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<pubDate>Fri, 2 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>ST VINCENT: Caribbean Round-Up</title>
<author>Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[Prince Edward, the youngest child of Queen Elizabeth 11 and his wife Princess Sophie are visiting several Caribbean islands to celebrate the Queen&#8217;s Diamond Jubilee according to an announcement by Buckingham Palace. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_28_azad_roundup_030912.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 7 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Summit With A Grouse</title>
<author>By Bert Wilkinson</author>
<description><![CDATA[Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders head to Suriname this week for their annual mid-year retreat with what would normally contain a list of mundane agenda items on their plate, but recent grumblings from one of the most influential among the current bunch could generate enough sound bites and quotes to make the  two-day summit starting on Thursday a memorable one. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_05_bw_suriname1.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Sun Kulcha</title>
<author>Ida Eisenstein</author>
<description><![CDATA[Birthday Bash

Jammins Entertainment presents live performance by Jamaica&#8217;s hottest sensation I-Octane &#38; the official return of Tony Matterhorn to the U.S. Celebrity Birthday Bash, 10:00 p.m., at Pulse 48, 1020 East 48 St., corner of Farragut Rd., Brooklyn. Tickets available at tix4me.com or call (718) 282-8041. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_09_ida_sun_kulcha_031612.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ST KITTS AND NEVIS: Fears of a British takeover in Anguilla</title>
<author>Bert Wilkinson </author>
<description><![CDATA[By the time Easter rolls around, a delegation of Caribbean Community prime ministers should be in Anguilla on a mission to show support to the government and its people who say they fear that &#8220;mother country&#8221; Britain, is preparing to retake full control of the colony and impose direct rule from London, in much the same way it has done in the Turks and Caicos islands. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_12_bw_anguilla.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Caribbean Round-Up</title>
<author>Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[Caribbean states have been urged to remain steadfast and continue the fight against transnational crime. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_13_azad_roundup_032312.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:00:58 EDT</pubDate>
<title>BROOKLYN: Thumbs down for city&#8217;s restaurant grading system</title>
<author>By William Farrington</author>
<description><![CDATA[Costs are increasing for restaurant owners in Flatbush due to the letter-grade inspection system now in effect in New York City for the past 19 months. This is the conclusion of a Caribbean Life survey taken last week, which also found more restauranteurs questioned were unhappy with the system than happy with it. The results are consistent with a City Council survey asking the same two questions in all boroughs. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_19_farrington_restaurant_grading.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SURINAME: DESI ON THE ROPES</title>
<author>Bert Wilkinson </author>
<description><![CDATA[2012_03_26_BW_Suriname


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--  Surinanese Strongman Faces Justice


continuing hed
Tense wait for Paramaribo verdict

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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Caribbean Round-Up</title>
<author>Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer has joined other regional leaders in congratulating Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow on his re-election to office following the recent general elections. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_23_azad_roundup_040612.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 2 Apr 2012 11:51:16 EDT</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Inter-island ferry service gets the nod</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[CARICOM has agreed to go ahead with the proposed inter-island fast ferry service. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_23_azad_ferry_service.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 5 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: LOT TO SHOUT ABOUT</title>
<author>By Bert Wilkinson</author>
<description><![CDATA[Carib-US Trade Grows



Continuing hed
US-Caricom trade spiral

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<pubDate>Thu, 5 Apr 2012 10:48:56 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Windies selectors must improve their skills</title>
<author>By George H. Whyte</author>
<description><![CDATA[Why Barbados all rounder Dwayne Smith is not in the West Indies One-Day squad is anyone&#8217;s guess. The swashbuckling 28-year-old batsman has proved himself time and again to be a quality One-Day player. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_04_whyte_eoc_040612.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 6 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Caribbean Round-Up</title>
<author>Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[Bahamas















