Archives for Thursday, April 15, 2004:

Scores of Haiti's top police officials asked to step down

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): Authorities here recalled more than 100 senior Haitian police officials from duty, Prime Minister Gerard Latortue said in a statement Wednesday... read more...

French defence minister to visit troops in Haiti

PARIS, France (AFP): French Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie is to travel to Haiti Thursday to see the 1,000 French soldiers there helping maintain order after the tumultuous ousting in February of former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide, officials said... read more...

Cuban diplomats seek to thwart censure by UN rights forum

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): Cuban leaders launched a final diplomatic offensive Wednesday in an attempt to prevent the UN's human rights watchdog from censuring the island's government for its crackdown on political dissidents... read more...

Antigua and Barbuda to expand cooperation with Japan

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua: The Government of Antigua and Barbuda will be looking to expand the level of assistance and technical cooperation that presently exists with the Government of Japan... read more...

Investigations of police killings in Jamaica a farce says Amnesty Int’l

LONDON, England: New information concerning the recent collapse of the trial of the police officer accused of killing 13-year-old Janice Allen highlights the way in which police officers who kill are protected by the system, Amnesty International said Wednesday... read more...

Jamaica joins global campaign against terrorism

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaican Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, K. D. Knight has said that the Government will play an active role in the global campaign against terrorism as the country is not immune to the possibility of terrorist attacks... read more...

Grenada parliamentarian calls on diplomatic mission to stop interfering

ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada: Former member of the Upper House of Parliament and leading attorney at law Anselm Clouden has issued a call to an un-named diplomatic mission here to stop paying the salary of legal adviser to the Grenadian government Hugh Wildman... read more...

Antigua government to freeze all land transfers

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua: The Antigua and Barbuda Cabinet has decided to impose a freeze on all land transfers and transactions until further notice and all members of the Carnival Development Committee have been asked to tender their resignations... read more...

Letter: Guyana Institute for Democracy responds to Stabroek Newspapers

In the April 13, 2004, edition of the Stabroek Newspapers, Mr. Rakesh Rampertab, the reputed editor of the website: Guyanaundersiege.com, published a letter titled "The Guyana Institute for Democracy has made false accusations against my website." I therefore wish to respond as follows... read more...

Commentary: Preparing to deal with an impending rise in sea level

ST. MAARTEN, Netherlands Antilles: In January, 45 small island government nations better known as Small Island Developing States (SIDS), met in The Bahamas at a four-day United Nations sponsored conference to discuss sustainable development... read more...

Commentary: Intelligence suggests next major attack could be on cruise ships

ST. MAARTEN, Netherlands Antilles: Last week Captain John Hewlett, a guest speaker at an International Maritime Security and Port Facility Code (ISPS) Awareness and Implementation Seminar, in the twin-island Federation of Antigua & Barbuda, stated that US intelligence suggests that the next major terrorist attack could be on cruise ships... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Vaughan steers England to safety

ST. JOHNS, Antigua (AFP): Consistent batting from the top order led by captain Michael Vaughan helped England escape with a draw in the fourth and final Test against West Indies on Wednesday... read more...