Archives for Thursday, December 4, 2003:

New cabinet appointed in Grenada

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: The Oaths of Office and Allegiance were administered by Governor General Sir Daniel Williams to newly appointed Senators and Ministers of the Government of Grenada during a swearing-in ceremony Wednesday... read more...

New foreign exchange council for Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic: The Dominican Republic's embattled peso jumped against the dollar on Wednesday after the Caribbean nation installed a military-dominated council to monitor what it called politically motivated currency speculation... read more...

Man caught trying to smuggle cocaine from Guyana

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP): A Guyanese man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he attempted to smuggle cocaine in East Indian delicacies to the United States... read more...

CARICOM Trade ministers meet with WTO chief

CHRIST CHURCH, Barbados: As part of an intensive round of consultations with member governments, in the aftermath of the ill-fated Fifth World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference, WTO Director-General, Supachai Panitchpakdi, met with CARICOM Trade Ministers in Guyana last week... read more...

US agents extradite nine from Dominican Republic

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): US federal police removed nine Dominican Republic citizens from their Caribbean country to face trial in the United States, after Santo Domingo approved their extradition, the US Marshals Service said Wednesday... read more...

USVI on NBC Jumbotron in New York's Times Square

ST THOMAS, USVI: The United States Virgin Islands once again is projecting images of a tropical paradise above New York's Times Square and in hundreds of subway cars throughout New York City this winter... read more...

BUSINESS NEWS

American Express backs Caribbean tourism

MIAMI, USA: With its support for promotion of the Caribbean with one voice, and its support of local media houses in their coverage of cultural and environmental issues, financial services company American Express is solidly committed to the development of the Caribbean's tourism industry... read more...

Potential buyers for Ansbacher

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - At least 88 potential buyers have expressed an interest in Ansbacher despite the bank's colourful past... read more...

LEGAL NEWS

Indo-Trinidad body sues Central Bank for racism

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: An organisation of people of Indian origin has sued the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago for alleged racial practices... read more...

Privy Council hearing of Belize environmental protest gets under way

LONDON, England (AFP): A bid by environmental groups in Belize to halt the construction of a dam along the Macal River, considered one of the country's major nature reserves began Wednesday before Britain's Privy Council in London... read more...

TRAVEL NEWS

Caribbean Sun Airlines starts new flights to USVI

ST THOMAS, USVI: Commissioner of Tourism Pamela C. Richards has announced the addition of new regional airline service to St. Croix and St. Thomas this winter. Caribbean Sun Airlines will begin offering daily round-trip flights from San Juan, PR to St. Croix and St. Thomas on December 15... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Ganga, Lara shine for West Indies in South Africa

RANDJESFONTEIN, South Africa, (AFP): Daren Ganga made a solid 70 and Brian Lara hit a lightning half-century as the West Indies scored a 12-run win against the Nicky Oppenheimer XI in the opening match of their tour of South Africa Wednesday... read more...