Archives for Sunday, October 19, 2003:

Grenada's governing party convention opens

ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada: The next election in Grenada is expected to be announced today, the 20th anniversary of Marxist leader Maurice Bishop's assassination, as the island's governing New National Party wraps up its 19th annual convention, which began yesterday... read more...

Ransom fails to bring kidnap victim back

GEORGETOWN, Guyana: A G$1 million ransom payment, dropped off by relatives of kidnap victim, Mr. Vivickanan Nandalall, has failed to bring him back, at least up to last night... read more...

Tourism conference in St. Thomas concludes with no consensus on head tax

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands: St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Mr. Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, yesterday stopped short of saying he approved of the US$20 cruise ship levy instead telling industry officials at the close of the travel conference that the cruise industry should be required to help pay for services ranging from police to garbage collection in different countries... read more...

Cuba appeals to Bahamas for help

HAVANA, Cuba: The Fidel Castro administration has appealed to the Bahamas government to intervene on their behalf and support their bid to have the United States rescind its 40-year embargo against the island... read more...

Jamaican man to stand trial for murder in U.S.

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Twenty-four-year old Jamaican national, Mr. Newell Knight, "consented to go back (to the U.S.) to stand trial" in the murder of his 22-year-old girlfriend there... read more...

Limited manpower keeps kidnappers free in Trinidad & Tobago

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad & Tobago's Anti-Kidnapping Squad has identified 20 suspects involved in the spate of kidnappings but is unable to keep them under proper surveillance and gather concrete evidence to indict them because of limited man-power... read more...

Jamaica government criticizes U.N. report on police killings

KINGSTON, Jamaica: The U.N. Human Rights Commission report has come under criticism from the Jamaican government for a pending report that accuses Jamaican authorities of not doing enough to stop unlawful executions by police... read more...

Bahamas protests search of Governor General Dame Ivy Dumont

NASSAU, Bahamas: The Bahamas government is reportedly furious over what they term was a recent "highly improper" search of Governor General Dame Ivy Dumont... read more...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

Jimmy Cliff to receive national honour

Kingston, Jamaica: This year, a total of 141 outstanding Jamaicans "who have contributed to nation building" will be recognized at the national honours and awards ceremony on National Heroes Day, tomorrow, 20th October, on the lawns of King's House from 9 a.m... read more...

HEALTH NEWS

Britain's Prince Philip addresses AIDS/HIV forum

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Britain's Prince Philip, on an official visit to Barbados, has stressed that his organization, the Duke of Edinburgh's Awards International Association, is more concerned with promoting prevention of HIV/AIDS than a cure... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Barbados & Guyana meet in Red Stripe final today

DISCOVERY BAY, Jamaica: Winners of the Red Stripe Bowl Zone-A, Guyana, will clash with the Zone-B winners and the reigning Red Stripe champions Barbados, today in Jamaica. Both teams are fresh from wins over Trinidad & Tobago and Jamaica, respectively and are both looking to take the 2003 title.