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Submitted by Pamela Snow on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 12:23

St Lucians and Vincentians now need visas for Canada

OTTAWA, Canada, Friday September 14, 2012 – As part of an effort to screen more travellers for security risks prior to their arrival in Canada, Ottawa has imposed visa requirements on nationals of St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines.

Submitted by Pamela Snow on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 06:07

Court ruling eases residency permit process for US citizens in Dutch Caribbean

Immigration authorities in Sint Maarten (St. Maarten) will have to ease the requirements for U.S. citizens seeking to live and work in the Dutch Caribbean country, a judge has ruled.

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Submitted by Pamela Snow on Thu, 09/06/2012 - 02:31

Costa Rica escapes serious damage from big quake

CANGREJAL, Costa Rica — The bulletins were terrifying: a powerful earthquake had struck off the coast of this Central American country, spawning a tsunami warning and bringing fears of widespread catastrophe.

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Submitted by Pamela Snow on Fri, 08/31/2012 - 08:05

Happy 50th Anniversary of Independence to Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago gained its independence from Great Britain on August 31st, 1962. At midnight on 30th August, 1962, the Union Jack (British flag) was lowered and the Trinidad and Tobago flag was raised for the first time. Bells tolled and sirens rang out to herald the birth of the newly independent nation.

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Submitted by Pamela Snow on Tue, 08/28/2012 - 08:57

Prince George’s County mourns loss of officer (Jamaican born) killed in police cruiser crash

Officer Adrian Morris, a native of Kingston, Jamaica who was raised in Laurel, Maryland and became a U.S. citizen in 2009 was killed on Monday, Aug. 20 in the line of duty during a pursuit.

Morris lost control of his cruiser and crashed off the roadway on I-95 Monday afternoon, killing himself and injuring an officer who was riding with while pursuing two suspects in a stolen car.

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Submitted by Pamela Snow on Fri, 08/17/2012 - 03:16

New Dominican Republic president sworn in

Economist Danilo Medina has been sworn in as the Dominican Republic's new president and pushed for a pact against poverty as he assumed the post.

The 60-year-old economist, who belongs to the Dominican Liberation Party of outgoing President Leonel Fernandez, won the May 20 election on a promise to raise the Caribbean country's standard of living.