Archives for Friday, November 7, 2003:

UN expert says human rights getting worse in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): The human rights situation in Haiti has "again deteriorated" with police facing a "serious identity crisis", according to a UN appointed expert on human rights in the country... read more...

New IMF report on St Kitts & Nevis

BASSETERRE, St Kitts: The Washington-based International Monetary Fund (IMF) has blamed hurricanes Georges, Lenny and Jose and the September 11th terrorist attack on the United States for interrupting the economic growth of St. Kitts and Nevis... read more...

US Senate committee approves lifting Cuba travel ban

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, by a vote of 13-5, on Thursday approved lifting a ban on travel to Cuba by US citizens, following recent similar votes in both the House of Representatives and the US Senate... read more...

Panday calls for Gandhi style civil disobedience in Trinidad & Tobago

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago and Leader of the Opposition, Basdeo Panday, has called for civil disobedience in the form pursued by Mahatma Gandhi and Dr Martin Luther King Jr to put an end to racism and discrimination in his country... read more...

Doctor threatens Guyana's First Lady with court action

GEORGETOWN, Guyana: First Lady Uma Jagdeo has indicated that there will be positive change after legal proceedings with Dr. Ramesh Mathura of Medical Associates Hospital Limited.  Dr. Ramesh Mathura, a haematologist attached to the Medical Associates Hospital Limited, Trinidad and Tobago has filed legal action against the First Lady and not Kids First Fund for monies owed to him... read more...

US Senate panel approves new Caribbean envoy

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday unanimously approved a slate of President George W. Bush's candidates for ambassadorial posts around the world, including several Caribbean island nations.  The recommendations, which must be approved by the full Senate, include Mary Kramer to be ambassador to Barbados, St Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

BUSINESS NEWS

Dominican Republic businesses asked for contributions to ease cash crisis

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic: The government of the Dominican Republic, desperate to reinstate a credit agreement suspended by the International Monetary Fund, has begun soliciting donations from the country's business community in order to reinstate the agreement and return to the IMF's favour... read more...

HEALTH NEWS

Caribbean nations back proposed UN ban on therapeutic cloning

NEW YORK, USA: The United Nations today narrowly voted to postpone for two years debate on competing human cloning resolutions that had divided the General Assembly, including a total ban of therapeutic cloning. Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, St Kitts and St Nevis, St Vincent and the Grenadines (represented by the Caribbean Academy of Sciences), Dominican Republic and the United States are all backing the ban on therapeutic cloning... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

West Indies on the rack after Lara's cheap dismissal

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP): West Indies captain Brian Lara fell cheaply on the third day of the first Test against Zimbabwe here on Thursday and the tourists suddenly found themselves struggling to close a huge first innings gap... read more...

Kenya team prepares for Caribbean tour

NAIROBI, Kenya: The Kenya national cricket team has started preparations for its seven-week tour of the West Indies starting next month. Kenya is to take part in the Busta Cup and Coach Andy Moles said players would start playing three-day matches among themselves next week to acquaint themselves with the longer version of the game... read more...