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2 months after Haiti quake, housing still elusive (AP)
Fri Mar 12th at 5:30 pm

AP - Trash and sewage are piling up at the squalid tent camps that hundreds of thousands have called home since Haiti's devastating earthquake — and with torrential rains expected any day, authorit...

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Sandals Foundation Raises More than $120,000 for Haiti ... - PRWeb
Fri Mar 12th at 4:28 pm

In the two months since the devastating earthquake in Haiti, funds have been used to provide direct assist to those in need in the Port-au-Prince area. Montego Bay, Jamaica ( Vocus / PRWEB ) March ...

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Yoani Sanchez: Farinas Continues Hunger Strike for Release of Ill Political Prisoners in Cuba (The Huffington Post)
Fri Mar 12th at 3:59 pm

Guillermo "Coco" Farinas, on a hunger and thirst strike in Cuba, for the release of political prisoners who are ill. To report what hurts...

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King & Spalding Advises Houston Astros on New Dominican Sports Complex (dBusinessNews.com)
Fri Mar 12th at 3:07 pm

HOUSTON, March 9, 2010 -- King & Spalding, a leading international law firm, advised the Houston Astros Baseball Club in the establishment of its new Latin American baseball academy and sports comp...

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European Parliament aligns itself with anti-Cuba media campaign (Granma Internacional)
Fri Mar 12th at 2:50 pm

THE anti-Cuba resolution that the European Parliament has just adopted clearly aligns that institution with the ferocious political and media campaign currently aimed against Cuba, which seeks to m...

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U.N.'s Ban to return to earthquake-devastated Haiti (Reuters)
Fri Mar 12th at 2:43 pm

Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Haiti on Sunday to meet the country's leaders and people left homeless by a January earthquake that killed hundreds of thousands, Ban's spoke...

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UN's Ban to return to earthquake-devastated Haiti
Fri Mar 12th at 2:36 pm

Source: Reuters * Ban Ki-moon to meet with Haiti's leaders * Will visit camp for displaced earthquake victims By Megan Davies UNITED NATIONS, March 12 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban K...

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Kids use free time to help create meals for Haitian earthquake survivors
Fri Mar 12th at 2:36 pm

10,000 meals are ready to be shipped to Haiti thanks to some volunteers in the Quad Cities. Kids of all ages tied on aprons Friday and packaged the meals during the Kids Against Hunger event. It ...

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Two months after Haiti quake, aid groups still scrambling (AFP)
Fri Mar 12th at 1:51 pm

AFP - Two months after Haiti's January 12 earthquake, aids groups were still scrambling Friday to provide for the 1.3 million people left homeless amid growing insecurity in Port-au-Prince.

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Conference on Cuba-U.S. relations at CCSU (The New Britain Herald)
Fri Mar 12th at 1:44 pm

NEW BRITAIN — “Cuba and the USA: Time for a Change,” a day-long conference at Central Connecticut State University Saturday, will explore the future in Cuba-US relations.

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Quiet Hero
Fri Mar 12th at 1:34 pm

International Medical Corps (IMC) - USA Samuel Abelard is an unlikely hero, quietly lending a hand as Haitians rebuild the pieces of their broken lives. The graying 54 year-old father of four simp...

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Tourism council aims to leverage local hotel stays with upcoming Bahamas cruises from port (The Palm Beach Post)
Fri Mar 12th at 1:32 pm

Tourism council aims to leverage local hotel stays with upcoming Bahamas cruises from port

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Canada defeat Reggae Girls - Go Jamaica
Fri Mar 12th at 1:29 pm

Jamaica suffered a 4-1 defeat to Canada in their opening Group ‘B’ match of the CONCACAF Under-17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers last night in Costa Rica. It was also the opening game for the Canadia...

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Jamaica's energy opportunity - Jamaica Observer
Fri Mar 12th at 1:22 pm

WHENEVER I am interviewed about the Jamaican economy, I usually come to the conclusion in my book that the only way for Jamaica to come out of our present downward spiral is to make a fundamental s...

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AR Senate: Lincoln Calls for Opening Agri Trade with Cuba (Arkansas News Bureau)
Fri Mar 12th at 1:05 pm

Sen. Blanche Lincoln is urging the Senate to take up the Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2009. In letter to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus she write...

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Haitian judge: New child-trafficking charge filed against American missionaries' leader
Fri Mar 12th at 12:55 pm

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The last of 10 American missionaries detained in Haiti on suspicion of kidnapping is facing a new charge. Judge Bernard Saint-Vil says Laura Silsby has been charged fo...

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Bulletin Board
Fri Mar 12th at 12:21 pm

Saturday's highlights Census Awareness, 8 a.m. at Willie Webb, Sr. Park, 3601 NW 21st St., Lauderdale Lakes. Free. Call 954-535-2832. Community Garage Sale, 8 to 11 a.m. at 1000 NW 29th St., Cora...

