Archives for Wednesday, June 9, 2004:

OAS recognises legitimacy of interim Haitian government

QUITO, Ecuador (AFP): The Organization of American States (OAS) on Tuesday said it recognized the legitimacy of Haiti's interim government, after former president Jean Bertrand Aristide fled in February, according to a copy of an OAS resolution obtained by AFP... read more...

Fruitful talks between Caribbean Foreign Ministers and US Secretary of State

QUITO, Ecuador: Caribbean Foreign Ministers met with the United States Secretary of State in the margins of the General Assembly of the Organisation of American States (OAS) in Quito, Ecuador, on Monday... read more...

Trinidad-Tobago accedes to OAS treaty on mutual assistance in criminal matters

WASHINGTON, USA: Trinidad and Tobago’s Foreign Affairs Minister Knowlson Gift today formalized his government’s accession to the Inter-American Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters, after depositing the pertinent instruments with the Organization of American States... read more...

Media organisation reports on mission to Grenada

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada: The Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM) led a fact-finding mission to Grenada on June 4 and 5, 2004 amidst reports of media harassment and intimidation and the suspension and subsequent resignation of the News Director of Grenada Broadcasting Network... read more...

Pre-budget consultations underway in Dominica

ROSEAU, Dominica: In keeping with what it describes as its long established policy of openness and transparency in the conduct of public affairs, the Government of Dominica has begun the annual process of pre-budget consultations in advance of the 2004/2005 budget... read more...

Antigua and Barbuda to strengthen relationship with Colombia

ST JOHN’S, Antigua: Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer, during a meeting with the Ambassador of Colombia to Antigua and Barbuda Dr. Kent Francis-James, expressed his government’s desire to strengthen relations between the two countries... read more...

US Embassy official urges Bahamas to reduce import tariffs

NASSAU, Bahamas: A US Embassy official has urged the Bahamas to reduce the level of tariffs levied on goods imported from the United States, arguing that they damage the local economy and act as a barrier to trade, the Nassau Guardian has reported... read more...

COMMENTARY

Culture: Ways of Saying, the Politics of Doing

Addressing a packed gathering on the end of St Lucia’s Nobel Laureate Week 2003, the Minister for Social Transformation and Culture, Honourable Menissa Rambally, pointed to the tremendous potential and creative energies still waiting to be tapped among St. Lucians... read more...

A Response to the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office Strategy Paper

Legal reforms, accessible justice in an ideal world would be a reflection of good and accountable governance with the onus resting as heavily on the individual as expectations of the same in progressive leaders. The epoch of globalisation has woven a web as swiftly as the click of a mouse, more certainly faster than the will of judicial reforms can match its pace... read more...

TRAVEL NEWS

US Airways launches Caribbean fare sales

ARLINGTON, USA: US Airways is offering special sale fares as low as $179 for travel to the Caribbean. Tickets must be purchased at least three days in advance of travel, within 72 hours of making reservation and no later than June 16, 2004. A minimum two-night or Saturday-night stay is required (whichever comes first), and a maximum 30-day stay is allowed... read more...