Archives for Sunday, January 4, 2004:

US expels Cuban diplomat

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): The United States quietly expelled a diplomat from the Cuban Interests Section here last month, declaring him persona non grata for criminal behavior, the State Department said Saturday... read more...

One dead, seven wounded in Haiti in rebel attack

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): One person was killed and seven others wounded late Friday in a firefight between government opponents and Haitian police, according to eyewitnesses... read more...

Investigators believe US$300 million of Parmalat money passed through Cayman banks

ROME, Italy: Italian and Swiss auditors are looking for US$300 million belonging to bankrupt food giant Parmalat and believed to have passed through banks in the Cayman Islands on its way to Malta, where it may have been invested... read more...

Antigua Labour Party is on the road to victory says PM Bird

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua: Prime Minister, Lester Bird, says his ruling Antigua Labour Party (ALP) is on the road to victory come the next general election, constitutionally due by March this year... read more...

Pace of telecoms liberalisation to increase in St Kitts-Nevis

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis is working to accelerate the pace of liberalisation of the telecommunications industry in the twin-island Federation... read more...

Nurse returns to U.S. after another run-in with police in Belize

CRAIG, USA: For the second time in recent months, a former Craig nurse returned to the United States after friction with local authorities in Punta Gorda, Belize... read more...

Indians in Guyana want 'arrival day' to be made public holiday

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Indian community in Guyana wants May 5 to be declared a public holiday to mark the arrival of Indians to the Caribbean nation 166 years ago... read more...

UN Secretary General holds talk with Trinidad PM

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (AFP): UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, who spent Christmas and the New Year's holiday in Tobago, flew to Trinidad Friday for talks with Prime Minister Patrick Manning... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Gayle slams blistering century as West Indies fight back

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AFP): Chris Gayle slammed a whirlwind, 79-ball century as the West Indies fought back against South Africa on the second day of the third Test at Newlands on Saturday... read more...