Archives for Tuesday, May 25, 2004:

Floods kill 9 people in Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP): At least nine people have died in floods after torrential rains pelted the Dominican Republic, forcing hundreds of families to leave their homes, authorities said Monday... read more...

Jailed dissident 'living corpse' says anti-Castro group

MIAMI, USA (AFP): One of 75 dissidents jailed by Cuba's communist government a year ago is severely ill, according to a letter written by a relative in Cuba and distributed Monday by a Miami anti-Castro group... read more...

South Africa ready to host Aristide but no arrival date yet

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AFP): South Africa on Monday said it had finalised preparations to host deposed Haitian leader Jean-Bertrand Aristide but did not give any date for his arrival... read more...

US to give 100 million dollars more to Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): The United States is to give an extra 100 million dollars in aid to Haiti, which has been ruled by an interim government since February, taking the total to 160 million dollars, US ambassador James Foley said Monday... read more...

Grenada government battles the media

ST GEORGE‘S, Grenada: Battle lines are drawn between the government and media workers in Grenada as several practitioners were reportedly intimidated and threatened by agents of the ruling New National Party (NNP) on Sunday... read more...

Opposition party makes demands on Grenada’s PM

ST GEORGE‘S, Grenada: The main opposition party in Grenada is calling on the Prime Minister to immediately vacate office in order to conduct a full scale investigation into allegations that the he received US$500,000 from a German fraudster in 2000... read more...

Antigua-Barbuda to explore maritime cooperation with the Netherlands

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua: The Government of Antigua and Barbuda is to explore entering into an agreement on maritime cooperation with the Netherlands to combat drug trafficking within the Caribbean... read more...

Alcoa plans $1 billion smelter for Trinidad

PITTSBURGH, USA: Alcoa announced Monday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) under which Alcoa and the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago will build a state-of-the-art, low emission, environmentally friendly aluminum smelter with a capacity of at least 250,000 metric tons per year (mtpy) in Trinidad... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Windies recall Lawson for first Bangladesh Test

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua (AFP): Jermaine Lawson earned a recall to the West Indies cricket team when he was selected in a 13-member squad for the opening Test of two against Bangladesh, starting on Friday at Gros Islet... read more...

Joseph and Bravo help themselves to hundreds

ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada (AFP): Sylvester Joseph and Dwayne Bravo completed contrasting hundreds for the West Indies Cricket Board XI in the three-day, cricket tour match against Bangladesh on Sunday... read more...

Grenada beats Cuba, 1-0

HAVANA, Cuba: Grenada beat Cuba, 1-0, on Saturday in Havana. Nigel Bishop's goal in the 36th minute was the difference. Atkinson Neckles, who recently starred for Grenada in the Caribbean futsal championships, set up Bishop, who scored the tying goal for Grenada in its 2-2 tie with Cuba two days earlier. Grenada meets the United States June 13 in Columbus, Ohio, and a week later in St. George's in the two-game CONCACAF qualifying series.