The United States Embassy in the Bahamas is warning Americans living in and traveling to New Providence, to be aware of recent reports of robberies tied to staged vehicle accidents in the capital. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_03_azad_roundup_041312.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: AN EYE ON THE FUTURE</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King</author>
<description><![CDATA[The head of the United Nation&#8217;s Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says the forthcoming conference on sustainable development is an opportunity to redefine the vision of future development for the region. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_10_nk_eclac.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Caribbean round-up</title>
<author>Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[Travel and tourism stakeholders from the wider Caribbean diaspora recently attended a meeting in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) to discuss the critical importance of regional tourism. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_10_azad_roundup_042012.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: CARICOM leaders meet with Mexican counterpart</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King </author>
<description><![CDATA[Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders held a special meeting on the margins of the Sixth Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia, on Sunday, with President of Mexico Felipe de Jesus Calder&#243;n, in which they discussed a wide range of issues, including mechanisms for further bilateral and hemispheric cooperation, and strategies to prevent further financial fallout from the global economic crisis. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_16_nk_mexico.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:32:14 EDT</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Caribbean Round-Up</title>
<author>Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Fruendel Stuart is expected to discuss the state of the Barbados economy when he meets with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank in Washington later this month. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_17_azad_roundup_042712.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>CARIBBEAN: MONEY IN THE BANK</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King</author>
<description><![CDATA[The Group of Twenty (G-20) advanced and emerging market economies, along with the broader International Monetary Fund (IMF) membership, agreed on Apr. 20 to boost the IMF&#8217;s lending capacity by more than US$430 billion to the Caribbean and other developing countries. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_23_nk_g20_imf.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:20:38 EDT</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Caribbean Round-Up</title>
<author>Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[Inter-regional travel could come to a halt if industrial action hits LIAT. The Antigua-based LIAT and the Antigua and Barbuda&#8217;s Workers Union (ABWU) are up in arms following its recent announcement that it was terminating employment of 25 airline workers. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_25_azad_roundup_050412.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 4 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Caribbean Round-Up</title>
<author>Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[The Antigua and Barbuda Trade Union Congress (ABTUC) is calling on the Baldwin Spencer administration to delay the implementation of the personal income tax after the Inland Revenue Department said it had began administering the Personnel Income Tax Act in full, including the provision to withhold taxes from qualifying benefits and allowances. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_02_azad_roundup_051112.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 4 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Call to embrace Caribbean Court of Justice</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[Trinidad and Tobago is bound by international law to make the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) its final court of appeal. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_02_azad_tt.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 4 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>BROOKLYN: Assemblywoman Jacobs speaks out against gun violence</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Assemblywoman Rhoda Jacobs (D-Flatbush) joined Assemblymembers Michelle Schimel, Karim Camara, Brian Kavanagh, community activists and others on Tuesday, April 25 to take a stand against gun violence in New York City. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_03_sub_gun_talk.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 8 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: COAST GUARD CAPER</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King</author>
<description><![CDATA[The United States Coast Guard says that its crews have been &#8220;hard at work&#8221; disrupting a &#8220;rising threat&#8221; as drug smugglers use &#8220;increasingly sophisticated and evolving methods&#8221; to evade authorities in the Caribbean Sea. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_07_nk_coast_guard.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Caribbean Round-Up</title>
<author>Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[Barbados is poised to create history this month, when it becomes the first Caribbean island to take over the chairmanship of the World Health Organization (WHO). <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_09_azad_roundup_051812.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>NEW YORK: Call for halt to Fed fingerprinting program</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King</author>
<description><![CDATA[On the eve of expansion of a federal immigrant fingerprinting program, New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio has urged the federal government to halt expansion of the controversial plan that targets Caribbean and other illegal immigrant suspects. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_14_nk_fingerprint_program.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Windies will be very competitive in ODI</title>
<author>By George H. Whyte</author>
<description><![CDATA[The three One-Day Internationals between the West Indies and England  from June 16 - 22 in England are expected to be very competitive. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_15_whyte_eoc_051812.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>ST LUCIA: U.S. support for Carib SBDCs</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King </author>
<description><![CDATA[The United States has supported the launch of the &#8220;Caribbean Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)&#8221; expansion project that  promotes the development of competitive, productive, and innovative small  and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Western Hemisphere. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_27_nk_small_business.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 5 Mar 2012 17:21:36 EST</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Runako Morton dies in car crash</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[West Indies cricketer Runako Morton, 33, was killed in a car crash on the Sir Solomon Highway, while heading to his home in Princess Town, South Trinidad around 11:00 p.m. on Sunday night <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_05_azad_runako_morton_.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 7 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>CUBA: Cuban dissidents urge pope to cancel visit</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King</author>
<description><![CDATA[Cuban dissidents say that almost 750 activists have signed a letter to Pope Benedict XVI warning that his forthcoming visit to the Spanish-speaking Caribbean island would &#8220;send a message to the oppressors that they can continue&#8221; to abuse Catholic opponents. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_05_n_k_cuba.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 9 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Caribbean Round_Up</title>
<author>Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[International leaders will give US$65 million in concessionary loans to 18 Caribbean nations to help the islands defend their coasts and fragile economies from the impact of climate change. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_06_azad_roundup_031612.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>IMMIGRATION: Billion$ sent home last year</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King</author>
<description><![CDATA[A report released on Mar. 8 by the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), a member of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) group, said that Latin American and Caribbean migrants sent US$61 billion in remittances to their home countries last year. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_09_nk_remittances.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HAITI: Disaster Relief Clusters</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King</author>
<description><![CDATA[Haitian officials say the earthquake-ravaged, French-speaking Caribbean county has received a significant boost with the Mar. 6 groundbreaking ceremony for a new emergency operations center, disaster relief warehouse and fire station. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_09_nk_haiti.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Trinidadian among new ICC judges</title>
<author>Photo credit: ICC</author>
<description><![CDATA[A Trinidadian is one of five new judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) sworn last week to serve a nine-year term. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_14_nk_judges.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA: Laparkan starts new customer services</title>
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Marguerite Taylor
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA: Dudus awaits sentence</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King</author>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Caribbean Round-Up</title>
<author>Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[Barbados is moving to boost its tourism industry with new additions to the list of tax exempt items provided under the Barbados Tourism Development Act. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_21_azad_roundup_033012.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 4 Apr 2012 16:55:05 EDT</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA: Two Jamaicans on Time&#8217;s  people&#8217;s list</title>
<author>By Vinette K. Pryce</author>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Less storms in Carib forecast</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King</author>
<description><![CDATA[Forecasters at Colorado State University have predicted a &#8220;below-average probability for major hurricanes&#8221; this year. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_10_nk_hurricanes.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA: U.S. captures Jamaican fugitive</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King </author>
<description><![CDATA[United States immigration authorities say they have captured a Jamaican fugitive among over 3,100 convicted criminal immigrants and fugitives in a major nationwide operation. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_10_nk_jamaican_fugitive.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Plea for help to fight drug arms trade</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King</author>
<description><![CDATA[Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders say they have pressed United States President Barack Obama for greater support in securing the region from the traffic in illegal narcotics and small arms. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_17_nk_security.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA: Jamaican Olympians receive U.S. Congressional Awards</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King</author>
<description><![CDATA[Two of Jamaica&#8217;s most prolific Olympians, Grace Jackson and Bertland Cameron have been honored with proclamations from U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (D-Brooklyn). <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_16_nk_jamaican_olympians.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HAITI: Unsolved murder clouds kingpin&#8217;s sentence reduction</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King </author>
<description><![CDATA[A letter to a United States federal judge in Miami by the former brother-in-law of imprisoned Haitian cocaine kingpin Jacques Ketant, claiming that Ketant had ordered the &#8220;assassination&#8221;of his mother, has stalled the U.S. government&#8217;s request to cut Ketant&#8217;s 27-year prison sentence by half. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_18_nk_unsolved_murder.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:07:25 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SURINAME: Against Suriname Amnesty Law repeal</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King</author>
<description><![CDATA[The influential Washington-based Human Rights Watch on April 17 urged Suriname to immediately revoke the amnesty law approved on April 5 by the National Assembly and &#8220;prosecute people accused of committing grave human rights violations.&#8221; <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_19_nk_suriname.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:45:43 EDT</pubDate>
<title>GUYANA: The long arm of the Law</title>
<author>By Bert Wilkinson</author>
<description><![CDATA[GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Rape allegations brought by a 34-year-old married woman five months ago have finally forced Police Chief Henry Greene from office, with authorities announcing his widely expected resignation at the weekend saying he will leave office immediately. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_23_bw_rape_allegations.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:20:44 EDT</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Goodbye to Privy Council: T&T PM</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, in a historic move announced that Trinidad and Tobago would abolish criminal appeals to the London-based Privy Council. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_26_azad_criminal_appeals.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 2 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ST VINCENT: Braille&#8217;s the new note at East Carib Bank</title>
<author>By Shermalon Kirby</author>
<description><![CDATA[In an effort to provide EC notes which are easier for blind and visually impaired people to use, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has issued a series of notes with braille features. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_01_sub_eccb_notes.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 8 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SURINAME: Bishops denounce Suriname amnesty</title>
<author>By Bert Wilkinson</author>
<description><![CDATA[More than a month after the parliament in Suriname approved an amnesty barring incumbent President Desi Bouterse and other top officials from being jailed for mass murders and other crimes that were allegedly committed during military rule, critics of his administration are not allowing the issue to rest and are doing everything to keep it in the regional and international consciousness. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_07_bw_catholic_bishops.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 9 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Kingston festival attracts visitors and locals alike</title>
<author>By Vinette K. Pryce</author>
<description><![CDATA[The second annual staging of a cultural assembly billed &#8220;Kingston Pon Di River&#8221; reintroduced an African aspect of Jamaica&#8217;s culture previously ignored or shunned at mainstream celebrations and heritage festivals. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_04_vkp_pon_de_river.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>CARIBBEAN: Foreign investment of $153B  flowed into Carib region</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King</author>
<description><![CDATA[The United Nations&#8217; Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says that the region received US$153.448 billion from foreign direct investment (FDI) last year. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_03_nk_eclac.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA: Carib court ok&#8217;s suit against Barbados</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has granted special leave to 24-year-old Jamaican, Shanique Myrie, to begin proceedings against the Barbados government after she alleged she was sexually assaulted by a female immigration officer, insulted and then denied entry to Barbados on March 14 last year. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_09_azad_ccj.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 21:52:32 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: &#8216;Una Noche&#8217; receives awards at Tribeca</title>
<author>By Tequila Minsky</author>
<description><![CDATA[Cuba is a country so close and yet so inaccessible to visit. Director Lucy Mulloy cracks the door quite a bit to give the filmgoer a view of life behind the wall that the U.S. government has erected by restricting travel to that island nation. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_01_tequila_una_noche.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>Hold on Jagdeo&#8217;s pension bill</title>
<author>By Bert Wilkinson</author>
<description><![CDATA[Guyana&#8217;s major opposition coalition has withdrawn a court case challenging a hefty pension package for Bharrat Jagdeo, to allow the Caribbean Community nation&#8217;s parliament the privilege of chopping the former president&#8217;s remuneration to a more reasonable sum; but the work of the opposition could be stymied in the long run if Jagdeo&#8217;s successor refuses to assent to the bill, making it law as is widely expected. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_14_bw_jagdeo.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>GRENADA: Grenada PM survives no confidence vote</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King </author>
<description><![CDATA[Grenada Prime Minister Tillman Thomas on Tuesday night, May 15, survived a vote of no confidence during a marathon debate in the House of Representatives. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_17_nk_grenada_no_confidence_vote.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 2 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>ST LUCIA: Patterson calls on Carib nations to adopt CCJ</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[Former Jamaica Prime Minister PJ Patterson has called on Caribbean nations to press ahead with the regional integration project, including the adoption of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as their appellate court. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_28_azad_patterson.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 3 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>STATEN ISLAND: PAL youngsters&#8217; tournament of Champions</title>
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<description><![CDATA[500 youngsters  from the five boroughs of New York City competed in city-wide tournaments during a fun-filled day of educational games and laughter on Feb. 22 at the Police Athletic League&#8217;s (PAL) Annual Educational Tournament of Champions at PAL&#8217;s Edward Byrne Center in Queens. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_27_pal_games_day.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 9 Mar 2012 18:07:21 EST</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: Samuel Walton tribute</title>
<author>Photo Credit: We Care Media Arts</author>
<description><![CDATA[Samuel (Sam) Walton was born on Dec. 13, 1948, to Symera and Joshua Walton, in Harlem and raised on 137th St. and 8th Avenue (also known as Frederick Douglass Blvd.). He died of a kidney infection at Mt. Sinai Hospital on Fifth Ave. on Feb. 21, 2012. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_08_gideon_sam_walton.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 2 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>ST LUCIA: Patterson calls on Carib nations to adopt CCJ</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[Grenada has called for international collaboration and cooperation to effectively combat &#8220;cyber terrorism.&#8221; <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_09_nk_grenada.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Guyanese on humanitarian mission to Syria</title>
<author>AP photo</author>
<description><![CDATA[U.N. humanitarian chief Valerie Amos scored another first on March 9, on a mission to the war-torn central Syrian city of Homs to negotiate uninterrupted entry of aid workers to evacuate the injured. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_12_tangerine_valerie_amos.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: 100 Black Men of Long Island Gala</title>
<author>By Kingsley Dougan</author>
<description><![CDATA[The 100 Black Men of Long Island Inc. presented its 38th Annual Scholarship Gala Benefit event on Saturday, March 10, 2012.  The organization was founded 49 years ago, and the Long Island chapter was founded shortly after in 1974. This year&#8217;s theme for the event was: Celebrating Education; Mentoring &#38; Leadership, and the theme of the program was addressed by its distinguished guest speaker Susan L. Taylor, editor-in-chief emeritus of Essence Magazine and founder of the National CARES Mentoring Movement. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_13_sub_100_black_men.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA: African Spirit Award for Jamaican-born principal</title>
<author>Photo by Akeem</author>
<description><![CDATA[In celebration of Black History Month, Medgar Evers College&#8217;s Student Government, the People of the Sun Middle Passage Collective and the Student Life Association last week presented its African Spirit Award to Dr. Michael Wiltshire,principal of the college&#8217;s Preparatory School. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_19_nk_michael_wiltshire.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Up in arms against NY redistricting plan</title>
<author>By Nelson A. KIng</author>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (D-Brooklyn) has warned that New York&#8217;s Caribbean and African American communities could see a reduction in the number of congressional legislators if the recently submitted New York State Congressional Redistricting Plan remains unchanged and made into a law by a three-judge judicial panel. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_12_nk_clarke.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:21:17 EDT</pubDate>
<title>STATEN ISLAND: Press conference protests NYPD tactics against Wall St. protest</title>
<author>By Tequila Minsky</author>
<description><![CDATA[Last week, just days after the six-month anniversary of its historic protests, and as the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement (and the NYPD) gear up for a milestone demonstration on May 1, 74 people were arrested as hundreds converged on Zuccotti Park on Saturday, March 17. Several protestors sustained injuries, as did some police officers. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_21_tequila_zuccotti_park.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>BROOKLYN: Taking a stand on trickle-down economics</title>
<author>By Kenton Kirby</author>
<description><![CDATA[The Adjusting for Income Disparity Act of 2012, (AID Act) tabled in the U.S. House of Representatives on March 26 by Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (D-Brooklyn) seeks to end the income disparity between the haves and the have-nots. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_27_sub_clarke_aid_act.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 3 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Annual N.Y. showcase of Caribbean Tourism</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King</author>
<description><![CDATA[A celebration of the sights, sounds, color and culture of the Caribbean will be on display in New York June 3-9 as the Caribbean Tourism Organization stages yet another annual showcase aimed at promoting tourism to the region. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_02_nk_caribbean_week.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 5 Apr 2012 20:06:32 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ST VINCENT: &#8216;No&#8217; vote urged  on immigrant detention bill</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King </author>
<description><![CDATA[A leading human rights group in the United States has urged the Canadian Parliament on vote no on a bill that would require mandatory detention for some migrants, including Vincentian and other Caribbean immigrants. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_03_23_nk_migrant_detention_bill.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>QUEENS: Caribbean Week celebration at Queens College</title>
<author>By Kingsley Dougan</author>
<description><![CDATA[A series of stimulating and free events in recognition of Immigrant Heritage Week, April 17-24, is being hosted, for the first tme by the newly formed Queens College (QC) Immigration Studies Working Group, in a  joint effort with the Center for Ethnic, Racial and Religious Understanding and other QC sponsors. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_09_sub_immigration_heritage_week.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>CARIBBEAN: CARICOM faces financial collapse</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) could collapse by 2017. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_10_azad_caricom.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>STATEN ISLAND: Albany  touts an affordable housing plan</title>
<author>By Kenton Kirby</author>
<description><![CDATA[The New York State Assembly last week introduced a package of bills inended to further expand tenant protections that would ensure everyone has access to decent and affordable housing. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_19_sub_rent_protections.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ANTIGUA: State-of-Art cancer center for Eastern Caribbean</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Regional health leaders and government officials were expected to gather in Antigua Thursday, April 26, for the official ground-breaking ceremony for the Eastern Caribbean&#8217;s first cancer center. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_23_nk_oecs.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MANHATTAN: Martin Luther King III, city officials call for police reform</title>
<author>By Tequila Minsky</author>
<description><![CDATA[Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer has called for reform of NYPD&#8217;s stop and frisk policy during a news conference on the steps of City Hall, Tuesday, April 24. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_25_tequila_police_reform.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 3 May 2012 11:10:17 EDT</pubDate>
<title>BROOKLYN: From Criminal Justice to Human Justice</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Center for NuLeadership on Urban Solutions (CNUS) launched their campaign for a paradigm shift &#8220;From Criminal Justice to Human Justice&#8221; Friday, April 15, with a formal gala at the 1199 SEIU Penthouse, where the monumental evening featured speeches from Guest of Honor Harry Belafonte, honorary host committee chairs Danny Glover, George Gresham (1199 SEIU president), and Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) along with addresses from civil rights activists Bob Moses and Gus Newport. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_23_peterkin_cnus.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 8 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Great start  for new team  at WIADCA</title>
<author>Photo courtesy of WIiADCA</author>
<description><![CDATA[Plans for producing and staging the 45th Annual Labor Day Carnival Festival &#38; Parade is definitely in the firm hands of the new team at the West Indian American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA). <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_07_new_wiadca_team.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Developing states commit to fossil fuel reduction</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King</author>
<description><![CDATA[The United Nations said on May 9 that 20 Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have announced new actions to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and end poverty, as they wrapped up a sustainable energy conference in Barbados, organized by the U.N. and the Barbados government. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_10_nk_fossil_fuel.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>CARIBBEAN: Nursing brain drain affecting Caribbean</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[The migration of nurses to the First World is having a very negative impact on the Caribbean and the more incentives are offered to nurses and other critical health workers, the greater chance of retaining them in the region, says a recent World Bank study. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_21_azad_nurses.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 1 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Klinsmann chooses tough road for U.S.</title>
<author>By Patrick Horne</author>
<description><![CDATA[The U.S. men&#8217;s senior national team resumed preparation for this summer&#8217;s CONCACAF World Cup qualifying semifinal round with last Wednesday&#8217;s game versus hosts and four-time World Cup champion Italy at Genoa ( 2:45 p.m., ESPN 2, ESPN 3, Univision). <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_28_horne_soccer_030212.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 1 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>VIEWPOINTS: Slippery slope that is the military option</title>
<author>By Les Slater</author>
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<pubDate>Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>HAITI: Martelly nominates Lamothe for PM</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King </author>
<description><![CDATA[Haiti President President Michel Martelly on March 1 nominated his Foreign Minister Laurent Lamothe, as the next prime minister in the earthquake-ravaged, French-speaking Caribbean country. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_02_nelson_haiti_prime_minister.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 6 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>TRAVEL: Disney &#8216;Fantasy&#8217; cruises from N.Y. to Caribbean</title>
<author>By Vinette K. Pryce</author>
<description><![CDATA[New York provided the perfect setting for the launch of Disney&#8217;s newest cruise-liner, &#8220;Fantasy.&#8221; <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_05_vkp_disney_cruises.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 7 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>T&T&#8217;s PM survives no-confidence motion</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[A no-confidence motion in the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Kamla Persad-Bissessar by Opposition Leader Dr. Keith Rowley was defeated in the House of Representatives on Saturday after a historic 27 and a half hours of debate. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_06_azad_no_confidence_motion.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 9 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA: Soldier deaths affect Prince Harry&#8217;s Jamaica plans</title>
<author>By David McFadden</author>
<description><![CDATA[KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) &#8212; The lighthearted tone of Prince Harry&#8217;s Caribbean tour changed Wednesday as the British royal modified his schedule at a military camp in Jamaica out of respect for six British soldiers killed in Afghanistan. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_08_ap_prince_harry.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>VIEWPOINTS: Keeping the wackos where they are</title>
<author>By Les Slater</author>
<description><![CDATA[A few years ago, his stint as secretary of state in the Bush administration behind him, Colin Powell&#8217;s status in the Republican Party was given a no-holds-barred review by the unfailingly detestable Dick Cheney, after Powell had the chutzpah to criticize one of the zillion trashy and/or repugnant bits of commentary out of the mouth of Rush Limbaugh. Limbaugh&#8217;s place as a leader of the GOP, Cheney said, was well beyond wherever Powell stood in that regard. So there! <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_14_slater_viewpoint_031612.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA: Jamaica&#8217;s new port draws more tourists</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[Jamaica now ranks as the fastest growing cruise destination in the Caribbean based on the pull of the Falmouth Pier, launched a year ago. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_13_azad_cruise_destination.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Ending  modern-day slavery</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King</author>
<description><![CDATA[A top United Nations official on Mar.  26 called for a &#8220;comprehensive approach&#8221; through laws, education and international cooperation to end modern-day slavery. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_27_nk_slavery.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Arrest warrant issued for former TCI premier</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[An arrest warrant has been issued and a &#8220;Red Notice&#8221; authorized by Interpol for the arrest of Michael Eugene Misick, the former premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, according to a spokesman for the governor of the Turks and Caicos. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_23_azad_misick_arrest.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 5 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ST VINCENT: Row over arrest of UN envoy</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King </author>
<description><![CDATA[The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) diplomatic corps at the United Nations has described as &#8220;uncivilized&#8221; last week&#8217;s arrest of St. Vincent and the Grenadines&#8217; Ambassador to the U.N., Camillo Gonsalves, by the New York Police Department (NYPD). <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_03_nk_caricom.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 5 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Carib private sector lag on  EU trade</title>
<author>By Peter Richards</author>
<description><![CDATA[BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Mar. 30, 2012 (IPS/GIN) - When Europe signed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the Caribbean Forum countries in 2008, the intention was to boost trade and services between the two regions. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_04_ips_private_sector_lag_.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 6 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>DOMINICA: Dominica looks to CCJ as final appeal court</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[The Commonwealth of Dominica is moving to join the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Appeal (CCJ) as its final court of appeal. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_04_azad_caribbean_court_of_appeal.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: New board in place for New York&#8217;s West Indian Carnival 2012</title>
<author>By Kenton Kirby</author>
<description><![CDATA[Members of the West Indian American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA) say are pleased to announce the election of its new board of directors and officers who were duly &#8220;nominated, voted in and installed&#8221; on Wednesday April 11, 2012 <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2011_04_16_kk_wiadca.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 3 May 2012 11:10:26 EDT</pubDate>
<title>GUYANA: Turning Caribbean landfills into energy</title>
<author>By Desmond Brown</author>
<description><![CDATA[GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 20 - The tourist brochure shows pictures of lovely white sandy beaches, tall coconut trees and rolling mountains. Welcome to the Caribbean. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_02_ips_landfills_into_energy.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ANTIGUA: Antigua PM receives honorary doctorate</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King </author>
<description><![CDATA[Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer on May 12 received an honorary doctorate degree from Mid-Continent University, Kentucky. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_14_nk_spencer.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 2 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Knights win Diocesan title</title>
<author>By Robert Elkin</author>
<description><![CDATA[A team effort, led by seniors Marquise Moore and Mairega Clarke, both of them earning all-league honors, carried  Holy Cross High School to the championship of the Brooklyn-Queens Diocesan title of the Catholic High Schools Athletic Association. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_27_elkin_holy_cross_hs.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:56:39 EDT</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA: Four women to receive Emerald Awards</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The distinguished Woman of Great Esteem (WGE) Organization will host its 16th Annual Awards Dinner and Gala on Saturday, March 31 at 7:00 p.m. at the Palm House, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1000 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_22_sub_wge_awards.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:41:01 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SURINAME: Dutch recall Suriname ambassador after amnesty</title>
<author>By Mike Corder</author>
<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) &#8212; The Dutch prime minister denounced Suriname&#8217;s decision to grant amnesty to President Desi Bouterse for crimes committed under his earlier military dictatorship as &#8220;totally unacceptable&#8221; and recalled the country&#8217;s ambassador from its former colony in protest. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_09_ap__dutch_recall_suriname_ambassador.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>BARBADOS: Barbados plots a greener future</title>
<author>By Desmond Brown  </author>
<description><![CDATA[BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Apr. 2  - When it comes to developing a &#8220;green economy,&#8221; Barbados is leading its English-speaking Caribbean neighbours. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_09_ips_greener_barbados.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SURINAME: Amnesty as means towards healing</title>
<author>By Bert Wilkinson</author>
<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been barely a week now since Suriname&#8217;s opposition-dominated parliament approved a controversial motion to grant amnesty to former soldiers and their civilian counterparts for a series of fatal missteps during military rule in the 1980s that resulted in the deaths of hundreds of people in the Caribbean trade bloc nation. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/20_12_04_09_bw_amnesty__2012_5.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SURINAME: Amnesty as means towards healing</title>
<author>By Bert Wilkinson</author>
<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been barely a week now since Suriname&#8217;s opposition-dominated parliament approved a controversial motion to grant amnesty to former soldiers and their civilian counterparts for a series of fatal missteps during military rule in the 1980s that resulted in the deaths of hundreds of people in the Caribbean trade bloc nation. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/20_12_04_09_bw_amnesty__2012_4.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>BROOKLYN: State-of-art health center in Bed-Stuy</title>
<author>By Eulene Inniss</author>
<description><![CDATA[The Bedford-Stuyvesant Family Health Center is a $26 million facility built on 38,000 square feet of property. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_10_peterkin_heath_center_opening.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Sun Kulcha</title>
<author>Ida Eisenstein</author>
<description><![CDATA[Luv My Pet is holding low cost dog and cat vaccination clinics at Petland Discounts at 43-10 Ditmars Blvd, LaGuardia Center, LIC (Ditmars), 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. &#38; on Sun., April 22 at 8989 Union Turnpike, Stop &#38; Shop Center, Glendale, Queens, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. For information, call Amy Eisenberg at (631) 273-6363. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_12_ida_sun_kulcha_042012.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SURINAME: Suriname immunity disturbs U.N. chief</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King</author>
<description><![CDATA[The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, said on Apr. 13 she was &#8220;disturbed&#8221; by the recent decision by Suriname to pass an amendment to an existing law that grants immunity for human rights violations committed during the 12-year period in which the country was, for the most part, under military rule. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_16_nk_suriname.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>GUYANA: Black Dragon tops &#8217;em in Spanish marketing contest</title>
<author>Photo credit: LIU Brooklyn</author>
<description><![CDATA[Stephanie Persaud, a marketing and management major at LIU Brooklyn, was a member of the winning team at an international marketing competition held at the Universidad Europea de Madrid in Valencia, Spain. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_17_sub_stephanie_persaud_.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>CUBA: Last Summit of the Americas Without Cuba</title>
<author>By Constanza Vieira</author>
<description><![CDATA[CARTAGENA DE INDIAS, Colombia, Apr 15, 2012 -- &#8220;What matters at this summit is not what is on the official agenda,&#8221; said Uruguayan analyst Laura Gil, echoing the conventional wisdom in this Colombian port city, where the Sixth Summit of the Americas ended Sunday without a final declaration. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_18_ips_south_summit.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>CARIBBEAN: Herd-mentality investors piled into Carib assets</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King </author>
<description><![CDATA[The World Bank said on Apr. 18 that short-term investors piled into Latin American and Caribbean assets in early 2012, threatening, instead of helping, with financial stability. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_19_nk_world_bank.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ST LUCIA: St. Lucians salute their outgoing UN ambassador</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Saint Lucia House Foundation, Brooklyn, the umbrella group of Saint Lucian organizations based in New York City, Connecticut and New Jersey, has thanked Saint Lucia&#8217;s outgoing UN Ambassador Dr. Keith St. Aimee for his remarkable stewardship and unflinching  support of the organization. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_20_sub__st.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Obama promises $130 M for regional security</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[CARICOM states are expected to benefit from a $130 million in financial assistance from U.S. President Barrack Obama to deal with crime and security in the region. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_25_azad_caricom.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 2 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>CARIBBEAN: TIME TO REBUILD BUFFERS</title>
<author>BY Nelson A. King</author>
<description><![CDATA[The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says while the economic challenges facing Latin America (LatAM) and the Caribbean differ across countries, they should rebuild policy space and be watchful for downside risks. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_26_nk_imf.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 3 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>GRENADA: Political turmoil in Grenada; rift within incumbent party</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King </author>
<description><![CDATA[Grenada&#8217;s opposition New National Party led by Keith Mitchell, the former prime minister -- now leader of the opposition, is taking advantage of internal discord within the ruling party to call for a vote of no-confidence. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_01_nk_grenada.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 1 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: ALL-STARS!</title>
<author>By Gary Axelbank</author>
<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, NJCAA Region 15 recognized the Monroe Mustangs men&#8217;s basketball team&#8217;s entire starting five as All-stars. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_27_axelbank_monroe_basketball.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 6 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MANHATTAN: New Yorkers uniting for police reform</title>
<author>By Tequila Minsky</author>
<description><![CDATA[Council Member Jumaane Williams joined other elected officials and Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) in a campaign to end discriminatory policing practices in New York City last week. They are launching a legislative effort to raise NYPD accountability. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_02_tequila_police_reform.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 9 Mar 2012 13:03:30 EST</pubDate>
<title>NATIONAL: Fairway Market, customers aid  tornado survivors</title>
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<description><![CDATA[In the aftermath of the tragic 9/11 attacks 10 years ago, countless thousands of people from around the country came to the aid of New Yorkers and others in the metropolitan region impacted by the horrific attacks on the World Trade Center. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_08_sub_fairway_market.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>QUEENS: Runaway children in Southeast Queens</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Runaway and missing children are a major problem in the U.S. Statistics vary. According to the U. S. Department of Justice, 1.7 million children run away from home each year. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_07_sub_runaway_children.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HAITI: Barbados removes visa restrictions for select Haitians</title>
<author>By Neson A. King</author>
<description><![CDATA[Barbados has became the latest Caribbean Community (CARICOM)-member country to remove visa restrictions for Haitian diplomats and business people seeking to travel to the island on business, according to media reports. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_12_nk_barbados.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA: AFUWI to hosts NYC fundraiser</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The American Foundation of the University of the West Indies (AFUWI) will host its inaugural Mix &#38; Mingle fundraiser in aid of The Foundation&#8217;s Adopt-A-Student for $1-A-Day Drive. The event will be held at the Consulate of Jamaica, New York on Thursday, March 22, from 6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_14_sub_afuwi_fundraiser.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:56:38 EDT</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Empowering women through survival skills</title>
<author>By Gideon Manasseh</author>
<description><![CDATA[New Future Foundation Inc. and Harlem Women International sponsored a Women&#8217;s History Month forum at the United Nations Church Center in New York City recently. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_21_gideon_un_womens_forum.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>CUBA: Ra?l Castro receives pope in Cuba</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King </author>
<description><![CDATA[Shortly before Pope Benedict XVI met with Cuban President Ra?l Castro for a courtesy visit at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana, Miami&#8217;s Archbishop Thomas Wenski, who led about 800 pilgrims from Florida, assailed the communist island&#8217;s Marxist ideologies. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_28_nk_pope_visit.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>BROOKLYN: Children&#8217;s boutique &#8216;Stork&#8217; opens in Crown Heights</title>
<author>By Tequila Minsky</author>
<description><![CDATA[There is increasing diversification along the commercial strip of Franklin Ave. just blocks north of the  Crown Heights&#8217; Eastern Parkway subway stop. One of the newest shops on these blocks, located between  Park Place and Sterling, is Stork at 726 Franklin Ave. in Crown Heights, a children&#8217;s clothing boutique for newborns to six-years-old. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_27_tequila_stork_boutique.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 8 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Brownsville to Broadway</title>
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<description><![CDATA[On April 19, Council Member Darlene Mealy - 41st Council District, Brooklyn, in collaboration with Circuit Productions Inc./Susan Goldbetter, producer - will present &#8220;Brownsville to Broadway.&#8221; <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_02_sub_brownsville_to_broadway.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA: Jamaica&#8217;s food security challenges</title>
<author>By Zadie Neufville</author>
<description><![CDATA[KINGSTON, March 26 - Like its Caribbean neighbors, Jamaica is looking for outcomes that will address its food security challenges when world leaders meet in Rio de Janeiro for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development June 20 to 22. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_09_ips_food_security.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:32:14 EDT</pubDate>
<title>CARIBBEAN: U.S. considers more regional trade benefits</title>
<author>By Azad Ali
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<description><![CDATA[The United States has agreed to consider granting unilateral trade benefits for Caribbean Basin countries and dependent territories that currently do not receive those benefits. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_17_azad_trade_benefits.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Sun Kulcha</title>
<author>Ida Eisenstein</author>
<description><![CDATA[Scholarship Luncheon

