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  West Indian Anglican Church rejects gay bishop - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
It is the findings of that commission that the West Indian Church leaders are awaiting, apparently to determine their future relationship with the Episcopal Church.
The archbishop of the West Indies, Most Rev Drexel Gomez, who is also bishop of The Bahamas, as well as Ruby Knottage, chancellor of the Diocese of The Bahamas, are members of the Canterbury Commission, which is required to submit its findings and recommendations by September 30, 2004.
The meeting was attended by bishops of seven of the eight dioceses which comprise the Anglican communion in the West Indies, except for Guyana whose bishop sent apologies.
www.jamaicaobserver.com /news/html/20031116T230000-0500_51742_OBS_WEST_INDIAN_ANGLICAN_CHURCH_REJECTS_GAY_BISHOP.asp   (461 words)

  
  The West Indian Manatee   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The West Indian manatee or sea cow is a large, plant-eating aquatic mammal that has inhabited the earth for centuries, yet only two thousand of these majestic creatures are known to be in existence at the present time.
The population of the West Indian manatee is difficult to determine.
West Indian Manatees are protected in the United States on a federal level by the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, and the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
www.ochs.orecity.k12.or.us /departments/science/species/west_Indian_manatee.html   (1846 words)

  
 West Indian Literature
My definition of a "West Indian Author" is rather broad: Most West Indian authors were born and raised in the West Indies.
Many West Indian authors have found it necessary to live in other countries in order to better pursue their careers as writers, often becoming citizens of their new home countries.
Today, a West Indian Author could live anywhere in the world, and may be "claimed" by both a West Indian country and their country of residence.
www.westindiesbooks.com   (385 words)

  
 Manatee Facts
West Indian manatees are large, gray aquatic mammals with bodies that taper to a flat, paddle-shaped tail.
The West Indian manatee is related to the West African manatee, the Amazonian manatee, the dugong, and to the Steller's sea cow, which was hunted to extinction in 1768.
West Indian manatees can also be found in the coastal and inland waterways of Central America and along the northern coast of South America, although distribution in these areas may be spotty.
www.savethemanatee.org /manfcts.htm   (713 words)

  
 West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus)
The West Indian manatee is a uniform gray or brown color.
The West Indian manatee is an agile swimmer and is capable of complex maneuvers.
The West Indian manatee is found on the southern coast of the United States and as far south as Brazil.
www.thebigzoo.com /Animals/West_Indian_Manatee.asp   (426 words)

  
 The American West - Native Americans
The name "Indian" was first applied to them by Christopher Columbus, who believed, mistakenly, that the mainland and islands of America were part of the Indies, in Asia.
The conflicts led to the Indian Wars, the Indian Removal Act empowered by president Andrew Jackson in 1830 and other acts instituted by the Europeans in order to accomplish their objectives, as they viewed them at the time.
In these wars the Indian tribes were at a great disadvantage because of their modest numbers, nomadic life, lack of advanced weapons, and unwillingness to cooperate, even in their own defense.
www.americanwest.com /pages/indians.htm   (1349 words)

  
 West_Indian_cricket_team   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies, is a national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of the Caribbean countries: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago.
Throughout the 1990s, however, West Indian cricket declined, in part due to the rise in popularity of basketball in West Indian countries, and the team today is struggling to regain its past glories.
In the 1960s, the West Indies-England test series came to be known as the Wisden Trophy after John Wisden and the West Indies-Australia test series came to be known as the Frank Worrell Trophy.
www.tuxedo-shop.com /search.php?title=West_Indian_cricket_team   (3323 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Caribbean Islands - Postwar Federation Efforts
The Second West India Conference in 1946 also was considered a landmark in international and regional cooperation because it provided the dependent territories their first opportunity to participate in a multilateral meeting aimed at forging joint policies with Britain and the United States.
Although the leading West Indians, particularly Jamaica's Norman W. Manley and Trinidad and Tobago's Eric Williams, favored federation as the best means to implement decolonization, the efforts at federation in the late 1950s and early 1960s failed (see The West Indies Federation, 1958-62, ch.1).
The New West India Regiment, a British-trained and British-armed unit, was reconstituted to serve as the defense force for the short-lived federation.
reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/caribbean-islands/caribbean-islands241.html   (1158 words)

