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1 hr ago | BBC News

Tax evasion 'cost India $500bn'

The chief of India's federal investigation agency says Indians have illegally deposited an estimated $500bn in overseas tax havens.

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Related Topix: World News, British Virgin Islands

5 hrs ago | 680News

5.8-magnitude quake shakes Costa Rican coast, no reports of damage

The U.S. Geological Survey said a magnitude-5.8 earthquake shook the central and Pacific coastal regions of Costa Rica early Monday morning.

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Related Topix: Costa Rica, World News, Geology, Science, Natural Disasters, Earthquake

5 hrs ago | The Honolulu Advertiser

No tsunami from magnitude 6.1 earthquake in Costa Rica

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck 50 miles south of San Jose, Costa Rica at 4:55 a.m. local time today, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

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Related Topix: Earthquake, Natural Disasters, Costa Rica, World News, Tsunami, US Geological Survey, Technical Services, Geology, Science

9 hrs ago | WKHX-FM Atlanta

Shania Twain and Lionel Richie Shoot "Endless Love" Video in the Bahamas

Lionel Richie and Shania Twain were in the Bahamas last week taping a video for their duet "Endless Love." According to The Bahamas Weekly , the clip was filmed in locations on Nassau and Paradise Island.

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Related Topix: The Bahamas, World News

12 hrs ago | Thetelegraphand Argus

Ilkley developer on bribe charges in Caribbean

A property developer who attempted to build a luxury hotel and spa resort in the Caribbean has been accused of bribery involving high-ranking Government ministers.

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Related Topix: Turks and Caicos Islands, World News

16 hrs ago | Bangkok Post

Bob Marley documentary electrifies...

A hotly awaited documentary on Bob Marley has premiered to cheers at the Berlin film festival, tracking his journey from bullied biracial Jamaican boy to reggae superstar.

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Related Topix: Marley, Reggae, Bob Marley, World News, Jamaica

Sun Feb 12, 2012

The Gleaner

GraceKennedy looks to Africa ...

Members of the congregation sing during GraceKennedy's 90th anniversary service at Jamaica College Karl Hendrickson Auditorium in St Andrew yesterday.

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Related Topix: Cayman Islands, World News

Wall Street Journal

O'Grady: Fortuno's Plan to Energize Puerto Rico

So Mitt Romney doesn't "care about the very poor." But what about the rest of the American political class who jumped all over him for his recent gaffe? Its loud protestations aside, how truly interested is Washington in reducing poverty? That question occurred to me during an interview with Puerto Rican Gov.

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Related Topix: Luis Fortuno, US House of Representatives, US Governors, World News, Puerto Rico

Southwest Riverside News Network

Tommy Lasorda statue unveiled at Latino Baseball Hall of Fame

Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda was honored with the unveiling of a statue in his honor at the Latino Baseball Hall of Fame in the Dominican Republic, the team announced recently.

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Related Topix: Dominican Republic, World News

Medincine Hat News

Dominicans in deadly migrant boat accident say they pleaded to return

In this Sunday Feb. 5, 2012 file photo, a policeman checks a coffin containing the remains of a drowning victim at the Elupina Cordero Hospital in Sabana de la Mar, Dominican Republic.

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Related Topix: Boat Disaster, World News, Dominican Republic, Prison

Inside Costa Rica

4.5 Quake Hit Southern Zone Saturday

The quake, at a depth of 1 kilometre struck at 2:43pm and felt in the communities of Linda Vista and Quebradas de Arriba de Perez Zeledon.

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Related Topix: Earthquake, Natural Disasters, Costa Rica, World News

San Pedro Sun

Robert "Bobby" Lopez to contest elections in Belize Rural South

Party Leader of the Belize Unity Alliance , Robert "Bobby" Lopez, will contest the upcoming March 7th general election in the Belize Rural South Constituency.

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Related Topix: Belize, World News, Dean Barrow

The Gleaner

The legend of mento

Although Jamaica is usually associated with reggae music, visitors' first experience of live music will probably be a mento band, either at the airport or by their hotel's pool or bar, on a cruise ship docked in the harbour, or at one of the government-sponsored festivals found throughout the island.

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Related Topix: Jamaica, World News

Sat Feb 11, 2012

Polk County Democrat

Destination: Cuba

Getting there: You can fly legally from the United States to Cuba only if you're traveling with a licensed travel service provider.

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Related Topix: Cuba, World News,

The Huffington Post

Mitt Romney Confronted About Cayman Islands Investments At Maine Town Hall

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney responds to a heckler during a campaign stop, Friday, Feb.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Mitt Romney, Cayman Islands, World News, Portland, ME

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Dominican Republic police target news site in raid

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Police in the Dominican Republic have raided the office and home of the manager of an online newspaper suspected of hacking into people's emails.

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Related Topix: Dominican Republic, World News, Science / Technology, Computer Security

The Gleaner

Remembering 'Motty' Perkins

Wilmot 'Motty' Perkins Born: September 3, 1931 Signed out: Friday, February 10, 2012 Damion Mitchell, News Editor The Gleaner/Power 106 News Centre Tributes have been pouring in for late talk-show host Wilmot 'Motty' Perkins.

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Related Topix: Jamaica, World News, Journalism

The Skanner

No Cigar: Economic Embargo on Cuba Turns 50

When it started, American teenagers were doing "The Twist." The United States had yet to put a man into orbit around the Earth.

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Related Topix: Cuba, World News, Raul Castro, Fidel Castro, George Bush

Fri Feb 10, 2012

The Gleaner

Thompson laid to rest

Pall-bearers carry the flag-draped coffin of Dudley Thompson from the Holy Trinity Cathedral at North Street, Kingston, yesterday.

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Related Topix: Jamaica, World News

Boston.com

Haiti 'Baby Doc' case spurs claim of gov't sway

In this Wednesday Oct. 12, 2011 file photo, Haiti's President Michel Martelly, center, shakes hands with former strongman Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier, right, during a meeting in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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Related Topix: Haiti, World News, Jean-Claude Duvalier, Prison

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