Archives for Monday, March 1, 2004:

Aristide departure plunges Haitian capital into violence and anarchy

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): Angry mobs rampaged through the Haitian capital Sunday after President Jean Bertrand Aristide fled the country, with at least a dozen people killed in the shooting, looting and arson spree... read more...

UN Security Council meets on Haiti

UNITED NATIONS (AFP): The UN Security Council was headed to a vote Sunday on a resolution authorising the dispatch of international troops to Haiti after president Jean-Bertrand Aristide resigned and fled the country... read more...

US diplomat vehemently denies report that troops forced Aristide out

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): A senior US diplomat on Sunday vehemently denied a French radio report that ex-Haitian president Jean Bertrand Aristide had been forcibly removed from his residence by US troops... read more...

Antigua PM invites CARICOM observers for March poll

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua: Following closely behind a letter to the Commonwealth Secretariat, Prime Minister Lester Bird has invited regional observers to Antigua and Barbuda to observe the pending general election... read more...

CMEx Conference to underscore tourism's importance

NEW YORK, USA: The beautiful scenery of St Lucia will be the backdrop for the sixth Counterpart International-produced Caribbean Media Exchange on Sustainable Tourism (CMEx) from June 24-28, 2004 on the Caribbean island... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: Host Grenada demolished Guyana, 5-0, Saturday night in the first leg of their first-round qualifying series in the CONCACAF zone.  Bermuda crushed tiny Montserrat 13-0 on Sunday to set up a clash with El Salvador.  In a first round, first leg match on Saturday Surinam defeated Aruba 1-0... read more...

England get rolling in the Caribbean

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP): England begin their Caribbean carnival of cricket on Monday when they face Jamaica in one of their two warm-up matches at Sabina Park prior to the opening match of a four-Test series... read more...