By Patricia Grogg and Ivet González Cuba Correspondents HAVANA, Cuba (IPS) – A new law opening Cuba up to foreign investment and a shift in the country’s relations with the European Union are aimed at seeking outside support to overcome ...
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Guyana To Make First Export Of Rice To Venezuela For 2014
GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC – Guyana says it expects to ship an estimated 200,000 tons of rice to Venezuela at prices similar to last year, according to Agriculture Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy. He said that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country would ...
Read More »T&T Pastor Kills Brother, Commits Suicide
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad CMC – Police are investigating the apparent murder-suicide incident in which a controversial pastor shot and killed his brother, ran over his nephew with his vehicle, set fire to his house, and then shot himself to ...
Read More »Jet Blue Flight Makes Emergency Landing In Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – A Jet Blue plane was forced to make an emergency landing at the Norman Manley International Airport on Monday evening, shortly after take-off. Senior director of Commercial Development and Planning at the Airports Authority of Jamaica ...
Read More »Former T&T Tourism Minister Vows To Clear His Name
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad CMC – Chandresh Sharma, on Monday night, promised to remain silent on the issues that led to his resignation from the cabinet of Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar, promising nonetheless to “continue privately to clear my ...
Read More »REAL ESTATE…with a difference: New York Artist’s Penthouse!
Sculptor Karl Theodore Francis Bitter was born in Vienna, Austria in 1867, and emigrated to the United States in the late 1800s. As soon as he arrived in New York City, he applied for citizenship and went to work for ...
Read More »Peanut Soup
7 oz. parched peanuts Meat or salt fish or dried fish 2 wirri-wirri peppers, or enough to taste 1 small onion 1 tsp. salt 1½ pints water or stock Preparation: Grind the parched peanuts as finely as possible. Grind or ...
Read More »Peach-Lime Sorbet
1 ½ cups water 2/3 cup sugar 2 tbsp. light corn syrup 1 pound fresh peaches or nectarines, halved and pitted 1 tsp. freshly grated lime zest 6 tbsp. lime juice ¼ tsp. salt Preparation: Stir water, sugar and corn ...
Read More »Turkish Ground-Lamb Pizzas
½ tbsp. honey 1 tbsp. active dry yeast ½ tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 cup all-purpose flour ½ tsp. salt ¾ cup warm water 1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil Olive oil, for brushing 1 small ...
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