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Derrick elected new president of Caribbean soccer body

Tue, 22 May 2012 19:33:35 -0700
MIAMI (Reuters) - The Caribbean Football Union (CFU) has elected Antiguan Gordon Derrick, an official reprimanded in a FIFA ethics probe, as their new president a year after Jack Warner relinquished the post amid corruption allegations. Derrick replaces Haitian acting president Yves Jean-Bart, who assumed the role following Warner's suspension by FIFA last year for an alleged role in the 'cash ...
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Regional tourism in focus

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:30:03 -0700
The sixth Tourism Human Resource Conference, organised by the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) in association with the University of the West Indies
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N.B. writer wins regional Commonwealth Book Prize

Tue, 22 May 2012 11:27:54 -0700
Riel Nason, a New Brunswick-based writer, is a regional winner of the Commonwealth Book Prize, recognized in the Canada and Europe category for her debut novel, The Town That Drowned.
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UN Office for Disarmament Affairs Provides Small Arms Destruction Equipment to the Bahamas

Mon, 21 May 2012 08:23:57 -0700
NEW YORK | In May, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, through its Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, provided a set of small...
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