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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Sunday, October 15
marks the 45th anniversary of
the arrival of Peace Corps Volunteers in St Lucia.
St Lucia was one of the first nations to respond to President Kennedy’s
initiative to offer the services of Americans who would contribute to
the development process of interested countries. St Lucia was the
second nation worldwide to receive Peace Corps Volunteers, just two
hours after their counterparts landed in Ghana in 1961.
To mark this milestone, Peace Corps/St Lucia will “welcome back home”
four of the original volunteers from 1961: Fred Brancel, Jac Conaway,
Merlin Skretvedt, Carol Watkins, and their families. Current Peace
Corps/St. Lucia director Kate Raftery noted, “Their presence will add
even greater significance to the celebration.”
The 45th Anniversary celebration will be launched with the opening of
an exhibition on the history of Peace Corps in the Caribbean at 10:00
am on Thursday, October 12, 2006 in the courtyard at La Place Carenage.
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<> The Cricket World Cup
is just around the corner and the anticipation is
growing every day here in [[Barbados]].
Cricket has played a very
significant role in the ongoing social and spiritual development of
this island and the outstanding success of the many, great Barbadian
cricket players has had a profoundly positive effect on the country's
psyche.
<> It is hardly surprising therefore that when it was officially
announced that the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 would be played in the
West Indies and that Barbados had been awarded the honour of hosting
the final, the reaction was one of euphoria and an outpouring of
national pride.
<>The World Cup Final has only ever been hosted by five cities in the
world; London in England, Calcutta in India, Melbourne in Australia,
Lahore in Pakistan and Johannesburg in South Africa. We can now add to
that list the name Bridgetown in [[Barbados]].
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, October 9, 2006 - If the [[Barbados]] franchise holder of Miss Universe can have her way then Miss Universe 2009 would be held in [[Barbados]].
Candi Nicholls said that together with the National Cultural
Foundation (NCF) they will be bidding for the hosting of Miss Universe
2009 utilising the infrastructure now being constructed for Cricket
World Cup 2007.
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, October 9, 2006 - In a bid to
protect the last swamp and mangrove stand in Barbados from development,
a group of concerned citizens and environmentalists are proposing that
the Graeme Hall Swamp be declared a National Park.
There is a proposal before government, which appears set to get the
green light, for the construction of a multi-million dollars amusement
water park, next to the Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary. The development
is incompatible with the existing development of retired Canadian
lawyer, Peter Allard.
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