Archives for Sunday, September 14, 2003:

Jamaica's foreign minister urges "special and differential treatment" for small economies

CANCUN, Mexico: "The global trading system has not served developing countries as a whole well," and its time for small economies in the region and globally to benefit from "special and differential treatment." That's the word from Jamaica's Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. K.D. Knight.

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Guyana suffering a 'crisis of governance' says World Bank

WASHINGTON, D.C.: A 74-page World Bank report has criticised the Guyana government for being "weak" and slammed the country's political system for its failure to facilitate growth or discourage crime, the Guyana Stabroek News has reported.

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Guyana President, Opposition Leader meet tomorrow

GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Guyana's President Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo, of the ruling Peoples Progressive Party/Civic, and Opposition Leader of the Peoples National Congress, Mr. Robert Corbin will meet tomorrow, 15th September, to discuss the hot button issue of inclusive/shared governance and issues relating to public procurement, the local Stabroek News paper reported.

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Hurricane now north of Puerto Rico

MIAMI, Florida: The islands of the Bahamas seems to be out of Hurricane Isabel's path now, at least as of late last night as the hurricane was reclassified to a Category 4, or extremely strong storm. At 11 p.m., last night, the center of Hurricane Isabel was located near about 350 miles north-northeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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First workers union for BVI 

ROAD TOWN, BVI: Workers in the British Virgin Islands have their first union. The constitution for the 'All Workers Union,' was recently resubmitted to the registrar of the Supreme Court, after the first draft was returned with some comments, The Island Sun reported. 

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Venezuela council rejects petition for referendum to oust Chavez

CARACAS, Venezuela: The National Elections Council has ruled that opponents of the country's President violated Venezuela's Constitution by conducting a petition drive before the midpoint of President Hugo Chavez six-year term on 19th August. The ruling is a major victory for the embattled President, who has faced stiff opposition from rivals since winning re-election, the Associated Press reported. 

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Unusual number of infants die from infection at Trinidad hospital

ST. AUGUSTINE, Trinidad: Fifteen premature babies have died at a neonatal ward at Trinidad's Mt. Hope Women's Hospital, leading officials to close off the ward temporarily.

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Caribbean police officers benefit from Red Cross training

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Twenty police officers from Jamaica, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago have graduated again, this time with certificates that will hopefully make them kinder and gentler on their jobs. 

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BUSINESS NEWS

Windies skipper Lara to speak at Caribbean Entrepreneur Conference

KINGSTON, Jamaica: This year's Caribbean Entrepreneur of the Year Conference in Jamaica, will have a very unique speaker who is more sportsman than entrepreneur.

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SPORTS NEWS

Barbadian cyclist forced to hand back gold medals

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: A cold drop may have caused Barbadian medal winning cyclist Mr. Barry Forde to lose his two gold medals. 

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Kittitian champ for World athletics finals today

MONTE-CARLO, Monaco: St. Kitts-born, Mr. Kim Collins, the newly-crowned World 100-metre sprint champion, will be among 30 newly crowned world champions competing in this weekend's World Athletics Final for the title of World Athlete of the Year in Monaco today, 14th September.

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It's 20 days to the first Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride on Saturday, 4th October in Flushing Meadows Park, Queens. Join the effort and support immigrant workers rights today. Pledge your support at http://www.immigrantworkersfreedomride.com and make it a date!