Archives for Friday, March 12, 2004:

At least four wounded as police clash with Aristide supporters in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): At least four people were wounded by gunshots Thursday as police clashed with supporters of Haitian ex-president Jean Bertrand Aristide after security forces dispersed demonstrators outside the presidential palace in Port-au-Prince... read more...

Aristide to fly to Jamaica next week

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP): Deposed Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide is set to visit Jamaica next week from exile in the Central African Republic, media said Thursday, citing Jamaican Prime Minister P. J. Patterson... read more...

Allegations of police brutality in the Cayman Islands

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: According to reports by Radio Cayman, an unnamed man has reportedly alleged that he was beaten by police officers while he was arrested in an effort to get him to say certain things to the police about a recent murder... read more...

Bermuda may turn to WTO as a defence against a hostile US

HAMILTON, Bermuda: Bermuda is to consider joining the World Trade Organization in a bid to seek redress against a series of measures by US states, which the Island's government argues violate "fundamental principles" of free trade... read more...

Belize PM urges Caribbean co-operation over trade

BELIZE CITY, Belize: The Caribbean nations must adopt a common approach to the important trade issues currently affecting the region, the Prime Minster of Belize, Said Musa, told CARICOM representatives in Belize City last week... read more...

Commonwealth mission to begin observation of Antigua-Barbuda general elections

ST JOHN'S, Antigua: Prime Minister Lester Bird today announced that a team from the Commonwealth will begin observing the 2004 General Elections from Monday, March 15th... read more...

Interval International continues support of CTO Education Foundation

MIAMI, USA: Interval International, a leading global vacation exchange company, announced its ongoing financial support of Caribbean tourism education through the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Education Foundation... read more...

St. Kitts & Nevis and Switzerland strengthen relations

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: St. Kitts and Nevis and Switzerland pledged Wednesday to strengthen the already good relations that exist between the two countries... read more...

TRAVEL NEWS

Classic Custom Vacations honours Jamaica Inn

OCHO RIOS, Jamaica: Classic Custom Vacations, the top U.S. tour operator for upscale vacations, recently named Jamaica Inn as delivering the highest quality of customer satisfaction of all Caribbean properties in its inventory... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Smith's maiden hundred leads Windies fight back

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP): Devon Smith responded to the latest West Indies batting crisis by collecting his maiden Test hundred and leading a fightback on the opening day of the first Test against England at Sabina Park... read more...