Archives for Thursday, May 13, 2004:

Cuba, on war footing, gears up for huge anti-US protest

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): Cuba's communist government on Wednesday called a mass protest against the United States, and increasingly was putting the population on a war footing amid new US moves aimed at speeding the end of President Fidel Castro's rule... read more...

Grenada government threatens the media

ST GEORGE‘S, Grenada: The Media Workers’ Association of Grenada (MWAG) has issued a statement saying it views with grave concern the recent attempts by Government to intimidate the local media as it relates to an article published by Offshore Alert and remarks by the opposition leader on the issue... read more...

Dominican economy shows signs of recovery

ROSEAU, Dominica: IMF Mission Chief, Dr Alejandro Santos has confirmed that after the sharp economic contraction of about 10% in 2001-02, the Dominica economy continues to show signs of recovery. An IMF Team is in Dominica to conduct a review of economic performance for the first quarter, ending March 31st 2004... read more...

British Foreign Office attacks Caribbean tax havens strategy

LONDON, England: The British Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) has launched an unprecedented, thinly-veiled attack on the UK Treasury over its agreement to a European Union-led crackdown on offshore tax havens in what is left of the former British Empire, reports Accountancy Age... read more...

OECS Heads to meet in St. Vincent and the Grenadines

CASTRIES, St Lucia: The OECS Secretariat announced Wednesday that St Vincent and the Grenadines will host the 39th Meeting of OECS Heads of Government, May 20-21. Heads of the nine OECS Member States face a packed agenda of wide ranging issues... read more...

Fourth UK/Caribbean ministerial forum held in London

LONDON, England: The Fourth UK/Caribbean Forum, hosted by the Government of the United Kingdom took place at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Lancaster House in London on 10-12 May 2004... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Lara out of two ODIs against Bangladesh

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent (AFP): West Indies captain Brian Lara will miss the first two One-day Internationals of the three match series against Bangladesh on Saturday and Sunday... read more...