel in Jamaica collapses, killing 1
KINGSTON, Jamaica · Firefighters searched for bodies or survivors Thursday after a part of a huge resort under construction in northern Jamaica collapsed, killing one worker and injuring 16, police said.
Aug 4, 2006, 15:19
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Woman to become Jamaica's next prime minister
Cabinet minister Portia Simpson Miller is set to become Jamaica's first woman prime minister after being elected president of the nation's ruling political party.
Feb 26, 2006, 16:43
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