Archives for Sunday, March 14, 2004:

US Marines kill two in firefight in Haitian capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): US Marines killed two Haitians in a firefight near the presidential palace in violence-torn Port-au-Prince ahead of a planned visit here Saturday by the top US military officer... read more...

Top US general warns violence in Haiti won't be tolerated

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): The top US military commander, General Richard Myers, warned Saturday that violence will not be tolerated by the multinational force deployed in Haiti and said it would take time to restore stability in the country... read more...

Castro's suspected would-be assassins on trial Monday

PANAMA CITY, Panama (AFP): Four Cubans will be put on trial here Monday for an alleged plot to assassinate Cuban President Fidel Castro more than three years ago, a source involved in the case told AFP... read more...

Haitian rebels take 36 Dominican businessmen hostage

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP): Haitian rebels late Friday took 36 Dominican businessmen hostage, seeking to exchange them for a Haitian imprisoned in the Dominican Republic, Dominican authorities said... read more...

CARICOM observers for Antigua-Barbuda election to begin work Monday

ST JOHN'S, Antigua: Prime Minister Lester Bird announced Friday that a Team from CARICOM will begin observing the 2004 General Election from Monday 15th March... read more...

LEGAL NEWS

Bar Association files proceedings against Cayman Islands Cabinet

GEORGE, TOWN, Cayman Islands: The Caymanian Bar Association (CBA) filed an application in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands on Wednesday for leave to apply for judicial review of last year's wholesale grants of Caymanian status (belongership) by the Cabinet... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

England gain edge over Windies in first Test

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP): England edged ahead by just 28 runs on first innings on a rain-affected third day of the first Test against the West Indies at Sabina Park here on Saturday... read more...