Archives for Wednesday, April 7, 2004:

Aristide interior minister arrested in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): Haitian police on Tuesday detained the former interior minister in the government of ousted president Jean Bertrand Aristide on suspicion of involvement in the killings of opposition members in February, police said... read more...

Cuban dissidents fast to press for release of political prisoners

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): About 30 opponents of President Fidel Castro launched a 24-hour fast Tuesday seeking the release of more than 300 Cuban political prisoners, including 75 who were rounded up and jailed in a crackdown a year ago... read more...

US Coast Guard catches Peruvians, Dominicans at sea heading for Puerto Rico

MIAMI, USA (AFP): The US Coast Guard said in a statement Tuesday it had intercepted 24 Dominicans and 14 Peruvians who tried to reach Puerto Rico by boat... read more...

Marijuana seized off Haiti's coast

MIAMI, USA (AFP): US officials seized 436 kilos (960 pounds) of marijuana and detained three people after chasing a speedboat into Haitian waters with permission from the Port-au-Prince government, the US Coast Guard (USCG) said Tuesday... read more...

Trinidad government to aid BWIA

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (AFP): The government of Trinidad and Tobago has decided to inject 40 million dollars into the debt-ridden regional airline, British West Indies Airways (BWIA), trade and industry minister Ken Valley said Tuesday... read more...

Caribbean nations to develop geothermal power plants

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: St. Kitts and Nevis, along with Dominica and St. Lucia, are involved in a regional project which will enable the commercial development of geothermally fueled electric power plants... read more...

LETTER: Jagdeo accuses Guyana Institute for Democracy of misinformation

While passing through New York recently, President Bharrat Jagdeo in an interview on Spotlight Television accused me of "spreading propaganda" and misinformation with regard to the number of African Guyanese young men that have been killed by the government operated death squad in Guyana... read more...

BUSINESS NEWS

Insurance firm sees Barbados as good place to do business

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Barbados has been rated as a “good place to do business” by the chief executive officer of a regional insurance firm which has recently expanded into the jurisdiction... read more...

LEGAL NEWS

Privy Council rules against Grenada government

ST. GEORGE‘S, Grenada: Five law lords of the British Privy Council have ruled against the Grenada government in a case involving a Dominican company Dipcon Engineering, thus overturning a judgment made by the OECS Court of Appeal... read more...

TRAVEL NEWS

Dominica - A Sensual Dream

ROSEAU, Dominica: Dominica continues to be unique among the Caribbean islands. If you haven’t visited this isle of nature then your experience of the Caribbean is incomplete... read more...

Angelus Resort and Spa now a member of Great Hotels of the World

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: One of St. Kitts’ new resorts has been accepted as a member of Great Hotels of the World - Luxury Romantic Collection, one of the five niche programmes operated by Great Hotels of the World, the global luxury hotel marketing alliance... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

CARICOM sub committee on cricket to meet in Grenada

ST. GEORGE‘S, Grenada: A meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on Cricket will be convened in St. George’s, Grenada, on Wednesday, April 7... read more...