Archives for Saturday, May 8, 2004:

Antigua-Barbuda government to investigate misappropriation of public funds

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua: The Government of Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer Friday commissioned an investigation into the misappropriation of public funds during the former Antigua Labour Party (ALP) Administration... read more...

EU deputies call for inspection of Cuban prisons

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP): More than 100 European deputies have called for an EU mission to inspect conditions for scores of dissidents languishing in Cuban prisons, Italian MEP Maurizio Turco said Friday... read more...

Cuba takes aim at US plan to tighten sanctions

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): Cuba Friday slammed US plans to tighten sanctions on the cash-strapped communist country as "cruel and cowardly," with the Communist Party insisting it will stand strong against US President George W. Bush's "putrid ideology."... read more...

Guyana minister offers to step down to answer death-squad allegations

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP): Guyana Home Affairs Minister Ronald Gajraj said Friday he would step down temporarily to rebut allegations he was a key player in an extra-judicial death squad that hunted wanted men... read more...

Three Canadian ministers arrive in Haiti to reaffirm commitment

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): Three Canadian ministers arrived here Friday on a lightning visit aimed at "reaffirming Canada's commitment to the people of Haiti."... read more...

Powell says Haiti to get at least 40 million dollars in new US aid

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): US Secretary of State Colin Powell said Friday that the United States would provide impoverished Haiti and its interim government with at least 40 million dollars in addition assistance this year... read more...

Skerrit secures pardon for jailed Dominican students in Cuba

ROSEAU, Dominica: Relatives and friends of three Dominican youths will sleep and breathe a whole lot easier, following the official visit to Cuba last week by Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

United States joins ten World Cup bidders

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AFP): The United States officially lodged its application to host matches in the 2007 cricket World Cup, along with ten Caribbean nations, when the bidding process closed here on Friday... read more...