Archives for Friday, March 5, 2004:

US, France step up Haiti patrols, political rivals meet to resolve crisis

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): US and French troops began foot patrols on the streets of Haiti's violence-torn capital on Thursday in a new show of force designed to restore order as the nation's political rivals met for the first time in the month-old crisis to start the process of naming a new government... read more...

Aristide accuses France of 'colluding' with US in 'kidnapping' him

PARIS, France (AFP): Ousted Haitian president Jean Bertrand Aristide accused France on Thursday of colluding with the United States to remove him from office, saying the former colonial power took part in a "political kidnapping."... read more...

Model Jodie Kidd shot at by burglar in Barbados

LONDON, England (AFP): Model Jodie Kidd was shot at but not hurt after she chased an armed intruder from her Barbados home, a British newspaper reported Thursday... read more...

Uruguay accuses Cuba of spying

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AFP): Uruguay's lower house of Congress Wednesday passed a resolution denouncing Cuba's intelligence services for listening in on telephone calls made from inside the congressional building... read more...

Panama pledges millions to snare FTAA headquarters

PANAMA CITY, Panama (AFP): Panama City has pledged everything from office space to deals on hotels, phones and flights, and tax-free salaries in a feverish bid to win the headquarters of the planned Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)... read more...

Cayman may be headed for another gay controversy

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: Hard on the heels of an announcement by the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism of a new partnership with SpongeBob SquarePants comes public reaction pointing out that SpongeBob is an icon of the gay community... read more...

Regional intelligence service to be established

KINGSTON, Jamaica: The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministerial Subcommittee for Resource Mobilization in collaboration with the United Kingdom (UK) is seeking to establish a Regional Information and Intelligence Sharing Network... read more...

By-election announced in Dominica

ROSEAU, Dominica: Government Press Secretary Sean Douglas disclosed on Tuesday that the by-election to replace the late Prime Minister Pierre Charles will take place on April 5... read more...

LEGAL NEWS

Jersey law firm launches in Anguilla

ST HELIER, Jersey: Jersey law practice the Sinel Group has followed the latest trend of Channel Islands firms setting up in the Caribbean by launching a practice in Anguilla... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Quarrie rips into Jamaican athletics leaders

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP): Donald Quarrie, one of Jamaica's most revered athletes, lashed out against the Jamaican Amateur Athletics Association (JAAA) for its handling of overseas-based Jamaican athletes... read more...

Jamaica books friendly with Honduras

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP): Jamaica's "Reggae Boyz" have booked a March 31 friendly against Honduras here as a tune-up for the start of their 2006 World Cup qualifying opening-round series against Haiti... read more...

Jamaica's Richards quits World Indoors

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Three-time Olympian Sandie Richards of Jamaica has dropped out of the World Indoor Athletics Championships, citing dissatisfaction at the event in which she was entered... read more...