Archives for Tuesday, February 10, 2004:

Anti-Aristide violence mounts in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): Rebel fighters in Haiti's north, now plunged into chaos, battled authorities Monday as they pressed their violent drive to force President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to step down... read more...

Cayman government attempts to censor independent media by financial boycott

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: The Cayman Islands Cabinet has reportedly agreed a directive that would prohibit all Government departments from advertising in Cayman Net News, a sister publication to Caribbean Net News... read more...

US Treasury blocks business by 10 Cuban companies, cracks down on travel to Cuba

MIAMI, USA (AFP): US Treasury Secretary John Snow said Monday the United States is cutting off the business of 10 Cuban-owned companies working with Americans in an effort to keep funds from flowing to the Cuban government... read more...

US accuses Haitian government of contributing to violence

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): The Haitian government of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide has contributed to the violence unsettling the Caribbean nation, State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said Monday, condemning recent clashes and calling for negotiation... read more...

Barbados holds emergency meeting over fishing arrests

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: The Prime Minister of Barbados Owen Arthur held an emergency cabinet meeting Monday to examine the issues surrounding the lack of a fishing agreement with its counterpart Trinidad and Tobago... read more...

Formal launch of major tourism initiative in St. Vincent & the Grenadines

NEW YORK, USA: Tourism in St. Vincent and the Grenadines will be getting an unprecedented, massive shot in the arm from American real estate mogul Donald Trump and a group of high-profile partners in the hospitality and real estate industries... read more...

St Maarten Commissioner encourages tourism sector to use Gocaribbean website

GREAT BAY, St. Maarten (GIS): Commissioner responsible for Tourism and Economic Affairs Theo Heyliger, is calling on the hospitality business community to utilize the Caribbean Tourism Organizations (CTO) new booking engine gocaribbean.com to promote the island... read more...

TECHNOLOGY NEWS

Net2Phone and TSTT sign exclusive retail VoIP partnership

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Net2Phone Global Services (NGS), LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Net2Phone, Inc., the leading provider of retail Voice over IP (VoIP) services, and Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT), the only licensed telecommunications provider in Trinidad and Tobago, on Monday announced an agreement to market a suite of co-branded retail services in Trinidad and Tobago using Net2Phone's hosted VoIP platform... read more...