Archives for Tuesday, October 21, 2003:

Gay cruise to the Cayman Islands cancelled

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: What was to have been the first-ever cruise vacation and conference for gay and lesbian athletes on board the cruise ship Norwegian Sun sailing from Miami on January 25, 2004 and visiting the Cayman Islands and other Caribbean destinations has been cancelled... read more...

Aristide calls for elections in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti: In a speech to mark the 197th anniversary of the death of Emperor Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haiti's President, Jean Bertrand Aristide, reiterated his will to complete his five-year term... read more...

Trinidad's anti-drug efforts could lead to increased trafficking in region

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: Trinidad & Tobago's Prime Minister, Mr. Patrick Manning, has predicted that his government's effort to oust drug traffickers from the islands could make them seek out other regional countries to hide out... read more...

U.S. and Jamaica reach agreement for immigration control

KINGSTON, Jamaica: An agreement has been reached between the Jamaican and United States governments for the introduction of new technologies for immigration control at the island's two international airports and cruise shipping ports... read more...

Public sector workers in Antigua will soon get paid

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua: Prime Minister Lester Bird says he will soon pay out the final salary to public sector workers who have been owed... read more...

Service commissions in limbo in Guyana

GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Guyana's President and Opposition Leader are still to launch the country's pivotal service commissions, which ensures key appointments such as that of the Police Commissioner... read more...

Caribbean prison chiefs meet in St. Lucia

CASTRIES, St Lucia: Top regional prison heads are in St. Lucia today for the continuation of a conference on improving the operations of penal institutions in their respective countries... read more...

Dominica government slams opposition

ROSEAU, Dominica: The government of Dominica has slammed as " inflammatory and irresponsible," remarks made by the leader of the opposition United Workers Party, Mr. Edison James which claim that government "is waging a war against the children of poor people of this country."... read more...

Jamaica government may slash budget of local universities

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaica's universities may soon have to operate with less governmental funding. The Jamaica Gleaner yesterday claimed that cutbacks in financial support to the island's universities, including the University of the West Indies, could begin in the next two years... read more...

Bermuda gets ready for the Prince

HAMILTON, Bermuda: Bermudan officials are gearing up for the arrival of Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, this Friday... read more...

Jamaica celebrates National Heritage Week

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaica's Prime Minister, Mr. P.J. Patterson, has called on nationals to "continue to focus on the contributions that have helped to shape our own cultural, political and economic development."... read more...

BUSINESS NEWS

Proposed settlement in Western Union class action lawsuit

BROOKLYN, NY: An international notice program is currently under way to inform Western Union customers of a proposed worldwide class action settlement involving Western Union Financial Services, Inc. that has been preliminarily approved by the U.S. District Court in New York... read more...

HEALTH NEWS

Fewer HIV/AIDS victims hospitalized in Barbados

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: The number of HIV/AIDS patients admitted to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital has decreased by some 42 per cent. So revealed Minister of Health, Mr. Jerome Walcott, who attributed the drop-off to increased access to drugs to help cope with the disease at outpatient clinics... read more...

TRAVEL NEWS

American Airlines announces new winter flights from New York to the Caribbean

FORT WORTH, Texas: American Airlines has announced the introduction of new and additional seasonal flights from the New York/New Jersey area to various destinations in the Caribbean... read more...