The Girls High School Alumnae Assn. is holding their Annual Scholarship Luncheon celebrating 25 years of &#8220;Sharing The Legacy&#8221; and will award honors and scholarships to graduating seniors, 12 noon - 4:00 p.m. at Bethany Baptist Church, 460 Marcus Garvey Blvd., Brooklyn. For tickets and information, call (718) 789i-3996 or (718) 778-0677. Vendors welcome. Call for information. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_20_ida_sun_kulcha_042712.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 3 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>GUYANA: Flushing the slush fund in Guyana</title>
<author>By Bert Wilkinson</author>
<description><![CDATA[Less than a week after the two parliamentary opposition parties embarrassed the governing People&#8217;s Progressive Party (PPP) by slashing the budget of some of its pet propaganda and corruption arms to a dollar each, authorities have decided to take the issue to their supporters just in case it needs to call fresh elections sometime this year or next year. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_02_bw_budget_cuts.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 9 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Farmworkers move protest to Albany</title>
<author>By Donna Lamb</author>
<description><![CDATA[New York State farmworkers and their supporters urge other people of conscience to join them in Albany on May 21 as they keep the pressure on the legislature to change the state&#8217;s labor laws that categorically exclude farmworkers from basic worker rights and protections. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_08_donna_farmworkers_albany_day.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 14:33:16 EDT</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Carib-American journalists to hold confab in NYC</title>
<author>Credit: Caribbean Life</author>
<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, N.Y.-- The National Association of Caribbean-American Journalists will hold its third bi-annual meeting at The New York Times&#8217; headquarters in New York City on May 31 and June 1, 2012. The theme is &#8220;Styling Caribbean Identities: Reclaiming the Past, Building the Future.&#8221; <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_05_sub_caram_journalists.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>BRONX: Bronx residents respond to racial profiling in schools</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Bronx residents are protesting the current New York City Department of Education (DOE) disciplinary polices that have moved children from school directly into the criminal justice system. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_11_sub_racial_profiling.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Judges, prosecutors examine incarceration alternatives</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King</author>
<description><![CDATA[The Organization of American States (OAS) said on Feb. 27 that 40 Caribbean judges and prosecutors are among other professionals receiving training on alternatives to incarceration. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_28_nk_incarceration_alternatives.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 8 Mar 2012 12:42:46 EST</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Stanford convicted in international ponzi scheme</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King</author>
<description><![CDATA[A federal jury in Houston, TX on Mar. 6 found Texas financier Allen Stanford guilty of masterminding a &#8220;massive&#8221; US$7 billion Ponzi scheme involving certificates of deposits (CDs) at Stanford&#8217;s Antigua-based Stanford International Bank (SIB). <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_07_nk_allen_stanford.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:56:36 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: WIPA claims victory in High Court order</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[The present Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) will remain in force until the dispute between the two parties is decided in the High Court of Trinidad and Tobago at a future date. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_21_azad_cba.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA: Comets Club Int&#8217;l to honor outstanding Jamaicans</title>
<author>By Aubrey Campbell
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<description><![CDATA[Comets Club International (CCI), a New York City-based charitable organization, will recognize two individuals for their outstanding contribution and commitment to community development through education, culture and business. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_22_sub_comets_club.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 5 Apr 2012 10:48:55 EDT</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA: Jamaican students place third in Robotics Competition</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Jamaica College took third place at the recently held U.S. first Robotics Tech Challenge at The Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_27_sub_robotics_competition.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Honoring Latina women in New York</title>
<author>By Tequila Minsky</author>
<description><![CDATA[The Coalition of Latin American Consuls in New York (CLANY) and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer celebrated Latinas in New York City at an awards ceremony and discussion on empowerment and gender equality, recently. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_03_27_tequila_latina_women.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA: Jamaica 50 budget slashed by million$</title>
<author>By Vinette K. Pryce</author>
<description><![CDATA[The government of Jamaica recently unveiled a new and revised budget to fund their 50th anniversary celebration of independence. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_12_vkp_inside_life_042012.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>QUEENS: Child care funding faces budget cuts</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Queens parents, advocates and elected officials rallied together on Thursday, April 19 to urge Mayor Michael Bloomberg to fully fund child care and after-school in his Executive Budget. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_20_sub_school_cuts.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 2 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>Community protests &#8216;Sick and Fired&#8217; policy at Golden Farm</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Workers, community supporters and elected officials including Council Member Brad Lander have called for paid sick days at Kensington&#8217;s Golden Farm grocery store and at businesses across the city. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_27_sub_paid_sick_days.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 4 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>South Bronx parents create improvement plan for failing school district</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A new community-driven District Improvement Plan is being developed for South Bronx. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_01_sub_improvement_plan.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 1 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>GUYANA: Cricket board chief resigns after police raids</title>
<author>By Bert Wilkinson</author>
<description><![CDATA[The president of Guyana&#8217;s embattled cricket board (GCB) resigned his post Tuesday after court marshals and police invaded his home, office as well as the residences and offices of several other top officials to seize financial and other documents in an escalating feud with government over alleged corruption and maladministration of the game in the former British colony. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_29_bw_gcb.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 1 Mar 2012 11:59:19 EST</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Conflict resolution body is essential</title>
<author>By George Whyte</author>
<description><![CDATA[Among the scores of conflicts that surround the West Indies Cricket Board many of them are unresolved and therefore it is necessary for an independent body to be appointed to deal with those issues. The WICB is at odds with several cricketers and the West Indies Players Association. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_28_whyte_eoc_030212.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 6 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: Sun Kulcha</title>
<author>Ida Eisenstein</author>
<description><![CDATA[Health Challenge

Get results in the management of your weight, blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol &#38; more with the 10-Day Health Challenge with Daniel Diet Lifestyle Training. Participation is free &#38; open to all.  Kickoff (informational session &#38; registration) starts at 5:00 p.m. at Kingsboro Temple of Seventh-Day Adventists, 415  Seventh St., Brooklyn.  For more information, call (718) 369-3534 or visit www.kingsborosda.org. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_05_ida_sun_kulcha_030912.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 6 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>GUYANA: Godfrey Chin&#8217;s prize for Heritage Journalism launched</title>
<author>By Tangerine Clarke</author>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 26 was a pleasant day befitting the convivial spirit and extraordinary person Godfrey Winfield Chin was. His exceptional body of work that will forever be etched in Guyana&#8217;s landscape was celebrated in the worship hall of Our Lady of Victory in Brooklyn, where a journalism prize in his name was also launched. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_05_tangerine_godfrey_chin.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: Definitive &#8216;Marley&#8217; flick premieres</title>
<author>By Vinette K. Pryce</author>
<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I think what&#8217;s great about the film is though there have been a lot of things done on Bob, I think this one will give people a more emotional connection to Bob&#8217;s life as a man &#8211; not just as a reggae legend or a mythical figure, but his life as a man.&#8221; <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_08_vkp_inside_life_031612.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:36:28 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ST VINCENT: Vincies pay tribute to favorite son</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King</author>
<description><![CDATA[A large number of Vincentian calypsonians in New York were among the general population of expatriots in shock and sorrow over the sudden passing of Gerard &#8220;Rasum&#8221; Shallow, on the night of March 4. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_12_nk_rasum.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:25:23 EDT</pubDate>
<title>BOOKS: First Black soap star pens &#8216;Life&#8217; On TV</title>
<author>By Vinette K. Pryce</author>
<description><![CDATA[Actress Ellen Holly said she is compelled to tell a story she is certain daytime television viewers of the first, recurring community saga would be interested. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_16_vkp_inside_life_032312.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>CARIBBEAN: Carib resilience to external economic shocks</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King</author>
<description><![CDATA[A new study by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says that Latin America and the Caribbean remain resilient to a possible slowdown in world economic growth that could stem from a deepening of the debt crisis in Europe and a deceleration in China. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_19_nk_caribbean.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Sun Kulcha</title>
<author>Ida Eisenstein</author>
<description><![CDATA[Health Fair

Crown Heights Beacon Program is holding its second annual Health Fair at P.S. 138, 760 Prospect Place,  between Nostrand &#38; Rogers avenues, Brooklyn, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., featuring free blood pressure and diabetes screenings, mammograms, HIV/AIDs testing, health &#38; nutrition information along with free giveaways, Child IDs and library cards. For information, call (718) 771-3105 or (718) 919-0744. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_23_ida_sun_kulcha_033012.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>BRONX: Senegalese strongman loses a vote</title>
<author>By William Farrington</author>
<description><![CDATA[Expatriot Senegalese nationals in Harlem, Brooklyn, the Bronx and cities across the U.S. last weekend participated in the election of a new president in their homeland. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_26_farrington_senegalese_us_voters.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: New Yorkers join &#8216;Million Hoodie March&#8217;</title>
<author>By Tequila Minsky</author>
<description><![CDATA[Hundreds of demonstrators wearing hoodies rallied at Union Square last week at the &#8220;Million Hoodie&#8221; march protesting the shooting of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida and demanding the shooter&#8217;s arrest. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_28_tequila_hoodie_march.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Miss Guyana World to appear in N.Y.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Miss Guyana World 2012 Arti Cameron is set to make yet another public appearance in New York City&#8212;this time at the launch party of the JRG Bikini Under the Bridge Fashion Show. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_29_sub_miss_guyana.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 4 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>FOOD: Ten more culinary medals for Monroe</title>
<author>By Gary Axelbank </author>
<description><![CDATA[Winning medals at ACF (American Culinary Federation) competitions for the Monroe College culinary teams is almost like picking up chocolates and popping them into your mouth.  After 10 more were earned at the New York State Championships held at SUNY Delhi on March 17, the Monroe total for the academic year (which is not over yet!) is nearing 100. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_02_axelbank_monroe_culinary.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 7 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: MODERN MOVES</title>
<author>By John Marrast</author>
<description><![CDATA[Ailey II, the youthful and gifted second company of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, will return to its home, The Ailey Citigroup Theater, from April 18-29 for a highly anticipated two-week season &#8211; the last led by 38-year Artistic Director Sylvia Waters. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_03_01_sub_alvin_ailey_2.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 6 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>NEW YORK: Conference on domestic violence</title>
<author>By Tangerine Clarke</author>
<description><![CDATA[Domestic violence in the Caribbean and America will be fought vigorously by the Caribbean American Domestic Violence Awareness (CADVA) - new Florida-based advocacy group that will team up with Operation Dreamcatcher NYU chapter, for an empowerment session on April 9. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_04_tangerine_cadva.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Sun Kucha</title>
<author>Ida Eisenstein</author>
<description><![CDATA[Girls Empowerment















A Cause A Concern A Solution Network Inc. presents their fifth Annual Girls Empowerment Conference featuring continental breakfast, luncheon, workshops, giveaways, guest speakers, resource circle, session  on bullying and special workshops for parents along with information on resources for college career choices, self empowerment leadership opportunities, living healthy &#38; more, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at York College, 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd., Jamaica, Queens. Girls ages 12 - 21 years, come out and be a member of ACACAS. Visit www.acacas.org or register at docjune607@aol.com. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_09_ida_sun_kulcha_041312.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ST KITTS AND NEVIS: Outgoing OECS chief justice knighted</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[Outgoing Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, Hugh Anthony Rawlins has been knighted by Britain&#8217;s Queen Elizabeth II. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_03_azad_anthony_rawlins.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Rome Neal celebrates Jazz Jam</title>
<author>By Sheryl Renee</author>
<description><![CDATA[In Numerology, the number nine represents attainment, satisfaction and accomplishment. All words easily attributed to Rome Neal, as he celebrated the ninth anniversary of his popular Banana Puddin&#8217; Jazz series on April 7, 2012. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_10_peterkin_rome_neal.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ST LUCIA: St. Lucia tops region in economic freedom</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King </author>
<description><![CDATA[A major United States think tank says that St. Lucia has the most economic freedom in the Caribbean. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_01_13_nk_st.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:45:44 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: One-Day Caribbean Classic</title>
<author>By Vinette K. Pryce</author>
<description><![CDATA[Leonie Forbes, Jamaica&#8217;s first lady of stage and screen is the spotlight and main attraction of a one-day film festival slated to be held on May 5 at Brooklyn&#8217;s Medgar Evers College. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_23_vkp_caribbean_classic_.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA: JA PM makes inaugural visit to New York</title>
<author>By Vinette K. Pryce</author>
<description><![CDATA[Jamaica&#8217;s first female Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller made her first visit to New York since her landslide, historic election four months ago and addressed nationals on a myriad of issues. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_26_vkp_inside_life_050412.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Sun Kulcha</title>
<author>Ida Eisenstein</author>
<description><![CDATA[Teddy Bear Clinic

Area children are invited to bring their injured and sick teddy bears and other stuffed animals to our Teddy Bear Clinic to learn not to fear the Emergency Room experience and to decrease stress of visiting the ER. The toys will undergo mock triage, medical exams and x-rays by doctors, nurses and other clinical staff, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at Montefiore Medical Center, North Hospital, Emergency Department, 600 East 233 St., between Bronx River Pkwy. and White Plains Rd., Bronx. For information, call (718) 920-9000. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_27_ida_sun_kulcha_040512.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 4 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>Breaking barriers at Queens College</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lunch hour at the Queens College cafeteria has changed.  It is still a meeting place for students to relax, socialize, and eat lunch with friends. But instead of hanging out with friends of the same ethnic or religious backgrounds, some students are having lunch with others whose perspectives, values and philosophies may be contrary to their own. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_01_sub_conversations.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 9 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Sun Kulcha</title>
<author>Ida Eisenstein</author>
<description><![CDATA[Mother&#8217;s Day Concert

Join us for an evening of old school Salsa and Soul concert and dance featuring Black Ivory, The Intruders and Zon del Barrio with MC Bob Love of WBLS 107.5 FM at The Louis Armstrong Center, 33-16 108 St., Corona, Queens. Doors open 7:30 p.m. Showtime 8:00 p.m. For information and tickets, call (718) 651-0096 ext. 217 or (718) 565-2170. Parking available. Contributions are tax deductible and benefit Elmcor&#8217;s After School and Youth Programs. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_04_ida_sun_kulcha_051112.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 21:52:38 EDT</pubDate>
<title>GRENADA: Omega Chi celebrates National Nurses Week</title>
<author>By Donna Lamb</author>
<description><![CDATA[On May 11, the Omega Chi Chapter of Chi Eta Phi Sorority, a national sorority of registered nurses and nursing students, held its National Nurses Week celebration at Brooklyn&#8217;s highly respected Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (DSSM). <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_14_donna_nurses_week.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:34:27 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HAITI: Haiti swears a new government</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King</author>
<description><![CDATA[Haiti on May 14 commemorated the end of the first year in office of President Michel Martelly by ushering in a new government. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_15_nk_martelly.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>Queens residents celebrate Phagwah</title>
<author>By Tangerine Clarke</author>
<description><![CDATA[The sunny, warm weather on Sunday, March 11 certainly complemented the arrival of spring in the Hindu calendar, that was celebrated at the 24th Annual Phagwah Festival in Richmond Hill, Queens. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_13_tangerine_phagwah_festival.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:32:02 EDT</pubDate>
<title>QUEENS: Queens officials protest possible school closures</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Members of the New York City Council Queens Delegation held a press conference on Thursday, March 15 to speak out against the Department of Education&#8217;s proposal to close eight schools in Queens. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_21_sub_queens_school_closings.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>BROOKLYN: Local pols show solidarity with Sanford residents</title>
<author>By Amadi Ajamu</author>
<description><![CDATA[In solidarity with the community of Sanford, Florida, Councilman Charles Barron, State Assemblywoman Inez Barron, the family of Ramarley Graham, the family of Jateik Reed, The Freedom Party, other elected officials and community groups denounce the killing of Trayvon Martin, along with the killing of Ramarley Graham, and the brutal beating of Jateik Reed. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_27_peterkin_solidarity.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 6 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: &#8216;Pon Di River&#8217; to celebrate Kingston&#8217;s 140th milestone</title>
<author>By Vinette K. Pryce</author>
<description><![CDATA[Jamaicans are jubilant that the island is celebrating 50 years of independence from Britain. However, Kingstonians should be particularly elated that the capital city is also marking a milestone anniversary and 140 years since obtaining the status. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_05_vkp_inside_life.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Michelle Cole Collection for Lion&#8217;s Club Tea Party</title>
<author>By Tangerine Clarke</author>
<description><![CDATA[The elegant and unique style of Guyanese fashion designer, Michelle Cole, will take center stage at the Crown Heights Pace Setters Lions Club Tea Party and Fashion Show Extravaganza, schedule to take place on April 29. Show time is at 3:00 p.m. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_13_tangerine_fashion_show.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 2 May 2012 16:30:43 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Fugees John Forte reinvents himself</title>
<author>By Tangerine Clarke</author>
<description><![CDATA[John Forte has reinvented himself. In his newest album - &#8220;From Brooklyn to Russia With Love,&#8221; the Grammy nominated musician and former Fugees producer, bears his soul in titles - &#8220;I&#8217;ll Give you Me,&#8221; &#8220;Upon Close Examination&#8221; and &#8220;Let Life Begin.&#8221; <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_01_tangerine_john_forte.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 14:33:16 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: STREET DANCING</title>
<author>By John Marrast</author>
<description><![CDATA[The Sixth Annual Dance Parade and Festival will take to the streets of New York City on Saturday, May 19 at 1:00 p.m. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_04_sub_dance_parade.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: NYABJ honors Naylor and Noble</title>
<author>By Vinette K. Pryce</author>
<description><![CDATA[The New York Association of Black Journalists paid tribute to the late Gil Noble on May 15 during their 24th annual Scholarship and Awards Banquet at the Malcolm X &#38; Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_11_vkp_naylor_and_nobleprint.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MANHATTAN: Celebrity supporters celebrate Project Sunshine</title>
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<description><![CDATA[More than 500 Project Sunshine friends and supporters gathered at the Hilton New York for the Ninth Annual Project Sunshine Benefit &#8220;Sunshine in the City&#8221; honoring Michael J. Dowling, president and CEO, North Shore-LIJ Health System on May 1. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_10_sub_project_sunshine.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 1 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Kym shows her talent at Jazzy Monday</title>
<author>By Jitu Weusi</author>
<description><![CDATA[Jazzy Monday at &#8220;For My Sweet&#8221; was packed on Monday, Feb. 20, to hear Kym Hampton make her vocal debut with The Jeff King Band. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_22_peterkin_kym_hampton.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: &#8216;WHEEL AN&#8217; COME AGAIN&#8217;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Fresh from the success of their first ever performances outside the USA, the New York based Braata Folk Singers, under the Artistic Direction of Jamaican born actor, singer and producer Andrew Clarke, will jumpstart Jamaica&#8217;s 50th  Anniversary Independence  Celebrations in New York with an encore performance of their hugely successful 2011 production, &#8220;Wheel An&#8217; Come Again.&#8221; <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_24_sub_braata.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Local families get free fresh produce</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Union Square Hospitality Group founder Danny Meyer, along with 12 additional volunteers from his restaurants Maialino and Gramercy Tavern, handed out food to approximately 200 households at Ccity Harvest&#8217;s Bed-Stuy mobile market on Wednesday, Feb. 15 from 9:00 a.m. to noon located at 862 Park Ave, Brooklyn. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_22_sub_city_harvest.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: Affording the health care you need</title>
<author>By David R. Jones</author>
<description><![CDATA[A recent New York Times article found how dependent many Americans are on public benefits, even while supporting candidates and policies that would wipe out such programs. I&#8217;ve just been through my own &#8220;wake up call&#8221; experience over the past two months. I oversee the care of my 93-year-old mother who resides in a group care setting in Manhattan. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_29_jones_health_care_op_ed.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 7 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: JAMAICA&#8217;S TOP DANCERS</title>
<author>By Vinette K. Pryce</author>
<description><![CDATA[Brooklyn is the flagship stop for performances by Jamaica&#8217;s National Dance Theatre Company when they celebrate their 50th anniversary year and simultaneously commemorate the nation&#8217;s golden independent status. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_23_vkp_jndtc.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 7 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: U.S. beats Italy for historic win</title>
<author>By Patrick Horne</author>
<description><![CDATA[The U. S. men&#8217;s national soccer team did something in 90 minutes on Wednesday, Feb. 29 that it couldn&#8217;t do in the past 78 years: defeat Italy. The 1-0 victory over Italy in an international friendly in Genoa was the first in 11 tries for the U. S. since the teams first met at the 1934 World Cup in Italy. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_06_horne_soccer_030912.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 9 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>VIEWPOINTS: Women leading the green economy</title>
<author>By Kathleen Rogers</author>
<description><![CDATA[Optimistic environmentalists believe that future generations will view the first half of the 21st century as the birth of a global green economic revolution. Indeed, investment and advances in technology, coupled with anxiety regarding climate change, are already pushing global leaders to embrace a sustainable future. Unfortunately, that optimistic vision is clouded. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_29_rogers_greene_economy_op_ed.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 9 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>NATIONAL: Health disparities and financial burdens</title>
<author>By Kimberly N. Alleyne</author>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>Chowtal &#38; Phagwa at T&T Consulate</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Mageeras, dhantals, and drums accompanied chowtal singers featured in the Phagwa celebration on March 7 at the Consulate headquarters in New York. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_12_sub_phagwa_celebrationed.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>VIEWPOINTS: The Most Important Skill in Politics</title>
<author>By Lee H. Hamilton</author>
<description><![CDATA[Watching Capitol Hill these days, I&#8217;m often struck by how issues that were present at the dawn of our Republic continue to reverberate. In the very first session of Congress, when members had to grapple with how to make the new government work, they also had to come to grips with how they themselves could work together. This wasn&#8217;t easy. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_15_hamilton_skill_in_politics_op_ed.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>NATIONAL: Contraception, Prosperity, and Quality of Life</title>
<author>By Riane Eisler and Catherine Bohnsack</author>
<description><![CDATA[Some politicians are still calling contraception a social evil. This is an astonishing claim in the 21st Century when all the evidence is that contraception is key to a more successful economy and a better quality of life &#8211; not only for individual women and their families, but for us all. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_07_eisler_bohnsack_contraception_op_ed.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:25:22 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: Sun Kulcha</title>
<author>Ida Eisenstein</author>
<description><![CDATA[Health Workshop