  
 EPA: Federal Register: West Indian Fruit Fly
This action is necessary on an emergency basis to prevent the spread of the West Indian fruit fly to noninfested areas of the United States.
The West Indian fruit fly, Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart), is a very destructive pest of fruits and vegetables, including carambola, grapefruit, guava, limes, mangoes, oranges, passion fruit, peaches, and pears.
This provision is necessary to prevent the spread of the West Indian fruit fly during the time between the detection of the pest and the time a document quarantining the area can be made effective and published in the Federal Register.
www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2001/January/Day-22/i1618.htm   (5493 words)

  
 hip online: artist: West Indian Girl   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
It’s not that West Indian Girl is derivative of those bands, or even sounds like them per se, as much as it is born out of a similar ethos.
West Indian Girl remain next-level, next-generation journey-to-the-center-of-your-mind rock, the v.2.0 version: songs like “Northern Sky” and the first single “Hollywood” suggest the abandon of a dreamy, slightly unreal Southern California landscape just as “Madchester” dance-rock evoked vagabond “free parties” in the middle of some remote pastoral field.
West Indian Girl proves to be a real journey, progressing from rockers like “Hollywood” through “Still Lost”’s chiming psychedelia, gradually landing in the haunting embryonic ambience of “Leave Tonight,” which suggests a trippy downtempo meditation on Simon and Garfunkel.
www.hiponline.com /artist/music/w/west_indian_girl   (1028 words)

  
 west indian cricket   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies, is a national (A game...
Since 1997 West Indian cricket fortunes have been slipping but the team continued to perform creditably at home.
The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies, is a national cricket...
www.thebestcricketinfo.com /7/west-indian-cricket.html   (369 words)

  
 Description Florida Manatee- Trichecus manatus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
They are a subspecies of the West Indian manatee (Trichecus manatus).
It is believe that the manatee evolved from a wading, plant-eating land animal.
West Indian manatee, Florida manatee, Caribbean cow, sea manatee, and manatee.
www.flmnh.ufl.edu /fish/southflorida/seagrass/manatee.html   (1248 words)

  
 Powell's Books - An Introduction to West Indian Poetry by Laurence A. Breiner
This introduction to West Indian poetry is written for readers making their first approach to the poetry of the Caribbean written in English.
It offers a comprehensive literary history from the 1920s to the 1980s, with particular attention to the relationship of West Indian poetry to European, African and American literature.
This introduction to West Indian poetry offers a comprehensive literary history from the 1920s to the 1980s, with particular paid attention to the relationship of West Indian poetry to European, African and American literature.
www.powells.com /biblio/0521583314?&PID=30240   (214 words)

  
 West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus)
West Indian manatees are found in rivers, estuaries, and coastal areas of the tropical and subtropical New World from the southeastern United States coast along Central America and the West Indies to the northern coastline of South America.
Manatees are extremely rare in Texas although near the turn of the century they apparently were not uncommon in the Laguna Madre.
Sluggish and easily captured, West Indian manatees were once extensively exploited as a food source.
www.nsrl.ttu.edu /tmot1/tricmana.htm   (529 words)

  
 West Indian Jubilee   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The 5 West Indian Jubilee Cricketers will be revealed at the Jubilee Gala in Birmingham on July 27th.
Barbados' cricket supermen were honoured on Tuesday night for their contributions to the island and the West Indies in a truly memorable gala event at Sherbourne Conference Centre.
Sir Garfield Sobers, the genius who stands as the greatest player the world has ever seen, took centre stage as he was voted No.1 in the Scotiabank West Indian Jubilee to select the best performances over the past 75 years.
www.cricinfo.com /link_to_database/NATIONAL/WI/FEATURES/WIJ   (488 words)

  
 West Indian manatee   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The West Indian manatee may be active throughout the day or night.
As a species, the West Indian manatee is classified as vulnerable by the IUCN (1996).
The West Indian manatee only has six neck vertebrae, whereas most other mammals, from guinea pigs to humans to giraffes, have seven.
www.ultimateungulate.com /Sirenia/Trichechus_manatus.html   (688 words)

  
 Peter Island West Indian Party
Everyone loves a party and Peter Island treats their guests to "West Indian Night" each Monday at the beachside bar and grill.
Inside the restaurant, a bountiful buffet awaits guests and is an endless profusion of traditional West Indian delights - Rice and Peas, Johnnie cakes, island vegetables, conch fritters, grilled shrimp and swordfish, Island roast pork leg with mango salsa to name a few.
West Indian Night is truly a fun event, yet another one of the many island experiences guests will have during their vacation in paradise.
www.scubamom.com /bvi-resorts/peter-island/party   (293 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Music: West Indian Girl   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Not surprisingly, "West Indian Girl" is a particular type of LSD that supposedly gave you "tribal" hallucinations, whatever those are.
What's strange is that nowhere in West Indian Girl's bio is there mention of the fact that these 2 guys were one half of the band WIG, who released 2 incredible, genre-busting records on Island in the 1990's.
West Indian Girl is a fantastic, gorgeous album, and I'm anxious to hear more from Robert and Frances.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002MHELY?v=glance   (1257 words)

