Word: stays
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...homelands, but there is a certain mechanical, programmed quality to the answers they give to questions about their future. Asked about her ambitions, a 16-year-old Angolan girl responded, "My desire is to continue my career to help my country. It is for Angola to decide whether I stay in Cuba to get my higher education." To the same question, a young Mozambican boy answered, "The party in Mozambique will be my guide. I would like to continue my studies, but if it is decided otherwise, I will return home...
...always so. In its 18th century heyday, 8-sq.-mi. St. Eustatius was the richest free port in the Americas, with a population of more than 8,000 (now 1,400), visited by 3,000 ships a year. During the American Revolutionary War, vessels from Statia (pronounced Stay-shuh) shuttled arms and supplies to the rebellious colonies. On Nov. 16, 1776, the armed North American brigantine Andrew Doria, flying the Great Union flag, dropped anchor in the harbor and was accorded an eleven-gun salute by the Dutch governor. Thus, as noted on a plaque presented to the island...
Apart from the exclusive Coco Point Lodge, open only from December through April and "booked solid" at $245 per cou ple per day, the only place to stay is Le Village Soleil, a charming cottage-style hotel that can put up 20 guests. One way to dip toes in this particular par adise is to take a day trip by plane, swim, see the bird sanctuary, savor the langouste - and lay plans for a longer visit later...
...sets and clothing. Most poor nations can escape from poverty only if they can find buyers for some of their manufactured products as well as their commodities. The report states bluntly: "A key problem, which has to be solved if long-term world growth is to reach and stay at higher levels, is that of access to Northern markets for the South's manufactures...
Another bright spot of the night was the return of freshman guard Franessa Hall, absent for most of the season with mononucleosis. "I'm back" said a jubilant Hall, "back to stay!" Hall said she looks forward to playing in the upcoming Ivy Tournament in two weeks, when she'll be at full strength again...