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Keys Study Indicates Cuba opening will have major impact - Only Key West will continue to prosper after opening of Cuba recently study said. Study commissioned by business group for investment group Stone Group of the Bahamas indicated that the opening of Cuba will impact the Keys, Bahamas and Jamaica the most. The Middle Keys will contract in revenues since the lack of economic diversity in the area - Fishing Sportsman/Diving Operations will begin to move since large activities for Sportsman are in planning stages for the Northern Coast of Cuba and that long-term trend is expected to redirect revenues for 20 years or more. Municipal Governments have yet to adjust to the changing markets and still are reliant upon the th peak revenues of the 90's. Key West will continue as a sea transportation hub with it's new terminal but cruise ship arrivals are expected to drop off dramatically.

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Malaria new mutated strain is being approached with the ancient Chineses herb called qinghaosu (pronounced king-how-shu) with positive results - controled tests to continue - report by KWI

Jamaica - Jamaica's war on drugs is being fought daily in the busy emergency room of its biggest public hospital, where doctors are overwhelmed by ever-increasing numbers of "drug mules." Most are women in their early 20s who swallow cocaine-filled condoms before boarding international flights --mules swallow a few condoms - or more than 100. Since early April, Jamaican emergency rooms have seen a 50 to 75 percent jump in drug mules- Jamaica has 2.6 million people is considered one of the major drug transshipment points in the Caribbean, along with Haiti.

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Attack on Mr. Pibb and Mellow Yellow - California Democratic State Senator Deborah Ortiz -- targeted sugary sodas as the main cause of kids putting on excess fat -- she would offer schools incentives to drop lucrative contracts to sell certain soda brands on their campuses. A Republican interviewed said they might propose giving kids a Hula-Hoopä to Shake-N-Bakeä the pounds off.

Shark attack in Hawaii blinded - shark biting on his leg and thrashing him about in the water - Hoku Aki poked the eye of the shark which caused the animal to release. Aki had been body-boarding about off-shore and expert at sharkfest.com who was contacted for review stated that it was the usual case of mistaken identity by the shark who was looking for a seal.

Tijuana Drug War- Police are on alert in this drug-rich border city, ready for astreet war in the wake of the recent breakup of Arellano Felix organization, which controlled one-third of the trafficking between Mexico and the United States. The gang lost its leadership with the February shooting death of Ramon Arellano Felix and the army raid on his brother Benjamin in Puebla.

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Arms still getting through - The Transportation Department inspector general found airport security

screeners on several dozen occasions failed to catch guns and simulated explosives, even after the September terrorist attacks, a person familiar with the report said today. Inspector General Kenneth Mead's report found that screeners missed knives 70 percent of the time and guns 30 percent of the time and also concluded that the screeners failed to detect simulated explosives 60 percent of the time, said the source, speaking on condition of anonymity. The source said Mead's report also said that banned items got through screeners almost half of the time. Tests of the security system were conducted at 32 airports while the screening checkpoints were still primarily under the supervision of the airline industry, with some oversight by the Federal Aviation Administration.

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