Archives for Thursday, September 11, 2003:

WTO meeting opens to suicide and mass protest

CANCUN, Mexico: Twenty thousand police officers and heightened security could not stop a protestor from committing suicide as the World Trade Organization's five-day conference opened in Mexico yesterday.

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Second anniversary of September 11 attack to be marked with vigil

NEW YORK, New York: At 8:30 this morning members of Roc-NY (the Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York) will gather at 99 Hudson Street in New York to mark the second anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.

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Castro scores major victory as U.S. congress votes to allow American tourists

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Cuban President Mr. Fidel Castro scored a major victory in the U.S. Congress yesterday, as Congressional representatives voted in favor of allowing American tourists to travel to the island.  

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Hurricane Isabel continues west towards Leeward Islands

MIAMI, Florida: Hurricane Isabel strengthened some more last night, reaching about 1,180 miles east of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Forecasters at the National Weather Service in Miami last night said Isabel is moving toward the west near 10 mph and this motion is expected to continue for the next 24 hours. 

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Bermuda Premier vows to rebuild Causeway stronger and better

HAMILTON, Bermuda: Bermuda's Causeway, a narrow road linking the East End with the rest of the Island will be completely rebuilt in the future to make it stronger against severe weather such as hurricanes.

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Two charged with murder in drive-by shooting in St. Kitts

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: The son of a well-known Kittitian Minister of Religion, and another man have been arrested and charged with murder in a drive-by shooting that occurred last Thursday. 

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BUSINESS NEWS

IMF, World Bank looking at Grenada's finances

ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada: Looking to strengthen the vulnerabilities in Grenada's financial sector, Prime Minister Mr. Keith Mitchell entertained a seven-member delegation from the International Money Fund, the World Bank and the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force earlier this week.

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Jamaican bauxite earnings to reach US$760 million

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Bauxite production in Jamaica is on the increase with earning projected to reach some US$760 million this year. 

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Opposition stands by lone Dominica electricity company

Roseau, Dominica: Dominica's opposition leader Mr. Edison James says he will take his disagreement with the Pierre Charles administration to the streets over government's decision to pressure the Dominica Light & Electricity Corporation (DOMLEC) into absorbing a 17 percent consumption tax.

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FEATURE

One on one with the Tradewinds' Dave Martins 

BROOKLYN, New York: There is no denying the feelings of pride that creep into your bones and overwhelms you, the moment you hear a 'Tradewinds' song. It becomes even more 'real' as Mr. Dave Martins take you back to your 'Boyhood Days,' or paints a verbal picture that is so clear, that as a Caribbean national you swear you could almost taste some of the rum that is distinctly Caribbean, or see the cane cutters in the field and the banana farmers 'fetching (their) heavy banana load,' and vow to all foreigners, 'Not a Blade a Grass,' or sing out at a cricket match, 'Gie dem Shiv.'

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

Jamaican movie 'One Love' premieres at International film festival

Toronto, Canada: One Love, a Jamaican movie about forbidden love between a reggae musician of the Rastafarian faith and the lead singer of a church choir and a pastor's daughter, opened at the 28th Annual Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada this week. 

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SPORTS NEWS 

South Florida cricketers clash with Jamaicans this weekend

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida: A South Florida Invitational XI cricket squad will face off with a strong Jamaican side this weekend in two promotional games set for Fort Lauderdale. 

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