Wis. reaches deal on military, overseas voting

Wisconsin election officials and the U.S. Department of Justice have reached an agreement on how the state will comply with a new law designed to ensure all military and overseas voters have their ballots counted.

Sometimes, if you’re lucky, the plan goes according to plan. Friday night’s plan worked out just fine for the Cuba Wildcats, who laid a 50-21 beating on Barat Academy in the CHS football homecoming game. The Barat Eagles turned the ball over five times in the first half—and that was pretty much all it took for the Wildcats to blow the game open early and find a way for their bench to get some ...

NAS North Island Main Gate Put on Lock Down

An unattended item was found at the nearby visitor center. Visitor center - United States - Travel and Tourism - Government - Canada

Hawaii human trafficking guilty plea rejected

The owners of a major Hawaii farm accused of exploiting 44 imported laborers from Thailand have changed their plea to not guilty and are scheduled to stand trial Nov. 9.

King-of-the-islands tiff

The Japan Coast Guard early Wednesday arrested the captain of a Chinese fishing vessel after his ship hit two Japan Coast Guard patrol boats on Tuesday inside Japanese territorial waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Because the ship was inside territorial waters, the Japanese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday lodged a protest with Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua ...

Rhode Island to receive a $33M education grant

Federal officials said Rhode Island will receive a $33 million grant to support state education jobs. Rhode Island - United States - Education - Politics - Recreation and Sports

Puerto Rico testing tiny algae as energy source

Puerto Rico is embarking on a test project for converting algae to oil as part of a campaign to lessen the U.S. territory's dependence on expensive imported oil.

Hawaii human trafficking case plea deal rejected

A federal judge threw out a plea deal for the owners of a major Hawaii farm who had pleaded guilty to exploiting 44 imported laborers from Thailand.

Puerto Rico Islanders Join NASL

The North American Soccer League ("NASL") is proud to announce the addition of the Puerto Rico Islanders. The Puerto Rico Islanders currently compete in USSF Division 2 and have qualified for the group stage of the CONCACAF Champions League for three consecutive seasons.

Non-AQ news and notes roundup

News and notes from the non-AQ schools: "BYU freshman wide receiver Ross Apo dislocated his left index finger during practice Wednesday and had surgery. He is expected to be out about six weeks. Apo did not have a catch in the opener against Washington last week. "ULM will start Jyruss Edwards at running back when the Warhawks open their season Saturday night against No. 14 Arkansas. Edwards had ...

DGAP-News: Greenlight Capital Re (deutsch)

Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. Opens Ireland Subsidiary Greenlight Capital Re 09.09.2010 21:50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

DGAP-News: Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. Opens Ireland Subsidiary

GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands, Sept. 9, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. (Nasdaq:GLRE) today announced the formation of a new subsidiary, Greenlight Reinsurance Ireland, Ltd., to expand the company´s international presence and provide a platform to serve clients in the European market.

Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. Opens Ireland Subsidiary

Greenlight Capital Re 09.09.2010 21:50 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dublin-Based Company to Expand Greenlight Re's International Reach and Capitalize on European Market Opportunities; David Maguire Named General Manager GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands, Sept. 9, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. (Nasdaq:GLRE) today announced the ...

Miguel D. Lausell: Tax Subsidies for Wealthy Foreign Corporations? How Congress Has Already Broken its Most Important ...

Rather than protect about 350 union jobs, Democratic lawmakers have allowed British-owned Diageo to move to the U.S. Virgin Islands where it will take about half of the Federal tax subsidy on rum..

Staten Island obituaries

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The following obituaries will appear in the Friday, Sept. 9 edition of the Advance: * Jennie Coniglione, 96, of Midland Beach, died Wednesday. Arrangements are being handled by John Vincent Scalia Home for Funerals, Eltingville....

Cayman Is No. 1 Specialised Financial Centre

The Banker's 2010 IFC ratings place the Cayman Islands first for specialised financial centres LONDON , Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The leading banking and finance magazine, The Banker , has named the Cayman Islands as the top specialised financial centre for the second year running in its 2010 IFC Rankings released this month. Cayman has, for the second year running, been awarded first place by an ...