The Health Guild of St. Alban&#8217;s Church presents a community workshop &#8220;Empower Yourself to Heal Your Body and Ward Off Diseases&#8221; at the church, 9408 Farragut Rd., between East 94 &#38; East 95 streets. Registration 9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Workshop begins at 10:00 a.m. For information, call (718) 444-4351. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_16_ida_sun_kulcha.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:32:02 EDT</pubDate>
<title>QUEENS: Queens unsung heroines honored</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Council Member Leroy Comrie celebrated Women&#8217;s History Month with the event Unsung Heroines in Women&#8217;s History on Saturday, March 17. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_21_sub_womens_history_month.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>BELIZE: Fundamental issues for the Belize Football League</title>
<author>By Wellington Ramos</author>
<description><![CDATA[For many years now the people who are involved in the sport of football in Belize have been saying that my relative Bertie Chimillio, has been using the football leagues funds for his own personal activities. Now, that he has been removed from the presidency the government of Belize, along with FIFA, are going to investigate all the financial transactions made under his reign as president of the league. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_22_sub_ramos_belize_soccer.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Women&#8217;s History Month: A Time for Cautious Celebration</title>
<author>By Sandy Pappas</author>
<description><![CDATA[March marks Women&#8217;s History Month, a celebration of women&#8217;s achievements and a reminder of the work that still must be done to ensure basic security and rights for women. Nowhere is this contrast more significant than in Afghanistan, where a successful transition to a sustainable peace hinges on the inclusion and equality of women. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_22_sub_pappas_womens_ed_forum.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: PSAL CHAMPS</title>
<author>By Robert Elkin</author>
<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s nothing new for Boys &#38; Girls High School to come into Madison Square Garden and compete for a New York City Public Schools Athletic League basketball championship. Some of the boys are very familiar with the facilities and the coaches are, also. And for some of the players it is a steppingstone in the right direction. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_21_elkin_psal.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Former T&T minister to get CARICOM honor</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[CARICOM has agreed to bestow the Order of CARICOM Community on Trinidad and Tobago&#8217;s former People&#8217;s National Movement government Minister Kamaluddin Mohammed, who is also the holder of TT&#8217;s highest award, the Order of Trinidad and Tobago. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_21_azad_caricom_community.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>VIEWPOINTS: In defense of politics</title>
<author>By Lee H. Hamilton</author>
<description><![CDATA[A common insult aimed at someone trying to accomplish something in the public realm these days is to say: &#8220;He&#8217;s playing politics with the issue.&#8221; And if you want to disparage a policy decision? &#8220;It was political.&#8221; Or dismiss an action as barely worth discussing? &#8220;Oh, that&#8217;s just politics.&#8221; <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_29_hamilton_politics_op_ed.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 6 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>VIEWPOINTS: A better approach to school discipline</title>
<author>By Syda Segovia Taylor, Education Program Officer for LISC Chicago</author>
<description><![CDATA[On March 6, the Department of Education&#8217;s Office for Civil Rights released data from a national survey of more than 72,000 schools, covering a range of issues that included school discipline. The data revealed startling racial disparities in suspensions, expulsions and arrests in districts and states. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_03_taylor_school_discipline_op_ed.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 9 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: &#8216;2+2&#8217; Art Show</title>
<author>By Freida Menos</author>
<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, March 25 the Dorsey Art Gallery of 553 Rogers Ave. held its opening reception for their art show entitled &#8220;2+2&#8221; featuring two female and two male artists: Ramona Candy, Mary Chang, Joseph Bell-Bey and Dudley Vaccianna. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_03_peterkin_dorsey_art_gallery.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Jamaica&#8217;s Jacobs plans for future</title>
<author>By Robert Elkin</author>
<description><![CDATA[Winthrop Jacobs is thinking about competing in back-to-back road races next week. First, the race on Long Beach Boardwalk and then on the following day or Sunday, April 22 the race in Alley Pond Park in Queens Village. At the same time, the two races could be a little too much for him. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_09_elkin_winthrop_jacobs.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Windies batting falls apart during regional tourney</title>
<author>By George H. Whyte</author>
<description><![CDATA[During the Regional Four-Day competition in the Caribbean it has been shown that the batsmen in the region have difficulties in achieving a high scoring rate. The competition has shown that the batting falls apart easily and the past high esteem of West Indies batsmen is not being maintained. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_11_whyte_eoc_041312.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>VIEWPOINTS: Fragile voting system at democracy&#8217;s core</title>
<author>By Lee H. Hamilton</author>
<description><![CDATA[You would think that after more than two centuries of practice, we&#8217;d know all about running efficient and accurate elections. Voting, after all, is the great shared ritual of democracy. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_12_hamilton_voting_system_op_ed.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HAITI: Metro Links &#38; N.Y. Links care for Haiti</title>
<author>By Gideon Manasseh</author>
<description><![CDATA[At the Alma Rangel Senior Citizens Homes Community Room in Harlem, Metro Manhattan Links, Incorporated and N.Y. Links joined hands and put together 234 sanitary packages for women and young girls for the &#8220;We Care For Haiti&#8221; initiative. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_17_gideon_haiti.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>VIEWPOINTS: Buffett Rule still makes Main Street sense</title>
<author>By Lew Prince</author>
<description><![CDATA[As a music store owner, the Buffett I&#8217;m usually concerned with is Jimmy Buffett of Margaritaville. But a bunch of lobbying groups who claim to represent small business are making me mad. They&#8217;re trying to scare people into believing that job-creating small businesses like mine won&#8217;t hire people if the &#8220;Buffett Rule&#8221; or anything like it is enacted. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_18_prince_buffett_rule_op_ed.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>VIEWPOINTS: Let the sun shine in on SUNY foundations</title>
<author>By Phillip H. Smith</author>
<description><![CDATA[You would expect an organization created for public benefit that is largely led by government officials would be obligated to report to the public about its activities. Yet the Research Foundation of the State University of New York (SUNY) and its many campus foundations are not required to do so and apparently feel no such compulsion to share information with the public. Instead, these organizations often cloak their activities in secrecy. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_19_smith_suny_op_ed.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:38:59 EDT</pubDate>
<title>NATIONAL: New law lets small businesses use crowdfunding</title>
<author>By Joyce M. Rosenberg, AP Business Writer</author>
<description><![CDATA[Finding investors is probably the biggest challenge that business startups and small companies face. But small businesses are looking forward to a new way of attracting investors now that President Barack Obama has signed a law known as the JOBS Act. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_24_ap_small_business_and_crowdfunding.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>VIEWPOINTS: Unemployment insurance system needs fixing now</title>
<author>By Marianne Hill</author>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:11:13 EDT</pubDate>
<title>CARIBBEAN: IDB supports Caribbean women entrepreneurs</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King </author>
<description><![CDATA[The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), a member of the IDB Group, say they will provide up to $55 million to help financial intermediaries in Latin America and the Caribbean implement lending models that support growth in women&#8217;s businesses. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_16_nk_caribbean_women_entrepreneurs.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>WESTCHESTER: Pols introduce campaign finance reform legislation</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Assistant Speaker Rhoda Jacobs (D-Flatbush) announced recently that they have introduced legislation to bring fair elections to New York. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_25_sub_fair_elections.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:11:18 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: DANCE AGAINST CANCER</title>
<author>By John Marrast</author>
<description><![CDATA[Manhattan Movement and Arts Center presents &#8220;Dance Against Cancer&#8221; on Monday, May 7, at the Manhattan Movement and Arts Center at 248 W. 60th St., NYC (between Amsterdam and West End avenues) in the Lincoln Center area. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_27_sub_dancing_against_cancer.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 2 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA: Monroe&#8217;s Mock Trial team wins national contest</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Members of the Monroe College Mock Trial team were winners in the National Mock Trial Undergraduate competition held at the John Marshall Law School in Chicago from April 13-14. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_26_axelbank_monroe_mock_trial.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 8 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Obama, bin Laden, and Mitt</title>
<author>By Sheldon H. Richman</author>
<description><![CDATA[The partisan squabbling over the killing of Osama bin Laden is a typical election-year distraction, effectively squelching discussion of more important matters one year after the execution of the al-Qaeda chief executive. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_07_oped_richman.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: DANCE AGAINST CANCER</title>
<author>By John Marrast</author>
<description><![CDATA[Festival Terre de Blues returns to the tranquil Caribbean island Marie-Galante, May 25 - 28. Blues in the music, skies and sea make the island, just off the coast of Guadeloupe a destination for both music lovers and travelers who enjoy getting off the beaten track. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_08_farrington_music_festival.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>VIEWPOINTS: Exports from hell</title>
<author>By Bruce Ferguson</author>
<description><![CDATA[Anyone who has witnessed the coal extraction process known as mountaintop removal (MTR) has been shocked. The name is perfectly descriptive&#8212;tops of mountains are blasted away and bulldozed into valleys to expose underlying coal seams that can be cheaply and efficiently extracted. MTR is violence and destruction on a scale we associate with war, not industrial activity. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_08_ferguson_exports_op_ed.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 2 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: No need to fear surgery, hospitalization and anesthesia</title>
<author>By Herbert Okun, MD</author>
<description><![CDATA[Most people are afraid of surgery and the hospitalization with anesthesia often required. When faced with an emergency from an accident, there is no time to consider all the possible problems that may ensue. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_23_okun_doctor_doctor_030912.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 8 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>NATIONAL: Between a Rick And a Hard Place</title>
<author>By Les Slater</author>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>VIEWPOINTS: A rampage the commander didn&#8217;t need</title>
<author>By Les Slater</author>
<description><![CDATA[How ironic that the major black eye suffered by the U.S. military, via that staff sergeant&#8217;s rampage that killed 16 civilians, would have taken place in Afghanistan. It is, as we&#8217;ve previously noted here,  the one theater of U.S. military operations over the course of more than a decade that rated anything resembling a thumbs-up from the American public. Coming on the heels of the Koran burning incident, this latest setback threatens to make of the Afghan mission an undertaking now confronting potentially game-changing challenges. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_21_slater_viewpoint_032312.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>VIEWPOINTS: The frantic search for an issue</title>
<author>By Les Slater</author>
<description><![CDATA[Those gatherings in Washington aimed at influencing the deliberations of the Supreme Court when the justices rule on the challenge to the health care reform law include folks who hope not only for the health care legislation, or perhaps major parts of it, to be ruled unconstitutional, but that it serves as the big 2012 rally point Republicans are desperately in search of. The agitators for repeal of the law know very well that, as things now stand, the GOP/Tea Party alignment is back on its heels, as far as being battle-ready for the November stakes. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_28_slater_viewpoint_033012.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>VIEWPOINTS: Our environment is our economy</title>
<author>By Matt Bogoshian and Kathleen Rogers</author>
<description><![CDATA[Some say we can&#8217;t protect the environment without killing jobs and harming the economy, but this a false choice. Not only can smart environmental protection improve health and save lives, but it also can add jobs right away and give us an economy built to last. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_27_bogoshian_and_rogers_environment_op_ed.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 4 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: Tremendous start to Poets and Passion 2012</title>
<author>By Kenton Kirby</author>
<description><![CDATA[Organizers of the 2012 Poets&#38;Passion literary series, say they are encouraged by the response to the three readings held during the program&#8217;s first week. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_03_sub_poets_passion.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 5 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>VIEWPOINTS: Please put a muzzle on this guy</title>
<author>By Les Slater</author>
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<pubDate>Fri, 6 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>VIEWPOINTS: The rotten Apple in the tax barrel</title>
<author>By Scott Klinger</author>
<description><![CDATA[Apple has gone on a very public tax strike. Months after reporting the second highest quarterly profits in U.S. history, America&#8217;s favorite company is refusing to bring home more than $60 billion of offshore funds in protest of the taxes it would have to pay. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_03_klinger_tax_op_ed.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 9 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: Independent &#38; Foreign Films</title>
<author>By Kam Williams</author>
<description><![CDATA[Bad Ass (R for violence, torture, sexuality, nudity and pervasive profanity) Vigilante drama about a Vietnam vet (Danny Trejo) who decides to take the law into his own hands after the cops show no interest in solving the murder of his best friend (Harrison Page). With Charles S. Dutton, Ron Perlman, Joyful Drake and Winter Ave Zoli. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_06_kam_kams_kaps.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>VIEWPOINTS: It&#8217;s a High Court high on politics</title>
<author>By Les Slater</author>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>VIEWPOINTS: More education does not close pay gap</title>
<author>By Donna Seymour</author>
<description><![CDATA[Talk about being between a rock (the pay gap) and hard place (the cost of more education), the average American woman can not catch a break. And in today&#8217;s tough economy that has more and more families in trouble, this situation is putting women and their families in an even more precarious position. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_09_seymour_pay_gap_op_ed.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>VIEWPOINTS: The silliness about Cuba continues</title>
<author>By Les Slater   </author>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:32:14 EDT</pubDate>
<title>End tax handouts for giant corporations</title>
<author>By Doug Pibel</author>
<description><![CDATA[When I file my tax return and look at the amount of income tax I pay, I can&#8217;t help but think of those who don&#8217;t pay any taxes at all. Some of them&#8212;even though they make money during the year&#8212;not only pay nothing but actually get money back. According to one estimate, they cost every single taxpayer $481 a year. And I, for one, am tired of carrying them. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_12_pibel_tax_handouts_op_ed.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:07:23 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: AILEY AT THE APOLLO </title>
<author>By John Marrast</author>
<description><![CDATA[Stars of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, gifted young dancers from The Ailey School and, for the first time ever, talented students from AileyCamp will come together for a spectacular one-night performance on Tuesday, May 8 at 7:00 p.m. on the Apollo stage. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_17_sub_ailey_at_the_apollo.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MANHATTAN: Unexplained miraculous phenomena arrives in New York</title>
<author>By KIngsley Doyle</author>
<description><![CDATA[A survey from the Pew Forum on Religion in February 2010 showed that a vast majority of Americans, nearly 80 percent, believe in miracles. Such is the driving force behind the sudden popularity of &#8220;Braco&#8221;, a European figurehead for over 16 years that is becoming an overnight sensation in the U.S. where sellout crowds are gathering to experience his &#8220;silent, healing gaze&#8221; -- something that thousands claim has miraculously changed their lives for the better; either physically, emotionally or mentally. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_24_sub_miraculous_phenomenon.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>VIEWPOINTS: Democratic right to buy influence</title>
<author>By Les Slater</author>
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<pubDate>Fri, 4 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>VIEWPOINTS: Labor&#8217;s strategic role to play</title>
<author>By Les Slater</author>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 14:33:17 EDT</pubDate>
<title>VIEWPOINTS: Stealing their foreign policy thunder</title>
<author>By Les Slater</author>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Awards for New York steel band pioneers</title>
<author>T&T Folk Arts Institute</author>
<description><![CDATA[Two surviving members from a three-piece steel band which appeared in the 1954 Broadway musical House of Flowers will be among the special lineup of individuals being honored at a Tribute to New York Steel Band Pioneers organized by the Trinidad &#38; Tobago Folk Arts Institute, Sunday evening May 20. The gala event will be held at Tropical Paradise Ballroom, Brooklyn from 6:00 to 11:00 p.m. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_15_sub_steelband_pioneers.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>VIEWPOINTS: Obama, bin Laden and Mitt Romney</title>
<author>By Sheldon Richman</author>
<description><![CDATA[The partisan squabbling over the killing of Osama bin Laden is a typical election-year distraction, effectively squelching discussion of more important matters one year after the execution of the al-Qaeda chief executive. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_08_richman_obama_bin_laden_mitt_op_ed.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>NEW YORK: A merger to help our communities</title>
<author>By Soledad Filiciano</author>
<description><![CDATA[As New York continues to face tough economic conditions, families are having a difficult time keeping up with the escalating costs of health care. I see these struggles every day. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_24_oped__pbm_merger.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 1 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>All&#8217;s set for Belize elections</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King </author>
<description><![CDATA[Election officials in Belize say all is set for double elections in that Caribbean Community (CARICOM)-member state on March 7. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_27_nk_belize_elections.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 6 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: CLASS B CHAMPS</title>
<author>By Robert Elkin</author>
<description><![CDATA[Nazareth&#8217;s last Class &#8216;A&#8217; Intersectional Basketball Championship game came in back-to-back years of 1988-1989 when Ted Gustus coached the teams. Overall, Nazareth from the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn captured it three times, the city wide crown in 1977 when all the teams were in one class or league of the Catholic High Schools Athletic Association. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_05_elkin_nazareth.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>BROOKLYN: Historic Black church celebrates 246 years of service </title>
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<description><![CDATA[The African Wesleyan Methodist Episcopal Church (also known as Bridge Street AWME Church) which traces its roots back to 1766 celebrated its 246th Church Anniversary on  Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_06_peterkin_bridge_street_church.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>QUEENS: Queens small business owners support paid sick days</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A group of local small business owners, City Council members and community leaders stood together Tuesday, March 13, to announce their support for paid sick days at Terraza 7 Live Music, a restaurant and music venue in Jackson Heights, Queens. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_13_sub_paid_sick_days1.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>BRONX: Bronx colored youth most vulnerable</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Close to 100 parents, students, educators, and elected officials gathered on the steps of the Bronx Borough President&#8217;s office to express their outrage over the Bronx&#8217;s shocking rates of school-based arrests and student summonses, on March 8. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_09_sub_bronx_youth.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:56:51 EDT</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: How the Affordable Care Act helps small business</title>
<author>By Laura McDowell Waite</author>
<description><![CDATA[According to national news reports, Mary Brown, the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit challenging the health reform law and owner of a small auto shop in Florida, has had to close her business and file for bankruptcy due to thousands of dollars in unpaid medical bills. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_22_sub_waite_affordable_care_act.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Red Bulls defeat Rapids</title>
<author>By Patrick Horne</author>
<description><![CDATA[If last Sunday afternoon&#8217;s opening day festivities and fan enthusiasm at Red Bull Arena in Harrison New Jersey is a gauge as to whether soccer in the New York/New Jersey area is here to stay, then we&#8217;re in for a long haul. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_26_horne_soccer_033012.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>VIEWPOINTS: Why New York needs a DREAM Act</title>
<author>By Ruben Diaz Jr., Bronx Borough President</author>
<description><![CDATA[Every year thousands of undocumented youth who graduate from New York high schools face an uncertain future because of their immigration status. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_27_diaz_dream_act_op_ed.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 1 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>TRAVEL: Germany aims to lure greener business travel</title>
<author>By Vinette K. Pryce</author>
<description><![CDATA[Last year, Germany celebrated a century and a quarter since first establishing itself as the cradle of the car in Europe. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_30_vkp_germany_business_travel.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 3 Apr 2012 09:35:56 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: HENRY&#8217;S HAT TRICK</title>
<author>By Patrick Horne</author>
<description><![CDATA[Thierry Henry was modest in his comments after scoring his first MLS hat trick to lead the Red Bulls to its second victory, over expansion team Montreal Impact, in as many home games last Saturday afternoon at Red Bull Arena. Henry wasn&#8217;t concerned about how well he played but rather how badly the Red Bulls performed in the first period.  &#8220;I care about what we did in the first half and how bad we played,&#8217;&#8217; Henry said. &#8220;That&#8217;s all I care about.&#8221; <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_02_horne_soccer_040612.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 5 Apr 2012 10:48:56 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Violinist Roumain continues to cross cultures, mix genres</title>
<author>By Tequila Minsky</author>
<description><![CDATA[April 6 begins both the beginning of Easter weekend for Christians and for Jewish people, it is the first night of the eight-day Passover holiday celebrating freedom from slavery from Egypt, the Exodus. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_03_tequila_violinisit.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ST VINCENT: Vincies mourn death of Stella Dennie</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King</author>
<description><![CDATA[A large number of Vincentians in the United States on March 26 paid their last respects to Stella Dennie, the wife of former St. Vincent and the Grenadines&#8217; Education Minister Alphonso Dennie, who died on March 18 after a prolonged illness. She was 82. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_10_nk_stella_dennie.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Immigrant businesses thrive in New York City</title>
<author>By Kenton Kirby</author>
<description><![CDATA[A Feb. 17, 2012 landmark report by the Fund for Public Advocacy and ACCION USA released a landmark report on how immigrant-owned businesses are making ends meet in New York City, and the ways City government can help them grow and add jobs. The survey of 625 immigrant-owned firms across the five boroughs found a staggering 92 percent of owners started and sustain their businesses without outside help with financing, counseling, marketing or applying for licenses and permits. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_02_17_sub_immigrant_business.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: IS 8 holds Spring Cage League</title>
<author>By Robert Elkin</author>
<description><![CDATA[Action in various outdoor basketball leagues and tournaments and with travel teams comprising the best cagers on a particular team will all begin very shortly, as the hoopsters get set to make basketball an all year round  activity. These programs help the individuals better prepare themselves for the next level. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_18_elkin_spring_cage_league.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:32:14 EDT</pubDate>
<title>VIEWPOINTS: Invest in youth or country suffers</title>
<author>By Riane Eisler</author>
<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re being told that fiscal responsibility requires big cuts in education, nutrition, and health care for millions of children. This shortsighted and uncaring thinking is not only a nightmare for those directly affected; it is an imminent threat to America&#8217;s economic future. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_16_eisler_young_children_op_ed.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: Concerns about the future of New York&#8217;s annual West Indian Carnival</title>
<author>By Rickford Burke</author>
<description><![CDATA[The Caribbean American community in New York City faces the daunting reality that convening and funding the West Indian American Day Parade and Carnival this year could become an insurmountable challenge. Failure to bring our community together to collectively meet this challenge could result in no parade and a major embarrassment for our elected and community leadership, as well as the Caribbean Diaspora as a whole. This result we cannot afford! <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_20_sub_burke_carnival.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HAITI: Haitian-Americans seek cultural connection</title>
<author>By Tequila Minsky</author>
<description><![CDATA[Children of the past generation of Haitian immigrants are firmly planted in American culture with ties and culture also rooted in Haiti. These first-generation Americans are young adults up through their 40s or more. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_19_tequila_kreyol.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 2 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>VIEWPOINTS: Let&#8217;s cut the fat off the Pentagon Budget</title>
<author>By Susan Shaer</author>
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<pubDate>Tue, 1 May 2012 21:38:28 EDT</pubDate>
<title>FOOD: On track with FastTrac support</title>
<author>By Tequila Minsky</author>
<description><![CDATA[While Trinidadian Colette Burnett was a bank branch manager, she had an urge to do something different. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_30_tequila_business_super_wings.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 4 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>West Indies face tougher challenges</title>
<author>By George H. Whyte</author>
<description><![CDATA[The West Indies team faces off against England in the first Test match starting May 17 at Lords and indications are that the contest would not be easy for the West Indies. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_02_whyte_eoc_050412.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 8 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>STATEN ISLAND: Paralysis of Analysis: A disease among Blacks</title>
<author>By Lindon George</author>
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<pubDate>Wed, 9 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>NEW YORK: CANA to present its new executive</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Caribbean American Netball Association in partnership with LIME will be showcasing its new executive body during a news conference on May 12 at the St. Lucia House at 6:00 p.m. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_08_sub_cana.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 14:33:17 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: N.Y. Red Bulls&#8217; uplifting victory</title>
<author>By Patrick A. Horne</author>
<description><![CDATA[The New York Red Bulls scored a morale-boosting victory Saturday night when it defeated the high-powered offensive team and defending champion Los Angeles Galaxy, 1-0, at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_08_horne_soccer_051112.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Cole Facts showcases Summer Rose Collection</title>
<author>By Tangerine Clarke</author>
<description><![CDATA[Cold Facts designer Michelle Cole continues to amaze us with her talent and innovative sense of how a lady should look and feel when she puts on a piece of garment. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_08_tangerine_rose_collection.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:09:16 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Sun Kulcha</title>
<author>Ida Eisenstein</author>
<description><![CDATA[Artists Studio Tour

