Archives for Wednesday, October 1, 2003:

Quit UWI race talking says Rex Nettleford

ST. AUGUSTINE, Trinidad: University of the West Indies Vice Chancellor, Professor Rex Nettleford, has slammed comments on the racial make-up of the university as a dead end issue.... read more...

Ninth CARICOM heads of state for St. Kitts

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: Issues of good governance, foreign affairs, health, monetary and economic development issues will be discussed next week, when St. Kitts and Nevis hosts the 9th CARICOM Heads of State Conference at the St. Kitts Marriott Royal Beach Resort... read more...

Dominica Opposition boycotts independence celebrations

ROSEAU, Dominica: Dominica's parliamentary opposition, the United Workers Party (UWP), is boycotting the island's 25th Independence celebrations over an accusation by the ruling coalition administration that it was engaged in corrupt practices while in government from 1995 to 2000. Last year, the UWP also stayed away from the event... read more...

Trinidad & Tobago's President urges 'full force' of the law

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: As crime and kidnappings continue to escalate in the twin-island Republic of Trinidad & Tobago, President Maxwell Richards is urging law enforcement agencies to use the full force of the law to deal with criminals... read more...

Vincentian PM pays tribute to George Odlum

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Dr Ralph Gonsalves, St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister, has hailed his late friend and former St. Lucian Foreign Minister, Mr. George Odlum as "a giant of a man."... read more...

Belize to hold by-election at month's end

BELMOPAN, Belize: In a bid to fill the vacancy in the House of Representatives caused by the death of Mr. Agripino Cawich, Belize will hold a by-election on 29th October... read more...

U.S. farm group to sell products to Cuba 

HAVANA, Cuba: The Iowa-based cooperative FC Stone, a leading U.S. farm cooperative will soon begin selling another $8 million in corn and soy to Cuba. .. read more...

Belize foreign minister urges reform of UN Charter

NEW YORK, New York: Belize's attorney general and minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mr. Godfrey Smith, urged the United Nations' General Assembly yesterday, to reform the UN Charter... read more...

Grenada's child welfare homes must meet new standards

ST. GEORGES, Grenada: Grenada's National Standard Requirements for approval and licensing of Child Welfare Homes goes into effect today. The announcement was made yesterday by the island's Minister for Social Services, Mr. Cuthbert Mc Queen... read more...

Caribbean-American councilmember urges support for Immigrant Workers' Freedom Ride

BROOKLYN, New York: With three days to go before the Immigrant Workers' Freedom Ride Rally & Festival on 4th October, Jamaican-American Councilmember Yvette D. Clarke, is urging Caribbean-Americans "to vigorously participate" on Saturday... read more...

U.S. watching Bermuda, Cuba relations

HAMILTON, Bermuda: The Bermudan government's decision to sign a cultural exchange program with Cuba has U.S. officials concerned, the Royal Gazette is reporting... read more...

BUSINESS NEWS

Jamaican finance ministry orders hiring freeze

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaica's Finance Minister, Mr. Omar Davies, has ordered a freeze on public sector hiring, the Jamaican Observer says. It was not immediately clear how much the government expected to save from the hiring-freeze but government is struggling to keep the public sector deficit within five and six per cent of the overall Gross Domestic Product... read more...

Capital market conference to feature regional financial executives

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Messrs Ram Ramesh, CEO of Caribbean Money Market Brokers Limited, and Ronald Harford, Managing Director of Republic Bank of Trinidad Limited, are among senior private sector speakers who have confirmed their participation for the regional Caribbean Latin American Action conference... read more...

HEALTH NEWS

St. Maarten has 432 HIV cases

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten: The island of St. Maarten now has some 432 cases of HIV, a press release from the Government Information Service stated recently. Of the 432 cases in St. Maarten, 237 are males and 195 females. Some 307 of them are aged between 25-44... read more...

U.S. ambassadors to region defend commitment to fighting AIDS

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: United States ambassadors to 11 Caribbean countries, meeting yesterday in Trinidad to discuss ways they could assist in fighting HIV and AIDS, have defended their country's commitment to fighting the disease... read more...

TRAVEL NEWS

British High Commission to issue machine-readable passports

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Come Monday, 20th October, the British High Commission in Bridgetown will begin issuing machine-readable passports, the Voice of Barbados reported.... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Redstripe tourney opens today

KINGSTON, Jamaica: The Zone A of the 2003 Red Stripe Bowl limited overs tournament opens today in Jamaica with powerful Trinidad and Tobago set to face Leewards Xl at the Sir Frank Worrell Oval, Mona Campus, University of the West Indies. Guyana faces the young West Indies Team in Antigua today as well.  Tomorrow, Canada will take on the Windwards in Jamaica while Barbados faces UWI in Antigua. 
Stay tuned to Caribbean Net News for more on the Redstripe tourney.

Teddy Griffith is the new WICB president

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua: Barbadian national, Mr. Teddy Griffith is the new president of the West Indies Cricket Board, the WICB announced yesterday. Mr. Griffith was elected to the post of President over the only other candidate, former Vice-President, Clarvis Joseph by a margin of 9 votes to 4 yesterday and will fill the position left vacant by Rev. Wes Hall... read more...

The first Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride is just 3 days away - Saturday, 4th October in Flushing Meadows Park, Queens, N.Y. Join the effort and support immigrant workers rights today.