Archives for Thursday, February 5, 2004:

Haiti's Aristide refuses to step down

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide on Wednesday again said he would finish his term, despite escalating demands for his resignation... read more...

US names Caribbean states eligible for development aid

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): The United States on Tuesday named Guyana and Haiti as two of 63 countries eligible to share billions of dollars in US aid under a new program aimed at rewarding developing nations which commit to democratic and free market reform... read more...

BVI Ports Authority tightens security

ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands: The BVI Ports Authority is strengthening its security network in and around all ports in the territory to ensure they reach the safety standard required by the International Ship and Port Facility and Security Code... read more...

IACHR official highlights importance of human rights groups

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Head of the Inter American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) Kingston office, Candis Hamilton, has pointed to the importance of human rights groups in ensuring the protection of individual liberties, and noted that such liberties were not minimized in the pursuit of other interests... read more...

Turks & Caicos manager to head new Sandals hotel in Jamaica

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands: General Manager at Beaches Turks & Caicos, Jeremy Jones, is leaving the property to head a new Sandals property in Jamaica... read more...

CHA invites nominations for employee and supervisor of the year awards

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: The Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA) has announced that application forms for the Employee and Supervisor of the Year Awards are now available at all National Hotel Associations... read more...

BVI Customs seizes vessel in joint operation

ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands: The BVI Customs Department has reported intercepting and seizing a vessel, which was bringing two illegal immigrants into the BVI, in the early hours of the morning of February 4... read more...

Expatriate students to pay school fees in Turks & Caicos

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands: Expatriate students currently registered in the Turks and Caicos Islands public school system will have to pay $200 per term for their education from this month, Minister of Education Lillian Been announced... read more...

BUSINESS NEWS

Branding strengthens Verizon's presence in the Caribbean

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic: CODETEL, the largest telecommunications company in the Dominican Republic, now has a new name -- Verizon. The name change was announced Tuesday in a ceremony to welcome the Verizon brand to the Dominican Republic... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Another Kallis century sinks West Indies

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP): Jacques Kallis slammed his sixth recent century against the West Indies as South Africa won a high-scoring fifth and final one-day international at the Wanderers Stadium Wednesday... read more...

St. Thomas to host Carib Beer Cup Cricket Series 2004

ST. THOMAS, USVI: The St. Thomas Cricket Association will host matches between the Leeward Islands and Barbados National Cricket Team, February 12-15, during round six of the Carib Beer Cup Cricket Series 2004. The four-day competition will also feature a special appearance by renowned cricketer Sir Viv Richards... read more...