Archives for Friday, February 6, 2004:

US revokes Guyanese security minister's visa

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP): The United States has revoked the travel visa of Guyana's home affairs minister, Ronald Gajraj, amid calls for a probe into allegations that he was a key player in a state-sponsored death squad that hunted dangerous criminals, a top official said Thursday... read more...

OAS reviews Grenada general elections

WASHINGTON, USA: The Organization of American States (OAS) has reviewed Grenada's November 27, 2003 general elections, concluding that the results reflected fully the wishes of the population... read more...

Tourism should drive small islands development agenda

MADRID, SPAIN: Tourism and its impact on all aspects of island economies should top the agenda of the forthcoming Small Island Developing States meeting in Mauritius this August, says the head of a leading development organisation... read more...

Alcohol use revealed in BVI school survey

ROAD TOWN, BVI: A recent survey which has revealed a fairly high prevalence of alcohol use in British Virgin Islands schools has prompted a candid response from Minister of Health and Welfare Ronnie Skelton... read more...

United Nations says Guyana must criminalize spanking by parents

GENEVA, Switzerland: The Committee on the Rights of the Child has concluded its thirty-fifth session and issued its conclusions and recommendations to various countries reporting on their compliance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child... read more...

New projects agreed between Anguilla and British Governments

THE VALLEY, Anguilla: Following the recent Strategic Country Programme talks, according to a press release from the Anguilla Ministry of Finance, top priority for Britain's Department for International Development (DfID) assistance during the period April 1, 2004 to March 31, 2005 should be the professional services for the Wallblake Airport Expansion Project being provided by the contracted project consultants Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick... read more...

No state of emergency to quell crime in Jamaica

KINGSTON, Jamaica: The Jamaican Government has no intention of introducing a State of Emergency as a means of quelling crime and violence, according to Carol Palmer, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice... read more...

Dominica's national dish off the menu for a long time

ROSEAU, Dominica: Dominica's national dish, made from a large land frog called the mountain chicken, may be off the menu for a very long time because the amphibians face extinction, a forestry and wildlife official disclosed on Wednesday... read more...

Guadeloupe-born terror suspect's wife backs jihad

MELBOURNE, Australia: The Australian wife of jailed terror suspect Willie Brigitte emerged from a long-awaited prison meeting with her husband to declare her support for jihad, the Melbourne Herald Sun reports... read more...

Anguilla Financial Services Commission proposes new legislation

THE VALLEY, Anguilla: According to Mr. John Lawrence, the Director of the newly constituted Anguilla Financial Services Commission, the Commission is proposing under the Companies Act that all companies be required to have a registered agent, who is a licensed service provider... read more...

LEGAL NEWS

Legal aid to be implemented soon in St Vincent

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: The Cabinet will soon be discussing the issue of legal aid in St. Vincent and the Grenadines... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Caribbean sprinter has high hopes for the Olympics

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: Frustrated by a series of ailments and injuries that have threatened his career, Obadele Thompson, a bronze medallist in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, is now healthy again and looking forward to great things as he gets ready for the 2004 Olympics Games in Athens... read more...