Archives for Sunday, December 21, 2003:

Italy fears Enron-size crisis following disappearance of Cayman Islands assets

ROME, Italy: The crisis at Italian agri-food giant Parmalat, described by Economy Minister Giulio Tremonti as "Europe's Enron", sent shockwaves through Italian industry Saturday after the apparent disappearance of billions of dollars of assets it had supposedly held in the Cayman Islands... read more...

Cuba Inc.'s capital investment overseas more welcome than Das Kapital

MIAMI, USA (AFP): Cuba has defied isolation as the Caribbean's lone communist holdout to build an empire of Asian restaurants, European bars, and African biotech firms, and to peddle its famous Coppelia ice creams and even guayabera shirts abroad... read more...

Haitian police academy instructor resigns

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): An instructor at Haiti's National Police academy resigned late Friday, charging that criminals were being recruited into the force by supporters of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide... read more...

Jamaican-born Crimean nurse heads great black Britons list

LONDON, England: A nurse who comforted dying soldiers during the Crimean War is leading the contenders in the race to find the 100 Great Black Britons, according to a report by the Press Association... read more...

Work permit ID cards to be issued to non-nationals in St Kitts & Nevis

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: Work Permit Identification (ID) Cards are to be issued to non-nationals employed in St. Kitts... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Sarwan builds West Indies lead

EAST LONDON, South Africa: An unbeaten half-century by Ramnaresh Sarwan put West Indies on course for a commanding lead after two days of their four-day tour match against Border on Saturday... read more...

Lance Gibbs hopes for Florida slice of World Cup

LONDON, England (AFP): The United States have placed their hopes of hosting matches in the 2007 World Cup in the hands of legendary West Indies spinner Lance Gibbs... read more...