Archives for Monday, April 26, 2004:

Treatment of Cuban refugees by Cayman authorities “brutal and inhumane”

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: Cayman Net News reports that residents of Grand Cayman have criticised what was described as “inhumane treatment” of 13 Cuban refugees by local police and immigration officials on Friday morning... read more...

St Maarten can't become complacent on cruise tourism

GREAT BAY, St. Maarten (GIS): Commissioner responsible for Tourism and Economic Affairs Theo Heyliger, who led a high level delegation of port officials to the 20th Annual Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention in Florida last month, says that St Maarten cannot become complacent with respect to cruise tourism... read more...

Canadian oil firm back in Guyana

TORONTO, Canada: According to the Calgary Herald, a Canadian oil company, expelled four years ago by Suriname over a maritime border dispute with Guyana, recorded the first seismic images at its onshore concessions along the Cortenyne Coast, officials said... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Third one-day international in Trinidad abandoned

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (AFP): Rain and unplayable conditions forced the abandonment of the third one-day international between West Indies and England without a ball being bowled on Sunday... read more...