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Articles in February, 2006 issue of Caribbean Update

• 1,000 jobs available in tourism.(BAHAMAS)(Brief Article)
• Water accord extended.(BARBADOS)(DesalCo. ,Sandy Lane Properties Ltd.)(Brief Article)
• Focus on crime.(Dominican Republic)(Brief Article)
• Economic gains reported.(COSTA RICA)(Brief Article)
• Chinese locomotives, buses.(CUBA; exports)
• Job promotion update.(Puerto Rico Industrial Development Co.)(Brief Article)
• New Honduran president.(Manuel Zelaya wins elections)(Brief Article)
• Power plan worries environmentalists.(power grid integration plan by Panama and Columbia)(Brief Article)
• Debate over four seasons continues.(environmental concern over San Miguel Four Seasons Resort in Puerto Rico)(Brief Article)
• Digicel, Trinidad sign papers.(to provide service with Laqtel)(Brief Article)
• Cement supply problem.(St. Vincent and the Grenadines)(Brief Article)
• Dr to enter CAFTA in July.(Central American Free Trade Agreement; Dominican republic)(Brief Article)
• More NY non-stop flights.(Air Jamaica increases flights to New York)(Brief Article)
• Independence Air service ends.(Puerto Rico)(Brief Article)
• Scientists study coral reefs.(THE REGION)(Brief Article)
• Plane crash lawsuit.(BAHAMAS)
• Coal companies shortlist.(Dominican Republic)(Brief Article)
• Road improvements.(COSTA RICA)
• Trade with Canada.(DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)(Brief Article)
• Chinese autos coming.(dealer Emerito Estrada Rivera Jr. signs marketing deal with Geely-USA)(Brief Article)
• Telephone contract.(HONDURAS)
• Panamax joint venture.(Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. joint venture company with Sociedad Anonima de Navegacion Petrolera S.A. of Chile named Panamax International)(Brief Article)
• Trujillo Alto overpass.(traffic figures)(Brief Article)
• Mass deaths of chickens probed.(Trinidad and Tobago)(Brief Article)
• US$611 million govt investment in energy.(Dominican Republic)(Brief Article)
• Chicken processing plant will reopen.(Empresas Picu)(Brief Article)
• New providence road project.(BAHAMAS)(Brief Article)
• New power plant.(BARBADOS)
• Migrant workers seek back pay.(THE REGION)(Brief Article)
• Western union interrupts operations.(ANTIGUA & BARBUDA)(Brief Article)
• Health service delivery improvement.(GRENADA)(Brief Article)
• Dates set for vote.
• Amphibious vehicles accord.(Rodedawg International Industries Inc.'s distribution agreement with Nicattler)(Brief Article)
• 331 lose jobs at moca plant.(PUERTO RICO)
• Production starts at LNG plant.(liquefied natural gas, Atlantic LNG Co. starts production)(Brief Article)
• Computer programming contract.(government deal for Tyler Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
• Calendar.(events at Caribbean Islands)(Calendar)
• Filming in Santo Domingo.(shooting of "The Good Shepherd" causes blockade)(Brief Article)
• Jamaican beer arrives.(Red Strip lager beer reaches Puerto Rico)(Brief Article)
• Rockwell buys CIE.(Rockwell Automation Inc. to acquire Caribbean Integration Engineers Inc.)(Brief Article)
• Casino contracts.(THE REGION)
• U.S. baseball officials visit Cuba.(CUBA)(Brief Article)
• Guatemala misses CAFTA deadline.(Free Trade Agreement, 2004, United States-Central America-Dominican Republic)(Brief Article)
• More Caribbean flights.(THE REGION)(Brief Article)
• Partners withdraw from island project.(Santo Domingo)(Brief Article)
• Oil & Belize.(Taghmen Energy seeks licenses in Guatemala and Belize)(Brief Article)
• "Food to eat before you die.".(Jamaica)(Brief Article)
• Service activation system.(Evolving Systems Inc.'s deal with Caribbean Holding Services Inc.)(Brief Article)
• CARICOM Single Market.(Suriname to join Caribbean Community and Common Market)(Brief Article)
• Gtech acquired for US$4 billion.(Lottomatica SpA to acquire GTECH Holdings Corp.)(Brief Article)
• Exports rose 18.5%.(DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)(Brief Article)
• Route 66 inaugural.(Brief Article)
• IDB loan to improve trade policy.(Inter-American Development Bank, Suriname)(Brief Article)
• Consulting techniques.(Haiti gets loan from Inter-American Development Bank for a professional training program)(Brief Article)
• Homegrown eBay launched.(CoquiBAY)(Brief Article)
• Enterprise surveys initiative.(THE REGION)(Brief Article)
• Bank expands in Tortola.(British Virgin Island.; Banco Popular)(Brief Article)
• Sports anti-doping agency.(THE REGION)(Brief Article)
• Armani buys home here.(ANTIGUA & BARBUDA)(Giorgio Armani)(Brief Article)
• Purchase of steel, cable, chemicals, wood.(EL SALVADOR)(Brief Article)
• Guyana Goldfields private placement.(discussions on with International Finance Corp.)(Brief Article)
• Delta expands to Managua.(Delta Air Lines Inc.)(Brief Article)
• New biosciences plant.(Akers Biosciences Inc. to open manufacturing plant in Luquillo)(Brief Article)
• Economy under inflation watch.(Trinidad and Tobago)(Brief Article)
• Education plan consultancy.(KAIRI Consultants Ltd.'s educational consultancy project at Turks and Caicos Islands)(Brief Article)
• Data base.(exports and imports)(Illustration)
• New private island.(BAHAMAS)(Musha Cay Resort)(Brief Article)
• Computers now pay 16%.(Dominican Republic)(Brief Article)
• Cepal foresees 5% growth in 2006.(DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)(Brief Article)
• Cuban-Americans lash out at Republicans.(CUBA; immigration)(Brief Article)
• New property on Grand Anse Beach.(Grenada)(Brief Article)
• Kidnappings plague residents.(Haiti)
• Strengthening foreign trade.(Panama)(Brief Article)
• New 45-acre auto auction lot.(Manheim Caribbean, Puerto Rico)(Brief Article)
• Energy minister resigns, on bail.(corruption cases against Eric Williams)(Brief Article)
• Air Jamaica flights to St. Lucia.(Brief Article)
• Motorola fuels digital transition.(ANTIGUA & BARBUDA)(Brief Article)
• ATA stops flights here.(American Trans Air Inc. to shut down operations in Puerto Rico)(Brief Article)
• New Caribbean air service.(Puerto Rico)(Brief Article)
• Tourism scholarships.(THE REGION)(Brief Article)

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