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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:19:19 EST</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Caribbean Round-Up</title>
<author>Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[Barbados-based low cost carrier REDjet has canceled more than 50 flights until March amid reports of financial problems. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_17_azad_roundup_012712.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:48:29 EST</pubDate>
<title>VENEZUELA: Lopez bows out of Venezuela presidential race</title>
<author>By Fabiola Sanchez</author>
<description><![CDATA[CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) &#8212; Opposition politician Leopoldo Lopez bowed out of Venezuela&#8217;s presidential race on Tuesday, saying he will support his leading rival as the opposition seeks to field a single candidate to challenge President Hugo Chavez. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_25_ap_venezuelas_presidential_race.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Caribbean Round-Up</title>
<author>Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[Police are investigating the discovery of four tons of stolen copper wire and air-conditioning parts in a container at the St. John&#8217;s Harbor bound for China. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_24_azad_roundup_020312.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA: Official funeral for Dudley Thompson</title>
<author>By Vinette K. Pryce</author>
<description><![CDATA[Jamaica&#8217;s Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller announced in Parliament that Dudley Joseph Thompson, the island&#8217;s &#8220;dedicated politician and public servant&#8221; will be given an official send-off by the government. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_27_vkp_dudley_thompson.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 1 Feb 2012 14:32:54 EST</pubDate>
<title>VENEZUELA: Venezuela brings home $9B in gold</title>
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<description><![CDATA[CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) &#8212; Venezuela repatriated a final shipment of gold from foreign banks Monday, saying the country has withdrawn a total of $9 billion in its gold reserves and moved it to the country&#8217;s Central Bank. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_31_ap_venezuela_gold.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>HAITI: BRAZIL TO THE RESCUE</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King</author>
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<pubDate>Fri, 3 Feb 2012 15:25:21 EST</pubDate>
<title>Caribbean Round-Up</title>
<author>Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[There is concern over the transportation of hazardous nuclear waste and other hazardous material through the Caribbean Sea, which are potential threats to lives, health, the environment and the environment. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_01_azad_roundup_021012.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>GUYANA: BATTLE LINES AT BOURDA</title>
<author>By Bert Wilkinson</author>
<description><![CDATA[Chaos and disorder loomed large for the game of cricket in Guyana this week as government seemed determined to arbitrarily move aside the elected governing board, replace it with its own political appointees and take over operations generally but if the Antigua-based West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has its way, Guyanese won&#8217;t see an international match for months or years to come. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_06_bw_chaos_in_guyana.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: BLACKBIRDS RIDING HIGH</title>
<author>By Robert Elkin</author>
<description><![CDATA[The Blackbirds&#8217; basketball team at Long Island University-Brooklyn is having one of its finest season during recent years and maybe in the school&#8217;s  history if the wins continue the way they have been. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_07_elkin_blackbirds.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:04:51 EST</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Caribbean Round-Up</title>
<author>Azad ALi</author>
<description><![CDATA[Despite the region spending millions of dollars to secure airlift to the Caribbean, ticket prices are still too high and remain insufficient to sustain the industry, according to Josef Forstmayr, president the Caribbean Hotel and  Tourism Association (CHTA). <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_08_azad_roundup_021712.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: POLICE INVADE NEWSDAY</title>
<author>By Bert  Wilkinson</author>
<description><![CDATA[No one, including expatriate Trinidad and Tobago Police Commissioner Dwayne Gibbs seems to know exactly why a battery of police officers invaded the offices of Trinidad&#8217;s Newsday newspaper in Port of Spain last week, spent several hours searching computers, files and other company property before carting away computer hard drives and flash drives, as well as other material in a move that shocked all across the island&#8217;s political divide. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_13_bw_trinidad1.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: BLACKBIRDS SECURE SPOT</title>
<author>By Robert Elkin</author>
<description><![CDATA[Last year the Long Island University-Brooklyn basketball team under the coaching of Jim Ferry captured 13 consecutive  games, including the Northeast College Conference post-season tournament,  defeating Robert Morris in the title game. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_15_elkin_blackbirds.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>GUYANA: CRICKET SCANDAL DEEPENS</title>
<author>By Bert Wilkinson
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<description><![CDATA[Guyana&#8217;s government&#8217;s public pledge to dismantle the elected Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) because of alleged widespread corruption and take over the administration of cricket by installing its Interim Management Committee (IMC) took a new turn over the weekend when local police arrested board secretary Anand Sanasie on suspicion that he was part of an organized ring that sold visas to ordinary Guyanese by passing them off to Western embassies as bona fide cricketers. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_20_bw_cricket_takeover.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:43:23 EST</pubDate>
<title>CUBA: US Coast Guard intercept wet-foot, dry-foot Cubans</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King</author>
<description><![CDATA[United States authorities said on Jan. 16 that 26 Cubans came ashore near Newfound Harbor in the Florida Keys in what authorities described as a possible migrant-smuggling operation. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_17_nk_cuban_migrants.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:19:44 EST</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: T&T, India sign air link agreement</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[Trinidad and Tobago and India have signed a bilateral agreement, which will establish air links between the two countries. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_17_azad_tt.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>CARIBBEAN: Britain, Caribbean agree on new strategic partnership</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King</author>
<description><![CDATA[The United Kingdom-Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Forum concluded in Grenada on Sunday with both sides agreeing to establish a new strategic partnership. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_23_nk_partnership.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:48:28 EST</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Trinidad&#8217;s former PM in hospital after stroke</title>
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<description><![CDATA[PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) &#8212; The man who led the resource-rich Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago for nearly 15 years has been hospitalized after an apparent stroke. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_25_ap_manning_hospitalized.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Jamaican deportee seeks redress in CCJ</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[A Jamaican woman, Shanique Myrie who claimed that she was sexually violated, verbally abused, locked up and thrown out of Barbados by immigration officials last March has filed an action in the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_24_azad_shanique_myrie.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA: Canadian solar farm for Jamaica</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King</author>
<description><![CDATA[The Toronto-based Solamon Energy Corp. said on Jan. 24 that it plans to build the largest solar power plant in the Caribbean. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_27_nk_solar_farm.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 3 Feb 2012 15:25:21 EST</pubDate>
<title>GRENADA: Eliminating U.K. airfare tax not a priority: Hague</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[Britain&#8217;s Foreign Secretary William Hague says eliminating or modifying an airfare tax is not a priority even though his government understands its implications on the Caribbean&#8217;s tourism business. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_01_azad_airfare_tax.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Fast ferry service for Eastern Caribbean</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[A fast ferry service between the Eastern Caribbean islands is soon to start sailing. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_08_azad_ferry_service.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>CARIBBEAN: Canadian economic aid for Carib localities</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King</author>
<description><![CDATA[Canada&#8217;s Minister of International Cooperation Beverley J. Oda, announced on Feb. 10 her country&#8217;s support for local economic development in the Caribbean to the tune of CAN$20 million. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_13_nk_canada.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:49:41 EST</pubDate>
<title>CHT continues pushback against U.K. airline tax</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHT) is calling on the Caribbean media to maintain pressure on the British government to repeal its controversial Airline Passenger Duty (APD), which, it says is damaging the economies of the region&#8217;s countries. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_14_azad_cht.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>HAITI: US pleads for unity in Haiti</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King</author>
<description><![CDATA[The United States have called on all political parties and legislators in Haiti to work closely together in order to avert a political crisis in the French-speaking, earthquake-ravaged Caribbean country. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_20_nk_haiti.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>GRENADA: Ex-Grenada PM George Brizan passes at 69</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King </author>