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Friday, March 12, 2010 (The Nassau Guardian)
Fri Mar 12th at 11:17 am

Poor conditions for inmates at Her Majesty's Prison (HMP) and the Carmichael Road Detention Centre, along with social discrimination against Haitians and homosexuals in The Bahamas, all received me...

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Haiti Prime Minister to ACT:
Fri Mar 12th at 10:42 am

Action by Churches Together (ACT) - Switzerland 12 March, 2010 Port-au-Prince - Haitian Prime Minister Jean Bellerive says the election planned for this year will go ...

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Air Canada to expand service to Jamaica - Stockhouse
Fri Mar 12th at 10:02 am

Air Canada today announced that beginning this May it will significantly increase its service from Toronto to the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston by doubling the number of weekly fl...

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Seminole’s Haiti help totals more than $750K
Fri Mar 12th at 9:11 am

After an earthquake devastated Haiti in January, Seminole County sprang into action to accept flights at the Orlando Sanford International Airport. But the medical, transportation and public-safety...

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Haitian Relief Fundraiser
Fri Mar 12th at 7:38 am

An art exhibit brings a sample of New Orleans flavor to Greensboro. As part of Women's History Month, The African American Atelier is featuring "Thrown Rocks, Building Castles: Celebrating the Art ...

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Caribbean Cruise Line Expands Services at Port of Palm Beach with Flagship Bahamas Celebration, Renews Commitment to ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Fri Mar 12th at 7:35 am

Caribbean Cruise Line plans to begin service to the Bahamas out of the Port of Palm Beach starting March 15. With its new flagship, the Bahamas Celebration, Caribbean Cruise Line will be the first ...

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Cuba rebuked by European Parliament over Zapata Tamayo's death (McClatchy Washington Bureau)
Fri Mar 12th at 7:12 am

The European Parliament voted Thursday to condemn Cuba by a crushing margin over a hunger striker's death, and Spain's ruling Socialists later hinted they might trim back their bid to improve Europ...

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Pinera govt projects $30 billion in quake damage (AP)
Fri Mar 12th at 7:11 am

AP - Calling on Chileans to dry their tears and get to work to rebuild the nation, Sebastian Pinera is already setting an example.

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SOUTHBOUND STUDENTS: ISU students spend break working with relief effort in Haiti
Fri Mar 12th at 7:04 am

It's time to pack for the old college spring break trip, but where are they going with THIS stuff? "Eye drops and saline solution from an eye doctor in KC." "We got little mini goals, we got cone...

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LV MUSIC: Singer Mat Kearney connecting with hearts, heads -- and a band
Fri Mar 12th at 6:54 am

Singer-songwriter Matt Kearney's emotionally charged songs such as "Nothing Left to Lose," "Undeniable," "Breathe In Breathe Out" and "Closer to Love," are so quiet, he says fans often are surprise...

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A Soviet journalist’s recollections of Cuba (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
Fri Mar 12th at 6:21 am

On May 8, Russia and Cuba will mark 50 years since diplomatic ties were established between the two countries. We start a series of stories marking the event with recollections of Leonid Kamynin, a...

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HAITI: Don't forget the elderly
Fri Mar 12th at 3:18 am

Source: IRIN Elderly people need more attention in the response to January's earthquake in Haiti and more appreciation of the role they can play in the relief effort, say aid workers.

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FirstCaribbean Jamaica continues to grow revenues - Jamaica Observer
Fri Mar 12th at 2:59 am

First Caribbean International Bank (Jamaica) is reporting an increase in revenues and stability in the face of both a local and global downturn in the economy, largely due to operational cost manag...

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Haiti quake response largely a success
Fri Mar 12th at 2:21 am

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UNESCO chief, Dominican president discuss Haiti reconstruction (People's Daily)
Fri Mar 12th at 2:09 am

UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova met with President of the Dominican Republic Leonel Fernandez here on Thursday to discuss cooperation on reconstruction of Haiti's cultural sites. Bokova praise...

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Caribbean Airlines- Air Jamaica deal unravels - Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday
Fri Mar 12th at 1:19 am

AS the Government reluctantly begins to lift ever so slowly, the tight veil of secrecy which it has placed around the Caribbean Airlines-Air Jamaica deal from day one, it would seem there was never...

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EU slams Cuba for rights violations (USA Today)
Fri Mar 12th at 12:54 am

The European Parliament voted Thursday to condemn Cuba for the "avoidable and cruel" death of a dissident hunger striker.

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Sandy Alderson takes on 'wild west' of player acquisitions from Dominican Republic: Cleveland Indians Insider (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Fri Mar 12th at 12:43 am

All Sandy Alderson has to do in his new position is bring peace and tranquility to the baseball culture in the Dominican Republic. He's going to need cooperation and lots of luck.

