Archives for Monday, February 2, 2004:

Protesters peacefully march against Haitian president

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): Tens of thousands of protesters called for Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's resignation Sunday in a peaceful demonstration through the streets of Port-au-Prince, but violence still rocked the country this weekend... read more...

Controversy grows over planned sale of Cayman newspaper shareholder

NEW YORK, USA: The dispute over Lord Black's proposed sale of Toronto-based Hollinger Inc., a 40 percent shareholder of Cayman Free Press, publisher of the daily Caymanian Compass, continues to escalate... read more...

Grenada PM outlines progress

LONDON, England: Prime Minister of Grenada, Keith Mitchell, in addressing the Pearls Awards Ceremony in London on Saturday, outlined several areas of progress Grenada has achieved in recent years... read more...

Caribbean Internet casinos lure Australian gamblers offshore

SYDNEY, Australia: Australians' most popular place to gamble online is a Caribbean casino, according to a survey reported in the Sydney Morning Herald... read more...

Anguilla Tourist Board has new strategy for the United States

THE VALLEY, Anguilla: The Anguilla Ministry of Tourism and the Anguilla Tourist Board have formalized new initiatives to target the North American tourist market... read more...

Wife to leave suspected Guadeloupe terrorist

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP): The Australian wife of Guadeloupe-born suspected terrorist, Willie Brigitte, is ending her marriage after hearing French authorities detail their case against her husband, it was reported last week... read more...

TECHNOLOGY NEWS

Cable Bahamas launches Fiber-to-the-Premise technology

STATE COLLEGE, USA: Cable Bahamas Ltd. has selected C-COR.net Corp.'s FTTmaX platform for a field trial of Fiber-to-the-Premise (FTTP) technology supporting voice, video, and data services to its Bahamian subscribers... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Victory at last for the West Indies

CENTURION, South Africa (AFP): Jacques Kallis continued his hot batting streak but it was not enough to stop a rampant West Indian side run off a spectacular victory by seven wickets at Centurion Park on Sunday... read more...