Archives for Thursday, June 3, 2004:

FBI requests information from Grenada government

ST GEORGE‘S, Grenada: The Federal Bureau of Investigation in the United States has made an official request to the Government of Grenada relating to a passport issued to Van Brink. Brink was arrested last week in Kampala and handed over to US authorities by the Ugandan government... read more...

US awards border security contract to Bermuda company

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded a group headed by Bermuda-based Accenture LLP a five-year, multi-billion dollar contract to provide security at more than 400 ports of entry to the United States, the department and the company said in separate statements... read more...

EU executive moves to end banana trade dispute

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP): The European Commission proposed Wednesday to negotiate an end to a quota system governing banana imports to the EU that was ruled illegal by the WTO after US protests... read more...

Manning not sending Trinidad troops to Haiti

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (AFP): Troops from Trinidad will not be sent to join a multinational peacekeeping force in Haiti, Prime Minister Patrick Manning said Wednesday... read more...

Haitian flood relief to go by road after helicopter flights stopped

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): Rescuers trying to get relief to flood victims in Haiti will rely on roads that are being reopened after military helicopter flights were stopped, a UN food official said Wednesday... read more...

South Africa says former Haitian leader Aristide is a free man

PRETORIA, South Africa (AFP): Former Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide is a "free man" while living in South Africa and is able to express himself whenever he pleases, the foreign minister said Wednesday... read more...

Major drug bust in Antiguan waters

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua: Acting on a tip-off, the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy in collaboration with the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force Coast Guard on Tuesday night intercepted and seized a Venezuelan vessel carrying 184 bales of drugs.  The vessel was intercepted off the east coast of Antigua... read more...

St. Kitts to get international school of nursing

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: St. Kitts beat out several Caribbean countries as the site for a nursing university in the Caribbean that will train hundreds of nurses from the United States, the Caribbean, Central America, South America, Eastern Europe, the Far East and Africa... read more...

HEALTH NEWS

Medical call center operations to begin in the Caribbean

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Consolidated Assistance Services (CAS) has announced that it has begun to offer MedStar Health Information services through its call center in Trinidad. In partnership with FONEMED North America, Registered Nurses will offer round-the-clock medical advice and assistance to subscribers in the Caribbean region by telephone and Internet... read more...

TECHNOLOGY NEWS

Globalstar improves service coverage in the Caribbean

SAN JOSE, USA: Globalstar, the world's most widely-used handheld satellite phone service, today announced that its service quality in the high-traffic Caribbean region has been dramatically improved, following the installation of a fourth antenna at its regional gateway at Las Palmas, Puerto Rico... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Ireland silence Reggae Boyz

LONDON, England (AFP): Youngster Graham Barrett handed the Republic of Ireland a 1-0 victory over Jamaica in the final Unity Cup friendly here at The Valley on Wednesday... read more...

Ryan Hinds in form in Barbados

West Indies cricketer Ryan Hinds put his time away from the Test arena last weekend to good use with a brilliant all-round display for his new club in Barbados... read more...