Archives for Thursday, January 15, 2004:

Corruption crisis threatens Netherlands Antilles Cabinet

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: After the recent conviction of Antillean prime minister-elect Anthony Godett on corruption charges, political parties WIPM and UPB resigned from the Cabinet on Monday night, placing the coalition government under the threat of collapse, according to a recent report by Expatica... read more...

Amnesty Int'l concerned over Cuban Internet ban

LONDON, England: Amnesty International Tuesday expressed concern at the impact on freedom of expression and information of Cuba's new law restricting internet access... read more...

Parmalat's Cayman Islands books a work of fiction

LONDON, England: Parmalat used the Cayman Islands to raise more than US$1 billion in funds through issues of bonds, notes and shares, according to people close to investigations into the scandal-hit Italian dairy group... read more...

Bush scrambles to keep free trade plans on track at Americas summit

MONTERREY, Mexico (AFP): US President George W. Bush won grudging endorsement Tuesday from other 33 Western Hemisphere leaders for his plan to launch an ambitious pan-American free trade zone next year... read more...

US repatriates 255 Dominican Republic immigrants

MIAMI, USA (AFP): The US Coast Guard said Tuesday it had repatriated 255 Dominican immigrants intercepted at sea who were trying to get to the US territory of Puerto Rico in different groups... read more...

US urges dialogue between Haitian president, opposition

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): The United States on Wednesday called on embattled Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide to start a dialogue with the opposition as demonstrations and unrest continued to plague the impoverished Caribbean nation... read more...

Date set for talks on Nevis secession bid

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: A date has been set for talks with the Cabinets of the Federal Government and the Nevis Island Administration, major social partners and key operatives to examine the options and ramifications of the possible secession of Nevis from the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis... read more...

Montserrat clarifies terms of US meat ban

BRADES, Montserrat (GIU): The Montserrat Department of Agriculture has moved quickly in providing some additional information on the banning of beef from the United States... read more...

US judge arrested with cocaine in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: According to a report by the Xinhuanet News service, a 52-year-old United States judge has been arrested with 150 grams of cocaine in Puerto Rico... read more...

TRAVEL NEWS

British Midland to operate non-stop service from Manchester to Antigua

LONDON, England: British Midland Airways Limited (BMI), the UK's second largest full service airline, has announced its intention to operate non-stop services from Manchester to Antigua starting in November of this year... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Lara seeks more improvement in West Indian team

CENTURION, South Africa (AFP): The West Indies will seek further improvement when they play South Africa in the fourth and final Test at Centurion Park, starting Friday, captain Brian Lara said Wednesday... read more...

Bahamas bid accepted for cricket World Cup

LONDON, England: The Bahamas has been accepted by the ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007 Inc. as the 13th country officially to register a bid committee for the process which will determine which countries host World Cup matches... read more...