Archives for Friday, December 26, 2003:

Trinidad halts US beef imports as British lab confirms first US case of mad cow disease

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): As of midday Thursday, Trinidad and Tobago was one of 23 countries that have halted US beef imports as a British veterinary laboratory also confirmed Thursday that the United States has its first case of mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)... read more...

Three dead, 14 injured in anti-government protests in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): Three people were killed and 14 injured in northwestern Haiti since anti-government demonstrations erupted Monday demanding the resignation of President Jean Bertrand Aristide, journalists on the scene reported Wednesday... read more...

Britons held in Jamaica on drug charge

MONTEGO Bay, Jamaica: Two British men were arrested at a Jamaican airport and charged with marijuana violations, police have said... read more...

Alleged discrimination against persons of Indian origin in Trinidad

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: Persons of Indian origin were being discriminated against in recruitment to security services in Trinidad and Tobago, a leading civil rights activist alleged Thursday, according to a report in the Hindu... read more...