Jekyll Island, Ga. developing conservation plan

Jekyll Island officials have begun gathering public comment for a plan to protect natural habitats on the state-owned island.

Steele stumps for Republicans halfway around the world

With less than two months to go before Election Day, Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele is focusing his energies on trying to elect Republicans in … Guam? The embattled RNC chair has spent the last several days on a distinctly unusual campaign tour--at least to judge by the way his predecessors have typically kicked [... ]

Wis. reaches deal with feds on military voting

Wisconsin election officials and the U.S. Department of Justice have reached an agreement over how the state will comply with a new law designed to make sure all military and overseas voters have their ballots counted.

Cuba mourns Pastors for Peace founder Lucius Walker

The Reverend Lucius Walker, who led an annual convoy of US solidarity activists to Cuba in defiance of Washington's nearly half-century-old blockade, has died of a heart attack at the age of 80.

Calendar 9/9 to 9/19/10

On September 12, Gene Casey and The Lone Sharks perform at the Wade’s Beach Beach Blast on Shelter Island. Outdoors SAT SEP 11 Sag Harbor Cove Kayak with the Southampton Trails Preservation Society. Meet 10 a.m. on Cove Road West. Bring your own kayak/canoe and life vest (mandatory). 283-2638. Sag Harbor Walking Tour with the Southampton Trails Preservation Society. [...]

Ratings Roundup: Colonial Group, Flagstone Alliance, Hannover Re (debt)

A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings (FSR) of 'A-' (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of "a-" of the life/health and property/casualty operating subsidiaries of ...

Thousands attend Onset Cape Verdean Festival

More than 17,000 took in Saturday's Onset Cape Verdean Festival, which was a peaceful jubilee of music, sun, heritage, and food until a stabbing marred the otherwise festive celebration late in the afternoon.

Rock Island School earns prestigious ‘Blue Ribbon’ award

ROCK ISLAND — The U.S. Secretary of Education named Rock Island Elementary a National Blue Ribbon School today, which is a designation reserved for top-performing schools. The local elementary was one of four Blue Ribbon schools in the state, and one of 304 nationwide.

Huge fire at Venezuelan fuel terminal in Bonaire

A huge fire caused by a lightning strike has halted operations at a Venezuelan fuel terminal on the Dutch island of Bonaire. Island Gov. Glenn Thode says crews have isolated the fire and should extinguish it by the end of Thursday. The fire is visible across... Bonaire - Caribbean - Netherlands Antilles - Travel and Tourism - Business and Economy

Big Island police search for missing man

Big Island Police are searching for a 57-year-old Kona man who was reported missing on Wednesday, September 8, 2010. William "Billy" Palea of Honalo, North Kona, was last seen on Tuesday, September 7, 2010, in the Captain Cook, South Kona area around 7:30 a.m.

Peter Island, British Virgin Islands: Liming in the Leewards

Caribbean resorts might all look similar but that doesn't mean they offer the same experience, as Liz Vercoe discovers in Antigua and the British Virgin Islands.

Peter Island, British Virgin Islands: Liming in the Leewards

Caribbean resorts might all look similar but that doesn't mean they offer the same experience, as Liz Vercoe discovers in Antigua and the British Virgin Islands.

Westerly boy schooled in NYC: Who pays?

PROVIDENCE - A boy with disabilities who attends private school in New York City is still considered a resident of Westerly, where he attended public schools until fifth grade, the Rhode Island education commissioner's office says in a recent ruling.

Islands warn rich nations’ emissions pledges fall short

BONN—Rich nations’ emissions reductions pledges fall dramatically short of what is required to limit global warming to two degrees centigrade, a group of 43 small islands said on Tuesday at UN climate talks.

Hawaii: Hotel tax revenue jumps 25 percent

(AP:HONOLULU) Hotel tax revenues in Hawaii have jumped nearly 25 percent in the first two months of the fiscal year. The increase follows both a 1 percentage point increase in the transient accommodations tax and a rebound in the number of tourists visiting the islands.

Island Road repairs hit another delay

HOUMA — Bids to rebuild the hurricane-damaged Island Road came in about $1 million over budget, but negotiations are under way to reduce the final price tag.

