Archives for Wednesday, May 5, 2004:

Cuban ambassador quits Mexico in row over Havana rights record

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): Cuba's ambassador headed home Tuesday amid a diplomatic row over Havana's human rights record, leaving the communist island increasingly isolated even as the United States reportedly readies tougher sanctions... read more...

Turks and Caicos islanders cool to Canada

HALIFAX, Canada: According to the Halifax Daily News, Canadians can probably kiss their dream of an island paradise in the sun goodbye.  Turks and Caicos residents contacted by the Daily News don't want anything to do with joining the Canadian federation... read more...

Historic OECS tourism meeting for St. Kitts-Nevis

BASSETERRE, St Kitts: The inaugural meeting of the OECS Council of Tourism Ministers takes place in St. Kitts/Nevis, May 6-7.  The meeting will be preceded by a one-day gathering of OECS Directors of Tourism on May 5th, which will feed into the deliberations by the Ministers... read more...

Foreign ministers of Belize and Guatemala meet at OAS

WASHINGTON USA: Delegations from Belize and Guatemala, headed by Godfrey Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belize and Jorge Briz Abularach, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala, met with Secretary General César Gaviria at OAS headquarters in Washington D.C... read more...

CARICOM called upon to take governance to a new level

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua: Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM Baldwin Spencer on Tuesday called upon his CARICOM colleagues to move governance to a higher level on its agenda... read more...

Jamaica has winning formula for tourism product, says JHTA president

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica: President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Godfrey Dyer, has said the country seemed to have found the winning formula for its tourism product, and was positioned to enjoy continued success as one of the world’s leading tourist destinations... read more...

TRAVEL NEWS

Jammin’ Jamaica on sale

MIAMI, USA: Air Jamaica has announced bargain round-trip fares from many of its US gateways to sunny Jamaica before the busy summer season begins.  Economy class round trip fares start at a rock bottom US$198 for travel from Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Miami or Orlando to Jamaica between May 1 and June 23, 2004... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

US makes pitch to host 2007 World Cup matches

LAUDERHILL, USA (AFP): A delegation from this South Florida city will deliver a bid proposal to the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) this week in hopes of making the United States a host nation for the 2007 World Cup... read more...

Final Windies v England ODI set to be a thriller

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AFP): Sunny weather and another pitch that looks full of runs have set the stage for a thrilling climax to the weather-beaten one-day international series between West Indies and England on Wednesday here... read more...

Test side stronger than ODI squad says Flintoff

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AFP): The England test team is stronger than the one day side admitted England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff on Tuesday. England, who won the preceding four-Test series 3-0, trail West Indies 2-1 in the ongoing rain-marred ODI series which reaches its climax here on Wednesday... read more...