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The Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival 2010 — Bigger and ... - Black Press USA
Fri Mar 12th at 12:15 am

(NNPA) - Jazz festivals, like fine wines, get better with age. As the Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival celebrates its 15th year, it has found a new venue, enhanced its eclectic roster and garnered a f...

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International community not involving CARICOM on Haiti's future, says St Kitts-Nevis PM
Fri Mar 12th at 12:00 am

BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Denzil Douglas has accused unnamed members of the international community of keeping the Caribbean out of plans for the redevelopme...

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Unconscionable airfares prompt Guyana government to consider re-entering airline business
Fri Mar 12th at 12:00 am

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA) -- Deeply concerned about the “unconscionable monopoly” on airfare increases, particularly by Caribbean Airlines on Guyana, the government may revert to a position of havi...

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Health workers in Suriname end strike
Fri Mar 12th at 12:00 am

PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- Health workers in Suriname returned to work on Thursday after they reached an agreement with hospitals and the government, union leaders confirmed. Strike action at several ...

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St Kitts-Nevis government reviews anti-crime strategy, plans upgrades
Fri Mar 12th at 12:00 am

BASSETERRE, St Kitts (SKNIS) -- Government has unveiled plans to carry out “a comprehensive review” of current crime fighting initiatives and has signaled further resource commitment to ensure all ...

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Jamaica amends Anti Terrorism Act to meet global demands
Fri Mar 12th at 12:00 am

KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -- The House of Representatives has amended Jamaica's Terrorism Prevention Act to allow the Minister to introduce heavier penalties, subject to approval by Parliament. Minis...

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Barbados needs a regional presence in untapped markets, says minister
Fri Mar 12th at 12:00 am

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- The Barbados government has announced a number of financial and technical initiatives that would allow scores of local business persons to cement their presence in un...

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Drug trafficking needs international solution, say Guyana and Suriname security heads
Fri Mar 12th at 12:00 am

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA) -- Guyana's Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee and Suriname’s Minister of Justice and Police, Chandrikapersaud Santokhi on Tuesday evening expressed similar sentiment...

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Taiwan official assures Nevis of continued assistance
Fri Mar 12th at 12:00 am

CHARLESTOWN, Nevis -- A top official of the government of Taiwan in St Kitts and Nevis has reiterated his government’s continued support for the people of Nevis in areas of need. Resident Taiwanese...

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2009 Human Rights Report: Jamaica - U.S. Department of State
Thu Mar 11th at 11:10 pm

Jamaica is a constitutional parliamentary democracy with a population of approximately 2.8 million. In generally free and fair elections in September 2007, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) won 32 of ...

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As Haiti works on recovery, a shift in global relief effort
Thu Mar 11th at 11:07 pm

Surrounded by tens of thousands of shacks and naked children, the commanders of the leading foreign military forces Thursday toured the largest encampment in Haiti's quake-ravaged capital.

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A Disastrous Year: 2010 Death Toll Already Abnormally High (LiveScience.com)
Thu Mar 11th at 9:17 pm

LiveScience.com - Just a few months into 2010, and Mother Nature has delivered a slew of costly and deadly natural disasters. From the catastrophic Haiti and Chilean earthquakes to the U.S. blizzar...

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Billionaire Pinera takes power as quakes jolt Chile (Reuters)
Thu Mar 11th at 6:43 pm

Reuters - The ground shook and buildings swayed as billionaire Sebastian Pinera took over as Chile's president on Thursday, tasked with rebuilding after a massive earthquake killed hundreds just 12...

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UN struggles to get funds for Haiti quake recovery
Thu Mar 11th at 5:04 pm

Source: Reuters UNITED NATIONS, March 11 (Reuters) - The United Nations is struggling to provide support to earthquake-ravaged Haiti, as donor nations have been slow to hand over much-needed aid, U...

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Obama gives $1.4 million Nobel prize to 10 charities (Reuters)
Thu Mar 11th at 4:46 pm

Reuters - President Barack Obama on Thursday named 10 charities to share his $1.4 million Nobel Peace Prize, with causes ranging from wounded veterans to Haiti's earthquake survivors and education ...

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Obama gives $1.4 mln Nobel prize to 10 charities
Thu Mar 11th at 4:36 pm

Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday named 10 charities to share his $1.4 million Nobel Peace Prize, with causes ranging from wounded veterans to Hait...

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EU condemns Cuba for rights violations (AP via Yahoo! News)
Thu Mar 11th at 2:50 pm

The European Parliament voted Thursday to condemn Cuba for the "avoidable and cruel" death of a dissident hunger striker, earning a stinging response from Havana, which said it did not appreciate t...

