Archives for Wednesday, January 7, 2004:

Prime Minister of Dominica dead

Prime Minister of Dominica Pierre Charles, 49, collapsed and died Tuesday evening after recently taking a doctor-ordered leave of absence. He is the second Dominican Prime Minister to have died in office, following the death of Rosie Douglas on Oct.1st.2000... read more...

Antigua Foreign Ministry refutes claim by Opposition leader

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua: The Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that Prime Minister Lester Bird was not aware of the release from the Information Department announcing his Chairmanship of CARICOM from 1st January... read more...

Ansbacher Cayman to pay US$9m to Irish Revenue

DUBLIN, Ireland: South African banking group FirstRand, the owner of Ansbacher Cayman, has agreed to pay the Irish Revenue Commissioners US$9 million following the Irish Government's investigation into tax evasion facilitated by the Cayman Islands bank... read more...

Dominican government to relocate families after landslide

ROSEAU, Dominica: The government of Dominica has assured residents of Bellevue Chopin that government will take action to prevent further loss of lives in the aftermath of last month's landslide disaster... read more...

Large increase in Canadian investment in Barbados

WASHINGTON, USA: Canadian investment in Barbados has increased dramatically in recent years, and the country now ranks as the third most popular jurisdiction for Canadian firms investing offshore, after the United States and the United Kingdom... read more...

Trinidad-Tobago appoints new Minister and Vice President of Tourism

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The dual island nation of Trinidad & Tobago recently appointed Howard Chin Lee, Minister of Tourism and Warren Solomon, Vice President of Tourism... read more...

TECHNOLOGY NEWS

Nortel wins Cayman VOIP contract

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: Cable & Wireless Cayman Islands has selected Nortel Networks to provide a next generation network that will converge existing voice, data and Internet services onto one advanced packet infrastructure to help drive increased network efficiency and reduced network costs... read more...

TRAVEL NEWS

Air Jamaica's jet service returns to Nassau and Grand Cayman

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Starting January 29, 2004, Air Jamaica's jet service will return to the Nassau and Grand Cayman routes after suspension in 2002... read more...

Delta Air Lines to begin new nonstop service between Atlanta and St. Lucia

ATLANTA, USA: Delta Air Lines announced Tuesday it will begin nonstop service between Atlanta and the Caribbean island of St. Lucia on April 4. Delta will offer customers one round-trip, nonstop flight on Sundays and Mondays between its Atlanta hub and St. Lucia using 148-seat Boeing 737-800 aircraft... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

'No nerves' Smith hits debut century as West Indies earn draw

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AFP): Dwayne Smith, plucked from relative obscurity by West Indian selection convenor Viv Richards, hit a spectacular century on his debut as the West Indies earned a draw in the third Test against South Africa at Newlands Tuesday... read more...

Tanya Streeter to appear on National Geographic

AUSTIN, USA: National Geographic On Assignment, hosted by Laura Greene, will feature a half hour special on Tanya Streeter on January 12th 2004.  Tanya, who is originally from the Cayman Islands, has been at the forefront of the sport of freediving for a number of years and is the only female athlete in sports history to have broken a man's world record... read more...

England delay naming West Indies tour side

LONDON, England (AFP): England have delayed naming their 16-man squad for the four-Test series in the West Indies, to allow selectors more time to check on the fitness of key players... read more...