http://www.dominicanrepublicpost.com Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:21:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Allison SkeeteSpecial To CWNNCaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. Sept. 8, 2010: After more than 30 years, young Guyanese Sprinter Jeremy Bascom is giving the South American nation of Guyana high hopes for attaining some athletic attention in track and field.Bascom recently broke the 32 year old national record held ... http://www.dominicanrepublicpost.com/guyanese-sprinter-jeremy-bascom-on-a-fast-track/ CaribWorldNews, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Weds. Sept. 8, 2010, (Panos): Residents of Jeffrey Town, Jamaica were a jumping mass of colors recently as they danced to the tunes of their favourite entertainers at the Voices for Climate Change Education Project`s third community intervention in St. Mary.`This is truly one of the best ... http://www.dominicanrepublicpost.com/climate-artistes-rock-jeffrey-town-jamaica/ TORONTO, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ — Canada’s most international bank today announced a change in organizational structure that will enable it to capitalize on opportunities for strategic growth. To support the new structure, Scotiabank also announced a series of executive appointments.  ”We have long been a leader in the international markets where ... http://www.dominicanrepublicpost.com/scotiabank-expands-global-platforms-2/ CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Weds. Sept. 8, 2010: Grammy Award-winning Barbados-born singer, Rihanna, is getting `Loud.`The singer, is set to release her fifth album titled `Loud,` for the Christmas holidays. `Loud` is slated to hit stores in November and comes on the heels of her fourth disc, `Rated R.`Yesterday, RiRi ... http://www.dominicanrepublicpost.com/barbados-born-singer-gets-loud/ CaribWorldNews, BROOKLYN, NY, Weds. Sept. 8, 2010: There will be no more jail time for raunchy Trinidad-American Rapper Foxy Brown.Brown was on Tuesday spared jail after prosecutors dropped all but one charge against her in Brooklyn Supreme Court. It was a post birthday present for Brown, born Inga Marchand, 32, ... http://www.dominicanrepublicpost.com/trinidad-american-rapper-scores-a-win-in-court/ CaribWorldNews, ST. GEORGE`S, Grenada, Weds. Sept. 8, 2010: Grenada Prime Minister Tillman Thomas is looking to give tourism in the Spice Isle a boost with the removal of the Value Added Tax on service charge for hotels.However, Thomas, in an address to the nation last night, said hotels benefitting will ... http://www.dominicanrepublicpost.com/grenada-pm-to-remove-vat-service-charge-for-hotels/ CaribWorldNews, NEWARK, N.J., Weds. Sept. 8, 2010: Two airport workers at the Newark Liberty International Airport have been arrested for allegedly conspiring to smuggle cocaine from the Dominican Republic into the United States.Federal authorities accused 25-year-old Yunior Lopez of Elizabeth, 29-year-old Amaurys Caminero of Linden and 27-year-old Kerlwin Taveras of ... http://www.dominicanrepublicpost.com/airport-workers-nabbed-for-dr-coke/ CaribWorldNews, GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Weds. Sept. 8, 2010:  The Guyana government on Tuesday ordered the closure of the Barama timber factory following three fatal accidents. The factory closing comes just days after employees found the body of Jason Fraser, 30, at an idle plant on Sept. 2. The plant`s machines were ... http://www.dominicanrepublicpost.com/guyana-govt-orders-barama-factory-closed/ TORONTO, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Canada`s most international bank today announced a change in organizational structure that will enable it to capitalize on opportunities for strategic growth. To support the new structure, Scotiabank also announced a series of executive appointments. `We have long been a leader in the international markets ... http://www.dominicanrepublicpost.com/scotiabank-expands-global-platforms/ A report into the BP oil rig blast which killed 11 people and cost billions in compensation and clean up costs shares blame for "sequence of failures" which led to the disaster. The oil giant's internal report said that a "sequence of failures" involving a "number of parties" led to ... http://www.dominicanrepublicpost.com/bp-oil-leak-report-blame-shared-for-rig-disaster/