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Two kidnapped foreign aid workers freed in Haiti (Reuters)
Thu Mar 11th at 2:43 pm

Reuters - Two foreign aid workers with Doctors Without Borders in quake-hit Haiti were kidnapped and held for nearly a week before being freed early on Thursday, the international medical charity s...

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Two kidnapped foreign aid workers freed in Haiti
Thu Mar 11th at 2:31 pm

Source: Reuters PORT-AU-PRINCE, March 11 (Reuters) - Two foreign aid workers with Doctors Without Borders in quake-hit Haiti were kidnapped and held for nearly a week before being freed early on Th...

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Nutritional aid is cost-effective measure against health and hunger problems, World Vision tells Congress
Thu Mar 11th at 1:29 pm

World Vision - USA March 11, 2010, Washington, DCAid that promotes nutrition and food security has wide-ranging benefits compared to its costs in the fight against poverty-related problems, accord...

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Tommy Bahamas approved for downtown Laguna (Laguna News Post)
Thu Mar 11th at 10:55 am

LAGUNA BEACH – Though Tommy Bahamas can be called a formula-based business, the store and restaurant approved to open downtown aims to be unique. The Planning Commission approved a permit Wednesday...

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Bahamas Achieves White-Listing, (Tax-News.com)
Thu Mar 11th at 8:35 am

The Bahamas has achieved a place on the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) ‘white list’ following the signing of Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEAs) with the seven...

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After U.S. visit, Haiti president optimistic on direct aid
Thu Mar 11th at 7:00 am

Haitian President René Préval emerged from a round of talks at the White House and Capitol Hill on Wednesday, optimistic that President Barack Obama and lawmakers are receptive to hel...

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Earthquake’s Burdens Weigh Heavily on Haiti’s Elderly
Thu Mar 11th at 12:00 am

No strangers to hardship, elderly Haitians find themselves distinctly vulnerable and emotionally burdened these days.

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Jean thanks Dominican Republic for Haiti help (CBC Montreal)
Wed Mar 10th at 9:50 pm

Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean thanks the people of Haiti's neighbour, the Dominican Republic, for their help in the aftermath of January's earthquake.

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Bahamas no longer a tax haven (BigPond News)
Wed Mar 10th at 7:25 pm

The Bahamas has been removed from an international list of uncooperative tax havens.

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Groups jockey for role in Haiti revival
Wed Mar 10th at 4:43 pm

At an encampment on the outskirts of Haiti's capital, physicians from three international aid agencies provide identical services. On a charter flight to Miami, competing doctors get into a shoutin...

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Bahamas removed from tax haven list (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Wed Mar 10th at 3:52 pm

The Bahamas has been removed from an international list of uncooperative tax havens by signing information exchange pacts with several Nordic nations.

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Governor General Meets with the President of the Dominican Republic (Marketwire)
Wed Mar 10th at 3:41 pm

OTTAWA, ONTARIO-- (Marketwire - March 10, 2010) - Upon their arrival in the Dominican Republic, Their Excellencies Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Jean-Daniel Lafond met with th...

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Governor General Meets with the President of the Dominican Republic (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
Wed Mar 10th at 3:30 pm

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - 03/10/10) - Upon their arrival in the Dominican Republic, Their Excellencies Michaelle Jean, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Jean-Daniel Lafond met with the count...

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Canada's Jean thanks Dominican Republic for help in aftermath of Haitian quake (Brandon Sun)
Wed Mar 10th at 2:13 pm

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Governor General Michaelle Jean is offering Canada's thanks to the Dominican Republic for its help in the aftermath of January's devastating earthquake in Haiti.

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Unruly passenger forces pilot to turn around Dominican Republic-bound flight at Miami airport (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Wed Mar 10th at 12:50 pm

MIAMI - A flight bound for the Dominican Republic has returned to an airport gate in Miami because of an unruly passenger. Miami International Airport spokesman Greg Chin says American Airlines fli...

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A.M. Best Places Ratings of Bahamas First General Insurance Company Limited under Review with Negative Implications (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Tue Mar 9th at 2:57 pm

OLDWICK, N.J.----A.M. Best Co. has placed the financial strength rating of A- and issuer credit rating of “a-” of Bahamas First General Insurance Company Limited under review with negative implicat...

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Bradley's return to Puerto Rico brings back many positives - PGA Tour
Tue Mar 9th at 11:10 am

BRADLEY: It will be a lot of fun to defend this year. I imagine the course will be in perfect shape. I want to play well and have the opportunity to win. I am realistic, however, and at the end of ...

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Play LA Inc. Announces Acquisition of Leading Football Site Arsenal-Mania (Marketwire)
Tue Mar 9th at 9:43 am

TORTOLA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS--(Marketwire - March 9, 2010) - Play LA Inc. ( OTCBB : PLLAF ) ("the Company") announces that it has acquired leading UK football fan website, www.arsenal-mania.com .

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