<description><![CDATA[Former Grenada Prime Minister George Brizan, a co-founder of the incumbent National Democratic Congress (NDC), died on Feb. 18 at the General Hospital in St. George&#8217;s, the Grenada capital, following a prolonged illness. He was 69. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_20_nk_pm_brizan.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 1 Feb 2012 14:32:54 EST</pubDate>
<title>HAITI: U.N. says Duvalier must be tried for Haiti abuses</title>
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<description><![CDATA[GENEVA (AP) &#8212; The U.N.&#8217;s human rights office has sharply criticized a Haitian judge&#8217;s recommendation against trying former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier for alleged crimes against humanity and other rights abuses. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_31_ap_haiti_duvalier.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 1 Feb 2012 14:32:54 EST</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Bill to end insider trading heads to Senate floor</title>
<author>By Kenton Kirby</author>
<description><![CDATA[A bill aimed at ending insider trading  in Washington headed to the floor of the Senate Tuesday, as New York&#8217;s junior senator renewed the push for additional reforms aimed at making the U.S. Congress more transparent and accountable. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_31_sub_gillibrand_bill.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2012 13:39:22 EST</pubDate>
<title>GUYANA: Jagdeo gets revenge against ardent critic</title>
<author>Photo credit: Bert Wilkinson</author>
<description><![CDATA[In what is a clear case of political spitefulness against its critics, members of Guyana&#8217;s ruling People&#8217;s Progressive Party (PPP) administration, used its majority on the University of Guyana&#8217;s board in the past week to publicly fire longstanding political science lecturer Freddie Kissoon, as sweet revenge for years of criticism and helping the opposition unearth startling facts pertaining to race relations and discrimination in Guyana and PPP governance of the country. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_30_bw_kissoon.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: Second annual New Voices in Black Cinema</title>
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<description><![CDATA[BAMcin&#233;matek kicks off its full 2012 calendar year with New Voices in Black Cinema, the second annual festival presented by the Fort Greene-based ActNow Foundation. Reflecting the wide spectrum of views and themes within the African diasporan communities in Brooklyn and beyond, the series features six New York premieres and special guests at nearly every screening. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_02_bam_new_voices_in_black_cinema.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: U.N. says Caribbean crime hurting economies</title>
<author>By Tony Fraser</author>
<description><![CDATA[PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) &#8212; Rising crime across the Caribbean threatens the region&#8217;s tourism-based economy and has exposed a weak and ineffective judicial system, according to a sweeping U.N. study released on Wednesday. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_08_ap_caribbean_crime.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Artists uncover the beauty of Church Avenue</title>
<author>By Kingsley Dougan</author>
<description><![CDATA[Church Avenue will have five new colorful and vibrant additions to the neighborhood in Spring 2012. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_15_sub_church_avenue.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: McCall receives first MLK leadership award</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King</author>
<description><![CDATA[Former State Comptroller and erstwhile gubernatorial candidate, H. Carl McCall, has received SUNY Downstate Medical Center&#8217;s first Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Leadership Award. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_21_nk_leadership_award.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 3 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>IMMIGRATION: Hotline for Carib detainees</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King</author>
<description><![CDATA[As part of what it describes as a &#8220;broader effort&#8221; to improve on its immigration enforcement process, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency announced on Dec. 29 new measures that would ensure that Caribbean and other nationals  are properly notified about immigrants&#8217; potential removal from the country and are made aware of their rights. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2011_12_30_nk_detained_caribbeans.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:19:45 EST</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton co-star in musical drama</title>
<author>By Kam Williams</author>
<description><![CDATA[When choir director Bernard Sparrow (Kris Kristofferson) passes away unexpectedly, Pastor Dale (Courtney B. Vance) finds himself on the horns of a dilemma. Should he promote the dearly-departed deacon&#8217;s deserving assistant, Vi Rose Hill (Queen Latifah), or award the position to his grieving widow, G.G. (Dolly Parton)? <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_17_kam_joyful_noise_film_review.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA: South Africans, Jamaicans to share tourism practices</title>
<author>By Vinette K. Pryce</author>
<description><![CDATA[South Africans will travel to Jamaica next month to attend an educational tour and to explore the island&#8217;s pioneering community tourism initiative. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_20_vkp_tourism_practices.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA: Jamaica launches emergency jobs initiative</title>
<author>By David Mcfadden</author>
<description><![CDATA[KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) &#8212; Jamaica&#8217;s month-old government on Wednesday launched the first phase of an emergency jobs program that was the centerpiece of its winning election campaign. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_27_ap_jamaica_jobs_initiative.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Habitat - NYC continues MLK legacy</title>
<author>By Tequila Minsky</author>
<description><![CDATA[On Martin Luther King Day, President Barack Obama painted walls at the Browne Education Center in Washington DC along with wife Michelle and daughter Malia. To honor King in the same spirit, 80 volunteers from 14 faith groups worked with Habitat for Humanity- NYC during their 13th annual &#8220;Building on a Dream&#8221; Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. A key principle of King Day is public service. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_24_tequila_mlk_habitat.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 1 Feb 2012 14:32:53 EST</pubDate>
<title>HAITI: Manhattan Boro prez honors Haitians</title>
<author>By Tequila Minsky</author>
<description><![CDATA[For the past six years during the month of January, the Haitian community has joined Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer in paying tribute to Haiti&#8217;s Independence, which in fact is celebrated every Jan. 1.  The first and only successful slave rebellion, Haiti&#8217;s independence was an inspiration for independence for many Latin American countries. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_30_tequila_haiti_independence.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>GRENADA: Greetings to Grenada from USA</title>
<author>By Vinette K. Pryce</author>
<description><![CDATA[Grenadians continue their milestone achievement this week and were acknowledged by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who dispatched this correspondence about their independence celebration this week. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_03_vkp_greetings_to_grenada.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>BRONX: Cheeseboro ordained Scientology minister</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Verlene Cheeseboro, director of Public Affairs of the Church Of Scientology Harlem was ordained as a minister on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_01_sub_verlene_cheeseboro.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>NEW YORK: Rainbow PUSH readies for annual Wall St. Summit</title>
<author>By Chudi Chukwudi</author>
<description><![CDATA[The Rainbow PUSH Wall Street Project will host the 15th annual gathering of the Wall Street Economic Summit from January 25-27, 2012 at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers, 811 Seventh Avenue at 53rd Street, New York City. This year&#8217;s summit, &#8220;We Are One World: Bringing Everyone to the Table&#8221; focuses on access to capital, industry, and technology for American families and businesses facing economic disparities. This year&#8217;s honorary chair is Terry J. Lundgren, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Macy&#8217;s Inc. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_13_sub_economic_summit.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>GUYANA: Guyana govt stops jungle road project, fires U.S. contractor</title>
<author>By Bert Wilkinson</author>
<description><![CDATA[Opposition parties, civic groups and other government critics had warned against the company from the very beginning so when Transport Minister Robeson Benn announced at the weekend that government had pulled the plug on a Florida firm&#8217;s $15.4 million jungle road construction contract, virtually no one in the country but the firm&#8217;s management was surprised. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_13_bw_florida_contract.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:48:13 EST</pubDate>
<title>CUBA: Castro lambasts U.S. Republican primary as idiotic</title>
<author>By Paul Haven</author>
<description><![CDATA[HAVANA (AP) &#8212; Fidel Castro lambasted the Republican presidential race as the greatest competition of &#8220;idiocy and ignorance&#8221; the world has ever seen in a column published Wednesday, and also took shots at the news media and foreign governments for seizing on the death of a Cuban prisoner to demand greater respect for human rights. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_25_ap_castro_lambasts_us_gop_primary.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:06:34 EST</pubDate>
<title>NEW YORK: Praise for President Obama&#8217;s State of the Union Address</title>
<author>By Eric T. Schneiderman</author>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC  (Jan. 24) --New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman released the following statement Wednesday on President Obama&#8217;s State of the Union address. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_25_schneiderman_obama_state_of_the_union.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:48:29 EST</pubDate>
<title>GUYANA: UG lecturer&#8217;s dismissal sours APNU</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Guyana&#8217;s Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has condemned the termination of University of Guyana (UG) lecturer Frederick Kissoon&#8217;s contract, calling the action a violation of his academic and press freedoms. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_25_sub_ug_lecturer.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: Black History Month to focus on prisons</title>
<author>By Vinette K. Pryce</author>
