Archives for Sunday, November 9, 2003:

Brazil calls on US to move forward "gradually" toward FTAA

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): Brazil called on Washington Friday to support a "gradual" move toward developing a Free Trade Area of the Americas, citing diverse and complex issues it said would not all be solved at once... read more...

Caribbean terror alert

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI late Friday warned that Al-Qaeda operatives may be planning to hijack cargo jets in the Caribbean and use them to attack power plants and other critical infrastructure in the United States.  The alert was based on uncorroborated information from a single informant, according to US media reports. But authorities deemed it serious enough to issue the warning.

Canadian group receives $500,000 for development programmes in Jamaica

TORONTO, Canada: The Canadian government has provided funding for a group from that country to continue its work of poverty relief and development assistance in Jamaica... read more...

One dead, six injured in plane crash in Guyana

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP): A small private plane crash-landed in a sugar cane field Saturday shortly after take-off from Georgetown airport for a mining location in Guyana's jungle, killing one crewman and injuring six other persons aboard, officials said.  "We had to crash-land and that's the only decision that we could have taken because we had engine problems," the plane's co-pilot, Bhairo Persaud, said from his hospital bed here.  All passengers and crew were Guyanese.

Amory leads Nevis delegation to London's World Travel Market

CHARLESTOWN, Nevis: Nevis Premier, Mr Vance Amory, is leading an eight-person Nevis delegation to the World Travel Market, world's premier tourism and investment exhibition that will be held November 10-13 at the Excel Centre, Docklands in London... read more...

Jamaica should use geographic advantage says honorary consul

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaica's Honorary Consul in Vancouver, British Columbia, Dr. Astley Smith has said that Jamaica's geographic location places it in the centre of the new world and provides an advantage to exploit the opportunities offered by globalization... read more...

History of Jamaicans in Leeds published

LONDON, England: It was some 18 months in the making, involved more than 75 hours of interviews and scores of workshops involving first, second and third generation Jamaicans but finally, 'A Journey through our History' a book chronicling the history of Jamaicans in Leeds, has been published... read more...

FEATURE

Going back home to Belize

CRAIG, USA: One week before Donna Reishus left Belize amid tensions with local authorities, she was visited by a 10-year-old girl who told the former Craig nurse about strange police tactics that added to Reishus' concerns about her own safety... read more...

HEALTH NEWS

PAHO Director calls on Caribbean health ministers to ensure social protection

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Mirta Roses, called on health ministers and senior personnel in their ministries to ensure that their leadership was responsive to the region's changing environment where the focus was on promoting equity and access to services for individuals, families and communities... read more...

LEGAL NEWS

New Attorney General for Trinidad and Tobago

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: Mr John Jeremie, the Head of the Faculty of Law, University of the West Indies, St Augustine, is the new Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Windies battle for draw

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP): Ridley Jacobs and Fidel Edwards were the West Indies' unlikely heroes as they stood firm to deny Zimbabwe a famous win on the final day of the first Test on Saturday... read more...

Caribbean Star sponsors regional sports

ST JOHN'S, Antigua: Caribbean Star Airlines is expected to move approximately 100 swimmers and supporters from Grenada, Dominica, St. Vincent and Antigua to St Lucia for the OECS Championships next month... read more...