HONDURAS:PUERTO CORTES SEWAGE PROJECT.

PUERTO CORTES SEWAGE PROJECT. US$18 million is being sought from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for a Sewerage Project for the city of Puerto Cortes, now in the …

170 take health checks.

MORE than 170 people took advantage of free health checks on offer at Beverley Leisure Complex recently by East Riding Council and the East Yorkshire Primary Care Trust.

Health professionals offered information on healthy eating, stopping smoking, mental well-being, body …

TODAY FRIDAY, AUG. 2.(CAPITAL REGION)

Whitney Gala: ``A Night in Africa.'' 8 p.m. Private party in honor of Barry and Sheryl Schwartz. At Canfield Casino, Congress Park, Saratoga Springs. American Farmland Trust Benefit. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Featuring prints by Will Moses and bronze sculptures by Eleanor Iselin Wade. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. Reading Room, corner of Nelson and Union Avenues, Saratoga Springs. A Family Night Hike. 9 p.m. Wilton Wildlife Preserve and Park. 22 Traver Road, Gansevoort. 587-1939 Ext. 220.

The Philadelphia Orchestra. 8:15 p.m. With conductor Charles Dutoit and soprano Kathleen Battle. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Route 50, Saratoga Springs. Saratoga Race Course: Honorable Miss Handicap. Gates open 11 a.m. post time, 1 p.m. Union Avenue, Saratoga Springs. Upbeat on the Roof: Bob Warren, Pop and Folk Music. 7 p.m. Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs. Book signing. 10 a.m.-noon. Cot Campbell signs ``Rascals and Racehorses: A Sporting Man's Life.'' …

REVIEW.(Preview)

"AKIRA KUROSAWA'S DREAMS." Starring Akira Terao and Martin …

Australia beats Germany for 10th Champions Trophy

Australia claimed consecutive Champions Trophy titles and its 10th overall by beating Germany 5-3 in Sunday's final thanks to four unanswered second-half goals.

Australia trailed 3-1 at halftime before scoring three goals in 15 minutes to open the second half, with Luke Doerner finishing with three goals.

Also Sunday, South Korea scored four second-half goals to beat the Netherlands 4-2 and claim third place. Spain defeated England 5-2 to take fifth.

Australia started strongly and had the lead inside two minutes when striker Des Abbott scored. But Germany came back with three goals in 11 minutes _ one from Florian Fuchs, a Martin Haner drag flick …

Police Want Brandy Charged in Fatality

LOS ANGELES - The California Highway Patrol recommended Monday that actress-singer Brandy be charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter in a freeway crash that killed a woman motorist last month, a city attorney's spokesman told The Associated Press.

The CHP referred the matter to the city attorney's office for review, said spokesman Nick Velasquez.

"The office is currently reviewing the case and determining whether the evidence warrants the filing of a misdemeanor charge of vehicular manslaughter," Velasquez said.

A message seeking comment from Brandy's publicist, Courtney Barnes, was not immediately returned. Earlier this month, Barnes issued a statement …

The Butterfly's Way: From the Haitian Dyaspora in the United States.(Review)(Brief Article)

The Butterfly's Way: From the Haitian Dyaspora in the United States edited by Edwidge Danticat Soho Press, February 2001, $15.00, ISBN 1-56947-218-1

The Haitian Revolution of 1791-1803 led to the birth of the first independent nation in the Caribbean. Yet today, in the wake of a history of brutal political dictatorships and social upheavals, Haiti is cited as the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. Many have fled its shores seeking sanctuary and a better way of life, only to find themselves and their descendants trapped in a web of stereotypes and cultural intolerance that mocks their distinguished heritage.

In The Butterfly's Way, Haitian-born Edwidge …