<description><![CDATA[City College will host an annual Black History Month symposium focusing on the criminal justice system and how it impacts on society. Hosted by the Black Studies Department, the Feb. 14 event is expected to highlight some of the concerns inmates face when confined to State prison facilities during two two-hour panel discussions. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_27_vkp_inside_life_020312.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>CUBA: Cuban begins offshore oil-drilling project</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King</author>
<description><![CDATA[After approval from United States authorities, offshore oil drilling has begun off Cuba, officials in Havana and the U.S. said. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_30_nk_oil_drilling.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>GUYANA: Brooklyn doctor quells HPV vaccine concerns</title>
<author>By Tangerine Clarke</author>
<description><![CDATA[Concerns raised by Guyanese parents in the New York area about the side-effects of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine that was launched among school-age girls in Georgetown, was quickly quelled by Guyana-born gynecologist, Dr. Mahendranaugh Sohan during a recent interview in his downtown Brooklyn office. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_26_tangerine_hpv_vaccine.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 8 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Sun Kulcha</title>
<author>Ida Eisenstein</author>
<description><![CDATA[BAMcafe Live

BAMcafe Live! presents Mo Beasley&#8217;s LoveStorm featuring spoken word, music &#38; dance 9:00 p.m. (Happy Hour: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.), at BAM, Peter Jay Sharp Bldg., 30 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn. Admission free. For additonal event information, visit www.bam.org/view.aspx?pid=4006. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_06_ida_sun_kulcha_021012.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 8 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MANHATTAN: Ben Chavis shares his Occupy Dream</title>
<author>By Tequila Minsky</author>
<description><![CDATA[For those who think that Occupy Wall Street has petered-out, they are quite mistaken. Occupiers, supporters and sympathizers packed Housing Works Bookstore in Manhattan last week for the discussion &#8220;Where We&#8217;ve Gone and What to Expect from Occupy in 2012.&#8221; <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_06_tequila_ben_chavis.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:56:05 EST</pubDate>
<title>NEW YORK: Sun Kulcha</title>
<author>Ida Eisenstein</author>
<description><![CDATA[Motown

Queensboro Performing Arts Center presents Las Vegas Tribute to Motown featuring the music of The Temptations, The Supremes &#38; The Four Tops, 8:00 p.m. at Queensboro Community College, 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside. Buy tickets online at www.visitqpac.org or at the box office at (718) 631-6311, Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_10_ida_sun_kulcha_021712.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA: U.S. govt responds to Buju&#8217;s appeal</title>
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<description><![CDATA[MIAMI (AP) &#8212; The U.S. government says plenty of evidence supports a federal jury&#8217;s conviction of Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton on cocaine conspiracy and trafficking charges. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_13_ap_buju_appeal.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>GRENADA: Grenada airport remains open despite Taiwan&#8217;s squeeze</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The government of Grenada has assured its citizens and visitors to the island that the Maurice Bishop International Airport (MBIA) will remain in full and effective operation. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_13_sub_grenada_taiwan_dispute.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA: Jamaican republican status on the fast track</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King</author>
<description><![CDATA[The newly-elected government of Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller in Jamaica has begun initial discussions on the country&#8217;s transition to republican status, a government statement issued in New York on Feb. 16 said. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_17_nk-transition_to_republican_status.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>ST LUCIA: St. Lucian Taj Weekes to be recognized</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The legendary St. Lucian artiste and philanthropist Taj Weekes has been selected for the St. Lucia House Foundation&#8217;s Humanitarian Award for his selflessness and dedicated humanitarian efforts. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_17_sub_taj_weekes.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:19:46 EST</pubDate>
<title>HAITI: 1199 SEIU members celebrate life in Haiti</title>
<author>By Tequila Minsky</author>
<description><![CDATA[Many events in the New York area marking the second anniversary of the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti took place last week. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_19_tequila_1199_haiti_event.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>The Collegiate Chorale at Carnegie Hall</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Collegiate Chorale presents Tippett&#8217;s A Child of Our Time and Bruckner&#8217;s Te Deum on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at Carnegie Hall, 881 Seventh Avenue, NYC. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_20_sub_colegiate_chorale.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 3 Feb 2012 15:25:20 EST</pubDate>
<title>FOOD: Monroe Culinary heats up Winterfest</title>
<author>By Gary Axelbank</author>
<description><![CDATA[Culinary and pastry students from the Monroe College School of Hospitality Management and the Culinary Arts won 10 ACF (American Culinary Federation) medals at the annual Winterfest held at SUNY Delhi on Saturday, Jan. 21. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_01_axelbank_monroe_culinary.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>ST KITTS AND NEVIS: Groundbreaking for agro-tourism farm</title>
<author>By Tangerine Clarke</author>
<description><![CDATA[St. Kitts &#38; Nevis Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Sen. Ricky Skerritt praised a proposed 20-acre Agro-Tourism Demonstration Farm during a recent groundbreaking ceremony, stating that the project, while poised to be entertaining, will also be educational, and will represent a unique marriage between agriculture and tourism. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_08_tangerine_agro_tourism.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>VENEZUELA: ALBA approves new economic system, admits Haiti</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King </author>
<description><![CDATA[Leaders of the eight-nation Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) on Feb. 5 approved a new economic integration system, called ECOALBA, admitted Haiti to the bloc and heard membership requests from two more Caribbean Community (CARICOM) states. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_06_nk_alba.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>GUYANA: Top cop, on trial for rape, buys more time</title>
<author>Stabroek News</author>
<description><![CDATA[Facing a criminal charge of rape, embattled Police Chief Henry Greene has secured a temporary court order barring junior officers from charging him as he challenges the recommendation from the state prosecutor&#8217;s office to indict him on the felony charge, saying the evidence in the complaint is too weak to secure a conviction. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_09_bw_top_cop.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:20:36 EST</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Trinidad economy &#8216;turning the corner&#8217;: IMF</title>
<author>BY Nelson A. King</author>
<description><![CDATA[After concluding Article IV consultation with government authorities and other officials in Trinidad and Tobago, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says &#8220;there is concrete evidence&#8221; that the twin-island republic&#8217;s economy is &#8220;turning the corner.&#8221; <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_13_nk_imf.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: McDonalds  honors media living legends</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The McDonalds Corporation honored 12 persons during their Living Media Legends Program at New York City&#8217;s  Plaza Hotel on Feb. 1. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_08_fuller_mcdonalds_honors.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: Sun Kulcha</title>
<author>Ida Eisenstein</author>
<description><![CDATA[Prayer Breakfast

People Moved With Compassion (PMWC) presents a Prayer Breakfast (8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.) &#38; Conference (10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.) featuring Speaker Min. Marva Thomas at Calvary Cathedral of Praise, 45 East 8th St., Brooklyn.  Admission free. There will be a free will offering. Call to register at (347) 267-2654 or (718) 435-2731. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_15_ida_sun_kulcha_022412.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: Caribbean Day at children&#8217;s museum</title>
<author>By Tequila Minsky</author>
<description><![CDATA[Immersing yourself in the Caribbean spirit through arts is a wonderful way for the family to warm up an early March afternoon. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_17_tequila_caribbean_day.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:08:09 EST</pubDate>
<title>VIEWPOINTS: A &#8216;sure thing&#8217; no more for GOP</title>
<author>By Les Slater </author>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Sun Kulcha</title>
<author>Ida Eisenstein</author>
<description><![CDATA[Comedy/Variety

Comics Jim Mendrinos, Nancy Lombardo &#38; Hilary Schwartz will be among the performers featured at the No Name Comedy/Variety show at The Pipers Kilt, 4944 Broadway, between 207 &#38; Isham streets, N.Y., 10:00 p.m. No cover;  must be 21+. For information, call (212) 569 -7071. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_27_ida_sun_kulcha_020312.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA: Trench Town Trifecta in Jamaica</title>
<author>By Vinette K. Pryce</author>
<description><![CDATA[A three-day festival in Trench Town, Kingston will mark three significant milestones in the nation&#8217;s history. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_30_vkp_trench_town.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 1 Feb 2012 14:32:55 EST</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Senate bill strengthens penalties for child abusers</title>
<author></author>
<description><![CDATA[The New York State Senate this week voted unanimously in support of legislation to protect children by deterring abuse through strengthening penalties for those who sexually abuse a minor under the age of 14. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_31_sub_senate_bill.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Prince Harry to meet JA PM, Olympic champ</title>
<author>By Vinette K. Pryce</author>
