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ANGOSTURA AROMATIC BITTERS
The world famous product which is produced in the small island of Trinidad, Angostura aromatic bitters, is sponsoring this years CHIC/Taste of the Caribbean 2006 competition being held in Miami Florida from June 25th to June 28th.The product will be used in all preparation of food by the participating chefs and in the cocktails made by the competing bartenders. A special award will also be granted for the best use of bitters by one of the 15 culinary teams that will be participating in the event. The competing countries are Anguilla National, Anguilla and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Curacao, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St Lucia, St Martin, Suriname, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago and US Virgin Islands. Angostura aromatic bitters was created in 1824 by a German doctor who lived in Venezuela.
US Envoy Says No Evidence Of Human Trafficking In Bahamas
United States Ambassador to the Bahamas John Rood has admitted that there is nothing to confirm that human trafficking takes place in the Bahamas and he noted that a recent report from the US State Department on the issue was also unable to provide any evidence of such cases in the country. .System expected to soak S. Fla.
A broad area of low pressure carrying plenty of rain and thunderstorms is expected to drench South Florida this weekend and mark a return to a cycle of afternoon showers.The low pressure system is large, "messy," and without a well-defined center of circulation, but it could strengthen into a tropical or subtropical depression today, said Jack Beven, a National Weather Service hurricane specialist.
.What's The Deal? Week's best travel bargains
Prices were verified and available on Thursday afternoon when the Travel section went to press. However, deals sell out quickly and are not guaranteed to be available. Restrictions such as day of travel, blackout dates and advance-purchase requirements sometimes apply. .Reality drinks
It's a Saturday night in downtown Pontiac, and the club is jumping. The evening is sponsored by a Top 40 radio station, and it's at Clutch Cargo's, one of the coolest spots in the loop. But this night is special -- as evidenced by the bright lights set up by the Fox Reality camera crews and the clubhoppers gathering outside the converted church. They're expecting the arrival of four stars of MTV's popular reality shows, "Real World" and "Road Rules." Mark Long -- the spiked-blond-haired guy from the first "Road Rules" who got caught in a love triangle between "Real World San Diego" Robin and "Real World Chicago" Tonya -- is already here. He's the guy in front of the camera with a microphone, taping teasers for the latest installment of MTV's "Real World/Road Rules Challenge." Some fans wave in the background or jump up and down.
Hispanic firms growing in SC
In Puerto Rico, Stella Colwell and her brother Larry Mercado made extra money while at their aunt's house by making and selling cookies.It was an early lesson in entrepreneurship.
Today, the duo is on the front end of a burgeoning movement in Horry County - indeed, statewide.
They are Hispanic business owners.
"I've always been an entrepreneur," Colwell said.
Back then, their entrepreneurial drive paid off in a cruise and trip to the Bahamas.
Today's payoff is a bit richer. Their Pawleys-Island-based high tech firm, Mercom Corp., earns more than $7 million a year. Colwell is the president and CEO of Mercom and Mercado is the vice president.
They've even made Hispanic Business' directory of the 500 largest Hispanic-owned businesses in the United States.
AP Blog: 'Haboob' scares Security Council
AP Correspondent Edith M. Lederer covers the United Nations and writes a weekly blog about what goes on behind the scenes.------
Tuesday, June 13, 2006, 9 p.m. local
KINSHASA, Congo
When the U.N. Security Council headed to Africa on a 10-day trip, ambassadors thought their biggest security nightmare could come during a visit to a camp for Sudanese or Chadians caught up in the Darfur conflict and angry at the United Nations. But it turned out their scariest moment came from a "haboob" -- a word few had ever heard.
Flying back from Juba, the capital of southern Sudan, and approaching the national capital, Khartoum, on the evening of June 8, the ambassadors were talking about their meetings to promote implementation of a January 2005 peace agreement ending another conflict -- the 21-year civil war between the government and southern rebels -- when the pilot suddenly revved up the engines.
American Airlines flight diverted to Miami with hydraulic problem
Miami, Florida - There are no reports of any injuries or major problems on the plane that was diverted to Miami because of a hydraulic problem.American Airlines spokesman Tim Smith says a flight from Puerto Rico to Orlando was diverted to Miami International Airport after pilots reported a hydraulic warning light had come. The jet landed without apparent problems just before 12:30 p-m.
Smith says Flight 478 was carrying 264 passengers and nine crew members. He adds that the pilots had full control of the aircraft, with three backup systems.
The flight was en route from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Orlando, where it was scheduled to land about 2:20 p-m, according to the American Airlines web site.
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Laura Brown says authorities first discussed diverting the plane to Nassau, Bahamas, before opting for Miami.