Archives for Thursday, November 20, 2003:

Antigua opposition leader asks Governor General to intervene in property controversy

ST JOHN'S, Antigua: In a letter Wednesday to Sir James Carlisle, Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda, opposition leader Mr Baldwin Spencer called upon Sir James to intervene in what he describes as a transfer of state-owned real estate to the Bank of Antigua in exchange for real estate valued at a substantially lower sum... read more...

Haiti continues to press for $22 billion reparations

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti: Haiti is making serious efforts to get France to pay restitution of nearly $22 billion, according to Haitian Foreign Minister Joseph Antonio... read more...

Hunte gives first ever address to OAS by UN President

WASHINGTON, USA: Underlining important common objectives and agenda priorities the Organization of American States (OAS) and the United Nations (UN) share, the President of the 58th UN General Assembly Session, St Lucia's Foreign Affairs Minister Julian Hunte, has identified development and prosperity as continuing challenges facing countries and regions early in the 21st century... read more...

Need to re-evaluate the delivery of education

CHARLESTOWN, Nevis: Resident Tutor of the University of the West Indies, St. Kitts/Nevis Campus, Mrs. Olivia Edgecomb-Howell said on Monday that there was need for re-evaluation in the delivery of education... read more...

Miami alert as Americas Free Trade talks start

MIAMI, USA (AFP): Rows of police officers stood guard around central Miami on Wednesday as tens of thousands of anti-globalization activists prepared for protests during free trade talks by officials from across North and South America... read more...

Relatives mark 25th anniversary of Jonestown Massacre

SAN FRANCISCO, USA (AFP): Relatives of some of the 913 people who followed a cult leader to their deaths in a South American jungle on Tuesday marked the 25th anniversary of the infamous Jonestown Massacre... read more...

HEALTH NEWS

Fighting AIDS in Haiti means confronting beliefs in magic

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti: One in 20 Haitians has AIDS, and it is the main cause of death among women of reproductive age.  However, according to a recent BBC report, many Haitians, especially the five million who live in the countryside, believe that magic rather than microbes causes many illnesses, including AIDS... read more...

LEGAL NEWS

St Lucia votes for CCJ, Jamaica will table legislation this year

CASTRIES, St Lucia and KINGSTON, Jamaica: By a 17-0 vote in the island's House of Assembly, St Lucia has voted to join the new Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). This follows similar moves in Guyana, Barbados and Belize, which have already approved legislation to join the new court... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Windies warm-up in winning style

KWEKWE, Zimbabwe, (AFP): The West Indies wrapped up an easy seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe A here on Wednesday as their top level batsmen all made vital runs ahead of the first one-day international on Saturday... read more...

US 4, St Kitts & Nevis 0 in second leg of Olympic qualifier

GERMANTOWN, USA: The U.S. National Under-23 soccer team rolled to a 4-0 victory over the overwhelmed Sugar Boyz in last night's Olympic qualifying match at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Germantown, to advance 10-0 on aggregate to the final round of qualifying in Mexico in February... read more...