<description><![CDATA[During his diamond jubilee tour of commonwealth nations from March 2 to 8, Britain&#8217;s Prince Harry will visit Jamaica, Belize and the Bahamas. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_03_vkp_inside_life_021012.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 7 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Reeves returns to Rose Theater</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Continuing Jazz at Lincoln Center&#8217;s Visionary Voices series, Grammy-winning vocalist Dianne Reeves performs in Rose Theater, Feb. 24-25 at 8:00 p.m. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_01_sub_dianne_reeves.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>CUBA: Lawyer for Cuban agents vows last-ditch appeal</title>
<author>By Paul Haven</author>
<description><![CDATA[HAVANA (AP) &#8212; A lawyer for five Cuban agents sentenced to long jail terms for spying in the United States said Wednesday he is preparing a last-ditch appeal, arguing that one of the men received bad counsel and that the jury for all five was prejudiced because the U.S. paid several journalists who covered the trial. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_08_ap_cuban_agents.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>Jamaica shares love on Valentine&#8217;s Day</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The &#8220;One Love&#8221; island of Jamaica will spread the love to commuters in SoHo this Tuesday, Valentine&#8217;s Day with roses and a chance to win a trip to sunny Jamaica! <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_10_sub_jamaica.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>GUYANA: Guyana Cricket Board resumes control</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[A High Court judge in Guyana has allowed the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) to resume control of the sport in the South American country. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_14_azad_gcb.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Montano wins two carnival titles</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[Soca superstar Machel Montano scored a double when he took the International Power Soca Monarch and the Groovy Soca Monarch titles on Fantastic Friday night at the Hasley Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_20_azad_trinidad_carnival.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Mighty Sparrow, Calypso Rose on the high seas</title>
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<description><![CDATA[It will be a star studded event featuring the legendary Mighty Sparrow and the Queen of Soca Calypso Rose as the Bartlett Brothers kick off their third decade of producing top entertainment on the high seas. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_18_roz_high_seas_entertainment.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: WINANS DUO IN CONCERT</title>
<author>By John Marrast</author>
<description><![CDATA[R&#38;B and Gospel stars Bebe &#38; Cece Winans will perform in concert at the Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College in Flushing on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, at 8:00 p.m. in its Colden Auditorium. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_12_sub_winans_concert.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2012 13:39:22 EST</pubDate>
<title>QUEENS: Youth Justice Board tackles youth crime</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Six teenagers participating in a unique after school program that brings together young people to study and propose solutions to the issues affecting teenagers were the guest speakers at Assemblyman William Scarboroughs&#8217; 29th A.D. Task Force Meeting recently. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_01_sub_youth_justice_board.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 3 Feb 2012 15:25:17 EST</pubDate>
<title>BRONX: World&#8217;s tallest pro hoops player leads Harlem Globetrotters</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The world&#8217;s tallest professional basketball player, Paul &#8220;Tiny&#8221; Sturgess, will add 7-feet 8-inches to the New York City skyline when he leads the Harlem Globetrotters into New York City for six games from Feb. 17-20, including one game at Madison Square Garden. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_17_sub_harlem_globetrotters.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>BROOKLYN: Free coats for Flatbush residents</title>
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<description><![CDATA[More than 500 coats were distributed to the East Flatbush community at P.S. 399 as part of the Annual Coat Drive held on Sat., Feb. 4 at P.S. 399, 2707 Albermarle Road, Brooklyn. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_06_dawson_coat_drive.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>ST LUCIA: Bay Gardens Beach Resort, Jet Blue support St. Lucia&#8217;s Independence Gala</title>
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<description><![CDATA[As Saint Lucians in New York prepare to commemorate their country&#8217;s 33rd anniversary of National Independence, the Saint Lucia House Foundation has announced that Bay Gardens Beach Resort &#38; Spa and Jet Blue Airways are major donors to this year&#8217;s Independence Gala on Feb. 25. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_15_sub_st.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Remembering Malcolm X</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center will host two events to commemorate the life and legacy of Malcolm X/ El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. Both events will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_16_sub_malcolm_x.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: MARLEY&#8217;S GRAMMY</title>
<author>By Vinette K. Pryce</author>
<description><![CDATA[Perhaps it was less than a surprise when Bob and Rita Marley&#8217;s youngest son Stephen took the best reggae album category at the recent Grammy awards. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_17_vkp_marley_grammy.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Hoop buffs cheer on Jeremy Lin</title>
<author>By Robert Elkin</author>
<description><![CDATA[Could Jeremy Lin, a first year backcourt man on the New York Knickerbockers, be a great one and rank among the top guards in the National Basketballl Association? The rate that he is going even though he was not drafted shouldn&#8217;t stop him by any means. He has almost all the ingredients to be a future Hall of Famer. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_20_elkin_jeremy_lin.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: New Day New Opportunity Networking Event</title>
<author></author>
<description><![CDATA[The third bi-monthly New Day New Opportunity networking event will be held on Thursday, Feb. 23, at Eve&#8217;s Lounge 769 Washington Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11218. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_15_sub_networking_event.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: JFK airport terror plotter gets life</title>
<author>By Nelson A. King </author>
<description><![CDATA[A United States federal judge on Jan. 13 sentenced to life in prison a Trinidadian man who was convicted of plotting to blow up fuel tanks at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_16_nk_airport_terror_plot.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>BROOKLYN: Community Bazaar at St .Gregory The Great Catholic School</title>
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<description><![CDATA[As part of its Centennial Celebration Saint Gregory The Great Catholic School in collaboration with The Caribbean American Chamber Of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (CACCI) cordially invites you to attend a Community Bazaar, Saturday, Jan. 28 starting at 1:00 p.m. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_24_sub_cacci_celebration.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Nation&#8217;s best head to Colgate Women&#8217;s Games finals</title>
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<description><![CDATA[From an initial field of more than 10,000 girls and young women from all over the East Coast, 210 of the nation&#8217;s best athletes have persevered through four preliminary meets and a semi-finals at Pratt Institute to earn spots in the Madison Square Garden finals of the Colgate Women&#8217;s Games to be held this Saturday, January 28 beginning at 10:00 a.m. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_23_peterkin_colgate_games.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: Clinton Hill Simply Art Gallery celebrates its 20th anniversary</title>
<author>Clinton Hill Simply Art Gallery</author>
<description><![CDATA[NYC&#8217;s oldest independently owned African American custom and specialty picture framing gallery,    Clinton Hill Simply Art &#38; Framing Gallery (CHSAFG) in Brooklyn is celebrating its 20th anniversary. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_01_sub_clinton_hill_simply_art.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 7 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>Dion delivers show stopper</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 6 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK</title>
<author>By Rhea Smith</author>
<description><![CDATA[Phoenix Francisco realized her love for the performing arts at the tender age of six. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_03_sub_phoenix.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>BRONX: Touro College honors C. Virginia Fields</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (TouroCOM) honored former Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields, president &#38; CEO of the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS, Inc. (NBCLA), at an event on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at the Harlem medical school in commemoration of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_10_sub_fields_honors.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>CARIBBEAN: High price tag for Trinidad spinner</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[Trinidad and Tobago mystery spinner Sunil Narine, who shot into the cricket limelight last year was purchased by Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (ILP) for the fifth highest price behind India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene, India pacer Vinay Kumar and New Zealand batsman Brendan McCullum. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_14_azad_sunil_narine.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Leave legacy of health; not just wealth</title>
<author>
By Dr. Rani Whitfield</author>
<description><![CDATA[The current state of our economy has raised questions about whether today&#8217;s kids will be better or worse off than their parents. But, as a physician and father, I question whether they will be healthy enough to even live longer than their parents. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_16_sub_health.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>VENEZUELA: Venezuelans protest closure of Miami consulate</title>
<author>By Christine Armario</author>
<description><![CDATA[MIAMI (AP) &#8212; At a park in downtown Miami, alongside a statue of their country&#8217;s liberator, Venezuelans gathered Saturday to protest the closing of their consulate, an action they say will cause major problems for the thousands of Venezuelans living in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_23_venezuelans_protest_consulate_closure.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: No war, no sanctions, no interventions, no assassinations</title>
<author>By Sheldon Richman</author>
