Archives for Tuesday, September 30, 2003:

Jamaican-born U.S. teen sniper suspect was offered as collateral

ST. JOHN's, Antigua: Mr. Lee Boyd Malvo, the Jamaican-born Washington, D.C. sniper suspect, was offered as a collateral to Mr. John Allen Muhammad, who later carried out the alleged horrific rampage that left 13 people dead... read more...

Jamaica PM urges UN review structures of global system

NEW YORK, New York: Kicking off the afternoon session at United Nations headquarters yesterday, Jamaica's Prime Minister, Mr. Percival James Patterson, called on the international community to assert a strong collective will to review the structures, mandates and procedures in the global system to ensure that the multilateral process be preserved... read more...

St. Lucia prime minister hospitalized in New York

CASTRIES, St. Lucia: St. Lucia's Prime Minister, Dr. Kenny Anthony, was scheduled to leave Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, New York, yesterday, after spending the weekend there... read more...

St. Kitts foreign minister urges UN to address inequities

NEW YORK, New York: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Education of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. Timothy Harris, in his address to the UN yesterday, focused, like most of his colleagues, on globalization... read more...

Dominica's Ministry of Health can't employ new doctors

ROSEAU, Dominica: Dominica's Ministry of Health is experiencing what it termed 'a headache,' over employing twenty students who recently graduated with medical degrees from universities in Cuba and returned home... read more...

Cayman minister rebuked in Canada

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: The Cayman Islands' Minister for Planning, Communications, Works and Information Technology, Mr. Linford Pierson, has been accused of "unfortunate political grandstanding" by a Canadian organisation as a result of his recently proposed abolition of exclusive utility licences... read more...

$12m drug airdrop foiled in the Bahamas

NASSAU, Bahamas: According to the Nassau Guardian, nine Bahamian males were arrested on Saturday afternoon after drug enforcement officials were alerted to a $12 million cocaine "airdrop" in the vicinity of Eleuthera... read more...

Guyana, Venezuela seek UN's aid to speed up settlement of border dispute

NEW YORK, New York: Guyana and Venezuela are seeking to reinvigorate discussions, under the aegis of United Nations' Secretary-General Mr. Kofi Annan, in a bid to resolve the nearly two-century-old border dispute between the two neighbours on the northern shoulder of South America, a United Nations spokesman said yesterday... read more...

U.S. conference on security for Caribbean early 2004

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Concern over security and possible terrorism in the Caribbean has the United States government sponsoring a conference there early next year... read more...

Dominica PM Calls on UN to Consider Taiwanese Membership

NEW YORK, New York: In a widely controversial speech to the United Nations 58th General Assembly, Dominica's Prime Minister, Mr. Pierre Charles, issued a call for the world body to consider offering membership to Taiwan... read more...

U.S. closes Barbados office as congressman attacks taxation treaty

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: The U.S.' Defence Attaché Office in Barbados is closing permanently tomorrow after 20 years of serving the region from Bridgetown, the Barbados Nation is reporting... read more...

BUSINESS NEWS

Jamaican hoteliers turn to market in Barbados, Trinidad

KINGSTON, Jamaica: A group of Jamaican hoteliers are in Barbados today to promote Jamaica as a destination for leisure and business... read more...

Sandals Caribbean advertising banned in London

LONDON, England: According to Megastar News, Sandals has been banned from advertising on the subway in London because of its alleged discriminatory stance in relation to its couples' holidays in the Caribbean... read more...

LEGAL NEWS

Abu Bakr case adjourned to October 7th

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: The case involving Mr. Abu Bakr's and his conspiracy to murder has been adjourned to 7th October, after objections were raised yesterday to testimony by the state's main witness, Mr. Brent Miller.  The Trinidad Guardian reports that Ms. Pamela Elder, Mr. Bakr's attorney, objected to Miller's testimony at the preliminary inquiry on the basis that he was granted immunity to testify against her client. Ms. Elder said she had read in the newspapers that Miller had been granted immunity, and she wanted the State's declaration and a copy of the document. 

TRAVEL NEWS

New nonstop flights between New York and Barbados

NEW YORK, NY: Continental Airlines today announced it will begin nonstop service December 18th from its New York hub at Newark Liberty International to Bridgetown, Barbados, pending government approval... read more...

Puerto Rico tourism company celebrates 30th anniversary

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico offers diverse activities to fulfill the interests of a wide variety of travelers... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Windies women's cricket team for India, Pakistan tour

CASTRIES, St. Lucia: Come February 2004, the West Indies Women's Cricket team tour India and Pakistan as part of their preparation for the 2005 Women's World Cup in South Africa... read more...

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