Archives for Thursday, October 2, 2003:

Haitian protestors storm government offices

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti: As protests continue to plague the streets of Gonaives following the gruesome murder of Mr. Amiot Metayer, leader of the "Cannibal Army," street group of attackers yesterday stormed four government buildings, torching three of them in revenge for the slaying... read more...

Antigua & Barbuda file submission to WTO disputes panel

GENEVA, Switzerland: The government of Antigua and Barbuda yesterday met a deadline set by a Disputes Panel of the World Trade Organisation by filing its first submission in a complaint brought against the United States... read more...

Bush names new Barbados envoy

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The President of the Iowa State Senate has been named as the new U.S. ambassador to Barbados. Ms. Mary Kramer, a moderate Republican with close ties to the Bush family, will be based in Barbados but also serve as ambassador of St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines... read more...

British Virgin Islands strengthens auditor general's office

ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands: British Virgin Islands legislators have passed a new law extending the powers and scope of the auditor general's office in holding public officials accountable for spending... read more...

Former PAHO director is new UWI chancellor

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Sir George Alleyne, the former director-general of the Pan American Health Organisation, is the new Chancellor of the University of the West Indies... read more...

British companies seeking to build prison in Jamaica

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Two British companies are in talks with Jamaica's government to build a maximum security prison there. The Associated Press is reporting that the as yet unnamed companies, have already approached Jamaican security officials about the plan... read more...

St. Lucia PM leaves New York hospital

BROOKLYN, New York: St. Lucia Prime Minister, Dr Kenny D. Anthony, was released from Brooklyn's Kings County Hospital Centre yesterday, the St. Lucia diplomatic office in New York said. Hospital officials have announced that Prime Minister Anthony "has been responding well to medical treatment and his health continues to improve daily."... read more...

Belize Foreign Minister meets Secretary of State Powell

BELMOPAN, Belize: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Mr. Godfrey Smith, along with Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Central American Integration System, met with the United States Secretary of State, Mr. Colin Powell, recently .. read more...

Jamaica's PM to address Caribbean American today

BROOKLYN, New York: Prime Minister of Jamaica and Chairman of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government, Mr. P.J. Patterson, will be the featured speaker at the CARICOM Distinguished Lecture Series set for today at Brooklyn's Medgar Evers College of CUNY... read more...

Hurricane Kate not yet a threat to Bermuda

MIAMI, Florida: Hurricane Kate is currently about 1,295 miles east of the Bermuda and, at 11 p.m. last night, forecasters at the National Weather Service said the center was moving toward the west-southwest near 14 mph. A turn to the west is expected today... read more...

BUSINESS NEWS

Trinidad court freezes assets of U.S.-based tire company

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: A Trinidad court has ruled in favor of local workers and frozen the assets of U.S.-based tire company, Carlisle Tire and Rubber Ltd... read more...

Martinique and Guadeloupe banana producers join forces

FORT DE FRANCE, Martinique: Banana producers in Martinique and Guadeloupe have joined forces in an effort to grapple with the crisis facing the industry... read more...

TRAVEL NEWS

Bermuda tourism slumps

HAMILTON, Bermuda: Travel to Bermuda is down by about 40 percent since Hurricane Fabian lashed the island on 5th September. The Royal Gazette yesterday reported that there have been more than 3,000 fewer arrivals.... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Trinidad, Guyana win opening matches in Red Stripe Bowl

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Trinidad and Tobago's squad swept to a thrilling victory in Zone A of the Red Stripe Bowl, which opened in Jamaica yesterday. The Trinis won by 13 runs over the Leewards XI at the Sir Frank Worrell Oval on the University of West Indies Campus Mona... read more...
 
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