Archives for Saturday, June 19, 2004:

Florida Governor to support stays for Haitians

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (UPI): Florida Governor Jeb Bush said he is inclined to support temporary stays in his state for Haitian refugees, local news sources reported Friday... read more...

Report clears Statoil in dealings with Turks & Caicos company

OSLO, Norway (AFP): An independent report commissioned by Norway's oil giant Statoil cleared the state-controlled company Friday of suspected corruption in dealings with Iran that involved a company incorporated in the Turks and Caicos Islands... read more...

US House vote protects security deal with Bermuda company

WASHINGTON, USA: The move by the House Appropriations Committee to block consulting firm Accenture from receiving a $10 billion homeland security contract because it is headquartered in Bermuda appears to have fallen at the first hurdle this week... read more...

BVI hosts conference of deputy governors and chief/cabinet secretaries

ROAD TOWN, BVI: Governor of the British Virgin Islands, Thomas Macan, officially opened the Seventh Conference of Deputy Governors, Chief Secretaries and Cabinet Secretaries on Thursday... read more...

British minister to visit Montserrat

BRADES, Montserrat (GIU): Gareth Thomas MP, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for International Development (DfID), will visit Montserrat on June 21, according to a Government House Press Release... read more....

Planning essential for CARICOM’s agriculture survival

GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Trade Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have been urged to act now and plan for “eventualities” as the region grapples with challenges facing its rice, sugar, rum and banana industries... read more...

Belize’s credit ratings may be cut

NEW YORK, USA: According to Reuters, international ratings agency Moody's on Friday said it may cut Belize's ratings amid concerns its debts are too big for it to pay back, a move that would raise the tiny nation's borrowing costs... read more...

Caribbean bananas bite back for one unlucky Briton

LONDON, England (AFP): All Paul Wright wanted was a banana. But when the hapless Briton opened the supermarket-bought plastic bag filled with the Caribbean fruit, out leapt a tropical spider which promptly bit him on the arm... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Lara pledges Windies fightback after Irish humiliation

BELFAST, N. Ireland (AFP): West Indies skipper Brian Lara insisted his team will bounce back from their humiliating six-wicket defeat against minnows Ireland here Thursday... read more...