Archives for Wednesday, January 21, 2004:

Police station in Haiti attacked

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): Armed opposition militants Monday attacked a police station in the Haitian city of Gonaives, but no one was hurt, a local journalist said... read more...

Defendants plead guilty in BVI fraud trial

ROAD TOWN, BVI: The trial in the British Virgin Islands High Court of former Financial Secretary Mr. L. Allen Wheatley, former Director of the Telephone Service Management Unit Mr. Berton Smith and former Budget Coordinator Mr. Bevis Sylvester ended abruptly Monday when four of the five defendants pleaded guilty to approving a contract based on inflated prices that cost the government more than $450,000.... read more...

Turks & Caicos: Canada's Caribbean paradise?

EDMONTON, Canada: Peter Goldring, a member of the Canadian Parliament, is currently visiting the Turks and Caicos Islands to explore the possibility of forming a union with the British territory. In September, Goldring introduced a motion in the House of Commons calling on Ottawa to gauge support for the idea... read more...

Bahamas meeting to develop common platform for small island states

NEW YORK, USA: Some 300 representatives of small island developing States in the Caribbean, the Mediterranean and South China Seas, and the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans will gather in the Bahamas from 26 to 30 January to attend an interregional preparatory meeting to develop a common platform for a review of the 1994 Barbados Programme of Action for Small Islands... read more...

No plans to trim critical services in Jamaica

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Despite the need to cut costs to bring about a balanced budget, Jamaican Prime Minister P. J. Patterson has assured the nation there are no plans to trim critical services, such as health and education, or vital development projects... read more...

Dominica signs agreement with Carnival Cruise Line

ROSEAU, Dominica: Economically weak Dominica says it is making a ''celebration'' of a three-year deal signed on Tuesday with MS Destiny, the newest cruise ship transporting 3,300 visitors here weekly... read more...

Caribbean countries rank highest in US visas

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: A senior official at the United States Embassy in Barbados says Caribbean countries are ranked among the top countries in the world whose nationals have been granted visas to enter the United States of America... read more...

LEGAL NEWS

New hope for St Kitts murder trial start

LONDON, England: Forensic scientists could give evidence via a 4,000-mile video link to ensure the trial of the man accused of murdering British millionaire Tony Fetherston in St Kitts finally takes place... read more...

TRAVEL NEWS

St. Kitts to be included in Norwegian Sky Bike & Cruise itinerary

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: St. Kitts has been included in Norwegian Sky's weeklong bike-and-cruise holiday in the Caribbean... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

South Africa snatch victory on rainy, dark day

CENTURION, South Africa (AFP): South Africa snatched victory between showers on the fifth day of the fourth and final Test against the West Indies at Centurion Park Tuesday... read more...