Archives for Sunday, October 12, 2003:

Regional governments moving forward on cruise ship tax

CASTRIES, St Lucia: The US$20 per person tax on cruise ship passengers may soon become a reality. Regional governments are said to be moving forward with implementing the tax on the cruise line sector despite strong objections from cruise line associations... read more...

COHSOD calls for labour to have active voice in trade negotiations

GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Ninth Meeting of the Caricom Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) ended in Guyana on Friday with broad agreement on the way forward for labour in the context of the Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME) as well as hemispheric and international trade negotiations... read more...

Benin's foreign minister in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti: Within the framework of the preparations for the bicentenary of Haiti's independence, President Jean-Bertrand Aristide received Mr. Rogetien Biaou, the foreign minister of Benin, yesterday at the National Palace... read more...

Castro's son stresses Cuba's progress in computer technology

PARIS, France: The son of Cuban President Fidel Castro emphasized at the 32nd UNESCO General Conference, that after three years of the country's computerization strategy, 76 per cent of Cuba's telephone landlines have been digitized, according to the Notimex news agency... read more...

Tropical storm Mindy weakens

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: Tropical Storm Mindy weakened yesterday as it spun away from the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Bahamas, turning into the open Atlantic away from inhabited islands, AP reported last night.
The storm's maximum sustained winds were near 40 mph with higher gusts.
The 13th named storm this season, Mindy was about 120 miles north-northwest of Grand Turk island and 760 miles southwest of Bermuda and was moving north-northwest near 12 mph. A turn toward the north- northeast is expected in the next 24 hours but little change in strength is forecast over that time, said the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida. 

Grenada premier awarded EC$100,000 libel damages

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: Grenada's Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Mitchell, has been awarded damages of EC$100,000 from a libel suit, CMC news indicate.  The case was brought by the prime minister against Steve Fasihi, an Iranian national who was deported from Grenada a few months ago, George Worme, the editor of the Grenada Today newspaper and its publishers the Express newspaper in Trinidad... read more...

Nevis Premier Amory lauds teachers for role in national development

CHARLESTOWN, Nevis: Members of the teaching fraternity have come in for high praise from Premier, Mr. Vance Amory, for their distinct role in nation building... read more...

HEALTH NEWS

HIV/AIDS rising in Barbados

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: The HIV/AIDS case load in Barbados is estimated to grow by one each day. This was revealed by Prime Minister Owen Arthur during the feature address at the second National Consultation on HIV/AIDS at Sherbourne Conference Centre on Friday, 10th September... read more...

LEGAL NEWS

Treason trial delayed for Guyana talk show host

GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The trial for a talk show host charged with treason in Guyana has been delayed by a series of motions by other inmates waiting for their cases to be heard, AP reported last night... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Showdown in Red Stripe semi-finals today

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Headliners Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, will clash at Sabina Park in the final Zone match today... read more...

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