Paradise vacation leads to passion for flying Aug 10, 2009
DAYTONA BEACH -- Marilyn Patierno got "the bug" while vacationing on St. Barts Island in the French West Indies. Luckily, this bug wasn't a germ that would cause an exotic disease but the start of Patierno's interest in flying that would change her life. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
WOW: Club Med at $99 per night Jul 31, 2009
The perfect spots for friends and single getaways include the beach resorts in Turkoise of the Turks and Caicos Islands; Columbus Isle, Bahamas; Cancun-Yucatan, Mexico; Ixtapa, Mexico; Punta Cana, Dominican Republic; Sandpiper-Port Saint Lucie, Florida; Caravelle on Guadeloupe-French West Indies and Buccaneer's Creek on Martinique in the French West Indies ... Suggested Club Med's for families include Cancun-Yucatan, Mexico; Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Sandpiper-Port Saint Lucie, Florida;... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Gumbo serves up new CD Jun 26, 2009
Gumbo s name references the thick, spicy stew by the same name that is a popular part of Southern cuisine, as well as spoken dialects in Louisiana and the French West Indies. The band plays Southern standards, ragtime and old jazz toe-tapping, irreverent and irresistible as played by the adept group of players. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Ist female DeLand commissioner, 83, dies Jun 20, 2009
Additional survivors include two sons -- Jim West, Tallahassee, and Randy West, French West Indies; one sister, Helen Bliss, DeLand, one grandson and one great-grandson. Services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday at Lankford Funeral Home, DeLand. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
Island vacations in the French West Indies Jun 16, 2009
Summer and fall packages in St. Barts and Martinique, from $670. Opened in 1955, Disneyland has offered countless smiles and thrills, undergone a number of changes to keep up with the times, and its success has spawned other theme parks across the country and globe. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Market Forecaster Apr 28, 2009
Increases reported for unknown destinations (425,000 MT), Japan (317,000 MT, including 56,300 MT switched from unknown destinations), Mexico (141,000 MT), South Korea (116,900 MT), Venezuela (91,400 MT), Syria (44,000 MT, including 42,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), and the Dominican Republic (20,500 MT), were partially offset by decreases for Panama (3,000 MT), the French West Indies (2,900 MT), Guatemala (2,800 MT), and Canada (1,600 MT). Net sales of 69,500 MT for delivery in... (Midwest Bulls Eye, NE)
Traders shifting wheat focus to weather in Plains Mar 12, 2009
Increases reported for South Korea (294,400 MT), Taiwan (135,100 MT, including 38,000 MT switched from Japan), Japan (77,000 MT, including 71,400 MT switched from unknown destinations), unknown destinations (74,600 MT), Mexico (57,400 MT), and the United Arab Emirates (46,500 MT, switched from Egypt), were partially offset by decreases for Egypt (45,500 MT), the French West Indies (1,900 MT), and Syria (1,000 MT). Optional origin sales of 60,000 MT were for Egypt. (Minnesota Farm Guide, MN)
Guadeloupe strike on despite deal Feb 28, 2009
"I'll go to the French West Indies in a few weeks' time to scrupulously keep all the commitments I have made," he told the AFP news agency. "When you approach things calmly, when you honestly try to find the right solutions, when the issues are dealt with seriously, then that calms the situation down, of course," he added. (BBC News -- Americas)
What do wives really want for Valentine's Day? Feb 11, 2009
This year we will be going to Dominica in the French West Indies (leaving tomorrow morning)to visit our son. We will be taking him and his girl out on V-day night. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
