Archives for Tuesday, September 9, 2003:

Second hurricane threatens region

MIAMI, Florida: Four days after Hurricane Fabian, the U.S. National Weather Service last night issued a warning regarding another hurricane on the radar.

At 11 p.m. last night, Hurricane Isabel was located 1135 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles - the chain of islands that includes Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia and Barbados.

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Bermuda's airport reopens but power still largely out

HAMILTON, Bermuda: Fourteen thousand Bermudans remained in the dark as dusk fell over this British colony last night, four days after Hurricane Fabian blasted the island with 120 mile per hour winds. 

But the island's airport opened to receive commercial flights and stores cracked open doors that were shuttered since Friday 5th September, Reuters reported. Still The Causeway, a key road linking the airport to the main island, remains damaged but open to limited traffic.

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Competition statute being drafted for CSME 

KINGSTON, Jamaica: The process of designing a Caricom competition statute in preparation for the establishment of the Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME) is currently underway. That's according to Ms. Barbara Lee, executive director of the Fair Trading Commission (FTC). 

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Haitian President inaugurates power plan as U.S. calls for restoration of confidence

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti: A black out prone area in Haiti received 30 megawatts of additional power on Monday, 8th September, even as the U.S. government gave the President Jean Bertrand administration "weeks not months" to show whether it can restore confidence in the security situation and the electoral process.

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Guyanese-Saudi a concern for U.S. government

WASHINGTON, D.C.: He reportedly holds passports from Saudi Arabia, Canada, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago and is considered a threat to US national security. But Mr. Adnan El Shukrijumah, who is half Guyanese but grew up in Saudi Arabia, is still on the loose, just two days before the second anniversary of 9/11. 

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Caribbean-Americans among those in run for Primary Election races today

BROOKLYN, New York: Three Caribbean American City Councilmembers face an uphill task to retain their seat as poll booths open on this morning's Primary Election in New York City.

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Antigua opens new Hall of Justice

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua: Antigua's new Hall of Justice was officially declared open on Monday, 8th September, following a tour by Prime Minister Mr. Lester Bird, Commissioner of Information, Mr. Rupert Sterling, Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Mrs. Agnes James and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs, Mrs. Barbara Belle.

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BUSINESS NEWS

Protestors readying for WTO meeting as ACP ministers gear up to fight

CANCUN, Mexico: The count down has begun to the 5th World Trade Organisation Ministerial Conference, which opens in Cancun, Mexico, tomorrow, 10th September.

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Cautious optimism in The Bahamas

NASSAU, Bahamas: "Cautious confidence," remains the outlook for many businesses in the Bahamas. That's according to a recent survey done by the Coalition of Private Sector Organisations, an umbrella group representing the Chamber of Commerce.

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FEATURE

UWI project to document story of Jamaican migration

LONDON, England: The stories and experiences of Jamaicans who migrated to the United States and Britain will soon be recorded for posterity. The Jamaica Information Service reported recently that a project to record the lives of Jamaicans overseas is currently under way, funded by the University of the West Indies under its initiative grant programme.

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SPORTS NEWS 

Keith Arthurton to join Nevis squad for NAGICO tourney

CHARLESTOWN, Nevis: The Nevisian cricket squad will get additional support from another former Windies player in their bid for victory in the NAGICO Leeward Islands limited overs tournament. 

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