<description><![CDATA[A growing group of individuals and organizations has designated Saturday, Feb. 4, as a &#8220;National Day of Action&#8221; aimed at preventing a war against Iran. The manifesto is simple: &#8220;No War, No Sanctions, No Intervention, No Assassinations.&#8221; <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_24_richman_war_against_iran_op_ed.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>VIEWPOINTS: Main Street small businesses stand with OWS</title>
<author>By Kit Schackner</author>
<description><![CDATA[What will your children breathe? Environmental issues are on the rise.  Parents are advised to heed the call to embrace the green revolution. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_27_sub_green_revolution.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2012 13:39:21 EST</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: CONCACAF looks for new boss</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[Jeff Webb, the man spearheading the rebuilding of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), has been tipped to take over as president of CONCACAF. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_24_azad_cfu.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 7 Feb 2012 21:47:50 EST</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: What can we do for the children?</title>
<author>By Suzanne Button, Ph.D</author>
<description><![CDATA[Macy&#8217;s celebrates Black History Month with special events honoring the legacy of famed artist Romare Bearden. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/cys_black_history2012_02_06_.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>GRENADA: Kirani James wins 400 meters in Boston</title>
<author>By Kevin Williams</author>
<description><![CDATA[World champion Kirani James of Grenada won the men&#8217;s 400 meters in 45.96 seconds &#8212; the fastest in the world so far this year in the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston on Saturday night. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_06_kw_kirani_james.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: Know the signs of heart failure</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Soul Train Don dies leaving &#8216;love, peace &#38; soul&#8217;</title>
<author>By Vinette K. Pryce</author>
<description><![CDATA[There was a time when few television programs showcased the talents of African-Americans. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_09_vkp_inside_life.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 6 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: Demise of St. Louis Housing Project</title>
<author>By Kam Williams</author>
<description><![CDATA[When the Pruitt-Igoe housing project opened to considerable fanfare back in 1956, its 33 high-rise towers were hailed as a proud symbol of the future of American urban renewal. Located on a 57-acre tract on St. Louis&#8217; north side, the federally-funded development had been created to house 12,000 African-American refugees from the city&#8217;s crumbling slums. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_01_kam_pruitt_igoe_myth_film_review.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:20:33 EST</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: &#8216;JAZZPORA&#8217;</title>
<author>By Tequila Minsky</author>
<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I wanted to do something located more in the jazz idiom,&#8221; says Buyu Ambroise on how his third CD, &#8220;Jazzpora,&#8221; differs from his last ones. With the core Blues in Red Band&#8211;his musical companions since the first CD, Ambroise reveals his musical influences, Haitian, African and North American, all places Ambroise has called home. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_24_tequila_buyu.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:20:35 EST</pubDate>
<title>HAITI: Nyder comes through for Uniondale</title>
<author>By Robert Elkin</author>
<description><![CDATA[The track and field coaches at Uniondale High School are very proud of the efforts turned in by the athletes in the Section VIII or Nassau County championship meet in winning their 30th overall championship. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_13_elkin_uniondale_track.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: About calling it dumb when it is</title>
<author>By Les Slater</author>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>BROOKLYN: Key Brooklyn hospitals under threst of closure</title>
<author>By Celia Weintrob</author>
<description><![CDATA[Brooklyn&#8217;s hospitals are in a precarious state. Four of our borough&#8217;s 16 hospitals are failing and will close if not merged with other, more financially stable ones. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_16_cw_hospital_closings.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>NATIONAL: The problem with too many debates</title>
<author>By Lee H. Hamilton</author>
<description><![CDATA[What role should debates have in political campaigning? That&#8217;s the question being raised by this Republican presidential primary season. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_16_hamilton_debates_op_ed.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Houston: Model, singer, actress, superstar</title>
<author>By Vinette K. Pryce</author>
<description><![CDATA[When Whitney Houston made an early morning appearance in Central Park three years ago, she repeated an act her mother Cissy initiated by introducing her to a Manhattan crowd at a time she was an unknown teenager. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_16_vkp_inside_life_022412.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>SURINAME: Payday for the Chinese</title>
<author>By Bert Wilkinson</author>
<description><![CDATA[One of Suriname&#8217;s leading political scientists is contending that successive administrations have been facilitating the growth of Chinese businesses in the Dutch-speaking Caribbean trade bloc nation to deliberately help authorities break the economic clout of the Hindustani or East Indian community. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_23_bw_suriname.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>VIEWPOINTS: More grist for the campaign mill</title>
<author>By Les Slater</author>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: Great tips for Heart Health Month</title>
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<description><![CDATA[For most people, February conjures up images of red hearts, candy and messages to loved ones. But, did you know February is also American Heart Month? <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_07_state_point_heart_health_month.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:19:45 EST</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: Independent &#38; Foreign Films</title>
<author>By Kam Williams</author>
<description><![CDATA[Albert Nobbs (R for profanity, sexuality and brief nudity) Glenn Close plays the title character in this genderbending drama about a lesbian who passed as a man for over 30 years in order to survive in 19th Century Ireland. With Janet McTeer, Brenda Fricker, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Brendan Gleeson and Mia Wasikowska. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_19_kam_kams_kaps_012712.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: VICTORY HEADER</title>
<author>By Patrick Horne</author>
<description><![CDATA[Second-half substitute Ricardo Clark scored a header off a Jermaine Jones corner kick in the seventh minute of stoppage time to give the U.S. a 1-0 win over Venezuela in an international friendly Saturday night.  Both teams used second-string teams in an attempt to add depth to their squads as World Cup qualifying play approaches this summer. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_23_horne_soccer_012712.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Congress and the US Constitution&#8217;s 225th Anniversary</title>
<author>By Lee H. Hamilton</author>
<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a major political event approaching this fall, and though I have no doubt it will be overshadowed by the elections, I hope you&#8217;ll carve out some time for it anyway. On September 17, we&#8217;ll observe the 225th anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_24_hamilton_congress_op_ed.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>CARIBBEAN: T&T wins Twenty20 Championship</title>
<author>By George H. Whyte</author>
<description><![CDATA[Trinidad and Tobago captured the Caribbean Twenty20 2012 competition by defeating Jamaica by 63 runs at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_24_whyte_eoc.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>NATIONAL: Light at the end of the tunnel</title>
<author>By Robert Lieber</author>
<description><![CDATA[It is a well understood law that in general a person who entered the U.S. illegally or overstayed the time granted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is not permitted to adjust Immigration status in the U.S.  By staying in the U.S. such a person builds up &#8220;unlawful presence&#8221; time in the U.S. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_27_sub_uscis_waivers.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Still Sick In The City</title>
<author>By The Community Service Society</author>
<description><![CDATA[Half of working New Yorkers report that their employers do not provide paid sick leave. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_30_css_paid_sick_leave_op_ed.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 1 Feb 2012 14:32:54 EST</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Sunil Narine will be Windies star bowler</title>
<author>By George H. Whyte</author>
<description><![CDATA[Trinidad and Tobago all-rounder Sunil Narine who is best known for his right arm spin bowling will be boosting West Indies efforts to regain a higher status on the international rating. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_31_whyte_eoc.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>NATIONAL: The pitch for economic fairness</title>
<author>By Les Slater</author>
<description><![CDATA[ <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_01_slater_economic_fairness.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 3 Feb 2012 15:25:17 EST</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Bobby Mcferrin&#8217;s world of music</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lehman Center for the Performing Arts celebrates its 31st season with an exclusive New York City appearance by a true genius of vocal improvisation, ten-time GRAMMY Award winner Bobby McFerrin on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_20_sub_bobby_mcferrin.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: Prostate operation without the knife</title>
<author>By Herbert Okun, MD</author>
<description><![CDATA[&#8220;It&#8217;s like having a prostate operation but &#8220;without&#8221; the operation.&#8221; That&#8217;s the way many patients, who had experienced the TherMatrx microwave thermotherapy treatment of their enlarged and symptomatic prostates expressed themselves. They had been prepared to undergo surgery in the hospital with anesthesia as treatment and were fully aware of the surgical risks and the need to wear a catheter after the operation. The microwave treatment made all that unnecessary. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_02_okun_doctor_doctor_021712.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>PUERTO RICO: Carib nationals as XLVI pioneers</title>
