Archives for Friday, May 14, 2004:

South Africa gives Aristide a temporary home

PRETORIA, South Africa (AFP): South Africa said Thursday it was ready to give former Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide a temporary home, nearly three months after an armed revolt forced him to flee his poor Caribbean country... read more...

Haitian PM asks France for line of credit

PARIS, France (AFP): Haitian Prime Minister Gerard Latortue said Thursday he had asked France to extend a line of credit to help his impoverished Caribbean country rebuild its devastated infrastructure... read more...

Cuba gives workers day off for protest march against US sanctions

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): Cuba has given workers in the capital and surrounding areas a day off work Friday "to facilitate participation" in a massive protest march against new US moves aimed at speeding the end of President Fidel Castro's rule... read more...

EU condemns convictions of 13 more Cuban dissidents

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP): The European Union condemned Thursday the recent convictions of 13 more dissidents in Cuba, demanding the communist regime release all political prisoners "without delay"... read more...

Grenada opposition party plans people’s parliament on the streets

ST GEORGE‘S, Grenada: The opposition National Democratic Congress party (NDC) has planned for Sunday what it says will be the largest rally in history of Grenada where the people will be informed of the latest scandals in which Grenada and some of its leaders are prominently featured... read more...

Cuba whips up support in Grenada

ST GEORGE‘S, Grenada: Cuba is on a public campaign here to muster support against measures announced by U.S president George Bush to tighten the 42 year old economic blockade... read more...

Caribbean tourism sector making gains

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica: President of the Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA), Simon Suarez, has indicated that the tourism sector across the Caribbean has recovered and made gains since a number of international events over the last few years that had a negative impact on tourism... read more...

TCHTA supports new Turks and Caicos Music and Poetry Festival

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS: Members of the Turks and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association (TCHTA) have committed over $200,000 in room night sponsorship towards the Tourist Board’s special BET produced “Turks and Caicos Music and Poetry Festival”, it has been announced... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Bangladesh win Caribbean tour opener

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent (AFP): Bangladesh won the opening match of their Caribbean tour when they prevailed over a West Indies Cricket Board XI in a low-scoring match... read more...