Archives for Saturday, November 8, 2003:

Antigua air traffic controllers strike strands passengers

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: Scores of passengers were stranded in St Kitts early Friday morning due to industrial action by air traffic controllers in Antigua over the non-payment of October salaries by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda... read more...

OECS summit postponed

CASTRIES, St Lucia: The 38th meeting of the OECS Authority, scheduled to take place in St. Lucia, November 10-11, has been postponed. The Authority is in the process of making arrangements to hold it on a new date which will be announced shortly... read more...

Bahamas blackout

NASSAU, Bahamas: A blackout caused by a faulty cable between two power stations left thousands of Bahamians without electricity on the country's most populous island of New Providence... read more...

Three more cities apply for FTAA HQ

MIAMI, Florida: Three more cities have unexpectedly joined the race to be selected as the headquarters for a proposed 34-nation Free Trade Area of the Americas as Chicago, Colorado Springs and Cancún (Mexico) formally submitted bids... read more...

Five Caribbean nations late in filing anti-terror reports to UN

NEW YORK, USA (AFP): A UN Security Council committee has named five Caribbean nations among 58 countries that failed to meet an Oct 31 deadline to submit reports on measures they are taking to stop supporting, financing and providing sanctuary to terrorists... read more...

British aid to Caribbean countries being diverted to Iraq

LONDON, England: The Department for International Development (DfID) in Britain has announced that it is to divert £100 million (US$170 million) of aid money to Iraq. More than 21 countries worldwide will be affected, with DfID closing programmes in Anguilla and reducing spending for Jamaica. Aid for Montserrat would be retained however... read more...

New projects to boost economic growth in St Kitts and Nevis

BASSETERRE, St Kitts: Financial Secretary Mr. Wendell Lawrence said Wednesday that despite the economic downturn, several projects and activities planned over the next few months should help considerably in boosting the rate of real economic growth, creating job opportunities and generating additional foreign exchange in St. Kitts and Nevis... read more...

New Japanese Ambassador arrives in Antigua

ST JOHN'S, Antigua: Japan's newly accredited ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda, Mr Shigenobu Kato, met Friday with Prime Minister Lester Bird. Ambassador Kato arrived in Antigua Thursday and had other meetings with senior officials in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs... read more...

HEALTH NEWS

Study concludes African dust affects health and weather in Caribbean

WASHINGTON, USA: A study of African droughts and dust transport to the Caribbean conducted by NOAA Joint Institute researchers concludes that weather in West Africa can affect the Caribbean and result in significant impacts ranging from climate change to public health... read more...

PAHO study says Caribbean seniors lack health care

WASHINGTON, USA: A new study drafted by experts of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) shows that most people over 60 years of age in the Caribbean lack access to the health care they need... read more...

TRAVEL NEWS

Palace Resorts debuts in the Caribbean

MIAMI, USA: Palace Resorts has announced the opening of the new five-star all-inclusive, Grand Bay Palace - formerly Renaissance Grand Beach Resort - in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Zimbabwe falter but maintain lead over West Indies

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP): Zimbabwe spin bowler Ray Price took career best figures of 6-73 in the first of two tests against West Indies Friday but the tourists were still able to avoid the follow-on that seemed quite possible as proceedings moved into a fifth day... read more...