Archives for Saturday, November 1, 2003:

Barbados to get Concorde

LONDON, England (AFP): One of British Airways' remaining Concordes will be going to Grantley Adams Airport in Bridgetown, Barbados, into which Concorde flew many times. All seven of BA's Concordes are to be placed in museums or put on display elsewhere, the carrier said on Thursday, dashing plane buffs' hopes that one model would be kept airworthy... read more...

Dominican Republic trade mission generated US$100m

MIAMI, USA: A Florida trade mission to the Dominican Republic organized by Enterprise Florida has led to nearly $100 million in new economic activity between Florida and the Caribbean nation, the economic development agency said... read more...

Threats and aggressions against Haitian press condemned

WASHINGTON, USA: The Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), Eduardo A. Bertoni, condemned the aggressions to which the Haitian press has been subject in the past weeks... read more...

Socialists urge democratic reforms in Cuba

SAO PAOLO, Brazil: Socialists from around the world have condemned Cuba for violating human rights and called on the island's communist leader Fidel Castro to release political prisoners and stage democratic reforms... read more...

Grenada government begins retroactive payments

ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada: There was a reported hustle and bustle of activity at the Treasury and District Revenue offices in Grenada today, as teachers, public officers and pensioners started receiving retroactive payments on salary negotiations recently concluded with the government... read more...

St Kitts on Queen Mary 2's inaugural itinerary

BASSETERRE, St Kitts: St. Kitts has been included in the inaugural Caribbean cruise of the soon to be world's largest, longest, tallest and most expensive ocean liner, the 150,000 gross tonnes Queen Mary 2... read more...

BUSINESS NEWS

Raffles to manage Caribbean resort

LONDON, England: Raffles International has signed its fourth management contract in five months, this time to operate a luxury resort in the heart of the Caribbean: Canouan Island in the Grenadines... read more...

Caribbean Star reports growth

NEW YORK, USA: On the third anniversary of the Caribbean Star commuter air service, Paul Moreira, the airline's president and CEO is reporting growth for the regional airline, which is backed by the wealthy American-Antiguan businessman, Allen Stanford... read more...

HEALTH NEWS

Cruising doctor publishes guide to Caribbean medical schools

TAMPA, USA: After seven years teaching at a Caribbean medical school and taking extensive sailing voyages throughout the islands on his 38` sailboat, David Rowlands, M.D. has published ''Medical Schools of the Caribbean'', a guide to inform and prepare potential students and faculty pursuing educational alternatives to U.S. medical schools... read more...

LEGAL NEWS

Appeal judge speaks out on domestic violence and child abuse

BRADES, Montserrat: Justice Albert Redhead, Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Appeal Judge, says domestic violence and child abuse hit at the core of family life in the Caribbean... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

West Indies set for victory in Zimbabwe opener

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP): Brian Lara's aim of getting the West Indies off to a winning start in Zimbabwe seems likely to be achieved after the first day of their opening three-day fixture against Zimbabwe "A" here on Friday... read more...

CONCACAF will host 2005 world club championship

ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP): The 2005 world club football championship will go ahead in the CONCACAF confederation of North, Central America and the Caribbean, football’s world governing body FIFA said on Thursday... read more...