Archives for Monday, June 14, 2004:

Bermuda investment firm investigated by SEC

MIAMI, USA: According to a report by KYC News, Bermuda-based investment firm Lines Overseas Management Ltd. and its principal executive officers, Brian and Scott Lines, are being investigated for alleged securities fraud in the United States... read more...

US boaters could face 15 years in jail for organizing races to Cuba

MIAMI, USA (AFP): Federal prosecutors have charged organizers of several sailboat races from Florida to Cuba with violating the US trade embargo on the communist-run country, officials said Friday... read more...

Call to ban cellular phone use by motorists in Jamaica

KINGSTON, Jamaica: The National Road Safety Council in Jamaica is pushing for a ban on the use of cellular phones by motorists, even the hands-free types allowed in the United States and parts of Europe, where cell phone use by drivers is restricted... read more...

Castro calls for G77 unity against globalization

HAVANA, USA (AFP): Cuban President Fidel Castro on Saturday called for unity among developing nations in the face of globalization... read more...

UN tribunal to settle maritime dispute between Guyana and Suriname

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP): A United Nations tribunal has been empanelled to settle a dispute over oil-rich territory clamed by both Guyana and Suriname, Guyana's foreign minister, Rudy Insanally, said... read more...

COMMENTARY

Grenada’s PM, inquiry and the masses

ST GEORGE‘S, Grenada: A resolution recently passed by the Trades Union Council (TUC) calling for an independent investigation into allegations of bribery by Grenada’s Prime Minister should not be passed off as popcorn... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

CONCACAF 2006 World Cup qualifier results

PARIS, France (AFP): Results from the first leg of World Cup 2006 CONCACAF qualifying matches held at the weekend... read more...