Archives for Saturday, November 15, 2003:

Haitian student killed in anti-government protest

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): A young female student was shot and killed on Thursday in the city of Gonaives as police broke up an anti-government protest, according to sources at the scene... read more...

Trinidad airport closed after bomb threats

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (AFP): The main international airport in Trinidad and Tobago was shut down Thursday after officials there received anonymous bomb threats, police told local radio.  Anonymous callers telephoned three times, claiming that bombs had been placed aboard two aircraft and in the main terminal at Piarco Airport, 16 miles east of the capital.  Flights were suspended while the airport was being searched, a police spokesman said.

Miami bans street weapons ahead of FTAA ministerial trade summit

MIAMI, USA (AFP): Miami clamped down on protestors Thursday, barring them from carrying weapons or blunt instruments ahead of next week's ministerial meeting of the Free Trade Area of the Americas... read more...

Online lottery for Montserrat

BRADES, Montserrat: The Montserrat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) plans to launch an online lottery on December 9 and has engaged an American lottery group to operate, develop and promote the lottery, according to a report aired on Radio Montserrat... read more...

Anglican Church in the West Indies to maintain relationship with the Episcopal Church in the US

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua: The Bishops and Members of the Standing Committee of the Anglican Church in the Province of the West Indies which concluded a three day meeting in Antigua has agreed to maintain a formal relationship with the Episcopal Church in the USA, as part of the Anglican Communion, but does not accept the ministry of Bishop Gene Robinson... read more...

Caribbean a transit point for Chinese human smuggling ring to US

MANILA, Philippines (AFP): A human smuggling ring that sends illegal Chinese immigrants to the United States has been busted in a sting operation by the US and Philippine authorities, the immigration bureau said Friday... read more...

Disagreement in Dominica over credit unions

ROSEAU, Dominica: Credit Unionists were meeting Cabinet late Friday to thrash out their disagreement over changes to the laws governing the operations of credit unions in Dominica. Parliament is scheduled to debate the amendments on Monday... read more...

British Virgin Islands government needs to re-allocate resources

ROAD TOWN, BVI: The Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands, Dr. Orlando Smith has restated his Administration's commitment to re-allocating Government's financial resources in accordance with the most pressing needs of the territory... read more...

Cuba's new oil industry

HAVANA, Cuba: Cuba's fast-improving energy sector - with domestic oil production now at 4.1m tons a year and accounting for 80% of the country's electricity needs - is expected to eventually ease the country's current economic woes... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Vermeulen's maiden century keeps Zimbabwe hopes alive

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (AFP): Mark Vermeulen smashed a battling maiden Test century here on Friday to keep Zimbabwe in with a chance of saving the second Test against the West Indies... read more...