Archives for Sunday, February 22, 2004:

Haiti's crisis worsens as Aristide foes dig in heels

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): Haiti plunged deeper into crisis on Saturday as political opponents of President Jean Bertrand Aristide rejected international appeals to accept a power-sharing plan... read more...

Highlights of the internationally backed peace plan for Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): The following are the main points of an internationally backed peace plan for violence- wracked Haiti to which embattled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide has agreed but is being resisted by his political foes because it stops short of the leader's ouster... read more...

Dominican Republic briefly opens border with Haiti

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP): The Dominican Republic briefly opened a northwestern section of its border with violence-torn Haiti Friday to allow Haitians to shop for food at a Dominican market in Dajabon, local authorities said... read more...

US denies any intention to invade Cuba

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): The United States took the unusual step of affirming Friday it has no intention of invading Cuba, and said President Fidel Castro's repeated warnings to the contrary were a fabrication aimed at keeping Cubans living in fear... read more...

US Coast Guard ends search for Dominican Republic migrants lost at sea

MIAMI, USA (AFP): The US Coast Guard ended Friday its search for Dominican Republic migrants lost at sea attempting to reach Puerto Rico... read more...

Barbados issues new passport requirements for North American citizens

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Barbados has announced a change in the entry requirements for North American citizens. Effective March 1st, 2004, citizens of the United States and Canada will be required to be in possession of a valid passport to enter Barbados... read more...

Trinidad & Tobago aims for record visitors during Carnival

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad & Tobago's Tourism Minister Howard Chin Lee is hopeful that the inflow of tourists during the upcoming carnival celebrations will put his country in a position to post new record highs, according to Travel Video... read more...

Schoolteacher crowned Miss Dominica

ROSEAU, Dominica: High school teacher Elhanna Alexis was crowned Miss Dominica 2004 at the Festival City here on Friday night. Seven young ladies, aged 21-23, competed in four rounds for the Miss Dominica title... read more...

New Caribbean children's book

NEW YORK, USA: A new Caribbean character comes to life in Little Lion Goes to School, a children's book by Jamaican author, Kellie Magnus.  Little Lion Goes to School tells the story of a young Rastafarian boy who has difficulty fitting in at his new school where the wealthier children tease him for being poor and different. Through his father's guidance he learns to value who he is, not what he possesses... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Bishop backs West Indies

LONDON, England: Former West Indies fast bowler Ian Bishop has backed the current side to be too good for England in the forthcoming series in the Caribbean, according to BBC Sport... read more...