Archives for Saturday, October 4, 2003:

Trinidad villagers block roads in protest of kidnappings

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: Approximately 800 villagers used old appliances and garbage to block a main road through Caroni village in Trinidad to protest what they say is insufficient police response to the spate of kidnappings in the island... read more...

Region must work together says CTO secretary general

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: "We must seek to get the region working together, beginning with the Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and pacific States (CARIFORUM) group as a core unit, in shaping a Caribbean tourism position and then work to extend the influence of the group."... read more...

Thousands expected for Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride today

QUEENS, New York: Labour leaders last night predicted an overflow crowd of some 100,000, including Caribbeans, will show up for today's Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride at the Unisphere in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, New York... read more...

Police raid in Haiti leaves five dead

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti: Five men are dead in the Haitian city of Gonaives after police trying to raid a shantytown touched off a gunfight, radio stations today reported. The city has been paralyzed by protesters angry over the slaying of gang leader, Mr. Amiot Metayer.. read more...

Caricom Secretary General voices sadness over Odlum passing

GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Caricom Secretary General, Mr. Edwin Carrington has voiced sadness over the passing of former St. Lucian Foreign Minister, Mr. George Odlum. Mr. Odlum died on Sunday, 28th September from a long struggle with pancreatic cancer and will be buried on Monday, 6th October... read more...

U.N. General Assembly ends

NEW YORK, New York: The fifty-eighth General Assembly of the United Nations wound up its annual high-level debate late yesterday with St. Lucian-born Assembly President, Mr. Julian Hunte, saying it is vital that the United Nations focus on such issues as poverty, HIV/AIDS, global economic equity and environmental protection... read more...

Bahamas' MP slams government's proposed terrorism bill

NASSAU, Bahamas: Saying the government's planned Anti-Terrorism Bill has too many "negative possibilities" for Bahamians, a local Member of Parliament in the Bahamas says the Christie administration should instead needs focus more on the things that can "undermine our freedom" and "disrupt" the economy... read more...

Caribbean sustainable development meeting for Trinidad

Port of Spain, Trinidad: Come Monday, 6th October, representatives from various Caribbean countries will meet in Trinidad to assess their performance in implementing the Barbados Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States .. read more...

BUSINESS NEWS

Tourism dips in Cayman

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman: The number of tourists visiting the Cayman Islands has dipped dramatically this year. And, worryingly for the industry, the fall is reflected equally among the numbers coming by air and on board cruise ships... read more...

BVI Electricity Corporation gets new chairman

ROAD TOWN, BVI: The Legislative Council of the Virgin Islands on earlier this week approved the appointment of Mrs. Margaret Almyra Penn as the new chairman of the British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation.  She replaces Mr. A.O. Shirley who served the Corporation for some fifteen years.
Mrs. Penn is a BV Islander who served the BVI Ports Authority as managing director designate from July 1991 and became managing director on August 1st 1993. 

Britain to help Montserrat's ailing tourism industry

BRADES, Montserrat: The British government has allocated nine million East Caribbean dollars to help boost Montserrat's fragile tourism industry. A government information service release quoted Head of the Montserrat Desk at the UK Department for International Development, Mr. Tim Hatton, as saying that the British government is keen to support the local administration's efforts to promote and develop tourism in Montserrat... read more...

HEALTH NEWS

Turks and Caicos focuses on breast cancer awareness

GRAND TURK, Turks & Caicos: The Turks and Caicos Islands Cancer Foundation is celebrating "Breast Cancer Awareness Month," by encouraging residents of the islands to join them in the crucial effort to save lives by taking action against cancer... read more...

FEATURE

CXC: Charting a course of success regionally & internationally

Kingston, Jamaica: Regional examination body, Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is looking to expand its services across the region and generate income over the next several years, by making its expertise in examinations available to regional and international projects.. read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Antigua defeats Windies Under 19 in Red Stripe series

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua: Defending Leewards champion Antigua defeated the West Indies Under 19 squad by eight wickets in the rain-interrupted Zone B Red Stripe match yesterday.  West Indies Under-19 were bowled out for 69 in 24.5 overs but, Antigua and Barbuda, set a revised target of 50 from 28 overs, got the runs for the loss of two wickets in 9.1 overs.
At Kensington Park, Jamaica got off to a winning start by beating the Leeward Islands XI by 105 runs in a Zone A match. Jamaica scored 281 for six wickets off 50 overs and the Leewards XI only managed 176 for nine off 47.2 overs.
Guyana, who defeated the WI U19s in their first match, takes on the University of the West Indies side, which went under to Barbados, today while Trinidad & Tobago take on Canada.

 
Stay tuned to Caribbean Net News for more on the Red Stripe Bowl.

Kittian heats up Malaysian soccer team

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: It's not only Kittitian Sprinter Kim Collins and Miss Teen Universe, Jermul Huggins, who are making St. Kitts and Nevis proud... read more...

The first Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride is TODAY, Saturday, 4th October, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Flushing Meadows Park, Queens, N.Y., Show up and join the effort to lobby for immigrant workers rights and legalization of the undocumented NOW!