Archives for Monday, September 15, 2003:

Barbados' Arthur urges creation of a Caribbean cruise line

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Barbados Prime Minister Mr. Owen Arthur wants tourism partners in the region to unite and create a Caribbean cruise line.
The Barbados Nation quoted the prime minister as saying, "The Caribbean controls 58 per cent of the international cruise business but there is no Caribbean cruise line . . . the cruise sector is the one sector where we have a dominant market position, but there is no serious Caribbean presence in the industry," said Arthur.

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Hurricane Isabel now 535 miles from the Bahamas

MIAMI, Florida: Hurricane Isabel continued heading west-northwestward late last night with forecasters at the National Weather Service Center in Miami saying the center of Hurricane Isabel was located about 1,370 km south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina and about 535 miles east of Nassau in the Bahamas.

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WTO conference collapses

CANCUN, Mexico: Ministers of the African, Caribbean and Pacific group as well as those from other developing countries held their ground and refused to accept inclusion of any of the four Singapore Issues on investment, competition, transparency in government procurement and trade, as the World Trade Organization conference wrapped up in Cancun yesterday.

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Trinidad police investigating threatening mobile text message

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: Two days after a conference on terrorism wrapped up in Trinidad, police in the twin-island Republic were yesterday, confronted with reports of a threatening text message sent to hundreds of mobile phone customers.

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Grenada senator clear of child abuse charges

ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada: Grenada Senator, Ms. Yolande Joseph, has been cleared of charges that she slapped a girl at a Grenadian foster home.  

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Jamaica misses sugar quota

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaican sugar producers produced just over half of the 280,000 tons it had guaranteed European Union markets and missed earning another US$432 million in profits. So says Mr. Karl James, head of the Jamaica Cane Products and heads the Sugar Association of the Caribbean.

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Antigua High Court opens today

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua: Antigua's ultra-modern High Court of Justice opens this morning with much pomp and ceremony at Parliament Drive in St. John's.
Prime Minister Mr. Lester Bird will deliver the feature address and cut the ribbon to officially declare open the court open. 

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Opposition protest turns violent in Haiti

CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti: More than 4,000 protestors opposed to the administration of Haitian President Mr. Jean-Bertrand Aristide, clashed with supporters yesterday in a protest that left 13 injured and tires burning in the streets.

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University of Guyana creates School of Education and Humanities

GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The University of Guyana has merged its faculties of Arts & Education to form a new department.

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BUSINESS NEWS

U.S. entrepreneurs to meet with Cuban authorities

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. government against Cuba may have placed an economic embargo but that is not stopping American businesses from pursuing trade with the island.

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SPORTS NEWS

New WICB chief operating officer named

ST JOHN'S, Antigua: The West Indies Cricket Board has a new Chief Cricket Operations Officer. He is Mr. Zorol Barthley, 37, a former Antigua & Barbuda opening batsman who led the Young West Indies in three "Tests" against Young England in 1985 and also played for Surrey in the English County Second XI Championship. 

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First World Cup Cricket venue summit for St. Lucia

CASTRIES, St. Lucia: Caribbean countries looking to host matches during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 competition should attend the upcoming 'Venue Summit 1,' set for St. Lucia from 26th - 27th September. The conference will inform prospective host countries on how to become an ICC CWC 2007 venue. 

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It's 19 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!