Island Road repairs hit another delay

HOUMA — Bids to rebuild the hurricane-damaged Island Road came in about $1 million over budget, but negotiations are under way to reduce the final price tag.

Island Boyz tops Labor Day softball

CNMI Island Boyz defeated Pac-Chain, 9-8, in seven innings to crown itself champion of the 6th Annual CNMI Labor Day Softball Tournament held this past Labor Day weekend at the Russell Road Sports Complex in Kent, Washington.

AT&T Invests More Than $9 Million in Its Hawaii Wireless Network

HONOLULU, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- In just the first six months of this year, AT&T* invested more than $9 million in its wireless networks to continue improving customer service in Hawaii. The wireless investment in Hawaii is part of an overall capital investment of $11 million into AT&T's wireless and wireline networks in the state during the first half of 2010. Service enhancements ...

Westman Islands Ferry Herjólfur Sails to Thorlákshöfn

Herjólfur will be sailing between the Westman Islands and its former harbor Thorlákshöfn today and the coming days, visir.is reports. In the past few days, the ferry has not been able to sai l to its new harbor at Landeyjahöfn because of the tides.

Md. police: Pilots facing more danger from lasers

Police in Maryland say this summer's boardwalk novelty, the laser pointer, is becoming a menace to pilots around the region.

Archipelago Learning Enhances Study Island High School Product for Increased Career and College Readiness

DALLAS -- Archipelago Learning Inc. , a leading subscription-based online education company, today announced the release of the latest version of The Island, part of Archipelago Learning's leading subscription-based Study Island product offering for high school students and teachers.

JetBlue to add new Caribbean flights

NEW YORK — JetBlue Airways Corp. said yesterday that it will begin offering service from New York and Boston to the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean in February. Caribbean - JetBlue Airways - Turks and Caicos Islands - New York City - Turks Caicos

Tiny Pest Threatens Hawaii's Coffee Crop

A beetle known asthe coffee berry borer that threatens the health of Hawaii’scoffee industry has been found on several farms in Kona on the Big Island.

Pen pals have shared news for 50 years between Ohio, Hawaii

BRUNSWICK— Twenty years is a long time for faraway friends to go between visits, especially over a relationship that has spanned 50 years and nearly 5,000 miles. Longtime pen pals Karen Harrison and Irene Matsumoto, both 61, have met five times during their friendship, which began at age 12 in 1960 through a world friendship club [...]

Valley to avoid Earlâs big blow

Emergency response officials with Halifax and Northampton counties conferred with state leaders this morning, estimating the eye of Hurricane Earl will pass around 60 miles off the coast of North Carolina.

Cuba's communist system gets panned by unlikely source _ revolutionary leader Fidel Castro

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba's communist economic model has come in for criticism from an unlikely source: Fidel Castro.

Cuba's Soviet-style economic model no longer workable: Castro

London, Sept.9 : Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has said that Cuba's Soviet-style economic model 'doesn't even work for us anymore'.

Pine women helping others find hidden treasure through consignment sales

Two friends want to introduce Pittsburgh to Just Between Friends. read more »

Fidel Latest to Say Cuba's Communism Doesn't Work

Cuba's communist system gets panned by unlikely source _ revolutionary leader Fidel Castro Cuba - Fidel Castro - Communism - United States - Caribbean

Pine Island children raise money to purchase school supplies for needy students

Pine Island - This past summer six children, with the aid of their parents, decided that raising money for a charity would be a great summer project.

US sex offenders see sanctuary in Caribbean sun

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Jeffrey Allen Weathers moved from Alaska to an oceanfront apartment in the Caribbean, but his new neighbors soon suspected the heavyset American hadn't come for the sun.

Life of an  islander: Sense of community, relaxation in abundance on Pistakee Bay perch

Before buying their home on Coon Island, Don and Carol Sanders had camped all over the United States.

Vincent 'Vinny' Ippolito

Age: 51 Residence: Wakefield. Education: BS, pharmacy, Long Island University. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Travel and Tourism - United States - Los Angeles - President