Archives for Thursday, November 13, 2003:

Back to work after deadly general strike in Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP): Dominicans were back at work Wednesday after a violent 24-hour general strike against the economic policies of President Hipolito Mejia, in which at least eight people were killed... read more...

British man dies after swallowing cocaine in St Lucia

CASTRIES, St Lucia: A British man has died and another man is seriously ill after cocaine packets they had apparently swallowed burst open in their stomachs, police said in St Lucia Wednesday... read more...

FTAA could be "anorexic" at first say experts

MIAMI, USA (AFP): Trade ministers of the Americas seeking to create the world's largest free-trade area may see an "anorexic" version of their grand plan implemented at first, experts say... read more...

British government to lift Jamaica travel advisory

LONDON, England: The travel warning issued by the British Foreign Office, following the recent demonstrations in Montego Bay is to be withdrawn.  Jamaican Industry and Tourism Minister, Mrs Aloun Ndombet-Assamba, was informed of this decision over the weekend by the Jamaican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Maxine Roberts... read more...

Price of gasoline drops in Antigua and Barbuda

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua: The price of gasoline in Antigua and Barbuda will drop by 18 cents from today. The decrease brings the price of the commodity to $7.81 per gallon at the pumps... read more...

Bahamas government in telecoms talks

NASSAU, Bahamas: The Bahamas government has terminated talks with the BahamaTel consortium, an investment group including two Wall Street firms that was planning to take over the country's telecoms provider... read more...

Environmental group besieges Royal Caribbean with a 'National Call-In Day'

WASHINGTON, USA: Concerned callers across the US flooded Royal Caribbean headquarters with phone calls Wednesday denouncing the company's refusal to install advanced wastewater treatment technology on all of its cruise ships... read more...

Top investment firm shows interest in Grenada's development

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: Three top officials from the international investment and financial conglomerate Morgan Stanley visited Grenada for three days last week and held discussions with Government officials on money and investment matters... read more...

HEALTH NEWS

St Kitts PM calls for more help for people living with AIDS

BASSETERRE, St Kitts: St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas has warned of the challenges the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) will face to ensure that there is a more judicious system of sharing and maximising the resources in the interest of people living with AIDS and in averting the spread off HIV/AIDS... read more...

Life expectancy up in the Caribbean region

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AFP): Infant mortality in the Caribbean is down while life expectancy has generally increased, a UN official said Tuesday... read more...

TRAVEL NEWS

Antigua beach voted No. 1 in the Caribbean

LONDON, England: Dickenson Bay in Antigua has been rated the best beach in the Caribbean by the Sunday Mirror, a widely read British newspaper.  The Sunday Mirror ranked Dickenson Bay in Antigua with five stars as against four and three stars from beaches in Barbados, Jamaica, St Lucia and the Dominican Republic... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Lara turns on the style

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, (AFP): Wavell Hinds and skipper Brian Lara took West Indies into a strong position on 282-3 in their first innings before Bulawayo's first rain for three weeks brought an early close to the first day of the second Test against Zimbabwe on Wednesday... read more...