  
 Brooklyn West Indian Carnival
Hartford Conneticut is home to the third largest West Indian community in USA, and the fourth largest in North America.
or south of Eastern Parkway, there is no shortage of West Indian eateries to satisfy a yen for jerk or roti but.....
One of the big differences between the great traditional pre-Lenten Carnival celebrations and the growing newer post WWII events is the less tolerance of the police towards alcoholic consumption on the street.
www.carnaval.com /cityguides/newyork/ny_carn.htm   (2630 words)

  
 the West Indian Welfare Center
The West Indian Welfare Center is located in the City of Guantanamo, which is on the Cuban part of the island near the American naval base of Guantanamo.
The West Indian community in Cuba, especially the one in Baragua, a town more towards the center of the island than Guantanamo, is the subject of a documentary, "My Footsteps in Baragua," by film maker Gloria Rolando:
The West Indian Welfare Center celebrated its 50th with a symposium, as recounted in a letter from one of its members, Alberto Jones, who lives in northern Florida.
www.afrocubaweb.com /wiwc.htm   (888 words)

  
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The primary objective in the recovery of the West Indian manatee is to reestablish and maintain optimum sustainable populations in natural habitats throughout the manatee's historic range in the United States.
Status of the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) in Puerto Rico.
A study of the West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus, in the Banana River and associated waters, Brevard County, Florida.
fwie.fw.vt.edu /WWW/esis/lists/e054004.htm   (5396 words)

  
 West Indian Culture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The West Indian culture is a very lively and exuberant one.
The population of Guyana is comprised of 6 ethnic groups -- African (40%), East Indian (51%), Chinese, Portuguese, European, Amerindian, and Mixed.
Carnival is a 2 day event that happens during February that celebrates West Indian culture.
www.vaughanss.on.ca /extra/clubs/ica/west.htm   (282 words)

  
 Saving the West Indian Manatees
The West Indian Manatee is a large gray or brown aquatic mammal.
The West Indian Manatees remain on the endangered species list, although recent protection programs are allowing a slow increase in the population numbers.
population of the West Indian manatee is to reestablish and maintain optimum sustainable populations in natural habitats throughout the manatee's historic range.
jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu /fieldcourses04/PapersMarineEcologyArticles/SavingtheWestIndianManate.html   (1929 words)

  
 west indian cricket team   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies, is a national (A game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players;...
The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies, is a national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of the Caribbean...
The West Indian cricket team for the IndianOil one day cricket series will be...
www.thebestcricketinfo.com /11/west-indian-cricket-team.html   (368 words)

  
 West Indian manatee
The West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus, is a species distinct from the Amazonian manatee, T.
She represents the other subspecies of the West Indian manatee and is sometimes referred to as a Caribbean manatee.
Rafael, a West Indian manatee in Puerto Rico
www.sirenian.org /westindian.html   (972 words)

  
 West Indian manatee - Trichechus manatus - ARKive   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Possibly mistaken for mermaids by Christopher Columbus on a voyage to America, the West Indian manatee is a large, rotund, aquatic mammal.
The front limbs are short flippers and the body tapers to a flat, paddle-shaped tail that distinguishes this species from the related dugong (Dugong dugon), which posses a fluke-like tail.
Two subspecies of the West Indian manatee exist; the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) is usually larger in size than the Antillean manatee (T. m.
www.arkive.org /species/GES/mammals/Trichechus_manatus   (241 words)

  
 Species Profile for West Indian manatee   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Federal Register documents that apply to the West Indian manatee.
USFWS Refuges on which the West Indian manatee is reported.
A later recovery plan (West Indian Manatee (Florida pop.)) also details specific tasks needed to recover this species.
ecos.fws.gov /species_profile/SpeciesProfile?spcode=A007   (201 words)

  
 Beyond a Boundary (C.L.R. James) - book review
James' subject is cricket and its role in his own life and in the history of the West Indies and England.
He begins with the place of cricket in his family history, in his childhood and schooling in Trinidad, and in the social stratification of West Indian society.
Two final chapters cover the unrest during an English tour of the West Indies in 1960, and more generally the complex interaction of race and politics in West Indian cricket, in such matters as the selection of teams and captains.
dannyreviews.com /h/Beyond_Boundary.html   (361 words)

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