The 2012 Flatbush Artists Studio Tour will take place on Saturday and Sunday, May 19 and 20, noon to 6:00 p.m. in Ditmas Park, and will feature artists welcoming visitors into their homes and studios showcasing their works ranging from acrylic and oil paintings, carved sculpture, drawings, mixed media, collages, and more. Victorian Flatbush is located a few blocks south of Prospect Park. For information, visit www.flatbushartists.org. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_11_ida_sun_kulcha_051812.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Same-gender partnerships and President Obama&#8217;s support</title>
<author>African-American LGBTs</author>
<description><![CDATA[The following is LGBT Faith Leaders of African Descent&#8217;s response to President Barack Obama&#8217;s public statement in support of same sex marriage. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_14_sub_caribbean_life_letter_lgbt.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 2 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA: Jamaica&#8217;s PM supports Gayle&#8217;s recall</title>
<author>Annan Boodram</author>
<description><![CDATA[Kudos to Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller for taking a stand on the Chris Gayle-West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) issue and the incompetence of those who run West Indies cricket. The response by the WICB was not only out of order and illogical, but also arrogant, disrespectful of a head of state and smacked of &#8216;massa&#8217; mentality. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_27_boodram_letter.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>BOOKS: Jamerican redefines diva in memoir</title>
<author>By Vinette K. Pryce</author>
<description><![CDATA[Actress/singer Sheryl Lee Ralph has added author to her illustrious identifying status. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_22_vkp_inside_life_033012.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>QUEENS: Peninsula Hospital closure &#8216;devastating&#8217;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Assemblywoman Michele Titus (D-Queens), chair of the Assembly Social Services Committee, blasted the mismanagement that resulted in the closing of Peninsula Hospital on Tuesday. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_28_sub_peninsula_hospital.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 9 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: Snow White saves prince in refreshing classic remake</title>
<author>By Kam Williams</author>
<description><![CDATA[Everybody knows that the story of &#8220;Snow White&#8221; is about an expiring damsel-in distress who&#8217;s ultimately revived by a handsome Prince&#8217;s kiss on the lips. But the world has changed considerably since the Grimm Brothers first published the fairytale in 1812, so why not tweak it a tad to reflect 21st Century sensibilities? <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_03_29_kam_mirror_mirror.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MANHATTAN: Trailblazer awards for movers and shakers</title>
<author>Photo by Tequila Minsky</author>
<description><![CDATA[Borough President Scott Stringer presented awards recently at the seventh annual Trailblazers Program and Award Ceremony of Manhattan that recognizes members of the community that have blazed a trail for others to follow. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_23_tequila_trailblazers.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 9 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>CARIBBEAN: Gayle signs brokered deal with WICB</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[West Indies hard-hitting opening batsman Chris Gayle has signed a CARICOM-brokered agreement with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), but with a &#8216;side-letter&#8217; whose contents are yet to be disclosed. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_03_azad_chris_gayle.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:41:01 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: STARS NOT SHINING</title>
<author>By Patrick Horne</author>
<description><![CDATA[The Los Angeles Galaxy, the second most storied MLS franchises in the league&#8217;s 17 years that has won three MLS Cup championships, second only to DC United&#8217;s four titles, captured four Supporters Shield titles, the accolade for the best regular season record, and its two U.S. Open Cup championships is causing much concern because of its poor play so far. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_09_horne_soccer_041312.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>STATEN ISLAND: Cityparks Seniors Fitness program</title>
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<description><![CDATA[City Parks Foundation welcomes all New Yorkers, 60 and over, to participate in CityParks Seniors Fitness. The Spring 2012 season of Seniors Fitness programs will begin the week of April 30, 2012, and will offer free tennis lessons, yoga instruction and fitness walking in 14 parks across the city. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_09_sub_senior_fitness.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: NYC Transit depot named for Tuskegee Airmen</title>
<author>By Vinette K. Pryce</author>
<description><![CDATA[The 100th St. transit bus depot in Manhattan was officially renamed recently in honor of the famed Tuskegee Airman, the African-American fighter pilots of World War II. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_12_vkp_nyc_transit_depot.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Rebecca Stirm wins Mission Catwalk</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Drawing on the Hispanic and Mayan influences in her country, 18-year-old Belizean fashion designer Rebecca Stirm emerged the winner in a culture-inspired challenge in the second episode of Caribbean fashion designer reality series Mission Catwalk, filmed in Kingston, Jamaica on April 10. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_09_sub_mission_catwalk.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: Helping Others to Help Themselves</title>
<author>By Kingsley Dougan</author>
<description><![CDATA[The Organization for International Development (OID) Inc. hosts its annual Fundraising Spring Luncheon Sunday, May 6 at the VIP Country Club, 600 Davenport Ave., New Rochelle, N.Y. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_17_sub_oid_fundraiser.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: Independent &#38; Foreign Films</title>
<author>By Kam Williams</author>
<description><![CDATA[96 Minutes (R for violence and pervasive profanity) Fact-based crime thriller about a couple of college coeds (Brittany Snow and Christian Serratos) who find themselves carjacked and kidnapped by a wannabe gangster (J. Michael Trautmann) with a reluctant accomplice (Evan Ross). With David Oyelowo, Sylvia Jeffries and Hosea Chanchez. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_20_kam_kams_kaps_042712.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA: N.Y. State farm workers still denied rights</title>
<author>By Donna Lamb</author>
<description><![CDATA[Every time a New Yorker bites into an apple grown in New York State &#8211; one of the top three apple growers in the United States &#8211; little do they know that the apple they are enjoying was likely picked by a worker from Jamaica or Haiti who is in this country on the Guest Worker Program. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_25_donna_farm_workers.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: &#8216;The Image Maker&#8217;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College will present a double bill of two Bruce Saylor operas: &#8220;My Kinsman Major Molineux&#8221; (in its New York premiere), and &#8220;The Image Maker&#8221; based on the verse play by James Merrill in its world premiere. Performances are on May 4 through 6 at the Goldstein Theatre at Queens College. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_20_sub_queens_college_performances.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 4 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ST VINCENT: SVG high school gain thrills nationals at Penn Relays</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King </author>
<description><![CDATA[Though they did not win a gold, silver or bronze medal, athletes from the history-making Thomas Saunders Secondary School (TSSS) in St. Vincent and the Grenadines continue to thrill nationals at home and abroad by their remarkable participation for the second successive year in the prestigious Penn Relays Carnival in Philadelphia, PA. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_02_nk_penn_relays.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 9 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: Eight ways to help make Mother&#8217;s Day healthy</title>
<author>Distributed by Healthy Living News</author>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, May 13 is Mother&#8217;s Day. Here are some simple steps- compliments of the CDC - to make Mother&#8217;s Day a special day of health for mom. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_04_healthy_living_mothers_day.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 11:40:10 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: Carib lizard species facing extinction</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King</author>
<description><![CDATA[Researchers at Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, say 24 newly-discovered species of lizards known as skinks in the Caribbean are close to extinction. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_03_nk_lizards.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: Asthma sufferers: Get informed!</title>
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<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re one of the estimated 25 million Americans who suffer from asthma, you know what it&#8217;s like to experience symptoms such as coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath. To raise awareness and understanding of this serious and growing health problem, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation and Genentech have joined with the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) to launch The Asthma Express, an educational awareness program to help bring allergic asthma to the forefront. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_09_state_point_asthma.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>VIEWPOINTS: Our failing education system</title>
<author>S. Williams</author>
<description><![CDATA[I am a guidance counselor at one of the 24 New York City schools unjustly slated for closure at the end of the school year. We are very frustrated with the censorship on this topic. There is only one perspective being perpetuated in the media on every channel except NY1. Newspaper articles are repeating the facts of the case from the perspective of the DOE. When mentioning the hundreds of thousands in opposition, the commentary stops at just that. &#8220;Teachers are upset&#8221; or &#8220;the UFT is upset&#8221; or &#8220;Students are protesting&#8221;, etc... <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_11_williams_letter.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: Negative to positive: &#8216;Obamacare&#8217; redefined</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Several health care organizations are taking a perceived negative and turning it into a positive by redefining the term Obamacare. The Consumer Health Initiative has launched &#8220;Thanks Obamacare!&#8221; &#8211; a new education campaign to highlight the benefits of the federal healthcare reform law passed in 2010. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_21_healthy_living_obamacare.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Roster set for state championships</title>
<author>By Robert Elkin</author>
<description><![CDATA[Uniondale&#8217;s Derrick Ingram just edged teammate Devon Henry in the State Qualifier or Section VIII Individual championships to help set the roster for the New York State Championships to be held in upstate New York in early March. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_21_elkin_nys_championships.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 2 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>NEW YORK: Hospital chief discusses proposed Kingsbrook, Brookdale  merger</title>
<author>By Celia Weintrob</author>
<description><![CDATA[In November 2011, a Brooklyn Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) headed by Stephen Berger was appointed by the New York State Commissioner of Health to look into the viability of certain downstate hospitals and make recommendations. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_24_cw_hospital_merger.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 2 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: Doctors call for a war on sugar</title>
<author>Distributed By Healthy Living News</author>
<description><![CDATA[Sugar needs to be controlled like alcohol and tobacco say University of California (UC) health experts. They maintain that sugar is causing a global obesity problem contributing to 35 million deaths annually from diseases like diabetes, heart disease and cancer. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_28_healthy_living_war_on_sugar.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 4 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Big East tourney starts Tuesday</title>
<author>By Robert Elkin</author>
<description><![CDATA[This week Madison Square Garden will host the Big East College Basketball Conference tourney, which decides the teams that enter the prestigious NCAA Division I tournament. All the teams are eligible for competition. The winner of the Big East tourney receives an automatic bid. Any number of teams may go to the Big Dance. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_29_elkin_big_east_tourney.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 3 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: Independent &#38; Foreign Films</title>
<author>By Kam Williams </author>
<description><![CDATA[Apart (R for violence, profanity and bloody images) Romance thriller about a couple of star-crossed lovers (Olesya Rulin and Josh Danziger) who share a psychological disorder which proves fatal for their friends the deeper they fall in love. With Bruce McGill, Joey Lauren Adams and Michael Bowen. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_01_kam_kams_kaps_030912.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 3 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: Conventional couple tries hippie commune</title>
<author>By Kam Williams</author>
<description><![CDATA[Happily-married Linda (Jennifer Aniston) and George (Paul Rudd) finally took the plunge into home ownership after being convinced by their realtor&#8217;s (Linda Lavin) sales pitch that a &#8220;micro loft&#8221; in the West Village would be a great investment. However, when the ambitious workaholic subsequently loses his high-paying, high-stress job, they are forced to sell the postage stamp-sized studio apartment at a big loss. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_01_kam_wanderlust_film_review.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 3 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Tribute to 1st female NYC cab driver</title>
<author>By Vinette K. Pryce</author>
<description><![CDATA[Black theater audiences are most familiar with the Audelco Awards &#8211; the African-American alternative to the Tony Awards &#8211; which lauds presentations often overlooked by Broadway and Off-Broadway audiences. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_02_vkp_inside_life.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 6 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>Ramnaresh Sarwan strikes cricket deal</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[Experienced Guyanese batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan seems set to miss the West Indies&#8217; upcoming engagements after striking a deal with English county Leicestershire as their overseas player for the upcoming season. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_28_azad_sarwan.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: SALSA PIONEERS</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lehman Center for the Performing Arts continues its spectacular 31st season with the return of legendary salsa pioneers La Sonora Ponce&#241;a on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_06_sub_salsa_legends.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 9 Mar 2012 18:07:20 EST</pubDate>
<title>GRENADA: In search of a bone marrow donor</title>
<author>Photo credit:DKMS Americas</author>
<description><![CDATA[In 1981, Sandra Holder came to the United States from the island of Grenada in search of the American dream. She has worked as a nurse at Shorefront Jewish Geriatric Center for almost 30 years, but her greatest joy has always been her family, especially her only child Nigel. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_07_sub_sandra_holder.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>ST KITTS AND NEVIS: Diamond Jubilee takes Royals to the Caribbean</title>
<author>By Vinette K. Pryce</author>
<description><![CDATA[Simultaneous to the visit of Britain&#8217;s Prince Harry to Jamaica, in St. Kitts, a royal couple delivered sentiments from Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of her Diamond Jubilee and 60th year of reign. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_08_vkp_diamond_jubilee.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>America&#8217;s Best HS Chef winners</title>
<author>By Gary Axelbank</author>
<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, March 3, 31 high school students from throughout the N.Y. Metro area competed for the distinguished titles of America&#8217;s Best High School Chef and Pastry Chef in the fourth annual competition sponsored by the Monroe College School of Hospitality Management and the Culinary Arts. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_08_axelbank_monroe_chefs.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>BRONX: GWIM honors DJ, Methodist pastor</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Great Women In Music (GWIM) will present two events for Women&#8217;s History Month. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_12_sub_great_women_in_music.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Windies bowlers must halt Aussie batsmen</title>
<author>By George H. Whyte</author>
<description><![CDATA[For the West Indies to give Australia a huge challenge in the upcoming Digicel Series, their bowlers have to do extremely well in order to restrict the opposition to small totals. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_14_whyte_eoc_031612.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>BRONX: Vaughn Mesquita is oratorial champ</title>
<author>By Gideon Manasseh</author>
<description><![CDATA[Vaughn Mesquita, a senior at the University Height High School won the annual &#8220;Young Achievers&#8221; oratorical competition held at Harlem Hospital Center recently. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_08_gideon_young_achievers.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>BROOKLYN: Passage of a family-friendly  budget in Albany</title>
<author>Photo credit NYS Assembly</author>
<description><![CDATA[Long-term Brooklyn Assemblywoman Rhoda Jacobs says the recent passage of a New York State Assembly&#8217;s budget proposal will help struggling families maintain a better quality of life by assisting single-parent households and funding vital family and disability programs for needy New Yorkers. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_14_sub_assembly_budget_proposal.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: Undercover cops at Sagan High School</title>
<author>By Kam Williams</author>
<description><![CDATA[Popular jock Greg Jenko (Channing Tatum) and social outcast Morton Schmidt (Jonah Hill) had nothing in common back when they were in high school, besides their both missing the senior prom. And even that was for very different reasons, since the former didn&#8217;t attend because of poor grades while the latter simply couldn&#8217;t find a date. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_15_kam_21_jump_street_film_review.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: Independent &#38; Foreign Films</title>
<author>By Kam Williams </author>
<description><![CDATA[4:44 Last Day on Earth (Unrated) Apocalyptic sci-fi adventure about a Manhattan couple (Willem Dafoe and Shanyn Leigh) coming to terms with the fact that world is ending in 24 hours. With Natasha Lyonne, Paz de la Huerta and Paul Hipp. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_16_kam_kams_kaps_032312.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA: Run to London with Olympian Usain Bolt</title>
<author>By Vinette K. Pryce</author>
<description><![CDATA[Olympian Usain Bolt recently teamed with Digicel to launch a massive regional campaign inviting customers to be part of its television and press advertising campaign to promote the summer games in London and market their brand. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_16_vkp_bolt.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ANTIGUA: Sir Viv celebrates 60th birthday</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) joined the rest of the Caribbean and the world in saluting West Indies legend and former captain, Sir Vivian Richards on the occasion of his 60th birthday recently. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_13_azad_richards.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: T&T master tailor to train catwalk winner</title>
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<description><![CDATA[In addition to receiving an array of prizes which include the opportunity to show at London Fashion week in September 2012, the winner of Mission Catwalk Season two will learn the secrets of Savile Row tailoring under the watchful tutelage of world renowned Master Tailor Prof. Andrew Ramroop OBE at his Savile Row Academy (SRA) in London. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_16_sub_mission_catwalk.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:32:02 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Windies batting must improve</title>
<author>By George H. Whyte</author>
<description><![CDATA[Despite the injuries which plague the West Indies team and those cricketers who are being ignored for whatever reason, the batsmen who are participating must give better performances. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_21_whyte_eoc_032312.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ANTIGUA: Antigua PM to help recover fraud funds</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[Antigua and Barbuda&#8217;s Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer has pledged to work with other agencies to try and help recover money that victims across the globe lost to convicted Texas tycoon Allen Stanford through his bank based on the Caribbean island. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_21_azad_pm_baldwin_spencer.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Remembering the victims of slavery</title>
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<description><![CDATA[NGO Briefing: Transatlantic slave trade: Honoring the Heroes, Resisters and Survivors 10:00 a.m. &#8211; 12:30 p.m. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_21_sub_slave_trade.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: Abortion survivor searches for birth mom</title>
<author>By Kam Williams</author>
<description><![CDATA[Hannah (Rachel Hendrix) has suffered from a host of afflictions over the course of her childhood, including asthma, seizures and multiple hip surgeries. Besides her physical ailments, the poor girl has unfortunately been haunted mentally by a nagging sense of feeling unwanted, despite being raised by a couple of very loving parents (John Schneider and Jennifer Price). <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_22_kam_october_baby.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Respect to 70-yr-old Queen of Soul</title>
<author>By Vinette K. Pryce</author>
<description><![CDATA[The queen of soul, Aretha Franklin probably made her own history on March 24 when she personally invited a very select group to join her for a private dinner marking her 70th birthday and gifted them with the promise of new music. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_26_vkp_aretha_franklin.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>QUEENS: Southeast Queens residents clean up</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The litter-strewn lawns that demarcate vacant foreclosed homes are a rarely considered side-effect of the impact the foreclosure crisis has had on Southeast Queens. But residents who are tired of the unsanitary and often dangerous conditions presented by the neglected properties are fighting back. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_21_sub_big_banks.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 5 Apr 2012 10:48:56 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Chaz Williams drawing attention</title>
<author>By Robert Elkin</author>
<description><![CDATA[Chaz Williams is trying in vain to follow in the footsteps of some great players who came out of Brooklyn and star in the National Basketball Association. Bishop Ford and Xaverian from the Catholic Schools Athletic Association and Lincoln from the Public Schools league are the teams that produced some tremendous players. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_04_elkin_chaz_williams.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>VIEWPOINTS: Media coverage of evangelical Christians ignores Blacks and Latinos</title>
<author>By Nadra Kareem Nittle</author>