<author>AP Photo/Gregory Payan.</author>
<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The key thing is to remember this: that all things are possible for those who believe. And we always believed, we always knew we could get here.&#8221; -- Giants head coach Tom Coughlin said at City Hall. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_10_vkp_super_bowl_flashback.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: Strange bedfellows in spy thriller</title>
<author>By Kam Williams</author>
<description><![CDATA[Tobin Frost (Denzel Washington) is a veteran CIA Agent who has been on the run for close to a decade since being suspected of selling military secrets to America&#8217;s enemies. By contrast, straitlaced Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds) is a newcomer to the Agency who&#8217;s just been itching for some action. Unfortunately, he&#8217;s been stationed in South Africa for months where he&#8217;s only been assigned to maintain a backwater safe house that&#8217;s never been needed for a clandestine operation. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_14_kam_safe_house_film_review.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>BARBADOS: Tribute to the late Shirley Chisholm</title>
<author>By Gideon Manasseh</author>
<description><![CDATA[Community leaders from across New York City gathered on Feb. 10 at Brooklyn Borough Hall for a Black History Month tribute to the late Brooklyn Congresswomen Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm, who was born Nov. 30, 1924 and died Jan. 1, 2005. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_13_gideon_shirley_chisholm.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: Football coach finds winning formula</title>
<author>By Kam Williams</author>
<description><![CDATA[&#8220;You think football builds character. It does not. Football reveals character.&#8221; That mantra sums up the philosophy Bill Courtney relied upon in pep talks to turn around the football program at Manassas High located in inner-city Memphis. When he assumed the reins in 2004, the Tigers had never made the playoffs in its entire 100-year history, and hadn&#8217;t even won a single game in the previous 14 years. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_17_kam_undefeated_film_review.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:01:38 EST</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA: Keeping prescription medications affordable</title>
<author>By Dr. Rosa Gil</author>
<description><![CDATA[Since founding Comunilife, I have worked with many New Yorkers from underserved communities &#8211; from children to seniors - and those living with HIV/AIDS or mental illness. As anyone working in healthcare today knows, one of the most significant challenges facing New York and our country as a whole is the staggering number of people who are unable to afford their prescription medications. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_20_sub_rosa_gil_oped.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:43:24 EST</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: WINNING STRIDE</title>
<author>By John Marrast</author>
<description><![CDATA[The final preliminary meet of the nation&#8217;s largest track series, the Colgate Women&#8217;s Games, featured some of the East Coast&#8217;s best athletic talent, as competitors of all ages continue to set the national pace with fast times, and excellent performances at the Pratt Institute, Brooklyn last weekend. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_17_peterkin_colgate_preliminary_finals.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: CCNY Frosh impresses in field</title>
<author>By Robert Elkin</author>
<description><![CDATA[For a college freshman to enter into any event whether it is on the track or on the field, no matter what it is, that person could feel a little nervous. It is not uncommon. So it was with Albert Huggins and Peter Dehazya, field specialists on the City College of New York  track and field team. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_23_elkin_track.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: How to perk-up in SAD times</title>
<author>By Dr. Eva Hersh, Healthy Living News</author>
<description><![CDATA[Dear Dr. Eva, <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_20_hersh_sad.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: Heroic exploits of the Tuskegee Airmen</title>
<author>By Kam Williams</author>
<description><![CDATA[The Tuskegee Airmen is the nickname given the 332nd Fighter Group, the first squadron of African-American aviators ever trained by the U.S. Air Force. Formed in 1940, the historic unit had to be stationed at a base on the campus of the Tuskegee Institute in Macon County, Alabama, since the Armed Forces were still racially segregated at the time of its creation. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_25_kam_red_tails_film_review.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 7 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>CARIBBEAN: Gayle heads to Bangladesh</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[Embattled West Indies batsman Chris Gayle topped the list of 12 West Indies players who were signed to play in the inaugural Bangladesh Twenty20 Premier League (BPL) next month. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_01_azad_chris_gayle.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 7 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Coloring the Great White Way</title>
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<description><![CDATA[In the early 1900s, Broadway was known as The Great White Way for good reason. Since then, however, the African-American community has made great inroads.  Over the years, African-American actors and actresses have won over 70 Tony awards, Broadway&#8217;s highest honor, in numerous categories, displaying their talents on the stage as brightly as the lights on Broadway. Here&#8217;s the who&#8217;s who of Broadway&#8217;s African-American royalty. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_06_black_history_salute_broadway.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 8 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: ICC slams Guyana government</title>
<author>By George H. Whyte</author>
<description><![CDATA[The International Cricket Council has condemned the Guyana government&#8217;s interference in the functioning of cricket in Guyana. In a recent meeting in Dubai, the ICC Board took a stand against any government taking over and running cricket in any respective country. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_07_whyte_eoc_021012.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: D&#8217;banj makes U.S. debut in Manhattan</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Recently signed to Kanye West&#8217;s G.O.O.D. Music label, Nigerian artist  D&#8217;banj will perform for the first time in New York City on Feb.  19, 2012. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_03_sub_kanye_west.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Ivory Coast storms into ACN semifinals</title>
<author>By Patrick Horne</author>
<description><![CDATA[Didier Drogba scored twice and Yaya Toure once to lead the Ivory Coast Elephants to a 3-0 quarterfinal victory over co-host Equatorial Guinea on Saturday to storm into the African Cup of Nations (ACN) semifinals. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_06_horne_soccer_021012.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: WICB announces Digicel Series schedule</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) announced the schedule for the Digicel Series 2012 and the picturesque Arnos Vale Cricket Ground in Antigua will host the first three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) when West Indies meets Australia in March and April this year. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_08_azad_wicb.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:20:34 EST</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: 5 Great Days of Black Theatre</title>
<author>By Joan H. Allen</author>
<description><![CDATA[The Harlem Theatre Arts Festival (HTAF) debuted in Harlem with 5 Great Days of Black Theatre. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_07_seitu_harlem_arts_festival.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: From The Front Porch</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Reneesance Dreams and Spotlight on Festivals present a special performance of &#8220;From The Front Porch&#8221; at the Jan Hus Theatre &#8211; 351 East 74th St. (between 1st and 2nd avenues) on Feb. 29, starting at  8:00 p.m. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_08_sub_the_front_porch.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Trinidad&#8217;s former PM flown to U.S. after stroke</title>
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<description><![CDATA[PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) &#8212; Trinidad&#8217;s former Prime Minister Patrick Manning has been airlifted to Walter Reed Medical Center in the United States for treatment following a stroke. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_14_ap_manning_treatment.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: The Thomas Jefferson - Sally Hemings love story</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Musical drama explores Jefferson and Hemings story <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_15_sub_sally_and_tom.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: NYC premiere of &#8216;Better Mus&#8217; Come&#8217;</title>
<author>By Fabian Burrell</author>
<description><![CDATA[As the island nation Jamaica celebrates 50 years of independence from British rule, Jamaican film director Storm Saulter&#8217;s &#8220;Better Mus&#8217; Come&#8221; chronicles the bloody reign of terror that was once the backdrop for the political campaigns and struggle for power between the two parties; Jamaica Labor Party (JLP) and the Peoples National Party (PNP). <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_20_fabian_better_mus_come.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Jamaica&#8217;s Mattocks a gem in draft</title>
<author>By Patrick Horne</author>
<description><![CDATA[Jamaica continues to be the Caribbean country with the most players in MLS.  The Jamaicans in MLS now number 14 when the Vancouver Whitecaps FC selected forward Darren Mattocks of the University of Akron as the second overall pick in the draft, held on Thursday during the NSCAA Convention in Kansas City, Kan.  Duke University forward Andrew Wenger was selected as the first overall pick by the expansion club Montreal Impact. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_16_horne_soccer_012012.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Phipps tops York&#8217;s rebounders</title>
<author>By Robert Elkin</author>
<description><![CDATA[Omari Phipps is a basketball player at York College. In fact, he is a very good one. His father Oswald Phipps is a native of the West Indies, where he played soccer and cricket as a youngster in St. Vincent. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_13_elkin_phipps.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:43:23 EST</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: Art makes a house a home</title>
<author></author>
