Archives for Monday, November 3, 2003:

US lifts threatened sanctions against Antigua

GULFPORT, USA (AFP): The United States Saturday lifted aid sanctions against Antigua and Barbuda and six more countries in return for their agreement not to extradite US citizens indicted by the International Criminal Court... read more...

HMS Manchester intercepts US$30m cocaine shipment

BOGOTA, Colombia: The Royal Navy destroyer, HMS Manchester, which was in the news last week when a crewmember died in a boating accident in St Vincent, intercepted a shipment of cocaine valued at US$30 million over the weekend... read more...

Caribbean nations among the best and worst in press freedom rankings

PARIS, France: Caribbean nations appear at the top (Trinidad) and at the bottom (Cuba) in the 2003 global press freedom rankings just released by the Paris-based Reporters Without Borders... read more...

Miami lists reasons for FTAA HQ

MIAMI, USA: Jorge Arrizurieta, director of Florida FTAA Inc., the group leading the state's lobbying effort to provide the secretariat for the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas, recently reeled off a long list of reasons why Miami is "the undisputed gateway to the Americas."... read more...

U.S. jobs may disappear along with Puerto Rican tax benefits

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: Lobbyists' efforts to convince U.S. legislators to renew tax benefits associated with Puerto Rican trade failed this year, which could affect the economies of both the U.S. and Puerto Rico... read more...

China's culture minister visits the Bahamas

NASSAU, Bahamas: Mr Heping Zhou, Vice-Minister of Culture of the People's Republic of China, arrived in Nassau Sunday for a three-day visit... read more...

LEGAL NEWS

Damages reduced on appeal in Panday libel case

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: In a majority decision (Sharma, CJ dissenting), the Trinidad Court of Appeal on Friday reduced the amount of damages awarded against former Prime Minister Basdeo Panday for defaming the head of a media company by calling him a "pseudo-racist."... read more...

TECHNOLOGY NEWS

Computer virus causes a major regional e-mail failure

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: A serious e-mail virus led to the Cable & Wireless regional e-mail server in Barbados shutting down for 30 hours last week, affecting customers in Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos, and St Lucia... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Windies have to settle for a draw

HARARE, Zimbabwe: The West Indies had to settle for a draw as Zimbabwe A reached 246-9 in reply to Windies' 343-6 declared... read more...

Kim Collins boosts India's 2010 Commonwealth Games bid

BASSETERRE, St Kitts: Less than two weeks before a decision is made as to who will host the 2010 Commonwealth Games, New Delhi's bid got a boost from the reigning Commonwealth and World 100m champion Kim Collins from St. Kitts and Nevis.. read more...