News for November 2009
NASSAU, Bahamas — The producers of Dare To Be Great, the Bahamas-based international motivational television show are providing employment opportunities for persons of the Caribbean region, particularly during the down turn in the world’s economy.
Dare …
TIRANA, Albania — Educational institutions have initiated a plan to equate local university diplomas with those in Kosovo and Macedonia. The Ministry of Education announced Thursday (November 26th) that Albanian-speaking universities have been notified about …
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My CD4 count was 39 before I went on ART
MASERU, 30 November 2009 (PlusNews) – Mamaleshoae Nkhahle is a mother of four who works as an expert patient at the Likotsi health …
Etihad Holidays, a division of Etihad Airways, has announced a new agreement and close cooperation with the Tourism Board in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to promote holidays in Amman, Aqaba, the Dead Sea and …
New Kingston, the business heart of Jamaica’s capital city of Kingston, could become home to a new Marriott hotel within the next two years, according to the Jamaica Observer.
Pan Jamaican Investment Trust (Pan Jam) acquired …
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) plans to build a new passenger check-in, screening and boarding area within the Black Falcon Cruise Terminal that will improve passenger comfort, increase terminal efficiency and position Cruiseport Boston for …
PRISTINA, Kosovo — EULEX and Kosovo police are investigating claims by a man who says he participated in 17 cases of murder, attempted murder, and torture since 1999. Nazim Bllaca says the crimes occurred while …
TEHRAN (Agencies)
A top aide to Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday confirmed the detention of five Britons in Gulf waters and vowed they will be dealt with “firmly” if found guilty as British officials attempted …
DUBAI (Al Arabiya)
An irate Israel slammed the European Union on Tuesday for the group’s planned proposal to call for east Jerusalem to be named the capital of a future Palestinian state, dividing what Tel Aviv …
Showing their unwavering support for the pro baseball sport in Taiwan, a group of steadfast baseball fans staged a demonstration in Taipei Sunday calling for government efforts to save the sport.
Close to 1,000 faithful baseball …
With several of the largest, flashiest cruise ships ever designed making their debuts over the next few years, cruise lines are investing in their older ships to keep them competitive.
Crystal and Princess each recently spent …
Regional carrier Windward Islands Airline (Winair) has announced that it will be terminating the route from St Maarten to Anguilla with effect from December 1, 2009. According to Vice President of Marketing, Claudio Buncamper, this …
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Nutritonists must target grandmothers to change breastfeeding practices
MONROVIA, 27 November 2009 (IRIN) – “My first kid died because I breastfed him after my husband had had an affair,” Tina Kollie, mother of …
The Oasis of the Seas is hurting pricing for other ships owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., according to equity research firm Majestic Research.
Celebrity’s Solstice-class and Royal Caribbean International’s Freedom-class cruise ships have experienced …
The Air Transport Association of America (ATA) reported that passenger revenue, based on a sample group of carriers, fell 15 percent in October 2009 versus the same month in 2008. This marks the 12th consecutive …
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NAIROBI, 30 November 2009 (IRIN) – More than 70,000 people have been displaced by inter-communal clashes in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo’s Equateur province, according to the medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). …
