Archives for Saturday, December 6, 2003:

Tropical Storm Odette strengthens

MIAMI, USA: Tropical storm warnings remain in effect for the Dominican Republic from Isla Saona westward as well as for Haiti and Jamaica as late-season tropical storm Odette intensifies... read more...

Tourism corruption probe launched in Cuba

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): Cuban authorities have suspended the country's biggest tourist operator, Cubanacan president Jose Jose Vega, while they investigate reports of administrative corruption within the state-owned company, officials said... read more...

Economic citizenship row brewing in Dominica

ROSEAU, Dominica: Dominica's economic citizenship programme is stirring up controversy between the government and the parliamentary opposition following the recent deportation of a Russian family of four to the island... read more...

Atlanta focusing on Caribbean in FTAA effort

ATLANTA, USA: The City of Atlanta's contribution to bringing the Free Trade of the Americas headquarters to Georgia will be largely focused on the Caribbean region, Claire McLeveighn, director of external affairs and international relations for the city, told GlobalFax following an FTAA strategy meeting last week... read more...

Caribbean politicians visit Kennedy School of Government

CAMBRIDGE, USA: The future of the Caribbean depends on the development of niche industries to compete with wealthier nations, two Caribbean officials told a lunchtime group at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) at Harvard on Thursday according to a report by the Harvard Crimson... read more...

Talks over Puerto Rico water deal

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico's government and Ondeo Services, a subsidiary of French utilities group Suez, are discussing the future of the company's US$4 billion, 10-year contract to manage the island's water services... read more...

LEGAL NEWS

New trial ordered in Canada for Barbados woman

TORONTO, Canada: Four years after a judge freed her, citing flagrant abuses by prosecutors and police, Ontario's highest court has ordered a Barbados woman to stand trial for the grisly slaying of an Ottawa-area mechanic whose body parts were found floating in the Rideau River... read more...

Privy Council reserves judgment in Belize dam appeal

LONDON, England: The Privy Council in London, which serves as the final court of appeal for Belize, reserved judgment on Thursday in the case brought 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. A judgment may not be handed down for several weeks.... read more...

TECHNOLOGY NEWS

British Virgin Islands get GSM roaming

ROAD TOWN, BVI: CCT Boatphone, the exclusive wireless service provider of the British Virgin Islands, will soon introduce GSM roaming and multimedia messaging service to the BVI. The new services are expected to be generally available beginning in May 2004. CCT Boatphone is making a substantial investment to upgrade the communications infrastructure of the BVI with these new services... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Chanderpaul hits century for West Indies

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa (AFP): Shivnarine Chanderpaul hit a chanceless century as the touring West Indies produced a solid batting performance on the first day of a four-day match against Free State Friday... read more...

Caribbean Festival of Racing in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: The island of Puerto Rico will once again play host to one of the biggest and richest thoroughbred racing events in the Caribbean, the Clasico Internacional del Caribe, highlighted by Sunday's $300,000 Caribbean Derby... read more...

2006 World Cup preliminary draw - CONCACAF

FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP): Draw for the North, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF) preliminary qualification round for the 2006 World Cup made on Friday... read more...