January 30, 2010
Forty-three year-old Jamaican immigrant and community activist from Brooklyn, Vivia Morgan is seeking to create history as the first Jamaican to be elected US Senator, after filing 7,000 more than the 15,000 signatures required with the State Board of Elections, recently. Morgan is running on the Anti-Prohibition Party ticket of Kristin Davis, the ex-madam who [...]
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January 30, 2010
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, in partnership with the Loan Modification Scam Prevention Network, recently announced the launch of PreventLoanScams.org. “ Homeowners at risk of foreclosure can be easy prey for home loan modification scammers. Often, dishonest individuals lure vulnerable homeowners into foreclosure rescue scams by making false promises. Scammers frequently claim [...]
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January 30, 2010
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (SKNIS) — The vision of a redesigned and refurbished Warner Park as a center for hosting world class sporting and entertainment events continues to come to fruition.This weekend signals the first of many regional/international events taking place at the facility between January and June.
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January 30, 2010
SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Guyanese boxer Leon “Hurry Up” Moore has fought in Colombia, Barbados and Kyrgyzstan and now a move to Southeast Asia late in his career has put the fighter into the position of possible world-title contender. Moore, 31, won a unanimous points decision over Indonesian Marangin Marbun.
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January 30, 2010
LAS VEGAS USA (AFP) — Andre Berto pulled out of next week’s World Boxing Council welterweight title fight with Shane Mosley, saying the pain of dealing with the horrific earthquake has taken too big a toll on him emotionally. Berto, whose parents are Haitian said he cannot continue to train.
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January 30, 2010
BASSETERRE, St Kitts–As the Caribbean marks 100 days until the start of ICC World Twenty20 West Indies 2010, Tournament Director Robert Bryan says “momentum is mounting as the region gears up to host the blockbuster cricket event”. Additionally, he noted tournament preparations have intensified.
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