<description><![CDATA[With state and national Republicans emphasizing religious wedge issues, such as health coverage for contraception and separation of church and state, the media have frequently reported on the demographic most aroused by these issues - evangelical voters. But have the media accurately portrayed these evangelical Christians? <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_03_27_nittle_media_coverage_op_ed.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MANHATTAN: Project Sunshine&#8217;s &#8216;Star For a Day&#8217;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Thirteen-year-old Christy, who was diagnosed with a cardiac condition at age 12 and is currently listed for a heart transplant, was treated like a queen at Mount Sinai Hospital, 1184 Fifth Avenue and 99th Street in Manhattan, thanks to the nonprofit Project Sunshine&#8217;s &#8220;Star for a Day&#8221; program on April 2. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_04_sub_project_sunshine.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Serena Williams on US Fed Cup team; Venus is not</title>
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<description><![CDATA[WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) &#8212; Serena Williams is on the U.S. Fed Cup roster for matches against Ukraine on April 21-22, but her sister Venus is not. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_11_ap_us_fed_cup_team.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:27:42 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: Dr. Eva&#8217;s advice on herpes infection</title>
<author>By Dr. Eva Hersh</author>
<description><![CDATA[Dealing with a herpes infection. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_11_healthy_living_ask_dr.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>BROOKLYN: Women celebrating women grand gala</title>
<author>By Sharon Gordon</author>
<description><![CDATA[The event, Women Celebrating Women began as a &#8220;thank you party&#8221; in  1991 dedicated to the many women who had worked diligently to elect  Una Clarke to the New York City Council. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_11_gordon_women_celebrating_women.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>BRONX: Ninth regional win for Monroe SIFE</title>
<author>By Gary Axelbank</author>
<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, April 11 the Monroe College SIFE Team won a regional competition and as a result will advance to the SIFE USA National Exposition on May 22-24 in Kansas City, MO. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_16_axelbank_sife.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Gayle set to return to West Indies</title>
<author>By George H. Whyte</author>
<description><![CDATA[Almost a year has passed without Chris Gayle representing the West Indies because of a highly charged radio interview with a Jamaican radio station in which he criticized Head Coach Ottis Gibson. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_18_whyte_eoc_042012.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: Mick Jagger rocks T&T Queens Park Oval</title>
<author>By Vinette K. Pryce</author>
<description><![CDATA[It would have been nice to report that Mick Jagger batted a thousand runs or that the front man for Britain&#8217;s most popular music group rocked the twin island of Trinidad &#38; Tobago when he visited recently. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_19_vkp_inside_life_042712.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: Revealing biopic of revered Reggae icon</title>
<author>By Kam Williams</author>
<description><![CDATA[When most people think of Bob Marley, what probably comes to mind is reggae, Jamaica and marijuana. But how did a street urchin raised by a teen-mom in a country shack with no electricity manage to become a beloved icon admired all over the world? <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_16_kam_marley_film_review.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:07:15 EDT</pubDate>
<title>TRAVEL: Cruising the Caribbean on a MSC Italian ship</title>
<author>By Nikki Sylvester Shelton</author>
<description><![CDATA[Explore these gems on land and in their incomparable underwater vistas. A cruise ship is more than a means of seeing these islands &#8211; it&#8217;s a floating island itself. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_30_shelton_cruise.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: RED BULLS BASHED</title>
<author>By Patrick Horne</author>
<description><![CDATA[The New York Red Bulls (3-3-1), still suffering from poor defensive play, were clobbered to the tune of 4-1 at DC United on Sunday night. When Thierry Henry lost the ball at midfielder, no one stepped up quickly enough to stop Chris Pontius 30-yard shot in the eighth minute to put DC United ahead, 1-0. New player Victory Palsson was goal-side of the play and just watched, instead of reacting to the loss of possession. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_23_horne_soccer_042712.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MANHATTAN: Coalition awards for college, H.S. students</title>
<author>By Gideon Manasseh</author>
<description><![CDATA[April 9 through April 13, was very busy for 40 New York college and high school students who participated in the New York Coalition of One Hundred Black Women&#8217;s Role Model Program. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_25_gideon_100_black_women.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 2 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: Exciting exhibits at Five Myles Gallery</title>
<author>By Tequila Minsky</author>
<description><![CDATA[Chin Chih Yang will exhibit his works at the Five Myles Gallery, 558 St. Johns Pl., from May 5 through June 6, 2012. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_20_tequila_5_myles.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 9 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: Breast cancer kills more Black women</title>
<author>By J. Carlton Zeigler </author>
<description><![CDATA[A new study shows that five urban Black American women die daily from breast cancer due to lack of access to proper care and treatment. The study also reveals an urban Black, white racial death disparity for breast cancer. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_04_healthy_living_breast_cancer.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Top soca stars, calypso veterans for Mother&#8217;s Day</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Standouts from the world of new-age soca, such as Blaxx and Nadia Batson are blended with a lineup of seasoned veterans including Black Stalin, Sugar Aloes, Edwin Yearwood and Denyse Plummer for the 36th annual edition of the Mother&#8217;s Day show, on Saturday, May 12 at Brooklyn Center for Performing Arts, Brooklyn College, starting at 8:00 p.m. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_03_sub_mothers_day_concert.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 14:33:17 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: READY FOR MORE WINS</title>
<author>By Robert Elkin</author>
<description><![CDATA[Rajiv Maragh is looking forward for a very successful 2012 thoroughbred racing season as a jockey at the three New York Racing Association tracks &#8212; Aqueduct, Belmont and Saratoga. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_08_elkin_jockey_maragh.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: Superheroes unite to save the planet</title>
<author>By Kam Williams</author>
<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The Avengers&#8221; is the sixth installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise launched in 2008 with &#8220;Iron Man,&#8221; and followed by &#8220;The Incredible Hulk,&#8221; &#8220;Iron Man 2,&#8221; &#8220;Thor&#8221; and &#8220;Captain America.&#8221; What makes this adventure unique is that it&#8217;s the first in the series to revolve around a team of comic book superheroes. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_09_kam_the_avengers_film_review.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 2 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: March winds blow in Aziza</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Jazzy Mondays at For My Sweet is proud to open the month of March with Aziza and her quartet. A singer, songwriter and pianist, Aziza was the musical director for Natalie Cole and also worked with such notables as Alicia Keys, Ahmad Jamal and Phil Upchurch. She has also written several hit recordings. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_29_sub_aziza.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 7 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>Black History Month and modern slavery</title>
<author>By Collis Harris</author>
<description><![CDATA[In spite of the advances and contributions made by African Caribbeans and African Americans since the days of slavery, an even greater threat exists today: Human Trafficking. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_22_harris_modern_slavery.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 9 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: MEC&#8217;s Black History Month corporate luncheon</title>
<author>By Kingsley Doyle</author>
<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, Feb. 29, Medgar Evers College held its inaugural Black History Month corporate luncheon honoring four African-American trailblazers in the corporate arena whose work and dedication contribute to the vibrancy of the nation&#8217;s economy. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_08_mec_coporate_luncheon.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>CARIBBEAN: Windies decision to bat last was wrong</title>
<author>By George H. Whyte</author>
<description><![CDATA[West Indies decision to bat last in the fifth and final One-Day International against Australia was premature. It does not matter if it was Captain Darren Sammy&#8217;s decision or a collective decision with Head Coach Ottis Gibson it was still wrong. The fourth One-Day International ended in a victory for the West Indies with most of their batsmen returning to form. Adrian Barath&#8217;s return was a boost for the team and Kieron Pollard&#8217;s 102 was a clear sign that the West Indies has taken the initiative. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_27_whyte_eoc_033012.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: The oral sex, cancer connection</title>
<author>By John K. Frederick, MD</author>
<description><![CDATA[One of the most striking recent medical developments is difficult to talk about, but it&#8217;s timely and important. Cancers of the tongue and throat, all categorized as oropharyngeal cancers, are appearing at an epidemic rate! These cancer types were previously seen almost exclusively in older people who smoked and drank to excess. This is no longer true. Now the most common cause of cancer of the tonsil and tongue is Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). That&#8217;s right, the sexually transmitted disease. And it is occurring in ever younger people of all socioeconomic classes. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_19_healthy_living_health_in_perspective.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 6 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: FIFA investigates missing Haiti aid</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[FIFA, the world&#8217;s governing body for football says it is studying evidence from former vice-president Jack Warner about alleged missing aid to Haiti after the 2010 earthquake. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_23_azad_fifa.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: How will I know my stream is slow?</title>
<author>By Herbert Okun, MD</author>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: KNIGHT OF SOUL</title>
<author>By John Marrast
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<description><![CDATA[Lehman Center for the Performing Arts continues its tremendous 31st season with a superstar of popular song &#8211; the GRAMMY Award-winning &#8220;poet laureate of soul music,&#8221; Smokey Robinson, on Saturday, April 28 at 8:00 p.m. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_10_sub_smokey_robinson.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: KANSAS CITY UNDEFEATED</title>
<author>By Patrick Horne</author>
<description><![CDATA[Sporting Kansas City (6-0) is the only undefeated team in MLS after six games. So why is Sporting so successful? The names that come to mind for the club&#8217;s success start with head coach Peter Vermes, then goal keeper Jimmy Nielsen, forwards Kai Kamara and C.J Sapong and midfielder Graham Zusi - none of whom are high-priced European imports with designated player status. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_16_horne_soccer_042012.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:55:46 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HAITI: A conversation with a top Haitian model</title>
<author>By Tequila Minsky</author>
<description><![CDATA[The gallery in Tribeca was packed to hear Jany Tomba speak at Haiti Cultural Exchange&#8217;s monthly salon, Ann Pale (Let&#8217;s Speak). Jany Tomba was an early generation top model. And she is Black. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_10_tequila_jany.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: Tribeca Film Fest in its 11th  film-packed year</title>
<author>By Tequila Minsky</author>
<description><![CDATA[The Tribeca Film Festival (TFF) begins April 19 and runs until April 29 with more than 85 full-length films, programs of shorts, panels and related events. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_17_tequila_tribeca.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Devendra Bishoo cops WIPA&#8217;s top awards</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[West Indies leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo was named the &#8220;West Indies Man&#8217;s Cricketer of the Year,&#8221; at the ninth annual West Indies Players&#8217; Association (WIPA) Awards last week at the Port of Spain, Trinidad Hyatt Regency Hotel. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_17_azad_bishoo.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:38:59 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Jamaican runner looks to LI Half Marathon</title>
<author>By Robert Elkin</author>
<description><![CDATA[Originally from Jamaica, West Indies, Arthur Vendryes is aiming to do well in the Long Island Half Marathon set for Sunday, May 6. He does not have a time goal but he did say that he would like to break 1:25 in the 13.1-mile race. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_24_elkin_arthur_vendryes.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: Flatbush Artists&#8217; Studio Tour</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The 2012 Flatbush Artists&#8217; Studio Tour will take place on Saturday, May 19 and Sunday, May 20 from noon to 6:00 p.m. in Ditmas Park, one of New York City&#8217;s most architecturally interesting and historic neighborhoods. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_19_sub_artists_studio_tour.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: Independent &#38; Foreign Films</title>
<author>By Kam Williams </author>
<description><![CDATA[The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (PG-13 for profanity and sexuality) Geriatric set comedy about British retirees who move to India to spend their Golden Years in luxurious accommodations only to discover that the place fails to measure up to its billing. A-list cast includes Oscar-winning Dames Judi Dench and Maggie Smith, two-time nominee Tom Wilkinson, along with Bill Nighy and Dev Patel. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_27_kam_kams_kaps_050412.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 14:33:09 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Chanderpaul regains top ICC ranking</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[West Indies middle-order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has regained his No. 1 ranking for Test batsmen after being the leading run-scorer in the recently concluded home series against Australia with 346 runs at an average of 86.50. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_02_azad_chanderpaul.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Justice for Black farmers</title>
<author>By Ralph Paige</author>
<description><![CDATA[The 180-day period for monetary claims by Black farmers against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) expired on May 11. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_08_paige_black_farmers_op_ed.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 9 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>BROOKLYN: From Employee to Entrepreneur</title>
<author>By Christine M. Coley</author>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MANHATTAN: Ambassador of Peace Award for Muriel Glasgow</title>
<author>By Tangerine Clarke</author>
<description><![CDATA[Former United Nations sustainability specialist, humanitarian and author, Muriel Glasgow, will be honored with the Ambassador of Peace Award for her selfless contribution to peace, human rights and development with NGOs and UNICEF. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_14_tangerine_peace_award.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA: IMF policies crippling Jamaican economy</title>
<author>By Carey L. Biron</author>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, May 8, 2012 - Jamaica&#8217;s fragile economic recovery would be dangerously hampered by demands by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other donors, according to a new report released here by the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR). <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_16_ips_jamaican_economy.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 2 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>BOOKS: &#8216;Tectonic Shifts&#8217; highlights latest views on Haiti</title>
<author>By Tequila Minsky</author>
<description><![CDATA[The Jan. 12, 2010 Haitian earthquake, with so much loss of life, injuries, and property devastation, magnified the social ills that beset Haiti.  Centuries of underdevelopment, misguided foreign and domestic policies have contributed to the vast inequalities and social and economic exclusions in the country. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_06_tequila_tectonic_shifts.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 6 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Jack Warner faces law suit</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFA) is moving to sue its former Special Advisor, Works and Infrastructure Minister Jack Warner, to compel him to provide information on the accounts related to T&#38;T&#8217;s 2006 World Cup campaign. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_28_azad_ttfa.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: Falling in love with your health</title>
<author>By George Hulse</author>
<description><![CDATA[Healthfirst recently co-hosted &#8220;Sweetheart Luncheons&#8221; for seniors married 50 years or longer. Fifty years! What an amazing accomplishment! <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_08_hulse_your_health.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: &#8216;Ary&#232;&#8217; tells a tale of three women</title>
<author>By Deardra Shuler</author>
<description><![CDATA[Women&#8217;s History Month tailing behind Black History Month finds the Hadley Players winter production and contribution of &#8220;Ary&#232;,&#8221; featured at the Harlem School of the Arts, located at 647 St. Nicholas Avenue (off 142nd   Street) in Manhattan, ended March 11. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_06_deardra_arye_women.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: AN AFRICAN TALE</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2011-2012 Target FamilyFun series on Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. with John Steptoe&#8217;s &#8220;Mufaro&#8217;s Beautiful Daughters - An African Tale,&#8221; performed by the Dallas Children&#8217;s Theater on Tour. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_29_sub_mufaros_daughters.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: North&#8217;s Smith, Irving switch sports</title>
<author>By Robert Elkin</author>
<description><![CDATA[Valley Stream North&#8217;s track and field team has gotten stronger and deeper over recent years. North captured the Nassau County Class Outdoor team title last spring and repeated last winter with the indoor team  in its Class. High school track and field programs are divided among three sections based on enrollment, not on ability. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_26_elkin_valley_stream_track.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 3 Apr 2012 09:35:56 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: American Candy: It&#8217;s a Man&#8217;s World!</title>
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<description><![CDATA[American Candy, a Brooklyn homegrown sketch comedy group announces its 22nd show since its June 2009 debut, &#8220;American Candy: It&#8217;s a Man&#8217;s World!!!&#8221; <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_02_sub_american_candy.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 4 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: Harlem dance legend to go to Russia</title>
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<description><![CDATA[For Arthur Mitchell, co-founder and artistic director emeritus of the celebrated Dance Theatre of Harlem, the adventure continues and the beat goes on. After 50 years, Mitchell is returning to Russia for an encore performance. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_02_sub_arthur_mitchell.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: WIPA prez resigns, Hinds takes over</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[West Indies Players Association (WIPA) President Dinanath Ramnarine has resigned, citing the need to refresh and reinvigorate the organization with new leadership. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_03_azad_wipa.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ST VINCENT: Kieron Pollard&#8217;s ODI career best</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[West Indies allrounder Kieron Pollard jumped 17 places to a career best 33rd in the latest ICC One-Day International Batting Rankings following his Man-of-the-Series earning performance in the recent five-match series against Australia. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_10_azad_pollard.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>GUYANA: Guyana mulls floating police to fight jungle crimes</title>
<author>By Bert Wilkinson</author>
<description><![CDATA[Local security authorities in Guyana are to construct floating police stations in Amazonian jungle rivers to help curb a spate of murders, armed robberies and other acts of violence in the nation&#8217;s interior where surging world prices for gold have attracted millions in investments and thousands of new miners to bush communities hoping to earn get-rich-quick dollars or die trying. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_25_bw_floating_police_stations.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 2 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>CARIBBEAN: Chanderpaul makes comeback</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[West Indies middle-order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul is steadily continuing to make his way back to the top of world cricket. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_25_azad_chanderpaul.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Colombia&#8217;s premier band at Lehman</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The legendary Salsa group from Colombia, Grupo Niche, will perform at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, May 19 at 8:00 p.m. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_10_sub_grupo_niche.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>BOOKS: Dynamic mix for Carib Literary Lime</title>
<author>By Kingsley Dougan</author>
<description><![CDATA[Poets &#38; Passion &#8211; A Caribbean Literary Lime kicks off its Spring 2012 series with a weekend of readings and book signings featuring a dynamic mix of celebrated and emerging writers on March 23 in Brooklyn at St. Francis College with Annette Leach, Glenville Obrian Lovell and Opal Palmer Adisa, and on March 24 in Queens at York College with Earl Lovelace. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_13_sub_poets_passion.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:32:02 EDT</pubDate>
<title>BRONX: Nursing students honored at Helene Fuld College</title>
<author>By Gideon Manasseh</author>
<description><![CDATA[Six nursing students were honored at the Helene Fuld College of Nursing (HFCN) during a Honors Induction Luncheon in Harlem on March 12. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_21_gideon_nursing_luncheon.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: New idea for overactive bladder</title>
<author>By Herbert Okun, MD</author>
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<pubDate>Wed, 4 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: ICC boosts regional women cricket</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has commended the International Cricket Council (ICC) for their work done in developing the sport among women in the region. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_03_23_azad_wicb.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 5 Apr 2012 10:48:56 EDT</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Pastors to launch voter registration drive</title>
<author>By Hazel Trice Edney</author>
<description><![CDATA[This Sunday morning, April 8, millions of people will head to Easter services to hear the Gospel on the day that some call Resurrection Sunday. But, for many, this year will be different. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_04_edney_voter_registration.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 6 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: Yearly microwave thermotherapy</title>
<author>By Herbert Okun, MD</author>
<description><![CDATA[When a patient approaches the conclusion that Microwave Thermotherapy is the best choice to relieve his symptoms, very often, one of the first questions he asks is &#8220;How many treatments will I need and how often will I need them?&#8221;  He is usually happy to hear that this treatment is never done more than once a year. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_03_29_okun_doctor_doctor_041312.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Handbell Festival at Riverside Church</title>
