Archives for Thursday, January 22, 2004:

Haiti's violence worries regional leaders

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): Leaders of Haiti's Roman Catholic church warned Tuesday that its plan to help restore political order could be doomed by escalating violence, and Latin American leaders voiced their concern over the country's growing crisis... read more...

New Dominica Prime Minister to address OECS meeting

ROSEAU, Dominica: New Dominica Prime Minister Mr. Roosevelt Skerrit will address the opening ceremony of the OECS Heads of Government meeting which takes place in St. Lucia, January 22 and 23... read more...

Reporters' group plans Miami office to work for freedom in Cuba

MIAMI, USA (AFP): Reporters Without Borders announced Tuesday the opening of a Miami office to work for freedom in Cuba, saying that the international press has "demonized" Miami's anti-Castro Cubans... read more...

Montserrat reaffirms commitment to Caricom

BRADES, Montserrat (GIU): Montserrat's Chief Minister, Mr John Osborne, has reaffirmed his commitment to the island remaining as a full member of the Caribbean Community (Caricom)... read more...

Hollywood explores Bermuda's potential as film financing centre

HAMILTON, Bermuda: Major players in the world of Hollywood movie financing are due to gather in Bermuda at the weekend to explore how the jurisdiction can become a major conduit for film financing... read more...

Dominican Republic presidential election gets under way

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Xinhuanet): The Central Electoral Board (JCE) of Dominican Republic announced on Tuesday the opening of the presidential election campaign... read more...

First group of Chinese tourists arrive in Cuba

HAVANA, Cuba (Xinhuanet): A Chinese tour group arrived Tuesday in Havana, capital of Cuba, the first approved travel destination in the Americas for Chinese tourists... read more...

Trinidad & Tobago selects SeaSecure for port security

FT. LAUDERDALE, USA: A consortium of Trinidad and Tobago government and port authority operators announced that it has selected SeaSecure LLC to perform maritime security port vulnerability assessments and security plans for their strategic port facilities... read more...

Lee-Chin drops defamation action against Trinidadian lawmaker

TORONTO, Canada: Canadian billionaire Michael Lee-Chin has dropped defamation lawsuits against a member of Trinidad's Parliament after the legislator stated he never intended to suggest Lee-Chin had bribed a cabinet minister... read more...

Economic Council concludes successful visit to St. Lucia and Antigua-Barbuda

WASHINGTON, USA: From Jan. 14 through Jan. 18, the Inter-American Economic Council organized a visit by a Business and Congressional Delegation to St. Lucia and Antigua-Barbuda... read more...

Dominica to strengthen relations with Venezuela

ROSEAU, Dominica: Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit disclosed on Wednesday that his country intends to deepen and strengthen relations with Venezuela who is an ''important player in our development.'' ... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

South Africa grabbed the initiative every time, Lara admits

CENTURION, South Africa (AFP): South Africa grabbed the initiative early in every Test, West Indian captain Brian Lara admitted after South Africa wrapped up a 3-0 series win with a ten-wicket victory on the fifth day of the fourth and final Test at Centurion Park Tuesday... read more...