<description><![CDATA[Active and artistic residents at Bishop Henry B. Hucles Episcopal Nursing Home have created a 15-foot mural covering the walls of their activity room with a burst of color and energetic images that makes the home their own. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_13_sub_mural_project.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:43:24 EST</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: T&T looks set to win Twenty20 Championship</title>
<author>By George H. Whyte </author>
<description><![CDATA[Trinidad and Tobago seems well set to capture the Twenty20 Championship trophy. The annual competition has seven teams competing: Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Barbados, Windward Islands, Leeward Islands and Canada. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_17_whyte_eoc_012012.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2012 13:39:21 EST</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: Uncover Church Avenue Art Exhibit</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Church Avenue Business Improvement District (Church Avenue BID) presents the exhibition for &#8220;Uncover Church Avenue,&#8221; a public art program to install murals on commercial gates along Church Avenue. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_20_sub_uncover_chruch_avenue.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: Search for missing grandfather in 3-D</title>
<author>By Kam Williams</author>
<description><![CDATA[We were first introduced to Sean Anderson (Josh Hutcherson) about four years ago when he embarked on a very eventful &#8220;Journey to the Center of the Earth,&#8221; courtesy of Jules Verne. Now, although he&#8217;s matured from a wide-eyed adolescent into a handsome, headstrong teenager with raging hormones, the lustful lad remains game for another exciting adventure. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_07_kam_mysterious_island_film_review.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>BOOKS: Different portrait of African Americans</title>
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<description><![CDATA[If you have grown up being educated in the United States, then doubtless the images of African Americans in the 1800&#8217;s and 1900&#8217;s that you are used to seeing are first as slaves and then later as share croppers, cooks, railroad workers and other jobs in which they were often shown in old tattered clothing. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_20_sub_legacy_book_review.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Racism must be booted from soccer</title>
<author>By Patrick Horne</author>
<description><![CDATA[The issue of racism in soccer has raised its ugly head again, this time in the English Premier League last Saturday when Uruguayan Luis Saurez, who plays for Liverpool Football Club, failed to shake Patrice Evra&#8217;s hand before kick-off of a league encounter against host Manchester United at Old Trafford. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_13_horne_soccer_021712.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>HAITI: The Ancient Chinese concept of Yin-Yang</title>
<author>By Herbert Okun, MD</author>
<description><![CDATA[The Chinese speak of &#8220;Yin-Yang&#8221; as opposing but complementary forces present throughout nature.  Urologically, this concept can also be applied to urination as being a balance of opposing forces. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_09_okun_doctor_doctor_022412.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: Tips for men to stay healthy as they age</title>
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<description><![CDATA[With age comes wisdom. Unfortunately, it also comes with an increased threat of developing certain health problems. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_14_state_point_stay_healthy.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Donovan player of the month</title>
<author>By Patrick Horne</author>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. and Los Angeles Galaxy forward Landon Donovan by now must have removed the doubts about his ability to succeed in Europe. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_20_horne_soccer_022412.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Sun Kulcha</title>
<author>Ida Eisenstein</author>
<description><![CDATA[Track &#38; Field returns to the Garden with the U.S. Open featuring match-ups in sprints, hurdles &#38; field events to kick off the 2012 Olympic Year, 7:30 p.m. at Madison Square Garden, Seventh Ave., between 31 &#38; 33 streets, Manhattan. Tickets available at the MSG Box Office, Ticketmaster at (866) 858-0008, all Ticketmaster outlets &#38; via thegarden.com. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_23_ida_sun_kulcha_012712.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: High blood pressure problems</title>
<author>By Dr. Eva Hersh</author>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: THREE WINS IN A ROW</title>
<author>By Patrick Horne</author>
<description><![CDATA[The U. S. men&#8217;s national registered its third straight win under new coach Jurgen Klinsmann when it defeated hosts Panama, 1-0, last Wednesday night in an international friendly. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_30_horne_soccer_020312.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2012 13:39:21 EST</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: LOVE AND PREJUDICE</title>
<author>By John Marrast
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<description><![CDATA[Between the Lines Productions presents the ninth season of David Lamb&#8217;s critically acclaimed and long-running Off Broadway play &#8220;Platanos Y Collard Greens.&#8221; <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_20_sub_platanos_collard_greens.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2012 13:39:21 EST</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: The O&#8217;Jays sizzle on Bronx stage</title>
<author>By Deardra Shuler     </author>
<description><![CDATA[The O&#8217;Jays, comprised of Eddie Levert, Walter Williams and Eric Nolan Grant, performed to a packed house at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts in the Bronx, N.Y., on Saturday, Jan. 14, singing songs from their classic repertoire. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_17_deardra_the_ojays.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: Are you getting enough vitamins?</title>
<author></author>
<description><![CDATA[We can&#8217;t control every aspect of our health, but we can help protect ourselves against many common ailments and diseases simply by getting the recommended daily essential vitamins and minerals. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_26_state_point_vitamins.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: &#8216;Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition Season 3&#8217; now casting</title>
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<description><![CDATA[In a unique, non-competitive show about weight loss &#8220;Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition&#8221; documents the amazing makeover of courageous, obese people who, in an unprecedented 365 days, set out to safely lose half of their body weight, ultimately revealing an amazing metamorphosis. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_01_abc_entertainment_extreme_makeover.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Pay it forward this Black History Month</title>
<author>Black PR Wire</author>
<description><![CDATA[Grammy Award-winner and philanthropist Ne-Yo, fashion designer Tracy Reese and Essence president Michelle Ebanks joined Coca-Cola Feb.1 in a refreshing new Black History Month program urging African Americans to &#8220;pay it forward&#8221; to the next generation. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_02_bprw_pay_it_forward.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 7 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>CARIBBEAN: JFF prez apologizes for bribery scandal</title>
<author>By Azad Ali</author>
<description><![CDATA[Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) President Horace Burrell has apologized on behalf of members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) for their involvement in the cash-for-votes, bribery scandal involving former FIFA presidential candidate, Mohamed bin Hamman. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_01_azad_jamaican_football.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 7 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Faith and service in the field of medicine</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Dr. Carla Boutin-Foster knows how it feels to be without money. An  immigrant from Haiti, Boutin-Foster was raised in a single-parent home in Jamaica, Queens by a mother who held two jobs. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_02_black_history_month_doctors.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>FOOD: Share some love with cupcakes</title>
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<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s no better way to say &#8220;Be Mine&#8221; than with a collection of Valentine&#8217;s Day cupcakes - a great surprise for anyone you&#8217;re sweet on this Feb. 14. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_26_sub_recipe_021012.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: Independent &#38; Foreign Films</title>
<author>By Kam Williams</author>
<description><![CDATA[Circus Columbia (Unrated) Midlife-crisis drama, set in Bosnia in the early Nineties, shortly before the outbreak of the civil war, about a successful businessman&#8217;s (Miki Manojlovic) scandalous return home from Germany accompanied by a flamboyant mistress (Jelena Stupljanin), much to the chagrin of his estranged wife (Mir Furlan) and teenage son (Boris Ler). With Milan Strljic and Almir Mehic. (In English and Croatian with subtitles) <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_09_kam_kams_kaps_021712.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: That&#8217;s funny?  Serendipity in science &#38; medicine</title>
<author>By Herbert Okun, MD</author>
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<pubDate>Wed, 8 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: &#8216;Live Your Life&#8217; tops reggae charts</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Jamaica&#8217;s music ambassador Richie Stephens is still celebrating the positive response from music lovers, friends and well wishers for his hit single &#8220;Live Your Life,&#8221; which was recorded last year with his friend Gentleman. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_24_sub_richie_stephens.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Regional spinners dominate tourney</title>
<author>By George H. Whyte</author>
<description><![CDATA[Spinners from the various teams in the Regional Four-Day Cricket Tournament dominated the second round of the competition. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_14_whyte_eoc_021712.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>BRONX: Stephany Perez awarded Christian</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Freshman Stephany Perez is the first student to receive the Christian Leadership Scholarship from Our Saviour Lutheran School in the Bronx on Monday, Jan. 23. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_30_sub_leadership_scholarship.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>SPORTS: Red Bulls sign goal keeper Ryan Meara</title>
<author>By Patrick Horne</author>
<description><![CDATA[The New York Red Bulls announced last week that it signed Crestwood (N.Y.) native and former Fordham University standout goalkeeper Ryan Meara. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_14_horne_red_bulls_signings.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: Rare diseases affect millions of American families</title>
