Archives for Wednesday, March 31, 2004:

French Foreign Minister postpones Haiti visit

PARIS, France (AFP): French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin has postponed a visit to Haiti amid the political uncertainty following regional elections, the foreign ministry said Tuesday... read more...

Top U.N. Haiti envoy seeks long-term help

UNITED NATIONS (UPI): U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan's special adviser on Haiti Tuesday called for a long-term international presence of some 20 years in the Caribbean nation... read more...

Prominent Cuban dissident pleads with UN rights panel to condemn Cuba

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): Prominent Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya is urging the UN human rights commission to condemn the Cuban government, arguing that not to do so "would be condemning the Cuban people," according to a letter released to media here... read more...

Dominican Republic sues to recover Baninter assets

NEW YORK, USA: The Dominican Republic has filed suit in U.S. federal court against Alvarez Renta, the country's former ambassador to France, for allegedly masterminding a $2.2 billion bank fraud, the Wall Street Journal said... read more...

OECS trade negotiating group meets in Saint Lucia

CASTRIES, St. Lucia: The seventh meeting of the OECS Trade Negotiating Group, which is comprised of trade officials from the OECS Member States, representatives of the private sector and the OECS Secretariat, will be convened in Saint Lucia on Friday April 02, 2004... read more...

Jamaica to develop national security strategy

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaican Minister of National Security, Dr. Peter Phillips, has announced that steps are being taken to develop a clearly defined National Security Strategy (NSS), as the country continues to grapple with a variety of security challenges. He said the Ministry hoped to present the completed strategy to Cabinet by September of this year... read more...

Grenada's legal adviser attacks judge's ruling

ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada: Legal adviser to the Grenada government and special prosecutor Jamaican Hugh Wildman has attacked the decision of High Court judge Justice Kenneth Benjamin who ruled that 13 former army and government officials of the defunct People's Revolutionary Government had their constitutional rights violated and set aside their sentence... read more...

Antiguan official may have fled to Grenada

ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada: An Opposition Member of Parliament is calling on the Grenada government to clear the air on rumours circulating around the country that an Antiguan government official who was on a travel ban had landed here... read more...

Ansbacher announces the restructuring of its Cayman and Bahamas operations

LONDON, England: Ansbacher Caribbean Limited, part of the Ansbacher Group, on Tuesday announced changes in the services it provides from its Cayman and Bahamas locations in the region... read more...

TRAVEL NEWS

New spa opens at Divi Little Bay Beach Resort in St. Maarten

CHAPEL HILL, USA: Divi Resorts has announced that a new spa, Indulgence by the Sea, opened at Divi Little Bay Beach Resort in St. Maarten last week... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Gough and Harmison get England one-day call

LONDON, England (AFP): England called up pace bowlers Darren Gough and Steve Harmison into their squad Tuesday for their forthcoming one-day series in the Caribbean against the West Indies... read more...