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<description><![CDATA[One hundred handbell ringers from New York and Virginia will descend upon historic Riverside Church to toll handbells during its 34th Annual English Handbell Festival at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 22 in the Church&#8217;s Nave, at 490 Riverside Drive (bet. 120th &#38; 122nd St.), Morningside Heights. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_12_sub_handbell_ringers.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:32:14 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: New Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Affordable Care Act created the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) program to make health insurance available to millions of Americans denied coverage by private insurance companies because of a pre-existing condition. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_12_healthy_living_pre-existing_condition_insurance.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: Microwave treatment effect on prostate cancer</title>
<author>By Herbert Okun, MD</author>
<description><![CDATA[A recent column was devoted to answering a question posed by a caller regarding the effect of transurethral microwave thermotherapy on the prostate.  He wanted to know whether or not having such a treatment would in some way alter the cellular nature of the prostate so that at some future time, a pathologist, examining a biopsy of a prostate so treated might not be able to properly make a diagnosis of prostate cancer in a timely fashion.  A thorough search of the literature left no doubt that there need be no such concern. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_13_okun_doctor_doctor_042712.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:32:14 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan saves lives</title>
<author>Distributed by Healthy Living News</author>
<description><![CDATA[The new health care law&#8217;s Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) program is providing insurance to 50,000 people with pre-existing conditions. According to a new report, PCIP is helping to fill a void in the insurance market for people with pre-existing conditions who are denied health coverage. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_12_healhty_living_pre-existisng_condition_plan.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:33:14 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Inconsistent batting hampers Windies</title>
<author>By George H. Whyte</author>
<description><![CDATA[West Indies&#8217; batsmen are not performing at their top levels in the test series against Australia, and Head Coach Ottis Gibson needs to push harder for them to implement strategies to get better scores. West Indies&#8217; bowlers, on the other hand, have been doing a fine job, but the batting is disappointing. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_25_whyte_eoc_042712.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: Gangstas carjack college coeds</title>
<author>By Kam Williams</author>
<description><![CDATA[Carley (Brittany Snow) is a sheltered college senior who&#8217;s torn between roaming around exploring the country after getting her degree and going on to law school primarily to please her parents. She&#8217;s caught up in an animated conversation about the future with her best friend, Lena (Christian Serratos), who is, in turn, concerned about her boyfriend and about making a smooth transition from campus to the real world. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_27_kam_96_minutes_film_review.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 1 May 2012 21:38:27 EDT</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Lynch places 12th in challenge race</title>
<author>By Robert Elkin</author>
<description><![CDATA[Coming off a 35:17.8 time for a five-mile challenge race conducted by the Alley Pond Striders, Collin Lynch will take a short journey to East Meadow, Long Island this weekend. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_30_elkin_challenge_run.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 9 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: &#8220;Doctor, Doctor? Answering Patients&#8217; Questions&#8221;</title>
<author>By Herbert Okun, MD.</author>
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<pubDate>Wed, 9 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: Independent &#38; Foreign Films</title>
<author>By Kam Williams</author>
<description><![CDATA[A Bag of Hammers (Unrated) Redemption comedy about a couple of con men (Jason Ritter and Jake Sandvig) forced to mature after adopting the orphaned, 12-year-old son (Chandler Canterbury) of a next-door neighbor (Carrie Preston) who has just committed suicide. With Rebecca Hall, Amanda Sefried, Gabriel Macht and Sally Kirkland. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_08_kam_kams_kaps_051112.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 14:33:18 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Trinidad and Tobago cricket at the helm</title>
<author>By George H. Whyte</author>
<description><![CDATA[Over the past 10 years, the cricket authority in Trinidad and Tobago has implemented a stringent plan for its cricketers and their development. The many leagues and different teams compete at a high standard. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_09_whyte_eoc_051112.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 14:33:18 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Pre-Mother&#8217;s Day Musical Experience</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A Pre-Mother&#8217;s Day Musical Experience will be held at Saint Francis College, 182 Remsen Street in Brooklyn from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 12. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_09_sub_braata.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 2 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>FOOD: Healthy, hearty comfort food</title>
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<description><![CDATA[During the short days and cold nights of winter, many of us crave comfort foods. Unfortunately, the rich dishes we usually think of tend to be low in nutrition and packed with fat and calories. Well, take heart. It&#8217;s possible to enjoy satisfying dishes that are tasty, hearty and nutritious. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_14_sub_recipe_022412.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 2 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: Argentineans to tango in Queens</title>
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<description><![CDATA[One of the most popular romantic dance forms in the world takes center stage in Jamaica, Queens this weekend. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_29_springer_tango.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Lots of love in building for Habitat-NYC</title>
<author>By Tequila Minsky</author>
<description><![CDATA[The most current of Habitat-NYC&#8217;s &#8220;100 homes in Brooklyn&#8221; project, Halsey St. near Broadway in Bed-Stuy was filled with a lot of love during its Valentine&#8217;s Day Build (the weekend before), especially when volunteer couples, along with family partners and former Mets star and SNY broadcaster Ron Darling braved the cold and the slush to paint six affordable homes. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_20_tequila_habitat.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: &#8216;Kes The Band&#8217; set to rock NYC</title>
<author>By Rhea Smith</author>
<description><![CDATA[KES ALL IN post Trinidad Carnival concert tour begins with Trinidad&#8217;s own, KES the BAND &#38; Friends, at the Best Buy Theater NYC on Friday, March 9. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_01_sub_kes_the_band.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 9 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: Independent &#38; Foreign Films</title>
<author>By Kam Williams </author>
<description><![CDATA[Casa de Mi Padre (R for profanity, sexuality, drug use and graphic violence) <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_08_kam_kams_kaps_031612.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: Diagnosing prostate problems correctly</title>
<author>By Herbert Okun, MD</author>
<description><![CDATA[Most men, arriving at the urologist&#8217;s office for the first time do so because they&#8217;re convinced that they have a prostate problem.  In many, probably most cases, they are right. However, the doctor&#8217;s job is to evaluate their problems by classifying their symptoms into one or more of three major categories to definitively establish a complete diagnosis, essential to selecting the most appropriate treatment. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_06_okun_doctor_doctor_031612.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>BLACKBIRDS SOAR</title>
<author>By Robert Elkin</author>
<description><![CDATA[Honors, including some major ones, have been piling up for Long Island University&#8217;s center-forward Julian Boyd  during his three year varsity career. With one more year left to go in his four year career, Boyd could be headed in the right direction on the next level. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_09_elkin_blackbirds.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>GRENADA: China to rebuild Grenada&#8217;s football stadium</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[A Chinese delegation is expected this month in Grenada to begin preliminary assessment of the Track and Field and Football Stadium at Queen&#8217;s Park. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_28_azad_queens_park_stadium.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: Mimickers may confuse one disease with another</title>
<author>By Herbert Okun, MD</author>
<description><![CDATA[What more valuable service can a doctor perform for a patient than to establish correct, complete and accurate diagnoses so that the suggested treatment, if any, would offer the greatest chance of success? <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_08_okun_doctor_doctor_032312.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: St. Raymond&#8217;s advances upstate</title>
<author>By Robert Elkin</author>
<description><![CDATA[St. Raymond&#8217;s varsity basketball team six times captured the Catholic High Schools Athletic Association Intersectional or city-wide title since 1990. Terence Rencher, Kariem Reid, Julius Hodge, Allan  Rey, Lou McCrosky and Gavin Grant took home trophies as Most Valuable Player of the playoff tournaments. Gary DeCesare and Oliver Antigua were the head coaches at St. Raymond during those years. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_19_elkin_st.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Bass Odyssey, Black Kat vie for title</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Despite  international visibility and fame, there is an age old debate that resonates among clash fans of which sound rules Jamaica&#8217;s countryside -- Bass Odyssey or Black Kat. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_23_sub_bass_odyssey.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>BROOKLYN: 62 years in the beauty business</title>
<author>By Kenton Kirby, Editor</author>
<description><![CDATA[Caribbean Life salutes  Dermalax System, Inc., located at  507 Nostrand Ave., Brooklyn, New York and its founder, Dr. Joseph Mosely, on the company&#8217;s 60th anniversary in the tricology and cosmetology business. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_26_sub_dermalax_system.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 3 Apr 2012 09:35:53 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: BALLET HISPANICO</title>
<author>By John Marrast</author>
<description><![CDATA[Ballet Hispanico, recognized as the preeminent Latino dance institution in the United States, returns to The Joyce Theater for its annual New York Season from April 17-29. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_28_sub_ballet_hispanico.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 6 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: Vaccinations protect young children</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Most parents know that one of the most important steps they can take to protect their children is to vaccinate them against dangerous diseases. But knowing what to vaccinate against and when to do so can be a complicated process. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_03_23_state_point_baby_vaccinations.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>QUEENS: &#8216;Preservation Oscars&#8217; for N.Y. landmarks</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Brown Memorial Baptist Church, Central Park Police Precinct, Hamilton Grange National Memorial, Rod Rodgers &#38; Duo Multicultural Arts Center and St. Patrick&#8217;s Cathedral Rectory are among the recipients that will be recognized at the April 25 ceremony at the New-York Historical Society. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_02_sub_landmarks_honored.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: David Rudisha to make U.S. debut</title>
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<description><![CDATA[World record-holder David Rudisha, the IAAF Male Athlete of the Year in both 2010 and 2011, will make history at the Adidas Grand Prix on June 9 when he competes in the United States for the first time, organizers announced Wednesday. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_19_sub_david_rudisha.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 1 May 2012 21:38:27 EDT</pubDate>
<title>BRONX: Monroe&#8217;s team has strong class</title>
<author>By Robert Elkin</author>
<description><![CDATA[The basketball team at Monroe College performed very well during its past basketball season in a junior college league. The men&#8217;s team with branches in The Bronx and in New Rochelle posted a 33-4 record, one of the best records of any hoop squad in the metropolitan area. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_30_elkin_monroe_college.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 9 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: Harlem provides backdrop for gritty survival saga</title>
<author>By Kam Williams</author>
<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Restless City&#8221; <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_03_kam_restless_city_film_review.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: Tips for women to prevent common health problems</title>
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<description><![CDATA[You may not realize it, but your lifestyle could be putting you at risk for common health problems that afflict women. National Women&#8217;s Health Week, observed May 13-19, is a great reminder to brush up on some facts that can help you stay healthy. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_09_state_point_women_health.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: Women and heart attack symptoms</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Many younger and middle aged women are less likely than men to get immediate treatment when having a heart attack, a new study reveals. The study also shows these women have a higher rate than men of in-hospital death from a heart attack. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_12_healthy_living_heart_attacks_in_women.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: Heart health for women</title>
<author>By Susan Beane, MD</author>
<description><![CDATA[According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), coronary heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States with one in four women dying from heart disease. Taking the necessary measures to adopt a heart healthy lifestyle and seeking proper treatment measures for existing conditions can greatly decrease the likelihood of early death from this disease. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_13_beane_heart_health.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: Diabetes and oral health</title>
<author>By N. Blonda-Gil, D.D.S.</author>
<description><![CDATA[According to the American Diabetic Association more than 25.8 million children and adults in the United States&#8212;8.3 percent of the population&#8212;have diabetes. Diabetes develops in people of all ages. However, there is higher frequency of development in African Americans and Hispanics. Diabetes is a disease that can affect the whole body, including your mouth. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_07_sub_diabetes.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: Women and heart disease</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Around the same number of women and men die each year of heart disease in the U.S. Unfortunately, many women did not perceive themselves to be at risk for heart disease. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_12_healthy_living_women_and_heart_disease.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 3 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Afro-Cuban polyrhythms</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Acclaimed jazz saxophonist-composer Yosvany Terry heads to the Jazz Standard in Manhattan for back-to-back performances on April 10 and 11. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_23_sub_yosvany_terry.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 4 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: Sal Romano&#8217;s work at gallery 307</title>
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<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Evolutions 2&#8221; will feature the art of 86-year-old artist Sal Romano. The solo show at gallery 307 will showcase black and white and color pen and ink drawings inspired by some of Romano&#8217;s larger sculptures, in addition to some of his recent smaller sculptures using copper and brass. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_03_30_sub_evolutions.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 6 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: Natural ways to keep your skin healthy</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Our modern lifestyles can take a toll on our skin. Lack of sleep, pollutants, and stress are all contributing factors to signs of aging, dryness, irritation and blotchiness. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_03_23_state_point_healthy_skin.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:52:27 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: Spectacular showdown of the Gods</title>
<author>By Kam Williams</author>
<description><![CDATA[Our review of Wrath of the Titans. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_30_kam_wrath_of_the_titan_film_review.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:32:14 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: Recognizing the signs of alcoholism</title>
<author>By Susan Beane, MD</author>
<description><![CDATA[April is Alcohol Awareness Month, combining a very serious condition with what is also a very sensitive subject. Many people don&#8217;t understand that regular and/or heavy drinking can lead to dependence on and abuse of alcohol. People often don&#8217;t notice the slow changes in their own behavior until they&#8217;re unable to control their desire to drink&#8212;which is the No. 1 signal of an addiction to alcohol. If you or someone close to you is in danger of abusing alcohol, seek treatment as soon as possible. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_17_beane_alcoholism.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>BRONX: Community push for peace in The Bronx</title>
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<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The Bronx Push 4 Peace&#8221; festival, the first of its kind, will take place on Saturday, April 28, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Hostos Arts Center at Hostos Community College, 500 Grand Concourse, Bronx, N.Y. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_20_sub_push_4_peace.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:11:16 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: 10 types of breast cancer discovered</title>
<author>By Justin Norrie</author>
<description><![CDATA[A landmark study has revealed there are at least 10 different types of breast cancer, not four as previously thought &#8211; a finding that is expected to have far-reaching implications for treatment of the disease. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_27_healthy_living_breast_cancer.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Athletes shine at Loucks Games</title>
<author>By Robert Elkin</author>
<description><![CDATA[The 45th Annual Glenn D. Loucks Memorial Track and Field Meet, the largest in the New York met area, for high school athletes drew entries from all over the Metropolitan area, mostly from New York State with more than 150. But one can not count out the 21 schools from Connecticut, four from Maine, 10 from Massachusetts, six from New Hampshire, five from New Jersey, six from Rhode Island, and 10 from as far north as Canada. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_16_elkin_track_and_field.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 2 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: Family support can reduce LGBT youth suicide</title>
<author>Distributed By Healthy Living News</author>
<description><![CDATA[A new study shows that support from friends and family may be the best protection from suicide and self-harm for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_27_healthy_living_lgbt_support.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 7 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>FOOD: The secret to outdoing your favorite restaurant</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Making dishes worthy of a choice restaurant menu doesn&#8217;t mean spending hours in the kitchen. It&#8217;s more about choosing top-drawer ingredients - and here are a few you can pick up in the deli department. They&#8217;re all members of an elite club of authentic foods made according to traditional methods and are certified PDO (Protected Denomination of Origin) by the European Union. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_28_sub_recipe_030912.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: Higher rates of HIV among Black MSM</title>
<author>By Dr. Eva Hersh, MD</author>
<description><![CDATA[Can you tell me whether it is true that more Blacks, and especially Black gay men, are infected with HIV than whites? If it is true, what do you think are the reasons for this? I&#8217;m a young Black guy who wants to stay negative. From what I&#8217;ve seen, I don&#8217;t think that Black gay men have more risky sex than white gay men, in fact I think Black guys may be more conservative (have fewer partners).   BJ <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_06_healthy_living_ask_dr.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: Dancing to her heart&#8217;s content</title>
<author>By Deardra Shuler</author>
<description><![CDATA[One&#8217;s choices in life can be a testament to one&#8217;s mettle.  How one faces personal setbacks and challenges is always an individual decision and evidence of their will to authenticate their true nature.  Ailey II dancer, Paige Fraser, has met every challenge with the attitude of a champion.  At age 4, Paige had not determined what she wanted to become in life. She only knew she enjoyed swimming and ice-skating, so when her Caribbean born parents enrolled her in dance class, it was just another fun thing to do. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_15_deardra_paige_fraser.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: New partnership to help women dress</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A new partnership to help women in need with their &#8220;Spring Forward Linking Success and Sisterhood&#8221; project was launched earlier this month as women celebrate Women&#8217;s History month. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_13_peterkin_dress_for_success.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: T&T defeats Clarema United</title>
<author>By Patrick Horne</author>
<description><![CDATA[Trinidad and Tobago&#8217;s Under-23 footballers closed their four-match training camp in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with a convincing 6-1 victory over local club Clarema United at the Lockhart Stadium training pitch yesterday afternoon. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_19_horne_tt_under_23.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: HIV community treatment as prevention</title>
<author>By Healthy Living News</author>
<description><![CDATA[A new study finds that treating HIV infected community members reduces the spread of the virus to others within that community. The study found that as more and more community members are put on treatment, fewer and fewer people become infected with the virus. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_16_healthy_living_hiv_treatment.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 22:38:08 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: Spotlight on African film</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Film Society of Lincoln Center (FSLC) and African Film Festival, Inc. (AFF) have again joined forces to present the 19th New York African Film Festival (NYAFF). <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_19_sub_african_film_festival.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: Independent &#38; Foreign Films</title>
<author>By Kam Williams</author>
<description><![CDATA[The Assault (R for violence) Fact-based thriller recounting the Christmas Eve hijacking in 1994 of Air France Flight 8969 from Algiers to Marseilles by four Islamic terrorists determined to crash the plane into the Eiffel Tower. Starring Vincent Elbaz, Gregori Derangere, Melanie Bernier and Aymen Saidi. (In French with subtitles) <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_30_kam_kams_kaps_040612.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: Independent &#38; Foreign Films</title>
<author>By Kam Williams </author>
