Archives for Tuesday, December 9, 2003:

French Caribbean voters reject change

BASSE-TERRE, Guadeloupe, (AFP): Voters on the French Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique have rejected a government-backed reform plan which would have altered their constitutional relation with Paris, according to the results of a referendum released Monday... read more...

Cuba denies that corruption prompted ouster of tourist agency chief

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): Cuba on Monday denied that a corruption scandal brought down the head of its keystone tourist agency, instead insisting grave management mistakes were made... read more...

One man feared dead in Dominican landslide

ROSEAU, Dominica: One man is feared dead while another is hospitalised in Dominica after a massive landslide cut off several southern villages from the capital Roseau Monday... read more...

Taiwan is largest aid donor to many Caribbean nations

TAIPEI, Taiwan: Taiwan is reported to be the single largest aid donor to Haiti, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Dominica. Also receiving significant aid is the Dominican Republic... read more...

Grenada PM addresses nation

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: In his first national address since being re-elected to lead the government of Grenada for a third consecutive term, Dr Keith Mitchell outlined on Monday evening those areas that will receive priority during the first few weeks of the new administration... read more...

Jamaican arrested in Indonesia for alleged money forgery

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP): Police in Indonesia's Papua province said Monday they had arrested a Jamaican for allegedly carrying almost 500,000 dollars in forged banknotes... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Free State manage draw against the West Indies

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa (AFP): The West Indies warmed up for the first Test against South Africa later this week by drawing their four-day match against Free State on Monday although the tourists lost a third player to injury in the space of a week... read more...

Kirsten to miss Test against West Indies

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP): South Africa's most capped cricketer Gary Kirsten will miss the first Test against the West Indies this weekend to be at his wife's side when she gives birth to their first child, SAPA news agency reported Monday... read more...

All-rounder Odoyo out of Kenya squad to tour West Indies

NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP): Kenyan all-rounder Thomas Odoyo has been left out of the squad for a Caribbean tour next month, it was announced on Monday... read more...