Archives for Wednesday, January 14, 2004:

Haitian president promises elections within six months

MONTERREY, Mexico (AFP): Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide pledged Tuesday to hold legislative elections within six months in a bid to defuse mounting unrest in the impoverished Caribbean nation ... read more...

Relations between the Netherlands and the Antilles take another turn for the worse

HILVERSUM, The Netherlands: Relations between the Netherlands Antilles and the central Dutch government have taken another turn for the worse. Antillean Prime Minister Mirna Godett is upset about a meeting between visiting Dutch Justice Minister Jan Piet Hein Donner with Antillean justice officials. Ms Godett says she'll sack anyone found to be spying for the Netherlands... read more...

Probe of Parmalat's Cayman Islands subsidiaries now extends to Austria

VIENNA, Austria (AFP): The Viennese state prosecutor has begun an investigation into the Austrian subsidiary of Parmalat, which could be at the heart of the alleged fraud at the collapsed Italian dairy giant, legal sources said Tuesday... read more...

Montserrat bans US meat

BRADES, Montserrat (GIU): The government of Montserrat has banned all meat and meat products from the United States of America... read more...

Grenada PM meets with cruise line officials

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: The people of Grenada are about to reap the true benefits of the Government 's tourism investment strategy, according to the President of the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Ms. Michele Paige... read more...

Nevisians urged to design flag and compose anthem

CHARLESTOWN, Nevis: While the date for the impending referendum on whether or not Nevis should secede from the Federation of ST Kitts and Nevis is yet to be released, Nevisians have been tipped to be on the ready should the vote be successful, by starting to design a flag and composing the national anthem... read more...

Cuba censors camera-phones

HAVANA, Cuba:  According to reports in the British media, a British couple on a Caribbean cruise tried to take their camera-phone ashore when their cruise ship docked at Havana in Cuba... read more...

Regional consultants to visit Montserrat

BRADES, Montserrat (GIU): The government of Montserrat is playing host this week to three sets of regional consultants in relation to the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME), according to Claudia Skerritt, Regional Affairs Officer in the Office of the Chief Minister... read more...

CARICOM could benefit from international security initiatives

KINGSTON, Jamaica: CARICOM territories seem poised to benefit from international alliances with Britain and the United States, that are geared towards enhancing security initiatives in the Caribbean region... read more...

BUSINESS NEWS

World Bank praises business environment in Jamaica

KINGSTON, Jamaica: The World Bank has praised the Jamaican Government for its "positive enabling environment for business establishment and operation", stating that Jamaica ranks high in international comparisons for its regulatory framework and the time it takes to start a new company... read more...

LEGAL NEWS

Bermuda and Cayman Islands law firms to merge

HAMILTON, Bermuda, and GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands: Appleby Spurling & Kempe and Hunter & Hunter announced Tuesday that the two law firms will unite their business operations on April 1, 2004, creating the first law firm with a major presence in both Bermuda and the Cayman Islands -- two of the world's leading offshore business centres... read more...

TECHNOLOGY NEWS

GSM network launched in Grenada

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: After a successful testing period of three months, Cable & Wireless Grenada rolled out its GSM with GPRS network last week following a media launch last week... read more...