Archives for Tuesday, March 9, 2004:

Gunmen fire at US Marines in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): US Marines came under fire Monday as they patrolled an area of Port-au-Prince where gunmen thought to be supporters of ex-president Jean Bertrand Aristide had killed four of the six people shot dead during a weekend opposition rally... read more...

US: Aristide should leave Haiti behind

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): The United States on Monday warned former Haitian president Jean Bertrand Aristide against stirring up "the past" after he declared he was still the leader of the troubled Caribbean republic... read more...

Dominica PM optimistic about 2005 election

ROSEAU, Dominica: Political Leader of the Dominica Labour Party (DLP) Roosevelt Skerrit told supporters at the launch of his party's re-election campaign here on Sunday that he is optimistic of a landslide victory in the 2005 general election... read more...

Antigua PM to sue radio station for false broadcast

ST JOHN'S, Antigua: Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Lester bird has instructed his lawyers to sue Observer Radio for an unsubstantiated claim made Monday on several broadcasts... read more...

Bahamas launches new regulatory regime

NASSAU, Bahamas: The Bahamas launched its new legislative platform for investment funds in December, which the BFSB (Bahamas Financial Services Board) is hoping will create an attractive, risk-based framework based on four classes of funds... read more...

Major expansion project at Jamaican refinery

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Alcoa Inc., the world's leading supplier of alumina, has announced a US$690 million expansion project at the JAMALCo Refinery in Jamaica, which will increase employment in that section of the island and bring the country an additional US$300 million per year in gross foreign exchange earnings... read more...

British admiral pays official visit to Antigua-Barbuda

ST JOHN'S, Antigua: British Admiral Sir Jonathan Band flew into Antigua Sunday on a leg of a round of visits to British military units and installations in the Caribbean... read more...

TECHNOLOGY NEWS

Jamaican Ex-Im Bank launches technology loan programme

KINGSTON, Jamaica: The National Export-Import Bank of Jamaica Limited (Ex-Im) has launched a loan programme to offer financial aid to entrepreneurs in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector... read more...

Net2phone to provide telephone service to St. Kitts

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: New Jersey-based Net2Phone and The Cable of St. Kitts have announced a memorandum of understanding to deploy a suite of Net2Phone's VoIP services, including Net2Phone VoiceLine, in St. Kitts... read more...

TRAVEL NEWS

Continental Airlines announces new nonstop Caribbean services from Houston

HOUSTON, USA: Continental Airlines has announced it will begin nonstop service June 10 from its Houston hub at George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Montego Bay in Jamaica and to Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago, in addition to its flights from Newark Liberty International Airport. The new flights will operate four times a week in the summer... read more...

JetBlue seeks approval for new service to the Dominican Republic

NEW YORK, USA: JetBlue Airways, New York's low-fare carrier, has requested authority from the U.S. Department of Transportation to provide international service, including nonstop service to the Dominican Republic. Pending approval from both governments, the proposed service from John F. Kennedy International Airport would operate with twice daily service to Santiago, starting June 10, 2004, and a daily flight to Santo Domingo, starting June 17, 2004... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Windies set to unleash novice pace attack on English

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP): The West Indies look set to field an inexperienced four-pronged pace attack in the first Test against England which gets underway here on Thursday... read more...