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<description><![CDATA[One in 10 Americans is currently affected by a rare disease. For these people, getting properly diagnosed and treated can be a challenge. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_14_state_point_rare_diseases.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:37:39 EST</pubDate>
<title>QUEEN OF CREOLE MUSIC</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Some call her the Joni Mitchell of Haiti; others see her as the reigning queen of Creole music. But for many Haitians, Emeline Michel&#8217;s voice represents the Soul of Haiti. Through her songs, they have fallen in love, laughed, rejoiced, danced and cried. She continues to uplift her countrymen with songs such as &#8220;Nasyon Soleil&#8221; (sunny nation); filled with social, political and inspirational content. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_11_sub_emeline.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:33:20 EST</pubDate>
<title>GUYANA: Wake for Guyanese cultural icon</title>
<author>By Tangerine Clarke</author>
<description><![CDATA[A celebration of the life of the late Guyanese cultural icon Godfrey Chin will be held in the auditorium of St. Stephens&#8217;s Lutheran Church, at the corner of Newkirk Avenue and East 28th St. in Brooklyn Saturday, Jan. 21. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_20_tc_godfrey_chin.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>VIEWPOINTS: Democracy requires a bit of tough love</title>
<author>By Marianne Hill</author>
<description><![CDATA[Any improvement in democracy in the U.S. since 1750 is largely the result of various kicks in the pants that &#8220;we the people&#8221; have delivered to our leaders. It began with George Washington and his cohorts who, as we&#8217;d say today, kicked some British butt to get us going. The tradition continued with workers, women and Blacks who put it all on the line for safe working conditions, fair pay, the right to vote and other civil rights. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_19_hill_democracy_op_ed.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>WESTCHESTER: New town judges sworn in Greenburgh, Westchester County</title>
<author>By Lorraine Muir</author>
<description><![CDATA[After an virtual electoral battle in November to fill town justice vacancies in Greenburgh, Westchester County,  the  three successful candidates were sworn in recently to begin their judicial terms. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_25_muir_town_justices.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: Access to affordable birth control</title>
<author></author>
<description><![CDATA[Planned Parenthood of New York City applauds the decision by the United States Department of Health and Human Services to ensure access to affordable birth control, and not further expand the refusal provision to the birth control coverage benefit under the Affordable Care Act. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_20_sub_planned_parenthood.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:41:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: Campaign to save after-school tutoring</title>
<author>By Marcia Maxwell</author>
<description><![CDATA[Parents rallied on the steps of City Hall Wednesday, Feb. 8 to call on the New York State Board of Regents to save free after-school tutoring by carving out a waiver for Supplemental Education Services (SES). The New York campaign for Tutor Our Children coordinated the rally, which was led by Adrienne Nyamsi, director and the Rev. Takarkah Robinson, founder and CEO of The Brooklyn Anti-Violence Coalition. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_10_sub_supplementary_education_services.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: Centennial tribute to artist Romare Beaden</title>
<author>By Tequila Minsky</author>
<description><![CDATA[Galleries and other exhibition venues are still paying homage to artist Romare Bearden during this centennial year of his birth. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_13_tequila_romare_bearden.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MOVIES: Independent &#38; Foreign Films</title>
<author>By Kam Williams </author>
<description><![CDATA[The Fairy (Unrated) Romantic fantasy about a hotel&#8217;s night watchman (Dominique Abel) who falls in love with the magical fairy (Fiona Gordon) who vanishes into thin air after granting him two of his three wishers. Supporting cast includes Philippe Martz, Bruno Romy and Vladimir Zongo. (In French with subtitles) <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_16_kam_kams_kaps_022412.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: Kim Brockington: Our stories in history</title>
<author>By Deardra Shuler</author>
<description><![CDATA[The National Black Touring Circuit featured Kim Brockington as Zora Neale Hurston, in a one-woman play written by Laurence Holder, and directed by Wynn Handman, as part of the Black History Month Play Festival, which runs through Feb. 26. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_20_deardra_zora_neale_huston.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: Ignore the symptoms at your own peril</title>
<author>By Herbert Okun, MD</author>
<description><![CDATA[Ignoring the symptoms of prostate enlargement is a mistake that becomes increasingly more costly the longer the condition is allowed to continue untreated. The symptoms develop slowly and are often considered just the effects of getting older. The consequence of ignoring the symptoms and putting off proper and appropriate evaluation and treatment can become disastrous if the situation is allowed to progress for a prolonged period of time. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_19_okun_doctor_doctor_020312.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>FOOD: Deliciously healthy Italian recipes</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Chef Mary Ann Esposito, host of the PBS television show &#8220;Ciao Italia,&#8221; knows all about the joys and benefits of cooking with olive oil. Olive oil is 100 percent natural, contains no cholesterol, trans fats, sodium or sugar. It adds a delicious splash of flavor to any recipe. As a rule of thumb, she says, substitute an equal amount of olive oil for other cooking oils. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_07_sub_recipe_021712.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 6 Feb 2012 13:37:19 EST</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Rebel salute on Jamaica&#8217;s and Tony&#8217;s 50th birthday</title>
<author>By Fabian Burrell</author>
<description><![CDATA[Jamaican reggae artist Tony Rebel celebrated his 50th birthday at his annual Pepsi Rebel Salute 2012 which took place in Port Kaiser Sports Complex, St. Elizabeth on Saturday, Jan. 14 right through the morning of the 15th with a huge birthday cake, an impressive list of veteran and emerging reggae artists and a massive of die-hard roots-music lovers. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_01_24_fabian_tony_rebel.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 7 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>BOOKS: Black Inventors, Crafting Over 200 Years of Success</title>
<author>Keith C. Holmes</author>
<description><![CDATA[The groundbreaking book, Black Inventors, Crafting Over 200 Years of Success, clearly highlights the work of Black inventors from over 70 countries. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_06_sub_global_black_investors.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA: Garden to host Visa track &#38; field meet</title>
<author>By Robert Elkin</author>
<description><![CDATA[As  part of the transformation at Madison Square Garden, the basketball and hockey venue will give way to a new track and field meet on Saturday evening Jan. 28 when it will host the initial of a Visa Championship Series for the 2012 track season. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_11_elkin_track_at_msg.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:43:23 EST</pubDate>
<title>SURINAME: Trial uncovers plot to kill Bouterse, others</title>
<author>By Bert Wilkinson</author>
<description><![CDATA[A Dutch national testifying in the ongoing, two-year-old mass murder trial of President Desi Bouterse of Suriname, last week  detailed plans by the Dutch, French and other Western nations to invade the Caribbean trade bloc nation, chase the military from government and kill top leaders including Bouterse, during the seven years of military rule, starting with the February 1980 coup against the elected Henck Aaron administration. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_16_bw_bouterse.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Harmonies of Doo Wop</title>
<author>By Deardra Shuler</author>
<description><![CDATA[Doo Wop, originated in the streets of New York and Philadelphia, with groups standing on street corners harmonizing. It developed into a distinct music genre, originally sung by African Americans, then later other ethnicities adopted the genre. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_19_deardra_doo_wop.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MUSIC &#38; FASHION: Hot Peas &#8216;N Butter comes to Brooklyn Center</title>
<author>By Chudi Chukwudi</author>
<description><![CDATA[Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College&#8217;s 2011-2012 Target FamilyFun series continues with the return of children&#8217;s musical group, Hot Peas &#8216;N&#8217; Butter, on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2012_01_11_sub_hot_peas.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 7 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>ARTS &#38; THEATER: Living History: A  Brooklyn Children&#8217;s Museum  salute</title>
<author>Photo courtesy Brooklyn Children&#8217;s Museum</author>
<description><![CDATA[Come help us celebrate the fabulous month of February featuring Black History Month: Living History, Mid-Winter Recess (Saturday, Feb. 18 - Sun., Feb. 26) and the continuation of our W.O.R.D. UP! Words of Real Distinction, reading series.  All Black History Month are included with Museum admission. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_02_sub_bcm_celebrates_black_history_month.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:09:31 EST</pubDate>
<title>PEOPLE: New Citi Pond Kids Program</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Citi hosted its first Citi Pond Kids program at Citi Pond at Bryant Park on Friday, Feb. 3, to benefit 50 children from the YMCA of Greater New York. Torino 2006 Olympic Games silver medalist figure skater Sasha Cohen was on hand to help inspire and motivate the kids, ages 8 to 10, from the Y After School Academy, the Y&#8217;s after-school program located at P.S. 57 in Harlem, at 11:00 a.m. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/3/2012_02_07_sub_citi_pond_kids_program.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:28:29 EST</pubDate>
<title>FOOD: Transported by taste</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Ripe vegetables, fresh herbs and fragrant spices all lend vibrant, bold flavors to mouthwatering meals that are worth lingering over with friends. This is what Mediterranean cooking is all about. <a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/2/2011_12_30_sub_recipe_011312.html">Read more.</a>

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