Archives for Monday, December 1, 2003:

Cayman Islands face UK ultimatum over EU directive

LONDON, England: The UK will today demand that the Cayman Islands, the leading tax haven, drop its fierce opposition to implementing the European Union's savings directorate and comply with the EU crackdown on tax evasion... read more...

War of words continues in Antigua

ST JOHN'S, Antigua: The war of words between the government and opposition in Antigua and Barbuda continued over the weekend with an exchange of radio broadsides... read more...

Saba Commissioner says Netherlands Antilles is falling apart

THE BOTTOM, Saba: On Friday morning the Acting Lt. Governor and Commissioner for Saba, Mr Will Johnson, met with attorney Marion Bense, a member of the Judicial Department of the Council of State, and Dr. Josephine Barbolena-Provence of the Advisory Council of the Netherlands Antilles in Holland... read more...

US may now release 140 inmates from Guantanamo

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): The United States has plans to release scores of prisoners at its Guantanamo Bay naval base in Cuba for al-Qaeda and Taliban detainees, according to reports Sunday... read more...

2003 Atlantic hurricane season officially over

MIAMI, USA: November 30 marked the official end of the Atlantic hurricane season and during 2003 there were 14 named storms out of a total of 19 tracked tropical depressions... read more...

LEGAL NEWS

Belize dam protest to go to Privy Council

LONDON, England: On Wednesday, a battle between the developers of a new hydroelectric dam in Belize and local environmental groups arrives in the UK. The Privy Council, acting in its role as last court of appeal for Belize (a British colony until 1981), will begin a two-day hearing on the case. It is believed to be the first time an environmental issue has come before the council in an almost 500-year history... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Man of series Gayle sends West Indies storming to victory

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP): It was a Gayle force victory for West Indies in Harare Sunday as he swept the tourists to a 3-2 triumph in the one-day series. Chris Gayle first snatched four Zimbabwe wickets for only 24 runs. Then he slammed 112 to record his seventh one-day century and take his series total to 384... read more...

West Indies out for revenge in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP): Brian Lara and his team will be seeking to erase the memories of one of the most humiliating episodes in West Indian cricket history when they arrive in South Africa Monday for a four-Test tour... read more...

South African tour diary

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa: Fixtures for the West Indies tour of South Africa... read more...

West Indies to face Irish in 2004

BELFAST, Northern Ireland: The West Indies are to play two one-day matches against Ireland in the summer of 2004... read more...

Countries must submit CWC bids by May

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua: Countries wishing to host matches in the International Cricket Council (ICC) cricket World Cup West Indies 2007 have until May next year to submit bids.. read more...