Archives for Friday, December 19, 2003:

New Chief Justice appointed for Bermuda

HAMILTON, Bermuda: The Governor of Bermuda, Sir John Vereker, announced Thursday that Mr Richard Ground OBE, QC currently Chief Justice of the Turks and Caicos Islands will be the new Chief Justice of Bermuda... read more...

Five-year plan to stabilise fiscal situation in Nevis

CHARLESTOWN Nevis: Premier and Minister of Finance, Mr Vance Amory, Thursday presented in the Nevis Island Assembly chambers the 2004 budget that has fiscal policies and measures that will allow for the stabilisation of the country's fiscal situation by year 2009... read more...

Independent body unhappy with Dominican government data

ROSEAU, Dominica: The independent body monitoring Dominica's economic stabilisation and adjustment programme said Wednesday it was unhappy with the incomplete financial data given to it by the Ministry of Finance... read more...

CSME specialists end two-day visit to Montserrat

BRADES, Montserrat: Steven McAndrew and Ivor Carryl, two Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME) specialists, ended a two-day visit to Montserrat on Wednesday... read more...

New Guyana envoy at OAS

WASHINGTON, USA: Ambassador Bayney R. Karran today presented credentials as Guyana's new Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States, hailing the organization's commitment to the principles of democracy and good governance... read more...

New medical school for St. Kitts

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: St. Kitts and Nevis is to get another medical school early next year. Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas and Dr. Nagy Milik of Medical International Learning Institute signed the agreement Wednesday... read more...

Residence hall standoff in Dominica

ROSEAU, Dominica: Officials of the Ross University School of Medicine in Dominica have issued a public statement to clarify its position on proposed residence halls for more than 400 students expected here in 2005... read more...

Former CHA chief assumes presidency of IHRA

CAIRO, Egypt: The Board of Directors of the International Hotel & Restaurant Association (IHRA) has announced the election of John Bell, former Director General and CEO of the Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA), to the global association's Presidency... read more...

LEGAL NEWS

BVI Attorney General endorses OECS Family Law Reform Project

ROAD TOWN, BVI: The British Virgin Islands' Attorney General's Chambers has endorsed the initiatives of the Family Law and Domestic Violence Legal and Judicial Reform project of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)... read more...

TRAVEL NEWS

Air Jamaica to fly non-stop from New York to Antigua

MIAMI, USA: Air Jamaica, the Caribbean carrier, will inaugurate a new non-stop service from New York to Antigua in the new year... read more...

New 110,000-ton Carnival Valor to operate seven-day Caribbean cruises from Miami beginning Dec. 2004

MIAMI, USA: Carnival Cruise Lines will deploy its new 110,000-ton Carnival Valor on year-round seven-day Caribbean cruises from Miami beginning in December 2004. The 2,974-passenger SuperLiner, the third in Carnival's Conquest-class, will be the largest Carnival "Fun Ship" based at the Port of Miami... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Twelve bids for CWC 2007 hosting

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: The ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies (WI) 2007 Inc. has confirmed that there are twelve official bid committees for the Host Venue Selection Tender which will determine the countries to host matches in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007... read more...