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Caribbean leaders finalize passport rules for cricket World Cup
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts - Fans traveling to the Caribbean next year for cricket's World Cup will be allowed to move from island to island without stopping for passport processing, Caribbean Community leaders announced Thursday at the end of a four-day summit.The CARICOM leaders also decided to go to Haiti on a fact-finding mission and to meet with former Prime Minister Yvon Neptune, jailed since last year for a massacre in the final weeks of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's rule - even though a prosecutor has recommended that he be released.
``I am sure that the heads will press to have a discussion with Neptune,'' Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerritt said. Several human rights groups have criticized the charges against Neptune as politically inspired.
After a 28-month suspension because of the violent revolt that toppled Aristide, Haiti's return to the 15-member CARICOM was a focus at the summit, but it was security for the cricket tourney that dominated the talks.
Royals notes: ASG a welcome break
This day in history: Hal McRae and Dennis Leonard were inducted into the Royals Hall of Fame on July 9, 1989, becoming the sixth and seventh players to be so honored.McRae, a three-time All-Star, spent 14 full seasons in Kansas City as a designated hitter/outfielder. Leonard, his teammate for most of that span, is the Royals' only three-time 20-game winner.
Up next: After the All-Star break, the Royals resume the season on Thursday when they open a four-game series in Detroit with a 6:05 p.m. CT game, which will be telecast on RSTN. The road trip also includes three games against the Red Sox at Fenway Park. Kevin Druley is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
.Teen critical after car hits median, rolls over
An 18-year-old driver was in critical condition Sunday after police said her car hit the center median on N.C. 51 in Matthews and rolled five times. Speed and alcohol likely caused the crash, Matthews police said. Kaylin Rae Lohrman of Matthews was driving a 1998 Plymouth Neon near Elizabeth Lane just after 5:30 a.m. when the crash occurred, police said. She was thrown from the car.Lohrman was taken to Carolinas Medical Center in critical condition, police said. Updates on her condition were not available Sunday. -- Dnica Coto and Kytja Weir
Catawba County
Unemployment in 4 counties increases from April to May
After several months of decreases, the unemployment rate for Alexander, Burke, Caldwell and Catawba counties jumped in May -- to 5.6 percent, up from 5 percent in April, according to the N.C.
Hobbies cause, clause for concern
Falcons defensive end Patrick Kerney doesn't ride a motorcycle — but he does fly his own plane. Risky? Maybe, but not specifically prohibited by the team.However, if Kerney were injured and missed games due to his hobby, the Falcons could recoup salary for breaching a "dangerous activities" clause in all NFL contracts.
.Venezuela oil deal lost in "uncharted waters"
One year after 13 Caribbean countries signed a deal with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to buy oil under preferential terms, more than half of them have not received a single drop of fuel, while those that have are still paying high prices at the pump.Cash-strapped Caribbean countries have welcomed the pact known as Petrocaribe as a way to counter soaring oil prices, but eight nations say they haven't gotten fuel shipments yet, largely because they're figuring out how to handle them.
The program has bogged down because many governments don't have state-owned docking or storage facilities, or the know-how of running an oil business - a task they previously left to private companies.
While Chavez's critics say he is using "oil diplomacy" to build anti-U.S. political alliances, many Caribbean leaders say they believe the program will be genuinely helpful and are determined to take advantage of it.
Reel Gator 2 wins Dwyer
PORT CANAVERAL - One school of prized yellowfin tuna 115 miles off the coast spelled the difference for the winners in last weekend's Ed Dwyer Other Side Invitational tournament.Winston Tomlinson of Port Orange and his Reel Gator 2 team pulled three heavyweight yellowfins from the special school of fish to claim $12,600 in prizes, including the tournament's top boat award.
It was the best catch out of the tournament-record 33 teams that fished in the bluewater depths east of the Gulf Stream known to anglers as the "other side." Some parties fished as many as a dozen different schools of yellowfins.
"Actually we don't go east of the Stream that much," said Tomlinson, owner of the Ponce Inlet-based Reel Gator 2, a 55-foot Gwaltney sportfishing yacht.
Happy Independence Day
Independence Day will be celebrated on Tuesday and, for many, this is a day to raise the flag, attend a parade, enjoy a barbecue with friends and family and finish the night with a fireworks spectacular. In the midst of all our revelry, it’s easy to forget how important this holiday is and what it’s truly celebrating. More important than Mother’s Day, or Thanksgiving, or Presidents’ Day? As a matter of fact, yes. While it might seem hard to believe freedom from England was so desired 230 years ago, that’s only because the rights and freedoms we possess today are taken for granted. We can’t imagine not being able to speak our mind without fear of persecution, or to run for office, whatever our race, gender or religious background. But reminders of the lives our ancestors once knew are as near as nightly news of affairs in other far-less-developed countries.Travel magazine and MOT host reception in New York
NEW YORK Fears of piracy that fuelled a contractual dispute between the theatre and distributor may have prevented a Bahamian delegation from viewing this summer's anticipated blockbuster, Pirates of the Caribbean 2, in New York on Wednesday, but they did not put brakes on the 'Bahamian Celebration' hosted by the Ministry of Tourism and the Conde Nast Traveler at the publication's offices that night.The Ministry and Conde Nast, who have been marketing partners for the last 19 years, threw the shindig in light of its new and innovative collaboration to promote The Islands of The Bahamas by capitalising on the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' films' fame.
Pirates of the Caribbean 2, recently premiered in California last weekend, was filmed on Grand Bahama and White Cay, Exuma.