<description><![CDATA[Darling Companion (PG-13 for profanity and sexuality) Midlife crisis comedy, set in the Rockies, about a neglected housewife (Diane Keaton) who enlists the assistance of a psychic gypsy (Ayelet Zurer) and the local sheriff (Sam Shepard) after her narcissistic husband (Kevin Kline) loses track of their dog during a walk while talking on his cell phone. With Dianne Wiest, Richard Jenkins and Mark Duplass. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_12_kam_kams_kaps.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Gloria Gaynor appearing at Lehman Center</title>
<author>By Deardra Shuler</author>
<description><![CDATA[Lehman Center for the Performing Arts will be experiencing the ultimate dance party on Saturday, April 21 at 8:00 p.m., when singer Gloria Gaynor performs at the venue before a full orchestra. She will also be sharing the stage with the Hitmen and Colonel Abrams. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_09_deardra_gloria_gaynor.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: Sally and Tom (The American Way)</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Castillo Theatre is re-opening &#8220;Sally and Tom (The American Way)&#8221; due to popular demand with an additional seven performances on April 20, 21, 28, 29; May 4, 5, 6. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_11_sub_sally_and_tom.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Clarity is key for business start-ups</title>
<author>By Christine M. Coley</author>
<description><![CDATA[Everyone at some point or the other has envisioned themselves calling all the shots; especially when your boss asks you to stay later than usual, or asks you to spend your weekend finishing up a project. Or, maybe the economy hasn&#8217;t been very good to you, and you were laid off to increase your company&#8217;s bottom line. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_24_cmc_business_profile_lolli.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: Your doctor&#8217;s your best guide</title>
<author>By Herbert Okun, MD</author>
<description><![CDATA[Most people have heard of kidney stones and the various methods of dealing with this sometimes very painful problem but are surprised to hear that stones can also be present in the urinary bladder. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_26_okun_doctor_doctor_050412.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 1 May 2012 21:38:28 EDT</pubDate>
<title>NEW YORK: BULLS STOP REVO</title>
<author>By Patrick Horne</author>
<description><![CDATA[There was much irony in the New York Red Bulls 1-0 win over the New England Revolution last Saturday afternoon at Red Bull Arena. As Red Bulls coach Hans Backe said in his postgame comments, his team accomplished probably its best result so far this season with what was his weakest lineup. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_30_horne_soccer.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 14:33:09 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: Take your mom to BODIES exhibition</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Premier Exhibitions, Inc. and Continuum Health Partners will offer complimentary blood pressure screenings to exhibition visitors to help combat America&#8217;s number one killer of women <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_02_sub_mothers_day_exhibition.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MANHATTAN: Make a splash at Mount Vernon YMCA</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The USA Swimming Foundation, in conjunction with Mayor Ernest D. Davis of Mount Vernon, N.Y., the Mount Vernon YMCA, and the Mount Vernon Department of Recreation, will hold &#8220;Make a Splash: Mount Vernon,&#8221; on Saturday, May 26 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Mount Vernon YMCA. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_27_sub_mt_vernon_swimming.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 2 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MANHATTAN: Riverside Church&#8217;s 21st Annual Career Day on March 3</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Riverside Church will host its 21st Annual Career Day on Saturday, March 3, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Church, 91 Claremont Avenue (bet. 120th &#38; 122nd St.), Morningside Heights. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_29_sub_riverside_church.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: What a little bit of urine can tell</title>
<author>By Herbert Okun, MD</author>
<description><![CDATA[Perhaps it was 40 years ago that a friend of mine came to my home late in the evening, very upset and concerned about his father. He had brought with him only a sample of his father&#8217;s darkly stained brown urine, which foamed with the slightest agitation. He was concerned that his father might be bleeding in the urine from some tumor of the bladder, prostate or kidney. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_15_okun_doctor_doctor_033012.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Pictorial reflects Whitney Houston&#8217;s &#8216;Life&#8217;</title>
<author>By Vinette K. Pryce</author>
<description><![CDATA[One month after the untimely death of 48-year-old Whitney Elizabeth Houston, no less than three books commemorate the life of the iconic personality whose epitaph reads model, singer, actress, mother, daughter and pop queen. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_29_vkp_inside_life_040612.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 4 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: &#8216;Stolen Images,&#8217; four screenplays by Raoul Peck</title>
<author>By Tequila Minsky</author>
<description><![CDATA[Filmmaker Raoul Peck and Didier Sylvain conversed in an intimate gathering room at the Schomburg Library on March 17, discussing film and life. The specific occasion bringing these two together was the book launch of Peck&#8217;s &#8220;Stolen Images,&#8221; four published screenplays &#8211; translated into English &#8211; of seminal films by the filmmaker.  Peck has 11 full-length features and documentaries in his credits. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_22_tequila_stolen_images.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: MLB honors Jackie Robinson with ballpark tributes</title>
<author>By Ben Walker</author>
<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (AP) &#8212; LaTroy Hawkins has heard the stories from his 87-year-old grandfather, about his days of picking cotton in Mississippi, about the times when there were no black players in big league baseball. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_16_ap_jackie_robinson_tribute.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Clark Terry&#8217;s fundraising event</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Gwen Terry, The Duke Ellington Society, International Women in Jazz, Jazz Foundation of America and Saint Peter&#8217;s Church &#8211; Jazz Ministry are partnering to produce a fundraiser for Clark Terry on Monday, April 23 at 7:00 p.m. at Saint Peter&#8217;s Church, 619 Lexington Avenue, 54th Street, New York City. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_16_sub_clark_terry.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: Health disparities and the Affordable Care Act</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Not all Americans have equal access to health care&#8212;or similar health care outcomes. Low-income Americans, racial and ethnic minorities, and other underserved populations often have higher rates of disease, fewer treatment options, and reduced access to care. They are also less likely to have health insurance than the population as a whole. By improving access to quality health care for all Americans, the Affordable Care Act will help reduce these health disparities by making improvements in. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_12_healthy_living_affordable_care_act.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Time-saving cleaning tips for busy moms</title>
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<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s no surprise that mothers make compromises every day. A recent survey of 1,000 American moms by Green Works naturally derived cleaners revealed that 57 percent admit to turning down bedroom time with their mate to clean the house. This number soars to 74 percent for new moms. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_01_sub_busy_moms.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Concerns about Test cricket in the W.I.</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[Test cricket in the West Indies is boring, according to a recent study. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_09_azad_test_cricket.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 7 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: Lord to appear in comedy show</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Comedian, pundit, blogger  Leighann Lord  is scheduled to appear at the &#8220;No Name Comedy Variety&#8221; Women&#8217;s History Month show on Friday, March 16 at Otto&#8217;s Shrunken Head in Manhattan. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_27_sub_harlem_comedy_renaissance.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 9 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: Dr. Seuss classic delivers timely eco message</title>
<author>By Kam Williams</author>
<description><![CDATA[Twelve-year-old Ted (Zac Efron) has such a big crush on the girl next-door (Taylor Swift) that he makes up lame excuses to ring her doorbell just so he can see her. He finally realizes he actually has a chance with adorably-cute Audrey the day she mentions that she&#8217;d marry on the spot the first boy to bring her a real, live tree. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_06_kam_the_lorax_film_review.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>BROOKLYN: Brooklyn Public Library launches fundraising drive</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) has announced the kickoff of its fourth annual spring fundraising campaign, Support Our Shelves. With an aggressive goal of $500,000 for new books and materials, the campaign encourages every Brooklyn resident to support their local library through donations and advocacy. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_07_sub_brooklyn_public_library.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Red Bulls lost in opener worrisome</title>
<author>By Patrick Horne</author>
<description><![CDATA[The 17th MLS season got underway last Saturday, March 10, and the hope is that this may be the year that a New York franchise brings the MLS Cup here.  Seventeen seasons without a championship team for the New York/New Jersey area put much pressure on the New York Red Bulls &#8211; one of the richest MLS franchises and the first New York area soccer team with its own soccer specific stadium in Red Bull Arena. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_12_horne_soccer_031612.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: Right time for marriage</title>
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<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Marry Me?!&#8221; written by KUBA, is a two-act romantic comedy that pokes fun at our immigration system and our institution of marriage. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_12_sub_marry_me.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Remembering rights activist Sonia Pierre</title>
<author>By Tequila Minsky</author>
<description><![CDATA[The memorial service for Sonia Pierre was held at the Washington College of Law of American University in Washington D.C., an appropriate venue when so much of her work was about testifying about legal and human rights. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_13_tequila_memorial_web.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ST VINCENT: Philly group again donates soccer gear</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King </author>
<description><![CDATA[The Philadelphia-based St. Vincent and the Grenadines Organization of Pennsylvania (SVGOP) says it is dispatching soccer gears to the youth at home for the second successive year. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_23_nk_soccer_gear.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: Teens fight to the death in futuristic Sci-Fi</title>
<author>By Kam Williams</author>
<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The Hunger Games&#8221; <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_26_kam_hunger_games_film_review.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 3 Apr 2012 09:35:55 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Carib crew wins, Jews want a rematch</title>
<author>By Nancie L. Katz</author>
<description><![CDATA[Orthodox Jews from Mendy&#8217;s Deli and Caribbean players in Crown Heights fought it out Sunday, March 25, three months after the Jews surprised the islanders in their first match in December by trouncing them. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_26_sub_soccer_for_harmony_1.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:09:17 EDT</pubDate>
<title>BROOKLYN: Community-based program offers free training for entrepreneurs</title>
<author>By Tequila Minsky</author>
<description><![CDATA[Jessie Lee is the director of Small Business Services, a program of Brooklyn-based CAMBA, a multi-service non-profit agency. The Business program offers free business training and counsel to the community. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_14_tequila_camba.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 6 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: 50 Years of Monty&#8217;s music</title>
<author>By Dve Rodney</author>
<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a bitterly cold Sunday morning in New York City and I am on the world-famous stage at the Blue Note Jazz Club interviewing the extraordinarily talented Jamaican jazz musician Monty Alexander. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_05_sub_monty_alexander.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: Independent &#38; Foreign Films</title>
<author>By Kam Williams </author>
<description><![CDATA[The Beat Hotel (Unrated) &#8220;Cool, Daddy-o!&#8221; documentary revisiting the dive located in the Latin Quarter in Paris which became the haunt and home of literary American expatriates in the late Fifties, beatniks like Allen Ginsberg, Greg Corso and William Burroughs. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_22_kam_kams_kaps_033012.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 3 Apr 2012 09:35:56 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: Palmer Williams Jr stars in &#8216;The Haves and the Have Nots&#8217;</title>
<author>By Deardra Shuler
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<description><![CDATA[An Alabama native and Knoxville College graduate, singer, actor, writer and producer, Palmer Williams Jr., will be appearing in New York on April 5 &#8211; 8 at the Beacon Theatre, located 2124 Broadway at 74th Street in Manhattan,  in Tyler Perry&#8217;s stage play &#8220;The Haves and the Have Nots.&#8221; <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_02_deardra_haves_and_have_nots.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Morency shines in Uniondale meet</title>
<author>By Robert Elkin</author>
<description><![CDATA[Kevin Morency has been on sports teams almost all through his days at South Shore High School, located in Flatbush, Brooklyn. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_16_elkin_kevin_morency.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: Dance legends at Cumbe</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Center for African and Diaspora Dance (Cumbe) will host two living dance legends on Saturday, May 12. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_08_sub_cumbe_dance.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Calling all young tennis aces!</title>
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<description><![CDATA[For talented local juniors hoping to become the next Roger Federer or Serena Williams, the road could begin at City Parks Foundation&#8217;s 26th Annual Reebok Junior Tennis Academy Tryouts on Saturday, May 19 at 3:00 p.m. at the USTA/ Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Park. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_05_10_sub_tennis.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 2 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: The Riverside Church presents Masayo Ishigure</title>
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<description><![CDATA[World-renowned master of traditional Japanese instruments, Masayo Ishigure will be featured at a music recital on Sunday, March 4 at 3:00 p.m. in Christ Chapel of the Church, entrance at 91 Claremont Ave. (bet. 120th &#38; 122nd St.), Morningside Heights. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_29_sub__japanese_musician_masayo_ishigure.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Portia, Kamla call for change in cricket</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[Two CARICOM prime ministers - Jamaica&#8217;s Portia Simpson-Miller and Trinidad and Tobago&#8217;s Kamla Persad-Bissessar - have called for &#8220;great change&#8221; to West Indies cricket. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_09_azad_west_indies_cricket_changes.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Geffard on a winning streak</title>
<author>By Robert Elkin</author>
<description><![CDATA[Edner Geffard is on a winning streak, in, this his first year on the men&#8217;s volleyball team at York College. Geffard is one of the standout volleyball players in the City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC). <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_19_elkin_volleyball.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Races draw more than 5,000 entries</title>
<author>By Robert Elkin</author>
<description><![CDATA[Sondjata Olatunji certainly enjoyed competing in the third annual New York 13.1 Marathon in Flushing Meadow Corona Park, Queens. Although he did not capture the event on a delightful Saturday morning, he was satisfied with his performance of 1:40.54, which earned him 264th place in a field of 4,500 starters in front of the United States Tennis Association National Tennis Center&#8217;s Arthur Ashe Stadium. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_27_elkin_half_marathon.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Here&#8217;s to all volunteers!</title>
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<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Here&#8217;s to all volunteers, those dedicated people who believe in all work and no pay,&#8221; penned speechwriter Robert Orben. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_13_sub_volunteers.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:39:02 EDT</pubDate>
<title>STATEN ISLAND: Job training program for unemployed youth</title>
<author>By Kenton Kirby</author>
<description><![CDATA[Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has signed a bill creating &#8220;NY Youth Works,&#8221; an inner city youth employment program that will combat high unemployment in the state&#8217;s metro areas. The new law includes $25 million in tax credits for businesses that hire unemployed and disadvantaged youth and $6 million to support job training programs.  The governor was joined by his colleagues from the State Legislature at a bill-signing ceremony last week at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_04_25_sub_youth_employment_program.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Honoring New York steelband pioneers</title>
<author> Photo courtesy of Michael Alexander</author>
<description><![CDATA[Some veterans of the New York steel band scene who, back in the 1950s and &#8216;60s, laid the foundation for the steel band movement that now exists in the city, will be honored at a gala tribute at Brooklyn&#8217;s Tropical Paradise Ballroom organized by the Trinidad &#38; Tobago Folk Arts Institute on Sunday evening, May 20. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_17_sub_steelband_pioneers1.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:31:35 EDT</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: Creativity of Caribbean Films and filmmaking in Barbados</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Barbadians and visitors to the island will once again experience the glorious creativity of Caribbean films and filmmaking through screenings and innovative training opportunities when CaribbeanTales 2012 comes off from April 10 to 15 at Island Inn. This will be the third edition of the Barbados edition of the festival which is also held annually in Toronto and New York and is a highlight of the regional cultural calendar. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_21_sub_caribbean_tales.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: R&B Queen returns to the Carlyle</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Carlyle Hotel is pleased to welcome back R&#38;B legend Bettye LaVette - who the Huffington Post has dubbed &#8220;the high priestess of R&#38;B&#8221;- to the legendary Caf&#233; Carlyle in a return three-week engagement playing through March 31.  Ms. LaVette will once again showcase her inimitable style, gut wrenching vocals and songs from throughout her five decade career in a soul-shattering evening. She&#8217;ll be accompanied by a band led by her musical director Alan Hill. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_07_sub_bettye_lavette.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 3 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: A fitting musical tribute to Jamaica&#8217;s 50th</title>
<author>By Lorraine Muir</author>
<description><![CDATA[The staging of the 16th Annual Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival was indeed a memorable musical event and one of a series of premier music festivals honoring the country&#8217;s 50 years of independence. from British rule. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_22_lorraine_jamaica_jazz_festival.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>FOOD: Host a healthy fiesta</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Who doesn&#8217;t love a fiesta? Americans love to eat tacos, carnitas, tortilla chips and other traditional Mexican dishes. However, many also worry about how healthy these dishes can be. What they don&#8217;t realize is if recipes are prepared with fresh items and cooked with corn oil, they can actually be adding benefits to their diet. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_20_sub_recipe_020312.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>FOOD: An elegant Easter feast</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Bring ease and elegance to your Easter feast with a classic roast ham served up with a sweet twist. Thyme-Basted Ham with Roasted Grapes is a sophisticated centerpiece that pairs deliciously with inspired brunch ideas. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_19_sub_recipe_033012.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 1 May 2012 21:35:02 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Jazz musicians, Village community in tribute to flautist Dave Valentin</title>
<author>By Chudi Chukwudi</author>
<description><![CDATA[On March 3, 2012 Grammy Award-winning flutist Dave Valentin was hospitalized after suffering a stroke during a performance at the Jazz Kitchen in Indianapolis.  After hospitalization for 10 days following his return to New York City home, Valentin has made remarkable strides on the road to eventual recovering, but is still unable to perform publicly. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_30_sub_valentin_tribute.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Lifetime Achievement Awards for McKay, Livingston</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Sirius Satellite Radio Program Director and radio host, Pat McKay and Indy label executive, artiste manager and record producer, Robert Livingston will each receive a Lifetime Achievement Award  for their outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry at New York&#8217;s signature Caribbean fashion event -- Irie Fashion Rave. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_23_sub_artists_honors.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 8 Mar 2012 12:42:45 EST</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Honoring Tuskegee Airmen and WWII Veterans</title>
<author>By Verona Forde</author>
<description><![CDATA[The Committee to Honor African American Heroes and Sheros had a Black History Month Awards Breakfast at the Eastwood Manor in the Bronx on February 25, 2012. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_02_27_seitu_tuskegee_airmen.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>FOOD: Appetizers to get the party started</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Great appetizers are full of flavor to stimulate the appetite, but not so rich that they spoil it. To get that balance, look to fresh, flavorful ingredients like Florida tomatoes. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_12_sub_recipe_032312.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 8 Mar 2012 12:42:52 EST</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: West Indies face uphill task against Austrlia</title>
<author>By George H. Whyte</author>
<description><![CDATA[When Australia faces the West Indies this month, they will have a strong advantage going into the Tests, One-Day Internationals and the Twenty-Twenties. West Indies are facing many setbacks which include a long injury list, out-of-form batsmen, including players who have been discarded by West Indies Cricket Board selectors. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_07_whyte_eoc_030912.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 2 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<title>FOOD: Say S? to Cinco de Mayo!</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Over the years, Cinco de Mayo has become a great way to celebrate the fantastic flavors of Mexico. This year, why not host your own Cinco celebration? With easy recipes and fun tips like these from Ortega and Sandra Lee, you can say s? with style. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/5/2012_04_20_sub_recipe_050412.html">Read more.</a>

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